Pastor’s Heart

Praise the Lord!

October was a wonderful month of emphasizing worldwide evangelization for Summerville Baptist Church. We started with a church planter being sent out of Berean Baptist in Pendleton to plant Morrow County Baptist Church in Boardman. The Andresen family is going to begin holding services in May of next year, and I hope we can be…

Faith Missions Giving & Going

I trust you have truly sought the Lord in His will for your faith mission giving as you return your response card today. I trust God will be honored and glorified in the coming year as we make decisions expressing our obedience to Him in doing His will for His church in the future. I…

I Am Thankful and Hopeful

I am thankful for every person that is here this morning and hopeful for more to attend in the future. I am also hopeful more of you here this morning will return for the service tonight than did last Sunday night. I am thankful for the 55 people who joined in with the services this…

God’s Mission for His Church

In God’s Word, we can see the things that are near to the heart of God. From creation to eternity, we see God working His will out on earth through His creation by those He has created in His image and who have entered into eternal relationship with Him by faith in obedience to Him.…

Moving Forward

Last Sunday was a wonderful celebration for the 70th anniversary for the Lord’s church here in Summerville. It was a wonderful blessing to have Pastor Doyle Wilson’s son, Michael, here to share about his parents and their ministry here at the beginning of Summerville Baptist Church. The lunch was wonderful for all who stayed to…

“Living Intentionally”

I fear too many people are living life like a pinball in a pinball machine. They just let life happen and then they react to it the best they can until the day or week or year or sadly life is over. This is understandable in a world of people lost in sin who often…

True Patriots

The word “true” is used in many ways. It means accurate, genuine, honest, real, proper, factual, or exact. A patriot is one who cares about their nation and the people who make it up. A patriot is willing to make sacrifices for the good of their fellow citizens. A patriot is loyal to their nation…

One Generation to Another

Grandparent’s Day is a wonderful thing to celebrate. I know it is an idea that probably originated by Hallmark in order to sell more greeting cards, but it is a wonderful thing to celebrate none the less. We see the importance of grandparents in our text today as we look at II Timothy 1:1-5, and…

Evil is Evil

This past week while we were holding a time of sharing Scripture and prayer on our cruise, I heard about the shooting of children at a Catholic school in Minneapolis. We spent time in prayer in that gathering for those who were shot, traumatized, and murdered in this evil act. Murder is evil. Hate is…