Fixed the Old Boiler System

When I arrived at the chapel for the first time, the pastor gave me a quick tour of the grounds. One of the things I noticed right away was the existence of a Weil-McLain commercial boiler system that ran on gas. It was being used to heat the church gathering space. It was an energy-efficient unit with…

Church Repairs

The Baptist church has gone through many repairs over the years. When we first constructed the building back in 1956, it was put up with a concrete foundation, brick walls, and a shingle roof. The masonry wasn’t very strong though because we had a hurricane hit the coast and the winds tore some of the bricks and…

Taking Thoughts Captive

Taking Every Thought Captive to the Obedience of Christ Sunday night when Jamie and I went to pick up Anna Ryan from her grandparents, she met us at the door and uttered a very profound statement. I immediately said, “Hey that will make a great title for a pastor’s corner. All week I have toiled in vain…

Tribunalism

All of my life pastors have heralded the message of Christ’s return.  Like the story of the boy who cried wolf, the message has lost its affect on hearers.  The Bible specifically speaks of certain things that will precede the Lord’s return.  I do not know when Christ’s return will be but it seems the events in…

A Time for War

If you ask people if there is ever a time for war most would quickly respond without a second thought yes!  However, if the same question is asked on the brink of war many of the same people who formerly answered yes would respond with a definite no.  Although we honor war veterans, we are not willing…

Hurricane Relief

A few weeks ago I preached about how we as believers have a responsibility to help the broken “rise up” so they may walk again. If Free Will Baptists in the state of Florida are to survive, we must work together at a level beyond the local church. No one in the State of Florida is exempt…

God Provides For Us

Today we often do God’s work in the church without really giving any thought to God. We do the same thing in our personal lives. God has plenty of money, meaning He doesn’t need our money, and is more than able to provide ample provision for our needs. Although God does not need our money He demands…

When Small Things Grow Up

Earlier this week I cut down a pine tree in my back yard due to a dangerous broken limb hanging over Anna Ryan’s play area. It was close enough to the house to potentially do major damage if a storm came. Years ago that tree was planted as an apparently harmless seedling. As a seedling it could…