Eureka Baptist Church

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, Have you ever been in a situation in your life where you felt the timing of something was terrible? I wonder how Mary, a young teenage girl, felt when the angel Gabriel appeared to her with news of her…

See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Would you agree this morning that stress not sanity is dominating most American’s at this time of year? Why are most people…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…

In season 3 episode 24 entitled Aunt Bee’s Medicine Man Aunt Bee is seduced by a “medicine man” named Colonel Harvey. The Colonel promises that his 170-proof tonic provides temporary relief from mid-life crisis. This promise appeals to Aunt Bee as she is struggling with various issues in her life. This…

British journalist James Bartholomew observed a trend in modern Western culture and coined a new English term to describe it. He called it “virtue signaling.” What is virtue signaling? I will define it by using an illustration. I recently saw a Facebook post about feeding the homeless which received…

THINKING RIGHTLY ABOUT OURSELVES For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. How are we to think about ourselves? In verse 3 Paul again…

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. And when they saw him from a distance, they…

but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” JESUS PORTRAYS PARENTAL HONORING. On the cross we behold…

Christ's second statement came in response to the request of the dying thief. Before considering Christ's reply, let us first ponder what precipitated them. Christ’s crucifixion between two thieves fulfilled His Father’s plan. There are no accidents in a world governed by God. The Sovereign God is presiding…

And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. And the people stood by, watching, but the rulers…

and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. Jesus oriented “The Lord’s Prayer” to reorient our hearts because our hearts fluctuate between order and disorder. We need daily ordering, and this is the Lord’s design for prayer. In this section, Jesus wants to reorient our relationship…

A bar called Drummond's, in Mt Vernon, Texas began construction on an expansion of their building, hoping to "grow" their business. In response, the local Southern Baptist Church started a campaign to block the bar from expanding - petitions, prayers, etc. About a week before the bar's grand reopening,…

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength…

Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. But as he…