Yesterday, in 1973, the US Supreme Court, determined that the rights of a pregnant mother were superior to the right of the preborn child in her womb. Back then they made their determination based on the false presumption that the unborn child was not a living being, but rather an impersonal mass of tissue. Over…
I am very encouraged by many of the things that I see in our future. We have enjoyed several sermons over the past few weeks by young men who, for the most part, grew up right here at Summerville Baptist Church. Tonight, we will hear another message by one of those fellas with Micah Flippo…
This is our ministry theme for the new year, and I pray that we will all do exactly that even more in the year to come. Our time here on planet earth to serve the Lord and win the lost to Christ is waning rapidly, and it is time to get serious about making a…
Mary did you know that your baby boy will some day walk on water? Mary did you know that your baby boy will save our sons and daughters? Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new? This child that you’ve delivered, will soon deliver you. Mary did you know that…
I love Christmas lights. I love bright white lights on the tree, colored lights on and inside the house, and icicle lights hanging from the roof line of the house. I enjoy putting them out except for when they don’t want to work; but when the job is done and they are all lit up,…
This is literally what we do each year as we recognize the Christmas season. Celebrating and remembering is what people do when something monumental has taken place. Is anything much more monumental than God’s fulfilment of sending the Messiah that He had His prophets record about in the Old Testament? If Messiah did not come,…
Twenty-two years ago on this very day, December 5, I preached my very first sermon as the pastor of Summerville Baptist Church. The day before that, we had a Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday. We had just arrived at Dad & Mom Beickel’s house the night before that after spending a couple of days in…
I trust you had a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration this past week. I know I did with our family and church family, which brought me many blessings. Last Sunday was a wonderful Lord’s Day, all day long, with many of God’s people here together for the morning services, lunch, and the afternoon service. Then, many gathered…
Today we are looking at two passages that speak to the heart of our witness here on earth as children of the living God in Heaven. God has set in motion timeless truths that will always work if we are willing to take part in them. Just like God’s natural laws in His creation will…
In the book of Exodus, when the Lord gave them manna to eat, He gave them specific instructions about how to use it. They were told only to get as much as they needed for them and their families for the day and to trust that God would provide it again the next day. However,…