Thank you church family for your support in our facelift project – painting and carpeting. Last month the congregation voted to paint the auditorium, hallway and foyer. Our painters feel this should be done within two weeks so bear with us during this time. Painting begins next Monday. The speakers for the organ behind the platform […]
A man was surprised at how good his friend was at target practice. The side of the barn was full of arrows – each dead-center in the bull’s eye. “How did you get so efficient in archery?” asked the man. His friend replied, “I don’t know, I just shoot an arrow and then draw a […]
Tim Challies the Canadian pastor/blogger said everyone wants to be a part of a praying church but not many want to attend a prayer meeting. Ouch. We don’t want that to be true about HBC. Prayer is one of our core values. We have included prayer in our current strategic plan. I first was introduced […]
President Calvin Coolidge was a shy and quiet man – a man of few words. His first cabinet meeting lasted only 15 minutes. “Closed-mouth-Coolidge” rarely wasted words. Even in the social whirl of Washington DC, Coolidge would sit silently through official dinners. Once he was approached by a lady who had waged a bet that […]
My mother used to say it takes more muscles to frown than to smile. Christians don’t always have to be happy. Circumstances in life can produce unhappiness – yet we are called to constantly rejoice in the goodness and greatness of our God. Joy and happiness are quite different as the Bible teaches. Joy is based on my relationship […]
How thankful we are for the buildings God has given to us. The original structure, what is today our fellowship hall and basement was built in 1952-54. The auditorium, offices and classrooms were constructed in 1968. Such buildings require maintenance. In the last 16 years we have seen numerous projects crossed off the list: landscaping, the […]
Musician Ron Hamilton was promoted to glory April 19. In 1978, doctors discovered cancer in Ron’s left eye which required it to be removed. He was only 28. A child at church asked him about the eye patch while recuperating. In a teasing way Ron said he was a pirate – and “Patch the Pirate” was […]
Today we begin a new expository series in Genesis 25-35, the lives of Isaac and Jacob. Once we finish, we’ll have completed a study in the entire book of Genesis – we just didn’t do go thru it chronologically or at the same time. Last year we studied the lives of Abraham and Sarah. In […]
What are the non-negotiables for Holt Baptist Church? Our methods of operation have changed over the years but what are we unwilling to change? We’ve rehearsed these in the past. Let me remind you of them again. God-Centered Worship, Rom 15:5-6. Elements of corporate worship would include: singing, prayer, instruction, giving, godly encouragement, communion and baptism. Doctrinally […]
Welcome to our services this Easter morning! Our tradition here at Holt Baptist Church – and many other churches is to begin this service with “Christ is risen!” You as the congregation will respond enthusiastically with, “He is risen indeed.” Be ready! Though not a professing Christian (he was a Deist), Benjamin Franklin wrote the […]