A new Life Group class will begin on Sunday, September 5. This four-week class will be a great asset to Bells First Baptist and specifically to those that are interested in learning more about our church and what we believe. Those new to our church can begin here and then Read more…
I had to take my son to the dentist this past week. As I was sitting in the lobby waiting for him, I was doing what I often do. No one else was in the room with me and I began looking at apps on my phone. I first read from Read more…
American Family Association published a very informative article on May 21, 2020: Is the Southern Baptist Convention a Sinking Ship. “The Southern Baptist Convention is a good old ship that has taken on much water and is slowly sinking. The choices seem to be to abandon the ship or to man Read more…
I have very much enjoyed doing “Moment with Mark” most Mondays–Thursdays at noon on Facebook. If you have been tuning in lately, you know we have been discussing the Creation of the world, Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit, and now Cain murders his brother, Abel. Genesis 4:9-12 Then the Lord said Read more…
Well folks, right now we are holding what we got. I know last month I wrote that we were planning to transition to our next phase for regathering, but as you know that didn’t happen. Our plan for coming together in one worship service is being put on hold a Read more…
“If we don’t get everything started back, there is not going to be anyone to come back.” “We better take it slow. Have you heard that COVID numbers increased again?” “We don’t feel safe coming back to church until all of this is over. I hope you understand.” “Habits are Read more…
Born of the Spirit, the early church grew rapidly: from thirty at the cross; to 120 in the upper room; to more than 3,000 on the day of Pentecost; from a lonely, provincial nation to the boundaries of civilization in 300 years. Charging full strength on the world, with unprecedented Read more…
Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby is the one of the best Christian studies I have ever encountered. The following is an excerpt from the musical of the same name. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words. At the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, spectators saw a living picture of God’s Read more…
Rod Stewart sang an old “Gospel” song, “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?” The lyrics go like this, “Have I told you lately that I love you? Have I told you, there’s no one else above you? You fill my heart with gladness. You take away all Read more…
Noah: The Work of Faith Hebrews 11:7 “By faith Noah, being warned by God about things not yet seen, in reverence prepared an ark for the salvation of his household, by which he condemned the world, and became an heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” Hebrews eleven Read more…