Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 3/28/04 Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years suffering in a Communist prison, recalled the following true story: “A Christian was sentenced to death. Before being executed, he was allowed to see his wife. His last words to his wife were, ‘You must know that I die loving those […]
Could I have your attention please?
Last Sunday afternoon I was reviewing my notes one last time for Sunday night’s sermon and as I sat staring at the computer screen Josiah—he’s about 19 months old—toddled up to my side.
Worthy of His Trust
Guest post By Carolyn Pierpont On a recent shopping trip, I was perusing the card selection trying to find the perfect card for my husband’s birthday. What I found were many cards that were meant to be light-hearted and funny but struck me as just the opposite. I didn’t want a card that was funny […]
Loving God, Loving People, Part 1 – Matthew 22:34-40
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 3/21/04 We’re beginning a new series of studies today called “Loving God, Loving People.” We’re going to discover that real Christianity drives a believer to love God with everything—with his whole life. An understanding of Matthew 22:34-40 will help us see that at the root of our effectiveness […]
Guard The Truth – 1 Timothy 6:20-21
“A story is told of a man who, resisting the cost of oats he fed his mule, decided to gradually substitute sawdust in its diet. Everything went fine for a while but by the time the mule was satisfied with sawdust, he died. The same is true spiritually. The changeover from truth to error is […]
Generous Living—Truly Living – 1 Timothy 6:18-19
I’d like to return for a moment to a question I’ve asked you already in our study of 1 Timothy. Have you ever wondered what you would do if you suddenly became very wealthy and had more money than you knew what to do with? I think a good indicator of what any one of […]
It’s who you know
They say “it’s who you know.” A few weeks ago my family and I were standing in the lobby of the Character Inn. There were about a hundred other people waiting like we were to check-in and take our things to our rooms. Groups of people and families were standing everywhere with their piles of […]
Put Your Hope In God – 1 Timothy 6:17
Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/29/04 17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. When you think of wealthy people, who comes to mind? Bill Gates? Warren Buffett? […]