Pastor at Dover Baptist Church in Goochland, VA.
Scripture Reading: Luke 17:11-19 Opening Prayer: Thank you, Lord, for the blessings you have given to us. As we count our blessings, may we remember who it is that has blessed us so abundantly. May we give you the praise and honor you are due, not just during this season of thanks, but at all... Continue Reading →
Scripture Reading: Joshua 24:13-15 Ephesians 5:22-6:4 Opening Prayer: Father God, we thank you for the honor and privilege of gathering here this morning to worship you. I pray that you will open our hearts and our minds to receive your word. I ask that you give me words to speak, so that we would... Continue Reading →
Scripture Reading: Acts 10:1-48 Opening Prayer: Father God, as we gather here this morning, I pray that you would open our minds and our hearts to receive your Word. We pray that you would help us to have a teachable spirit. We pray that you would give us strength to stand firm on gospel truth while... Continue Reading →
Deacon Ordination Service: Ordination Service Introduction: What is a deacon? The word in Greek literally translates as “a servant.” But how did this term come to refer to an office of the church? The answer to this goes all the way back to Acts 6, when a certain problem arose in the early christian churches.... Continue Reading →
Scripture Reading: Mark 10:17-31, ESV Luke 9:18-27, ESV Opening Prayer: Father God, we thank you for the honor and privilege of being able to gather for worship in this place. I pray that this time spent in your word would be honoring to you and helpful to your church. I pray that you would open... Continue Reading →
SCRIPTURE READING: 32 And David said to Saul, “Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine.” 33 And Saul said to David, “You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a... Continue Reading →
Opening Prayer: Father God, we come to you this evening with a desire to draw closer to you and closer to one another. We pray that you would bless this time together. We pray that this time would be honoring for you, and good for us as we seek to grow as your followers. Bless... Continue Reading →
Introduction: In Genesis one we read that after creating the heavens and the earth, "God saw all that he had made, and it was very good" (Genesis 1:31). The heavens were good. The earth was good. The animals on the earth, and in the sky, and in the sea were good. The first humans, Adam and Eve,... Continue Reading →
Introduction "Forgiveness" is a word that I am sure we are all familiar with. It is one of the central elements of the Christian faith, and there is a great deal of power in this word. But here is something you might not have known; the Hebrew Bible actually has three words which we translate... Continue Reading →
One of the defining marks of our shared American culture is the idea of "rugged individualism", the idea that being self-reliant and independent from any need for outside help is virtuous and morally good. We love the self-made man, the lone ranger hero type, the person who takes charge and takes responsibility for their own... Continue Reading →
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