Last week, David Currie, executive director of the Texas Baptist Committed announced he will be stepping down from this post. His announcement marked a shift in Baptist life in Texas. Currie alluded to a new day in the life of the Texas Baptist Committed. Not long ago, I believe Marv Knox, editor of the Baptist [...]
Entries from September 2009
September 28, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal 29
Marshall: East Texas Baptist University stands as a shining light in the heart of deep East Texas. I had the opportunity to speak in chapel, and was encouraged and inspired by what I experienced. Dr. Dub Oliver is the new president of ETBU, and brings a fresh perspective to this historic Baptist school.
On the ETBU [...]
September 25, 2009
Baptist Basics: Congregational Rule (Sermon Outline)
Baptist Basics
“His Voice, Our Voice: Congregational Rule”
Acts 6:1-7
Fully devoted followers of Jesus make decisions together about the future of their church.
1. The Principles for Congregational Rule
2 So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in [...]
September 25, 2009
Baptist Basics: Salvation by Faith Alone (sermon outline)
Text: Ephesians 2:1-10
Fully devoted followers of Jesus trust Him alone for their salvation.
1. Salvation by Works: Hopeless
No one can live a perfect life.
1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, Eph 2:1 (NIV)
No one can cover their sin by doing enough good works.
8 For it is [...]
September 23, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal: Houston 2009
The Committee on Convention Business is finalizing their plans for the Baptist General Convention of Texas annual meeting in Houston, November 16-17. The focus of this year’s annual meeting will be Texas Hope 2010.
As part of the convention, the Future Focus Committee will be presenting their recommendations about how we as Texas Baptists need to [...]
September 17, 2009
One Big Happy Family
David wrote:
Chapter 133
1 A pilgrim song of David How wonderful, how beautiful, when brothers and sisters get along! 2 It’s like costly anointing oil flowing down head and beard, Flowing down Aaron’s beard, flowing down the collar of his priestly robes. 3 It’s like the dew on Mount Hermon flowing down the slopes of Zion. [...]
September 15, 2009
BGCT Presidential Journal 28: Boards of Trustees
Amarillo: The last couple of weeks I have been quite busy at my “day job”—the one that pays the bills. However, I did have the opportunity to sit in on two meetings that I would like to reflect on in this post.
The first meeting was the Committee to Nominate Boards for Affiliated Ministries in Dallas [...]
September 9, 2009
Separation of Church and State Sermon Outline
Over the past several weeks I have been preaching a sermon series entitled: “Baptist Basics”. I decided to post my sermon outline from this week. I hope it stirs some ideas and thoughts.
Baptist Basics
“Separation of Church and State”
Matthew 22:15-22
Fully devoted followers of Jesus advance the work of the Kingdom for the sake of the nation.
Don’t [...]
September 5, 2009
Just Move the Chains
In the book of Ecclesiastes, the Wisdom of Solomon takes a dark turn; he speaks of the lessons learned in the midst of a meaningless life. He observed:
It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death is the destiny of every man;
the living should take this [...]
