Church Blog (Page 184)

Church Blog (Page 184)

Verse of the Day – 1 John 4:20 KJV

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar:  for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Verse of the Day – Mark 8:34-35 KJV

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.  For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

Verse of the Day – Isaiah 29:13 KJV

Wherefore the Lord said, For as much as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:

Verse of the Day – Matthew 6:3-4 KJV

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:  That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Letters from Roscoe – Where’s Your Homework?

Where’s YOUR Homework? A few months ago in a Letter from Roscoe I asked all of you to help me in writing a new book called ‘The Testimony of a Church’.  Many of you have responded, but we need more.  We have not yet reached that point where the testimony of OUR Church is complete and the stories we have collected don’t cover the broad range of people that is Highland Park Baptist Church. When I made that request for…