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Smith Grove Baptist Church Blog
3M ago
My Times Are in God’s Hands The Psalmist wrote: “My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me.” – Psalm 31:15 The words of the Psalmist are the words of one who could say, “The Lord is my shepherd”! He knew the Lord as ..read more
Smith Grove Baptist Church Blog
3M ago
We’re on The Shore of 2024! Christmas Day, 2023, is now in our rearview mirror and we find ourselves in the final days of the year. Our place at the tail end of the year and anticipation of the New Year is somewhat of a “staging ground” for entrance into 2024. I think of my ..read more
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3M ago
Christmas Day, Dual Celebration Merry Christmas Day on this December 25, 2023. Today we can have a dual celebration since the “Babe” was found in the manger but the “Body” was not found in the tomb! “And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in ..read more
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3M ago
Christmas Eve Will Find Me… Christmas Eve., 2023, finds me sitting at this computer and reflecting on the many Christmases I have been blessed to celebrate. Christmas Eve will find me in church and in the pulpit, grateful to preach about the Lord’s coming to this earth on a rescue mission for sinners. I look ..read more
Smith Grove Baptist Church Blog
3M ago
Christmas Time We celebrate Christmas on December, 25th but must know that this is very likely not the actual date when Christ was born. The actual date on our calendar is not nearly as important as the fact that His birth did occur at a specific time! “But when the fulness of the time was ..read more
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3M ago
Peace on Earth Peace on earth is a restricted reality. It is personal and a by product of a supernatural working of salvation in the heart of the believer. It is rare and misunderstood by the worlds masses for it does not seem possible to exist upon a war-torn earth. Peace was left with disheartened ..read more
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3M ago
An Old Testament Passage and A Christmas Thought It appears to me that the understanding of the major theme of Scripture gives light upon the whole of the Bible, particularly the Person and work of The Lord Jesus Christ. Redemption from sin through the finished work of Christ is the Bible’s theme. The Old Testament’s ..read more
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3M ago
Despair to Joy Today I listen to the news and feel the urge to throw up my hands and give in to despair. Nothing seems to be going right in this world. Evil activity abounds and justice never is served. Politicians form more committees to investigate criminal activity but that is as far as it ..read more
Smith Grove Baptist Church Blog
3M ago
A Christmas You Can Never Lose Many of life’s possessions can be lost for whatever reason. Unowned possessions cannot be lost for one cannot lose what they do not have. Christmas, the holiday, is celebrated differently for customs, cultures, and traditions vary. Christmas traditions change and time has a way of interrupting family Christmas celebrations ..read more
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3M ago
Christmas Things Mary remembered, pondered, and weighed all the things that she had been told, pertaining to the One that she was chosen to birth into this world. “But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.” – Luke 2:19 She weighed those things in her heart. A mother does not forget ..read more