Happy Labor Day!

By wsbt | September 3, 2010

The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5,1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. Some records shows that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

We as Christians know that without God and His protection and guadance, our country would not be free. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to those who have fought and worked to preserve our nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership-the American worker.

God Bless America!

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Life Costs

By wsbt | September 1, 2010

A certain Christian lady once said to a friend, “Our church cost too much. They are always asking for money.”

“Sometime ago a little boy was born in our home,” replied her friend. “He cost me a lot of money from the very beginning: he had a big appetite, he needed clothes, medicine, toys and even a puppy. Then he went to school, and that cost a lot more; later he went away to college, then he began dating, and that cost a small fortune! But in his senior year at college he died, and since the funeral he has not cost me a penny. Now, which situation do you think I would rather have?”

After a significant pause she continued, “As long as this church lives, it will cost. When it dies fro want of support, it will not cost us anything. A living church has the most vital message for all the world today, therefore I am going to give and pray with everything I have to keep our church alive.”

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You Will Never Be Sorry

By wsbt | August 25, 2010

1. For telling the truth

2. For living a pure life

3. For your faith in Christ

4. For acknowledging your sins

5. For doing your best

6. For thinking before acting

7. For hearing before judging

8. For forgiving your enemies

9. For being candid and frank at the right time

10. For helping a fallen brother Read the rest of this entry »

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The Will of God

By wsbt | August 18, 2010

The will of God will never take you,

Where the grace of God cannot keep you,

Where the arms of God cannot support you,

Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs

Where the power of God cannot endow you.

The will of God will never take you,

Where the Spirit of God cannot work through you,

Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you,

Where the army of God cannot protect you,

Where the hands of God cannot mold you. Read the rest of this entry »

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Sunday School Makes the Difference!

By wsbt | August 11, 2010

In 1915, Lean Trotsky-noted leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russia- attended Sunday School in Chicago with a friend.

The teacher did not arrive to teach his class that morning and, unfortunately, had not notified anyone of his intention to be absent. Trotsky walked away from that Sunday School class and as far as is known, never attended another one. Two years later, he was intensely engaged in the Russian Revolution which brought the Communist regime to power.

Joseph Stalin, who caused so many millions people to die, was sent to study to be a priest in the Russian church. It had become to worldly and corrupt that he rebelled and turned to communism as a way of life.

Mahatma Ghandi, who was the leader of millions in India, studied Christianity when in England, but rejected it because Christians didn’t live up to the teachings of Jesus.

Here in America, a young Chinese man studied for four years and graduated from one of our colleges. The churches did not invite him to attend, and many people ridiculed him. He went back to China bitter against Christianity and became Prime Minister of Communist China.

Two teenagers grew up in Dallas, Texas. Both were rough and troublesome. A faithful Sunday School teacher contacted one of them every week for a year. Another teacher felt they did not need that type of boy in his class. The first lad was saved and became Florida Baptist Secretary of Evangelism. The other assassinated President John Kennedy.

Can the Lord count on you this week to help “make the difference” by visiting people who need Jesus and inviting them to attend our Sunday School?

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My Name Is Time

By wsbt | August 4, 2010

My name is time. I haven’t always been and I won’t always be, but right now I’m on the move, measuring out life.

Men wait for me, submit to me, fear me; but no one can stop me except God . He is in control and He says I am running out…

Most men think I’m on the move forever. But I’m not. When I stop, eternity will keep right on going…And it will be too late- too late for repentance, too late for getting right with God through Jesus Christ His Son, too late for faith- just “forever” left for tears and anguish regrets.

Now is the day of salvation. Will it be that day for you? My name is TIME and I’m on the move. I”m nearing the end. And I’m taking you with me….into Eternity.

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There is a Message in this Empty Space

By wsbt | July 28, 2010

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1. There is contained in the space above all that a sinner has to do to be lost.

2. It contains all that a church member has to do to become a back-slider.

3. It contains all that a church needs to do to become useless to Christ’s cause.

4. It contains all that God gets from some Christians…. Which is absolutely nothing.

Don’t leave any empty spaces in your life.

-copied from The Seventh Trumpet

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The Star Spangled Banner

By wsbt | July 6, 2010

Old Glory-red, white and blue. In the words of George Washington, “We take the stars and blue from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing we have separated from her, and the white shall go down to posterity representing liberty.”

In 1782 the Department of State attributed these meanings to be colors of our flag:

Red stands for hardiness and courage

White is the symbol of hope, purity and innocence

Blue, the color of heaven, stands for loyalty, friendship, justice, truth and reverence to God.

“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands. One Nation Under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all” -The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist Minister.

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Happy 4th of July! Do you know the story of our Country’s Birthday?

By wsbt | June 30, 2010

The Story of Independence Day
and America’s Birthday

Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England’s King George III. There was growing unrest in the colonies concerning the taxes that had to be paid to England. This was commonly referred to as “Taxation without Representation” as the colonists did not have any representation in the English Parliament and had no say in what went on. As the unrest grew in the colonies, King George sent extra troops to help control any rebellion. In 1774 the 13 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia Pennsylvania to form the First Continental Congress. The delegates were unhappy with England, but were not yet ready to declare war.

In April 1775 as the King’s troops advanced on Concord, Massachusetts Paul Revere would sound the alarm that “The British are coming, the British are coming” as he rode his horse through the late night streets.

The battle of Concord and its “shot heard round the world” would mark the unofficial beginning of the colonies war for Independence. Read the rest of this entry »

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