First Baptist Church Bartow

When I was an 18-year-old, I set off for college to Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. I drove the route from Lakeland, Florida, to Louisville, Kentucky, many, many times. I can tell you that the ...

There’s a word that’s very important to understanding the Book of John, particularly Chapter 1. That word is translated here simply as the word word. However, the word used for word is not actually wo...

Here’s an important question for you: What does it mean to have hope? In 1 Corinthians 13, the Apostle Paul identified hope as one of the three premier Christian attributes: faith, hope, and love. So,...

“What you think about God when you think about God is the most important thing about you.” What you think decides what you do. How you view God in your mind determines in large part who God is to you,...

God has been very gracious to our church by bringing us many new members in recent days. Sometimes, when I meet with new members, I share the story of what God has done in our church over the last sev...

Church, the Lord is a great blessing to His people, and the Lord is a great blessing through His people. I have something today to remind me of the blessing of God’s people. I have a cowboy boot that ...

When I was a kid, I was part of the Awana ministry at Ardella Baptist Church in Lakeland. I loved Awana. Our church was usually really successful at the Awana Olympics. In fact, the winner of the loca...

Have you ever been in a situation where you simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going? Exactly two years ago today, we had a team of short-term missionaries in Costa Rica evange...

Think about your favorite restaurant. I have several . . . it’s hard for me to nail it down to one. One that comes to mind for me is Fred’s Market. I love me some Fred’s. I don’t go there often …...

I’ve led many groups on church-related trips, all over the world. One thing that always happens with group trips is that group members ask a lot of questions. People want to know details. In my early ...