Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 1/18/04 A man became envious of his friends because they had larger and more luxurious homes. So he listed his house with a real estate firm, planning to sell it and to purchase a more impressive home. Shortly afterward, as he was reading the classified section of the […]
Prepare Yourself
Good afternoon friends. It’s another beautiful Monday in northern Michigan. The snow fell almost all day yesterday and added a wonderful blanket of white to what we were already enjoying. I’ve added a snowy picture to the website if you’d like to see what it looked like this morning.
Hold To Sound Doctrine – 1 Timothy 6:3-5
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 1/11/04 J. Oswald Sanders said – [The devil’s] overall strategy is to supersede and overthrow the kingdom of God. It is a strategy of destruction. If he was too clever for man in his perfection in Eden, he has a much greater advantage over man in his fallen […]
How to take your spiritual temperature
It’s a beautiful Monday in northern Michigan. As I write I have a wonderful view of the snow covered back yard. We awoke to a fresh coat of fine powder on top of the snow that has already fallen. It’s been snowing a bit more today and now the snow continues to gently drift downward. […]
Wisdom For Workers – 1 Timothy 6:1-2
Higgins Lake Baptist Church Kevin A. Pierpont 1/4/04 Has anybody here ever wished they could have a job as an NFL football player? Don’t you think being an NFL football player would be a tough job? Think about the job of a lineman – those guys up front that give and take a beating on […]
Keep it simple
The other day after having studied for Sunday’s sermon much of the day my mind was beginning to get a bit fuzzy. I was struggling to find a passage of scripture I knew was there – somewhere. Even my computer Bible was of no use. I had the main idea of the passage in mind, […]
Perspective is everything
A few days ago Kevin Michael was in the passenger seat as we pulled into a parking lot and found a spot beside a bright yellow pickup truck that had been lifted a few inches and had given the oversized tire treatment. In unison, we spoke. He said “awesome truck!” I said “ugly truck.” Then […]
Out of place
At Christmastime, I know you’re all trying to complete your list of important Christmas tasks so I’ll do my part and keep this short. Last week I revealed some of my absent-mindedness to you. Today I heard about a couple of women who were running errands together when one of them found herself a bit […]