This has been a weekly presentation of a biblical messages shared by former Pastor Rob Adams during his 20 years’ service at Immanuel Baptist Church. Each article is usually part of a topic, such as prophecy or some practical aspect of daily living. Please consult the various categories available.
03.13.24 ‘A Patient Quest’ Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding. (Proverbs 3:13) If the third chapter of Proverbs has a theme, it would be ‘whole-hearted discipleship’—living for the Lord fully and unreservedly. The chapter falls into three sections: a glad commitment, a patient quest, and a quiet integrity. […]
0948 03.06.24 ‘Those Astonishing Bee Engineers’ Can you by searching find out God? Can you find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what can you do? Deeper than hell; what can you know? Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea. (Job 11:8-9) The amazing structure
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02.28.24 ‘A Glad Commitment- its Expression’ Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5, 6). We previously focused on these precious verses. They describe the foundation of a glad commitment to the Lord. A
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02.21.24 ‘A Glad Commitment- its Source’ Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths (Proverbs 3:5, 6). It has been a couple of weeks since we have been in the Book of Proverbs. In our journey
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02.14.24 ‘The Valentine Story’ Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13) Valentine was a young man who lived in Rome during the days when Christians were persecuted (100-300 AD). Though not a Christian, Valentine did what he could to help them. Eventually he
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02.07.24 ‘The Smokescreen of Carbon Pollution’ For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isaiah 55:12) To environmental alarmists carbon dioxide is a pollutant and its existence
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01.31.24 ‘A Glad Commitment- its Foundation’ Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. (Proverbs 3:5, 6) We arrive at the third chapter in our journey through the Book of Proverbs. If this chapter has a
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01.24.24 ‘Blessings for the Willing’ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) We continue our journey though Proverbs. We are in the second chapter. Last time we considered how to find wisdom and some of the blessings that follow. Presuming that wisdom is in
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01.17.24 ‘A Message to the Willing’ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Proverbs 1:7) As we move on to Proverbs 2, let us look back at what Solomon told in the first chapter. The first chapter of Proverbs presented ‘Wisdom’ as the key to
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01.10.24 ‘Wisdom’s Cry’ Whoso hearkens unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from the fear of evil. (Prov 1:33) We continue today to walk through the first chapters of the Book of Proverbs. It is a treatise written from a father to a son. It emphasizes the pivotal role that wisdom plays in
