While millions know this day as Halloween it has a spiritual significance for believers worldwide. Today is Reformation Sunday. On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the church door Wittenberg, Germany. In that culture, the church door was like a public bulletin board. Luther wanted to start a debate – not create a new […]
God has so blessed Holt Baptist Church. One of the ways in which he has blessed is through our strategic plans. Our current three-year plan includes the following strategic initiatives: prayer, mentoring, small groups, biblical counseling and an associate pastor. We have sought to communicate these initiatives at various times to you. On Sunday, November 14 at […]
Of all the chapel messages I heard in Bible college one still is firmly implanted in my mind. The speaker was a pastor from FL. I have long forgotten his name. His text was Jn 21:22. The resurrected Christ had just told Peter about the way in which he would die – then re-commissioned him, […]
I recently came across a prayer for anxiety. Dear God, my mind is troubled, and my heart is overwhelmed. I’m stressed and it is affecting me physically, emotionally and mentally. I can’t seem to concentrate on anything but worry. Forgive me for worrying so much instead of coming to you in prayer. Help me to let […]
In 1948 C.S. Lewis wrote of a new threat. “How are we to live in an atomic age? I am tempted to reply: ‘Why, as you would have lived in the 16th century when the plague visited London almost every year, or as you would have lived in a Viking age when raiders from Scandinavia might […]
Last week I found myself changing some light bulbs at the house. I recalled something I read awhile ago. The Bible says laughter is like good medicine. “How many church people does it take to change a light bulb?” Charismatic: Only 1. Hands are already in the air. Pentecostal: 10. One to change the bulb, and nine to pray […]
A pastor read his Christmas text, Rev 11:10, Those who dwell on the earth will rejoice over them and make merry and exchange presents. Sounds promising until we finish the verse, because these two prophets had been a torment to those who dwell on the earth. This verse has nothing to do with Christmas – […]
Welcome to Fall Forward Sunday! I enjoy each of the seasons but there’s always been something special about autumn. Maybe it’s the brilliant colors or drinking apple cider – perhaps it’s just a sense of new beginnings with school resuming. We’ve set today aside as special for a number of reasons. First, earlier this morning […]
It’s been 42 years since I was in school but somehow the year starts in September, not January. Summer is over. School is back in session. Life shifts back to “normal.” With that in mind next Sunday is what we’re calling Fall Forward. This year it is a little different too for we’re restarting two […]
August 22, 2021 O dear friends let us pray for the church in Afghanistan. Our brothers and sisters face terrible uncertainty at this time. Some have already faced martyrdom. It is hard to comprehend. Pray for physical protection. We need to ask our sovereign God to restrain evil and confuse the plans of evildoers. Physical […]