I have been blessed this week hearing from several of our missionaries, from preacher friends of mine in different places, and reading about the work of God around the world. I am here to let you know that God is still at work all over the world achieving His purposes and plans in the lives…
I am thankful for God’s goodness. God is always faithful to His people and to His promises. I am so thankful for God’s goodness to me in my life and in my ministry. I have been so blessed in the ministry experiences I have been part of and the churches I have served in over…
I Have a Prayer Well, actually I have many prayers that I pray on a regular basis. But when I wrote that, I was thinking of Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech from six decades ago that he gave in Washington DC at the mall of our nation’s capital. I agree with…
Today, we come to the conclusion of our Missions Revival for 2023 with our services this morning and this evening. For most of the two decades that I have served here with you at Summerville Baptist Church, we have made October our month to focus on the Lord’s mission for His churches to fulfill His…
Everything starts with God! Any study of Theology must begin with God, because He alone is the origination of all things that are true. Even the word “Theology” is defined as “the study of” as in “ology” and “God” as in “theos,” which is the Greek word for God. All that is in creation begins…
Fundamentals are the basic truths that everything else is built upon. Fundamentals of anything are the essential that are nonadjustable to be maintained and always be reminded of to keep what you have. If you change the fundamentals of anything, it ceases to be the same thing but rather has mutated into something very different…
For over six decades, the Almighty God has been building His church here at Summerville and He still is. Only the I AM is qualified to impart spiritual life into sinners like you and me, and He still is. Only I AM can change lives through the power of His Word, and He still is.…
This past week we made a change in the year. On Friday, we officially entered into the autumn season. The weather is changing and soon the leaves of the deciduous trees will be as well. Indeed, the days are getting shorter and cooler. As we move from one season to the next and another year…
In our call to worship Scripture (Psalm 96:1-13), God calls us to glorify Him in every place, not just at church with God’s people. We are to glorify Him in the presence of the lost in order to be a witness to them. We are to make known His greatness to those who do not…
We live in a day and age of less people being willing to serve and more people expecting to be served. Today, we are recognizing people who are willing to serve their fellow man. They are servants who are willing to serve their fellow humans often in their worst traumas of life. Brave men and…