Leonardo Lopez, church planter with the Utah/Idaho Southern Baptist Convention and North American Mission Board, will be preaching on Sunday night, August 5, at 6:30 p.m. Eastside Baptist hosts a preaching series on the first Sunday night of each month with local pastors and pastors from the larger region with an expectation to be encouraged…
Is He Your God?
I preached from Isaiah 25 this past Lord’s Day. The evangelist, Isaiah, made the declaration of God Almighty very personal. He did not refer to God as his father’s God or Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob’s God. He referred to Him as his God. I would take serious inventory of this matter. If Yahweh is only…
Who Will Care for the Children?
I value living in the city of Twin Falls. It is a most valued existence to live as we do – at peace with people we both agree and disagree with. The public discussion currently happening in our city is charged with compassionate emotions. The difficulty that is upon us right now is how do…
Take Every Thought Captive
Last night I began a new evening series entitled “How Do I Do That”. The first topic we picked up from Scripture was a matter of controlling our tongue. The background text for this was James 3:1-12 where James warns of the massive damage the tongue can do. Humanity has learned to tame nearly every…
Isaiah, the Evangelist
I’ve just finished preaching the first third of the book of Isaiah. Here are a few thoughts at this point. Matthew Henry identifies Isaiah as the Evangelist. It is clear that Isaiah is an example for the preacher on how to preach the gospel, biblically. Isaiah shows himself willing to obey God regardless of the…
Pastors’ Round Table
Every Thursday morning at 9:00 a.m. (mountain time) I’m on air along with Bear Morton, pastor at the Magic Valley Bible Church in Twin Falls, with the host of Magic Valley This Morning with Bill Colley. On July 12 we will pick up the topic from the 1689 Second London Confession questions 8 and 9.…
Just Because a Politician Says Something Doesn’t Make It True
I don’t doubt the sincerity of someone like former president Jimmy Carter. His sincerity is no reliable gauge to know the difference between right and wrong. This clip from a larger interview at Huffington Post is an example of the kind of damage that can be done by someone who has influence, claiming to be…
Every Thing Here Implies Hardship
Tonight, July 8, 2018, I begin a new evening sermon series I’ve entitled “How Do I Do That”. Admittedly, I’m not the most clever writer, titles of sermons elude me many times until after I’ve preached the sermon. I went with this title because all the good ones were already taken. For example, Francis Shaeffer…
How Do I Do That?
This coming Lord’s Day evening I will begin a new series of messages I have titled “How Do I Do That?”. It is a series of messages that start with the many places in Scripture that utilizes the oft repeated word, “therefore”. Join me this coming Sunday at 6:30 as I give an introduction and…
When God is Silent
The book of Habakkuk delivers a timely message to the modern church. This past Lord’s Day evening, at our monthly Burning in the Soul preaching series, Luis Soto, delivered a compelling message from the reliable word of God. Listen and share this message here: