Kevin A. Pierpont Higgins Lake Baptist Church 2/27/05 Of being steadfast it has been said that… There aren’t any hard-and-fast rules for getting ahead in the world—just hard ones. Let me share a few more quotes with you that may teach us a thing or two about being steadfast. It’s been said that “In order […]
Our Heavenly Home and Hope – Philippians 3:20-21
Last week in our study in Philippians we saw the enemies of the cross of Christ described by Paul. It’s not exactly a pleasant task to examine the enemies of the cross described by Paul and to consider their future. But as we noted last time they are living for self and they glory in […]
Enemies of the Cross of Christ – Phil. 3:18-19
Good examples are important aren’t they? There was a Christian father who was explaining to his little boy what a Christian is—in his innocence the youngster looked up and said, “Dad, have I ever seen a Christian?” Good examples are powerful as well. Mark Twain once said that “few things are harder to put up […]
Road grime
Kevin—my oldest son—and I were traveling today—I had an appointment for a root canal. It was a bright and beautiful sunny Friday afternoon with temperatures in the 40’s—not bad for northern Michigan in early February. Our car was filthy from the road grime of recent wintry weather. Every time we got in the car we […]