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Jim Futral Executive Director

Memorable Mistakes - In all of the years that I have been preaching and the years that I have been in the pastorate, I have watched with amazement how people remember best not some great spiritual truth you pointed out to them in the Scripture and not some great worship moment where they met with Jesus, but the things they remember best are your mistakes. Not long ago I ran into a fellow at a funeral. I was his pastor over 25 years ago. He came up to me grinning from ear to ear and could not wait to say, “Do you remember that time….” (more)

The Baptist Record

Sunday School Lessons for February 5

• Bible Studies for Life

  This passage highlights the centrality of Christ. He is creator, redeemer, and sustainer of all creation. In this context, Paul prayed for the Colossian Christians because they were being influenced by false teachers who propagated false teaching. Scholars differ as to what the false teaching was. While full-blown Gnostic [pronounced “Nostic,” from the Greek word gnosis — again the “g” is silent — meaning “knowledge”] heresy did not develop until the 2nd century, an incipient (or early) form of it or some similar teaching was threatening the Colossian congregation. (more)

• Explore the Bible

  How are we known? How will we be remembered? What kind of a life style do we lead? On any given day, our answer to similar questions may vary. As of this writing, a coach is being recognized for leading his teams in winning 500 basketball games. Wow! He gave credit to the young men whom he had coached. Who do we give credit for who we are and how we are known? The children of Israel had been following Moses’ leadership for approximately 40 years. Now Moses addresses his followers on how they were to live as God’s holy people in a right relationship with Him upon entering Canaan. (more)