Posts from July 2026

Last week I said that it was important for us, as Christians and as First Baptist Church, to be grounded in the word of God. The culture that surrounds us would claim that there are multiple sources of authority, depending on whatever the authority you would like to follow is. Yet, in reality, many agendas will claim that they have authority on their side and that you and I should follow what their subjective advice is. So then as Christians,…

As we continue to watch the downgrade of our culture, we must remember how important it is for the church to remain counter-cultural to all that we see around us. There is pressure from many angles to capitulate to what are quickly becoming the norms of society in terms of the sexual revolution, the idolatry of self, and the general acceptance of immorality. The only hope we have as the church to resisting these temptations is the truth that has been communicated…

This week, we have had the opportunity to host our annual Vacation Bible School. The theme for this year is, Illumination Station: Shining a Light on Who Jesus Really Is. Every night children from our church and all over our community have come to learn about truth is found in God and we should therefore follow his plan shown to us through Jesus Christ. Our memory verse for the week is from John 8:12 which says, “Jesus spoke to them again: ‘I…