D.L. Moody once said… Happiness is caused by things that happen around me, and circumstances will mar it; but joy flows right on through trouble; joy flows on through the dark; joy flows in the night as well as in the day; joy flows all through persecution and opposition. It is an unceasing fountain bubbling […]
True Joy – Philippians 1:1-2
What is authentic joy? What is true joy? Billy Graham said in the book The Secret Of Happiness, I once heard of a man who went to see a psychiatrist. He told the doctor that he was lonely, despondent, and miserable. He begged the doctor to help him. The psychiatrist suggested that he needed to […]
Loving God, Loving People – Part 9, Loving Your Enemies – Matthew 5:43-48
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 5/23/04 In August 1983, Russell Stendal was taken hostage into the jungle of Columbia, South America, by a band of guerrilla soldiers. For nearly 5 months he learned what it really means to love one’s enemies. He wrote a letter home, saying, “I am in danger only of […]
Loving God, Loving People – Part 8, Love in the Church – John 13:34,35
D.L. Moody once said, “Show me a church where there is love, and I will show you a church that is a power in the community. In Chicago a few years ago a little boy attended a Sunday school I know of. When his parents moved to another part of the city the little fellow […]
Loving God, Loving People – Part 7, Love at Home – Colossians 3:18-21
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 5/9/04 A mother put her son to bed on the eve of his fifth birthday. She was trying to communicate that birthday idea to him. “John,” she said, “this is the last night of your fourth year. Do you understand that?” John was ready to communicate with his […]
Loving God, Loving People – Part 6, What Is Love – 1 Corinthians 13:1-8
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 5/2/04 Last weekend Carolyn and I had the privilege of attending a parenting conference and it was refreshing to hear solid Biblical principles explained that help us in our role as parents. The main speaker at the conference is a former pastor and also served as the state […]