GULF COAST PASTOR

Monday, November 30, 2009

Alcohol and the Holidays

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Last week a news program dealt with a problem many families struggle with at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The problem was big family fights a...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Bibles and Bible Study

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What are the basics of doing a credible Bible Study on your own? In several posts that may or may not be consecutive, I’d like to try and an...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Squanto, an American Joseph: A Thankgiving Story

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“God sent me before you to preserve life.” “You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good.” -Genesis 45:5; 50:20 In 1605 Squanto was ...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Pastors, Salaries, Parsonages

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Pastor needed. Parsonage provided. Parsonage (pastor’s housing): “A small cottage or, more properly, a hut for the minister and his wife. It...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Unlimited Atonement, Jesus Died For All

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One of the five points or beliefs of Calvinism (aka Reformed Doctrines, Doctrines of Grace) is limited atonement. Limited atonement says tha...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

He Maketh No Mistake

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Lately I’ve been especially busy. Man, the things I could write about pastoral ministry out of these recent weeks. But not now. So I haven’t...
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Random Advice to Pastors, Part 2

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22. Whatever your salary, and it won’t be much, discipline yourself to live on less than you make. Tithe to your church and put at least 5% ...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Random Advice to Pastors, Part 1

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1. Love your people and realize they probably deserve a better pastor. 2. Get to know at least one older pastor that you can respect. Go t...
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Monday, September 28, 2009

Saved By The Sinner's Prayer

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God, be merciful to me a sinner! -Luke 18:13 This month I heard a young preacher say to a student group, “You’re not saved by a prayer. A ...
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Monday, September 21, 2009

Differences Between the 1963 and 2000 Baptist Faith and Message

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The Baptist Faith & Message (BF&M) is the doctrinal statement of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). Several years ago an evangel...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Scofield Bible, First 100 Years

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C. I. Schofield; c. AD 1920 When I was a teenager our church had a testimony meeting right after Christmas. I stood and gave thanks that I ...
Saturday, September 5, 2009

Wit And Wisdom Of My Dad

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This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord. -Psalm 102:18 The Writing of The Wi...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

What Legalism Really Means

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Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight. -Romans 3:20 Charges of legalism are rampant in parts of the C...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Church Buildings - Dos and Don'ts #3

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21. A little extra money when the building is being built, can save a ton of money and trouble in the future. 22. Sometimes volunteer help...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

Church Buildings - Dos and Don'ts #2

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11. All exposed wood should be resistant to rotting. Use only treated wood, cedar, or hardiplank. Never use untreated wood when that wood ma...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Church Buildings - Dos and Don'ts #1

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I’m not an expert in architecture or carpentry. But there are some obvious things I’ve noticed through the years that can make a significant...
Monday, August 3, 2009

Brief History of the SBC Conservative Resurgence

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The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. -Psalm 119:160 1. In the 1970s Southern Ba...
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Evidence for the Two Wine Theory

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“Gather wine and summer fruit and oil.” -Jeremiah 40:10 Does “wine” always mean fermented or intoxicating wine? Do the Bible words for wi...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Common Wine in the Bible

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I’ve heard it said or implied many times. The only drink they had in Bible times was fermented wine. The water was unsafe, so they had to dr...
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Monday, July 13, 2009

Biblical Principles Condemn Alcohol

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The previous article, Alcohol Condemned in the Bible , looked at direct biblical commands to not drink beverage alcohol. Biblical principles...
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David R. Brumbelow
Serving the Lord on the upper Gulf Coast of Texas. Author of The Wit & Wisdom of Pastor Joe Brumbelow, Hannibal Books; and Ancient Wine and the Bible, Free Church Press. See Article, "About Gulf Coast Pastor" for more information.
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