Walking In The Light

The people of Judah thought they were wise; but as time would prove they were fools! They thought they could worship the Lord GOD on their own terms, ignore His Law, & also commit spiritual adultery & somehow continue to experience GOD's peace & prosperity. Only a fool, someone ignorant of GOD, would believe such lies. But that is what the nation had become - they were a nation of fools & GOD was sifting them to see if there were any wise men left.

As Christians we talk & sing a lot about grace. It's become sort of a default cliché for professing believers to say to others in difficult situations, "GOD's grace is sufficient," without any real deep-seated confidence in their words. The reason is that many people sitting on church pews do not truly understand what the grace of GOD is, nor do they sincerely believe that grace alone is sufficient for whatever they face or need, & sadly they do not experience it.

The apostle Peter wrote this letter to encourage Christians who had been scattered and were suffering persecution for their faith. His intentions are to encourage the saints to keep their focus on their glorious future with Christ and also to instruct them as how they're to live in this present evil world while awaiting their blessed hope and eternal inheritance. So, Peter urges these suffering Christians to pay very careful attention to the way they live before the unbelieving, watching world with the goal of winning them to Christ.

In the sixth and final message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Barry Spears preaches from Genesis 30:27 on Experience and gives his testimony.

In the fifth message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Barry Spears preaches from Song of Solomon 1:15 on Eyes of a Dove.

In the fourth message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Billy Sampson preaches from Acts 13:29-39 on Proof The King Had One More Move!

In the third message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Brent Carr preaches from 1 Samuel 30:1-8 on I Want My Stuff Back.

In the second message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Brent Carr preaches from John 5:1-9 on When Jesus Crashes Your Pool Party.

John 5:1-9

5 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.

3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had.

5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years.

6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?

7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me.

8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

In the first message of the 2018 Camp Meeting at Carolina Baptist Church, Bro. Billy Sampson preaches from Matthew 7:13-14 on Decisions that Impact Eternity.

Matthew 7:13-14 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

In this first message of our new series, Firm In Faith, we are simply going to consider the life of Peter since he penned the two letters we're going to study. According to GOD's Word, it's profitable to look at the lives of men such at Peter; these Bible characters are examples for us to find out what to do & what not to do. And so, we're going to examine his beginning, his calling, the changes that took place in his life, & his message to us today. Well, as many of you know, Peter was one of the earliest followers of Jesus. To sum up Peter's life: Peter was a tiny, unstable pebble who put his trust in Christ the solid rock & taught others how to build upon that sure foundation.