John 15:9-17 Jesus calls those who trust in Him, receive His words, and follow Him; His friends. Each of us here today are either now a friend of Jesus or can become a friend of Jesus if we choose to do so. Our opportunity to be a friend of Jesus is made possible to us…

II Chronicles 7 is a great declaration by God for His nation Israel in regards to His blessings on them and His punishment of them. God is saying that He will accept their house of worship and He will meet with His people there, but He also says if they disobey Him and go into…

Psalm 11:1-3 In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? The…

This week, a team of servants from Summerville Baptist Church has invested themselves in hope for the future. This week the givers who support the ministry of Summerville Baptist Church have invested in the hope of our future. This week the prayer warriors of Summerville Baptist Church have invested in the hope of the future.…

God has been very good to us all. The fact that we are here today in this country, living in this beautiful part of this free nation, sitting in this comfortable building, clothed in the fine clothes each of us have worn today, with bellies comfortably satisfied, with a Bible that we own in our…

These are some of the saddest words in the Bible in my perspective. God giving anyone or anything up from Himself is a sad place to be indeed. The phrase is found in one of the most poignant declarations of God’s truth regarding justice and judgment in the Bible, Romans 1:18-32. It is about the…

Exodus 22:22 — Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child. Psalm 82:3 — Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. James 1:27 — Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. This week we had a…

If we are going to have success in any endeavor, we must be focused in our efforts. If a student is going to succeed in their studies, they must focus their attention on their studies to learn, understand, and recall the information and facts when they are called upon to utilize them. When a hunter…

Genesis 1:1 — In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. John 1:1-3 — In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that…

Psalm 103:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: The Hebrew word that is translated “bless” in these two verses, literally means to kneel yourself before another or to lift up another. It speaks of honoring…