Rejoicing in the Kingship of Christ
What does it mean that Jesus is King? Two thousand years ago when Jesus rode into Jerusalem people honored Him as king, shouting Hosannah and throwing clothes and palm fronds …
Sermons
Our Church Covenant
In the front of our church’s constitution booklet, you will find a page entitled “Church Covenant”. If you do happen to take the time to start reading it, you might …
What Makes Our Church Special Part 2
In the book of Revelation, Jesus dictates letters to seven different churches. It is clear that even back then churches were different, and some were clearly better than others. That …
What Makes Our Church Special?
In our part of America, there are a lot of churches to choose from. Even when you narrow your choices down by denomination, you may still find two or more …
What Makes a Baptist Baptist?
As you well know there are hundreds of church varieties. Not only are there different religions, but within the different religions, there are different sub-groups. Under the broad heading of …
Why Join a Church?
We have looked at the question, “Why come to Church?”, but it is important to go one step further and consider the question “Why Join a Church?”. Coming to church …
How to Judge a Pastor
Today is a little awkward as I will be talking about myself and my role as pastor. Sometime in the future, however, First Baptist of Elimsport will need to find …
Why Does the Church Meet on Sunday?
I can remember in 1989, when I started working at a local grocery store, we were closed on Sundays. In fact, apart from the mall, gas stations, and restaurants, most …
The Mission of the Church
This third installment of our series on the local church focuses on one of the most important questions we should be asking: “What is the Mission of the Church?” We …
Learning From the Early Church
In our first message in this series on the local church, we looked at the fact that the church was God’s idea, it is not manmade. While man has produced …