I have time for a quick note today so I wanted to share with you a praise and a thank you. I praise the Lord for our days of prayer which so many of you participated in during the first eight days of 2012. I heard from some, of the great encouragement they received during their times […]
How Is Spiritual Fruit Produced in Christians? – John 15:1-6
How is spiritual fruit produced in the life of a Christian? What about plants? Have you ever seen a branch or leaf that can survive without the stalk of the plant? No. That’s not the way it works is it? Have you ever seen a child that after birth cares for himself and feeds himself […]
Why Is It Important That Christians Love One Another? – 1 John 4:11
Have you ever carefully thought about why it’s so important that Christians love one another? We’ve started the year with eight days of prayer because prayer is a life blood of the church. We began the year with this emphasis on prayer because we will not be a church that grows spiritually, we will not […]
North Country Notes – January 6, 2012
It’s Friday as I write and it’s been a beautiful and warm day here in northern Michigan. Rare, spring-like warmth for January. I had to remind myself it was winter. We’re almost at the end of our eight days of prayer at Higgins Lake Baptist Church. We had almost thirteen and a half hours of […]
Why Pray – Luke 18:1-8
We’re beginning today, as we start the new year, our 8 days of prayer as a church. But why the emphasis on 8 days of prayer? And maybe the better question is: Why Pray as God’s People? Isn’t God in control? Doesn’t God already know all about our needs? So why pray? Photo by: Trevor […]
North Country Notes – December 30, 2011
Are you ready for a new year? I’m excited for a new year and I hope you are too. Here’s what we get with a new calendar. An opportunity to commit ourselves afresh to praying for the work that God is doing in our midst at Higgins Lake Baptist Church. I’m greatly encouraged that almost […]
Christmas Joy – Part 2, Luke 2:8-20
Date: December 25, 2011 Title: Christmas Joy, Part 2 – Luke 2:8-20 Speaker: Kevin A. Pierpont, Higgins Lake Baptist Church Download MP3 http://www.archive.org/download/ChristmasJoyPart2/12-25-2011am-luke-2_8-20-kap.mp3 Christmas joy. I asked you last week to think carefully about whether you’d be able to find reason for joy at Christmas, even if we had none of the Christmas celebrating, like […]
North Country Notes – December 23, 2011
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 This is a busy week for everyone, so just a quick note. First, I want you to know how much I appreciate and thank God for each one of you at Higgins Lake Baptist […]