I have given some thought in recent days to the recent media firestorm over Carrie Prejean and the Miss USA pageant. I was going to write a little about it when I found this article by Nancy Leigh DeMoss which sums up much of what I wanted to say. The weblink is here . . [...]
We have just uploaded a few new sermons from Pastor Scott’s Wednesday night series on James and his Sunday night series on Knowing & Loving the Word of God. Below you will find a summary of recently uploaded sermons: James: The Power of Speech — James 3.1-8 The Great Disconnect — James 3.9-12 Two Ways of [...]
Finally Alive begins with a look at a survey by the Barna group which stated that those who say they are born again behave just like the world. Piper seizes on the word “say” and draws the distinction that there is a profound difference between those who say they are born again and those who [...]
We have just added four new sermons to the website from Pastor Scott’s new Sunday Night series: Knowing & Loving the Word of God. The first two parts discuss the topic of hermeneutics or how we interpret the Bible. The third sermon, which was preached last Sunday, discusses how we came to have the 66 [...]
In considering changes, we must always think about the difference between tradition and truth. Traditions come and go, the truth of God’s Word never changes. Some of the traditions we have held to in Baptist life include the use of choir robes, our standard order of service, piano and organ music, and the invitation. Choir [...]
Reading Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross was inspiring. It was a great blessing, a book to be savored. Edited by Nancy Guthrie, the book contains 25 short articles on many of the aspects of the Passion week written by some of the great pastor-theologians of the past and present. The luminous names like Augustine, [...]
Biblical Worship Churches that are God-centered, Bible-believing, and Christ-exalting will be used of God in powerful ways, regardless of what attendance rolls and budget figures and community demographics say. So let’s observe four truths from Scripture about worship, that we might be encouraged and empowered to move forward as a [...]
On Saturday I was at the Christian bookstore with my wife. She was there to get a gift for a friend so I took the time to browse and let my baby daughter wander through the aisles. We came into the aisle that contained the soundtracks for musical performance. These CD’s contain music to popular Christian [...]
Welcome to West Hickory Baptist Church’s Blog. Through this blog, we will be providing book reviews, articles on various topics, as well as updates about the ministries at West Hickory Baptist. Check back often, as we will be updating weekly.
