GULF COAST PASTOR

In 1998 many Texas conservatives, frustrated at the moderate leadership of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT), formed the Southe...

The entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. -Psalm 119:160 6. Does inerrancy matter? ...

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. -2 Timothy 3:16 From time to time on other blogs the issue of the Conservative Resurgence (...

Below is a copy of our Order of Service for Deacon Ordination last year. We made a special bulletin just for this service. This bulletin w...

A member of the Ordination Council can be selected to ask questions of the candidates. Don’t have too many questions and don’t draw it out t...

CHARLIE JOE LAW went to be with the Lord on May 30, 2010. He was born September 5, 1927 to parents Newell and Nettie Law in Atlanta, Texas. ...

Where and how to have the candidates kneel.  Laying on of Hands is a very important part of the service. It needs to be done decently and i...

Date & Time Set the date and time of the Deacon Ordination Service at least three weeks ahead of time. This gives you time to publicize...

What’s going to happen at the annual Southern Baptist Convention in Orlando, Florida? I wish I knew. No, I’ll not be offering any prophecies...

Basic Bible passages on deacons: Acts 6:1-7; 1 Timothy 3:8-13; Philippians 1:1. Deacon - from the Greek word diakonos ; literally means “s...

Below is a handout I prepared and gave to our deacons and deacon candidates. We went over the doctrines and discussed them. A deacon needs t...

I’ll not go over all the biblical qualifications of deacons. The basic requirements are in the Bible. Depending on your interpretation of th...

Churches, especially small churches, do not often ordain deacons. Many young pastors have never seen a Deacon Ordination Service. Many pasto...

When I’m an old lady, I’ll live with each kid. And bring so much happiness… just as they did. I want to pay back all the joy they’ve provide...

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “tha...

The Gospel (Good News) is that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the thi...

Every now and then at church, or for a student group, I prepare a half page handout to go along with the message. One of these brief handout...

“I hope they will be full of spirit against evil spirits, stout against stout, and hale against ale.” -Charles H. Spurgeon , letter to temp...

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: May they prosper who love you. -Psalm 122:6 Some Christians today say we should not support the Jews or ...

The Gospel (Good News) is that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the thi...