Pastor Ricky Powell

National Day of Prayer: Is It Unconstitutional?

A recent court decision has ruled the National Day of Prayer unconstitutional. Let me encourage you to read an article by Jim Daly, the President/CEO of Focus on the Family for a good response to this absurd decision. You can also read a report from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention here.

How To Make A Mess Of Your Life

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Words of Life

Ward, Timothy. Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009. 184 pp.

Timothy Ward accomplished his goal of setting forth a contemporary restatement of the orthodox view of Scripture in his book, "Words of Life: Scripture as the Living and Active Word of God."  He is to be commended for demonstrating a high view of Scripture that acknowledges the relationship between God’s actions and Words.  In a day in which many people, including many Christians, question the authority and reliability of the Scriptures, Ward’s volume is a welcomed voice.  He presents a compelling argument from Scripture and the Reformed tradition for the conviction that the Bible is a trustworthy, clear, and life-changing revelation from God as well as an encounter with God.  Ward is also to be commended for showing the relationship of the Scriptures with the Trinity.

Please Pray For My Family Member Who Is A Missionary To West Africa

Chuck Luke is my wife's cousin. Chuck and I attended Corinth Baptist Church together as kids. He is one of the finest young men you will ever meet. He has a passion for the Lord and for sharing His love. God has called Chuck back to West Africa where he once served as a missionary with the International Mission Board. Please pray for Chuck as he prepares to depart and as he raises the funds necessary to do God's work. You can read a brief biography about him below. Visit his blog to learn more about his prayer needs. I would also encourage you to pray about making a donation. Every penny helps! We cannot all physically go to Africa, but we can support those who are going!

Faltering Faith (video)

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Faltering Faith (audio sermon)

I hope this message from Genesis 26:1-12 blesses you and inspires you to a deeper faith in God. We can learn from the life of Isaac that our faith may often falter, but God's faithfulness never does.

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Failures of Faith Don't Have To Be Final (audio)

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Is The Good Book Just Another Book?

Many of the debates raging in Christendom today find their source in divergent views of scriptural authority. David S. Dockery correctly observes, “Whether in Roman Catholicism or Protestantism, whether in the evangelical world, the Methodist church, the Presbyterian church, or in Baptist churches, there is an ongoing crisis centered around the nature, authority, and interpretation of the Bible.”[1]

 

Some contend that the Bible is a good book filled with keen religious insights, exquisite examples of ancient literary genres, myths, and occasional moral lessons. Manfred Barthel, in his book, What The Bible Really Says, views the Old Testament as literature stolen from other cultures and forced into the service of explaining Jewish beliefs, history, and religion. Barthel labels the creation account, the flood, and the idea of monotheism as “borrowed tales” from the Fertile Crescent.[2] He ignores the possibility of the Holy Spirit’s ability to inspire the writers of the Bible. When Barthel is done over-viewing the Bible the reader is not left with much to believe in.

"Failures of Faith" - Your failures do not have to be final.

You can read the message I preached yesterday by following the link below. It was the first in our new series called, "Famous Failures." We are looking at some of the great men and women of faith as listed in Hebrews 11. We are learning, however, that even believers have lapses of faith. We do not always trust God as we should during the difficult days of life. My prayer is that this series will encourage you to learn from your failures and help you to grow in trusting God.

"Failures of Faith" - Richard E Powell.

The Ultimate Victory (An Easter Sermon)

 

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