Usually when one deals with this passage from James, we will focus on the end—praying over the sick person. Actually, there are two issues of equal importance that precede the encouragement to pray over the sick. So, in order to deal Biblically with...

This particular vignette from Jesus' life is surrounded by a question about divorce and a question about eternal life. I would just pause and say that here are two most important questions that occupy the attention of many. In the midst of these...

I want to take this Sunday, in remembrance of our bicentennial celebration of our state, to remember what God has done through this one local church—The First Baptist Church of Lafayette. Certainly, my heart is one of remembrance so that we might...

There are a lot of people today that are confused about the return of Christ. Some folks do not even believe in the literal and imminent return of Christ. That was the concern of Peter as he addressed some unidentified Christians of his day...

Jesus came in order to redeem us. He died for the forgiveness of our sin. He rose again showing victory over sin, Satan, and the grave. What now? Well, the Book of Acts tells us what happened next. The Book of Acts tells us the story of the...

This is the greatest day in history because the Resurrection Completes the Gospel, Because the Resurrection Conquers our greatest human fears, Because the Resurrection Confirms our own resurrection, and Because the Resurrection Changes our perspective...

Our text today tells us that there were five supernatural miracles that occurred during the hours of Jesus’ crucifixion—the darkness, the torn veil, the earthquake, and the resurrection of the saints, and the response of the centurion. I think there...

If we understand that Christmas is the celebration of Jesus coming into our world, then why would we not celebrate Christmas every day. In a sense, “every day ought to be Christmas.”

Second Chronicles 29 through Nehemiah 2 presents an interesting period in the life of Israel. The text seems to indicate that there are at least three different periods of return. First, there is the return under the leadership of Zerubbabel (Ezra...

What if the exile, like the nation of Israel, has been created by own sin? Then, what if our exile is created, like that generation who would be born in exile, by the sin of others?