Good News Friday brings the reality of the gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) once again into our hearts and minds and fans the flame of our confidence, humility, assurance, and security in being united to Jesus Christ by faith....
Keep ReadingThere's an old song that begins something like this: "How can I say thanks for the things you have done for me?" Although, the composer, Andre Crouch, was referencing God in this chorus, if you would please extend the liberty to me, I would like to use this same text to reference God through the voices, hands and feet of First Baptist Church-Enid. When I came here 9 yea...
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Marty's Devotion Week 19 Imagine a world without music.No choirs to stir the soulTheir lofty message inspiring, challenging,Making us see and understandThe possibilitiesThe depth of sorrowThe heights of joy,The hope of heaven. Imaging a world without music.No song of youth,No energetic and passionate verseExploding into existence in sounds,In utterances, in joy, in all t...
Keep Reading Good News Friday brings the reality of the gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) once again into our hearts and minds and fans the flame of our confidence, humility, assurance, and security in being united to Jesus Christ by faith....
Keep Reading Good News Friday brings the reality of the gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) once again into our hearts and minds and fans the flame of our confidence, humility, assurance, and security in being united to Jesus Christ by faith....
Keep ReadingMarty's Devotion Week 17 Are choirs biblical?Choirs are biblical.And the Psalms were the hymnal of the New Testament church. This is not to say that choirs are the only valid scriptural model for worship, but to dismiss choirs altogether as archaic and irrelevant means we risk forsaking a rich biblical tradition. Oct 10, 2017 Although the New Testament does not speak to ...
Keep Reading Good News Friday brings the reality of the gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) once again into our hearts and minds and fans the flame of our confidence, humility, assurance, and security in being united to Jesus Christ by faith....
Keep ReadingMarty's Devotion: Week 16 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 I had an interesting reminder about trust this week. I was sitting at our dining room table eating supper last night and leaned back ever so slightly in our dining room chair. The...
Keep Reading Good News Friday brings the reality of the gospel (the Good News of Jesus Christ) once again into our hearts and minds and fans the flame of our confidence, humility, assurance, and security in being united to Jesus Christ by faith....
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