September 13, 2022 9:00 am – 12:30 Followed by Luncheon Bethel Baptist Fellowship 2304 Voorhies Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11235 Host: Pastor Jim Bickel We are…
Parenting cannot be delegated. God is clear in both the Old and New Testaments that parents are responsible to raise their children in such a…
In a recent article, Kevin Schaal, writing in response to comments about Tim Keller on abortion, politics, and law, made a statement about the purpose…
A History of Baptist Principles As Baptists we are a part of His story. I believe that the core of Baptist beliefs that will be…
Paul’s epistle to the churches of Galatia (Galatians 1:2) is one of (if not his most) passionate letters. The believers there were being wooed to…
Who said it? Can you match these quotes to their source? (answers at the end) “I can do this all day.” “I shall return.” “Inconceivable!”…
Many elements helped contribute to the immaturity that is evident in the American church today. The accommodation with pop culture, an infatuation with self, an…
Last Sunday, John Blake with CNN published an article claiming there is an “Imposter Christianity” that is threatening our American democracy. I am compelled to…
Recently I was in a pastor’s home in Virginia. I looked on the wall and saw this statement: “Let your faith be bigger than your…
I am often asked what I think about cremation as opposed to burial. A generation ago fewer than one-in-twenty were cremated at death. Many older…
Much of modern America’s Christianity is filled with immaturity. In Ephesians 4:11–17, Paul highlights several aspects of what spiritual maturity would look like: a measure…
As one surveys the New Testament, he finds that it is filled with directives regarding the functions we are to perform, but it is short…
Are growing? Or are you still dealing with that same sin that has plagued you for years? Are you dead, stale, or distracted? Are you…
FRONTLINE Volume 32 • Number 3 How Does Fulfilled Prophecy Relate to the Believer? Have you ever received a text or an e-mail telling you…
Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those…
Good Stewardship of Your God-given Citizenship “Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour [influence], wherewith shall it…
Has it struck you in recent years that there seems to be a growing trend of spiritual immaturity in churches today? I know that is…
Caleb French and I have developed some web resources that could provide great help in planning simple, God-focused worship, services. I will provide a link…
In our previous article on this topic, we saw that the mistaken impression that the Bible’s meaning is beyond our grasp arises in part because…
Are you wondering how a Florida judge can block the state’s new anti-abortion law since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, returning the…
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