The Holy Bible is a living Word.  You can read the same scripture and get a new revelation each time you read it.  The words don’t change, but you do.  As you grow and learn more as a Christian, your understanding enhances.  Our sermon recap comes from a sermon that Pastor preached at a different church.  He has preached from Ruth 1 before, but this message left me with an enhanced understanding.  Let’s get into it. He began the sermon by saying that the book of Ruth is a book of redemption.  And not so much about Ruth’s redemption.  More so about Naomi’s redemption.  In chapter 1, Naomi’s husband, Elimelech,…

Sunday’s sermon had me all in my feelings.  Y’all I went on an emotional rollercoaster.  My pastor said that these were scattered thoughts.  Well, I don’t want to know how I would have made it if the thoughts were together!  I just made myself laugh out loud, but I’m so serious.  The sermon came from II Kings 4:38-41.  The text picks up from the previous Sunday’s sermon.  In that sermon, we learn of the Shunammite woman’s response to tragedy.  You can search the website for “It Will Be Alright” if you want to know more about her story.  In yesterday’s sermon, the prophet Elisha returned to Gilgal and encountered another…

Tragedy often comes when we least expect it.  It leaps up and yells “Surprise!”  We didn’t ask for it.  We didn’t want it.  But it came anyway.  My pastor used II Kings 4:18-37 to give us a model of the proper way to respond when life’s calamities occur.  Let’s dig into the sermon recap. The story begins with a typical day.  A father is out gathering the harvest from the fields.  Like many fathers, he brought his son along with him.  This was an opportunity for the son to be involved in the harvest.  He’s learning alongside his dad.  While there, the son begins to complain of a headache.  The…

One sign that you have an authentic relationship with the Lord is that you have the ability to worship Him when you’re alone.  Do you know what I’m talking about?  When you reach the point where your outward display of worship is not for show.  When you can fall out in your home just like you did in the sanctuary, because God is still good even if there is not an usher on post.  When you can preach His word to an empty sanctuary and make your own self happy.  Honey, Sunday’s sermon was much needed and appreciated.  Let’s jump right into the sermon recap. The sermon scripture was II…

No matter where I’ve lived, I’ve always come back home to Arkansas for Resurrection Sunday.  I couldn’t imagine NOT celebrating the day with my family.  I remember one Resurrection Sunday in particular.  I had made the decision to drive home this time instead of fly.  We were having so much fun fellowshipping after service that I didn’t want to hit the road.  My uncle said, “Am I wrong or is Houston still in Texas?  You need to go.”  I laughed and hit the open road.  Away from family. The country and much of the world are shut down right now.  My family exchanged greetings through text and Messenger.  We celebrated…

Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Luke 18:3 Listen.  On Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 10 a.m., you need to visit St. Luke Baptist Church where the Reverend Eric L. Alexander is my pastor.  Listen….he been preaching.  And with all the world being at a stand still, you have no excuse to miss out on a good Word.  Churches are streaming their services constantly.  My couch has been a great pew, and my cat Fitz has been an okay usher.  The sermon for Palm Sunday blessed my entire soul.  Let’s…

This time of social distancing from friends, family, co-workers, and church family has proved one thing.  The church is not a physical building.  The body of Christ is the church.  And the church is expanding and thriving right now.  Sunday’s worship experience in my home reiterated this fact.  The Spirit of God was all in my home as I shared an online worship experience with my church family.  Let’s dig into the sermon recap. My pastor preached a mighty word from Mark 9:14-29.  The verses record the story of a father who was searching for help for his demon possessed son.  The father knew of Jesus and His healing power,…

Before I joined my current church, I was a member of Bedside Baptist for about six months.  If you’ve never heard of Bedside Baptist, I can give you a brief introduction to this grand church.  That simply means that I stayed in bed on Sunday mornings instead of going to church.  I would watch a sermon online or sometimes just watch the back of my eyelids as I slid further into sleep.  I’m not proud of that time.  But it gave me great practice for the current season that we’re in. This past Sunday’s church service was held at Bedside Baptist in my home.  I sang along with the praise…

Sunday’s sermon cut to the heart of the current atmosphere we are encountering.  Pastor spoke of his own struggles with worry.  He spoke of other’s struggles with worry.  And then he provided a remedy that is found in God’s word. The sermon was pulled from Matthew 6:25-34.  In these scriptures, Jesus himself tells us multiple times “do not worry.”  Jesus speaks of the birds in the air.  The birds don’t fly around wondering where their next meal comes from, and they don’t plant food or store it in barns.  They just fly and look for the next meal.  They know it’s somewhere out there. Jesus then speaks of the lilies…

Technology to the rescue once again!  I was celebrating the licensing of Bible Study Brother as a minister on Sunday, so I missed fellowshipping with my church family.  No worries.  I watched the replay on Facebook.  Here’s your sermon recap! Sunday’s sermon came from John 11:1-16.  Mary, Martha, and Lazarus were siblings who spent a lot of time with Jesus.  They loved Jesus, and He loved them.  Mary demonstrated her love for Jesus by anointing Him with fragrant oil and wiping His feet with her hair.  This family had a personal relationship with our Lord and Savior. In the text used in the sermon, Lazarus is sick.  Not like how…