You Talk Too Much!

Psalm Forty-three

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against th' ungodly nation; From the unjust and crafty man, O be thou my salvation. 2 For thou the God art of my strength; why thrusts thou me thee fro'? For th' enemy's oppression why do I mourning go? 3 O send thy light forth and thy truth; let them be guides to me, And bring me to thine holy hill, ev'n where thy dwellings be. 4 Then will I to God's altar go, to God my chiefest joy: Yea, God, my God, thy name to praise my harp I will employ. 5 Why art thou then cast down, my soul? what should discourage thee? And why with vexing thoughts art thou disquieted in me? Still trust in God; for him to praise good cause I yet shall have: He of my count'nance is the health, my God that doth me save.

TDIBH -- Samuel Frances Smith

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Author of the song America, My Country 'tis of Thee.

Psalm Twenty-nine

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 Give ye unto the Lord, ye sons that of the mighty be, All strength and glory to the Lord with cheerfulness give ye. 2 Unto the Lord the glory give that to his name is due; And in the beauty of holiness unto Jehovah bow. 3 The Lord's voice on the waters is; the God of majesty Doth thunder, and on multitudes of waters sitteth he. 4 A pow'rful voice it is that comes out from the Lord most high; The voice of that great Lord is full of glorious majesty. 5 The voice of the Eternal doth asunder cedars tear; Yea, God the Lord doth cedars break that Lebanon doth bear. 6 He makes them like a calf to skip, ev'n that great Lebanon, And, like to a young unicorn, the mountain Sirion. 7 God's voice divides the flames of fire; 8 The desert it doth shake: The Lord doth make the wilderness of Kadesh all to quake. 9 God's voice doth make the hinds to calve, it makes the forest bare: And in his temple ev'ry one his glory doth declare. 10 The Lord sits on the floods; the Lord sits King, and ever shall. 11 The Lord will give his people strength, and with peace bless them all.

TDIBH -- Obadiah Holmes and Henry Dunster

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:45:00 -0600

How the brutal beating of Obadiah Holmes affected the first president of Harvard College, Henry Dunster.

Psalm Twenty-four

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 The earth belongs unto the Lord, and all that it contains; The world that is inhabited, and all that there remains. 2 For the foundations thereof he on the seas did lay, And he hath it established upon the floods to stay. 3 Who is the man that shall ascend into the hill of God? Or who within his holy place shall have a firm abode? 4 Whose hands are clean, whose heart is pure, and unto vanity Who hath not lifted up his soul, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He from th' Eternal shall receive the blessing him upon, And righteousness, ev'n from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation that after him enquire, O Jacob, who do seek thy face with their whole heart's desire. 7 Ye gates, lift up your heads on high; ye doors that last for aye, Be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may. 8 But who of glory is the King? The mighty Lord is this; Ev'n that same Lord, that great in might and strong in battle is. 9 Ye gates, lift up your heads; ye doors, doors that do last for aye, Be lifted up, that so the King of glory enter may. 10 But who is he that is the King of glory? who is this? The Lord of hosts, and none but he, the King of glory is.

TDIBH - Hendric Terwoort

Sun, 22 Jun 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Hendric was martyred for his Baptist beliefs on this day in 16th century England.

Psalm Twenty-three

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want. 2 He makes me down to lie In pastures green: he leadeth me the quiet waters by. 3 My soul he doth restore again; and me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, ev'n for his own name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, yet will I fear none ill: For thou art with me; and thy rod and staff me comfort still. 5 My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows. 6 Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me: And in God's house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be.

TDIBH -- Adoniram and Ann Judson

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Some details from the account of their "conversion" to Baptist doctrine.

TDIBH - Joos Verbeek

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Psalm Fifteen

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 Within thy tabernacle, Lord, who shall abide with thee? And in thy high and holy hill who shall a dweller be? 2 The man that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And as he thinketh in his heart, so doth he truth express. 3 Who doth not slander with his tongue, nor to his friend doth hurt; Nor yet against his neighbour doth take up an ill report. 4 In whose eyes vile men are despis'd; but those that God do fear He honoureth; and changeth not, though to his hurt he swear. 5 His coin puts not to usury, nor take reward will he Against the guiltless. Who doth thus shall never moved be.

TDIBH - William Pettingill and M.R. DeHaan

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Psalm Three

Sun, 25 May 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 O Lord, how are my foes increas'd? against me many rise. 2 Many say of my soul, For him in God no succour lies. 3 Yet thou my shield and glory art, th' uplifter of mine head. 4 I cry'd, and, from his holy hill, the Lord me answer made. 5 I laid me down and slept; I wak'd; for God sustained me. 6 I will not fear though thousands ten set round against me be. 7 Arise, O Lord; save me, my God; for thou my foes hast stroke All on the cheek-bone, and the teeth of wicked men hast broke. 8 Salvation doth appertain unto the Lord alone: Thy blessing, Lord, for evermore thy people is upon.

TDIBH - Adoniram Judson

Sun, 25 May 2008 09:45:00 -0600

A brief review of the life and work of Adoniram Judson.

Psalm One

Sun, 18 May 2008 10:00:00 -0600

1 That man hath perfect blessedness, who walketh not astray In counsel of ungodly men, nor stands in sinners' way, Nor sitteth in the scorner's chair: 2 But placeth his delight Upon God's law, and meditates on his law day and night. 3 He shall be like a tree that grows near planted by a river, Which in his season yields his fruit, and his leaf fadeth never: And all he doth shall prosper well 4 The wicked are not so; But like they are unto the chaff, which wind drives to and fro. 5 In judgment therefore shall not stand such as ungodly are; Nor in th' assembly of the just shall wicked men appear. 6 For why? the way of godly men unto the Lord is known: Whereas the way of wicked men shall quite be overthrown.

TDIBH - J. W. Coker

Sun, 18 May 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Coker's conversion to Baptist belief and subsequent ministry.

TDIBH - John Clarke (Rhode Island)

Sun, 11 May 2008 09:45:00 -0600

A review of the efforts of John Clarke and the chartering of the colony of Rhode Island.

Lessons in Contrast

Sun, 11 May 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 6:37-49 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: Give, and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like: He is like a man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

The Golden Rule

Sun, 04 May 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 6:27-35 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

TDIBH - Virginia Baptist and the Constitutional Convention

Sun, 04 May 2008 09:45:00 -0600

The Untouchable

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 5:12-15 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities.

Blessings and Woes

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 6:17-26 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases; And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there went virtue out of him, and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets. But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.

TDIBH - Virginia Baptists during the Revolution

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Baptists in Virginia from 1775-1785.

Fishers of Men

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 5:1-11 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net broke. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

A Day in Capernaum, Pt. 2

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 4:30-44 But he passing through the midst of them went his way, And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out. And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them. Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

A Day in Capernaum

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Judas Iscariot

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 6:12-16 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles; Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called Zelotes, And Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor.

TDIBH - Colonial Virginia

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:45:00 -0600

Baptist history from Virginia in the mid-1700s.

The Acceptable Year of the Lord

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 4:14-30 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son? And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country, But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elijah sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

The Temptation of Christ

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0600

Luke 4:1-13 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season.

A Rule to Live By

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 17:30:00 -0600

Galatians 6:15-16 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.