What if your eight year old came to you one night in tears and said, “I’m so worried—I haven’t started saving for retirement? Or in comes your five year old crying after the first day of kindergarten, “I don’t think I will pass College Chemistry.”...

Who counts these things, I will never know, but multiple sources suggest that the average human speaks between 18,000 and 25,000 words. That means that each of us speak about a 54 page book every day. That means 66 800 page books a year. If we said...

What are you thinking right now about First Baptist Church? Some of you are thinking positive thoughts; some are thinking negative thoughts. We are all aware, however, that it matters little what we think about our church. What matters is “What...

Why is it that for some people their walk with Christ resembles a roller coaster ride? Some days they are soaring with the eagles, but other days you might not even recognize them as being a Christian. Why is it that some people who were once very...

In 1928 one of our American submarines, S4, sank off the eastern coast on a dive after routine maintenance work. Divers made contact through Morse code. After initial exchange of how many on board, what is your condition etc., the divers received...

We ought to notice how this final message to the churches in Revelation is somewhat different from all the rest. In this message, Jesus has no word of commendation. In fact, His word of warning seems to be much more harsh and urgent. In addition...

Have you ever just needed to be encouraged? Sometimes we need to be rebuked and corrected. Other times we just simply need to be affirmed and encouraged. Blessed is the person who knows when we need that time of affirmation. I had a Seminary...

If a church loses her first love (Ephesus), falls prey to false doctrine (Pergamum and Thyatira), and compromises long existing standards (Pergamum and Thyatira), spiritual deadness cannot be far behind. So, what can we do to prevent this kind of...

The letter before us today is to the ancient city of Thyatira. Interestingly enough, this longest letter of the seven is written to the city that we know the least about. As one put it, “The longest letter is written to the least known, the least...

We have learned that God calls the church to (1) Keep Jesus first and (2) Be faithful until death. Today we learn that God calls the church to (3) Be Cautious of Compromise. Notice how the first two messages fit with the message to the Church in...