First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · An Introduction to the Law of Moses Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com This is a very important week. This is the week approximately 80% of people abandon their new year’s resolutions. Of the people who make new year’s resolutions, 80% of them abandon those resolutions by January… Continue reading The Law of Moses: An Introduction
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Our Golden Calves (Exodus 32)
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Our Golden Calves (Exodus 32) Photo by Lisa Fotios on Pexels.com Today we return to our study of the book of Exodus and one of the most infamous events in the life of the nation of Israel: The Golden Calf. The Golden Calf was Israel’s first act of… Continue reading Our Golden Calves (Exodus 32)
Advent: Jesus is Love
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus is Love Photo by Ylanite Koppens on Pexels.com The year 2020 is coming to an end. We do not know what 2021 will bring, but we do know that there are only 11 more days of 2020. To what shall we compare 2020? How can we… Continue reading Advent: Jesus is Love
Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy Photo by Elly Fairytale on Pexels.com In the TV show Mad Men, advertising executive Don Draper said the secret to advertising is happiness. While I have never watched an episode of this show, I believe he’s on to something. Advertisers know that we… Continue reading Advent: Jesus Gives Us Joy
Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace Photo by Marta Wave on Pexels.com Fear, worry, and anxiety are signs of spiritual depression. Martyn Lloyd-Jones described spiritual depression as “a heaviness of the soul, an unhappiness that touches the deepest parts of one’s soul.” It is how the Psalmist wrote: “Why… Continue reading Advent: Jesus Gives Us Peace
Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com 2020 has been a very trying year. These are just a few things we have witnessed this year: Australian wildfires. President Trump is impeached and acquitted. Prince Harry quit the Royal Family. Assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Covid-19. Black… Continue reading Advent: Jesus Gives Us Hope
The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17) Photo by Karolina Grabowska on Pexels.com The last—but certainly not least—of the Ten Commandments is: “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, not anything that is your… Continue reading The Tenth Commandment (Exodus 20:17)
The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16) Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com Telling the truth is a strange thing in our society. Almost everyone agrees that we should, while most Americans regularly don’t. A University of Massachusetts study[1] “found that 60 percent of people lied at least once during… Continue reading The Ninth Commandment (Exodus 20:16)
The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15) Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The Eighth Commandment is “You shall not steal.” To steal is “taking something that does not belong to you without permission.”[1] This commandment is given by the Lord to be a protection and a blessing to the nation… Continue reading The Eighth Commandment (Exodus 20:15)
The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14)
First Baptist Church Scott City, MO · The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14) Photo by Sandro Crepulja on Pexels.com We have now arrived at the Seventh Commandment which is: “You shall not commit adultery.” The Ten Commandments are divided into two sections. The first section (1st-4th Commandments) concerns our relationship with God and the second section… Continue reading The Seventh Commandment (Exodus 20:14)