I want to encourage you to consider attending our Bible classes on Sundays at 9:30 am. I know we are swimming upstream here – many churches no longer have such classes for adults or children. And yet if you come at 10:30 am for our worship service, it isn’t that difficult to come an hour […]
Today is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. Earlier this morning we held a concert of prayer about this cause. We will have special prayer as well in our service. Heb 13:3, “Remember those in prison, as though in prison with them and those who are mistreated, since you also are in one […]
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 […]