CONTENTMENT “Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Philippians 4:11). I can tell you in all honesty what it is like … Read More
The Call of God
God does not call everyone to full time service Have you ever wondered about that statement? Why does God not call everyone to full time service. If God is not willing that any should perish, … Read More
That Thy Days May Be Long
Why do some people accomplish more with their life than others? There are some individuals who seem to have the ability to accomplish more in a day than others. I believe that honoring our parents … Read More
Misunderstood Discipleship
(This article is based on a sermon preached by Pastor Tommy Ashcraft on a Sunday evening in April of 2002 at Mount Hebron Baptist Church. Its purpose is to state the Biblical philosophy concerning a … Read More
He Said She Said
The Weapon of Accusation In recent days we have seen those who oppose Christian values use a very potent weapon against those who stand for what is right. It is a weapon that has been … Read More
The Lamb’s Book of Life
“And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the … Read More
WHY TRIMMEST THOU THY WAY TO SEEK LOVE?
“Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love? therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways” (Jeremiah 2:33). It is an easy thing for a child of God to desire to be liked … Read More
True Independence
In this article I am going to shock you with some of the statements I am going to make regarding the great explosion of the Independent Baptist movement that surged forty and fifty years ago … Read More
What Changes a Church
I have seen great churches all across this nation totally change after the pastor who built the church to its greatest days went off the scene, or passed away. That may happen at First Baptist … Read More
JUDGING THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL
We are to abstain from the appearance of evil as Christians. However, if someone does not abstain from the appearance of evil, we are not to make a judgment on that appearance. We may warn … Read More