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Living the Blessed Life! This weekend, we come to the last message in our series on the Beatitudes. This "Traction" series has given us so many handles on the blessings of God. Many of you have spoken of how the Lord has been using these Scriptures in your life. I am grateful for that! These words of Jesus have stretched and shaped me as well... and never more so than in ...

Just wrapped up a full week of long days at the NAMB Send Conference and the 2021 Annual Meeting of the SBC. Here are a few reflections of Nashville in the rearview. I intermingled my thoughts with language from wise and trusted fellow SBC Pastors and friends, Shane Freeman from Macedonia Baptist in Petal, MS; Alan Rogers from New Salem BC in Soddy Daisy, TN, and Jay Strot...

Stephanie and I will travel to Nashville this weekend for the Southern Baptist Convention. It is always a sweet time of reunion with "extended family" who serve faithfully in places around the globe. We will spend time with pastor and missionary friends that we don't often have the luxury of time with. Inevitably, you'll hear news reports flow from the media about fussing...

CULTIVATING PURITY Purity of heart does not mean sinlessness. Last weekend we established the fact that Christians in this world are sinners in the process of recovery. There is growth, there is progress, but there is never perfection in this life. Scripture is clear... "If we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us" (1 John 1:8). ...

This weekend we will explore what it means to be "pure in heart". This next Beatitude tells us that those who are pure in heart will see God. Who can imagine this? Is it even possible to have a heart that thinks what is right, loves what is good, and desires what is best? THE CALL: Being Pure in Heart! THE BLESSING: Seeing God! BOTH THE CALL AND THE BLESSING SEEM TO ...

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Dont miss out onCompassion Weekend! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday! The Compassion Experience is an immersive experience that will help you better understand the plight of impoverished children around the world... and will give you an avenue to make a difference! The Compassion Journey is a part of Compassion International. This free event is an interactive tour that will...

Join us this weekend for the Ten Year Anniversary Celebration of Hardy Street Baptist Church!But wait? I thought there has been a church at 1508 Hardy Street for decades! Hardy Street is a 10 year old church... with 114 years of history! How is that possible? 10 years ago, the Lord led the Faith Family that gathers at 1508 Hardy Street to constitute as a new auton...

Hunger and Thirst... Hunger and thirst are common to the human experience... Ever heard the expression, "Im so hungry I could eat a horse" or "I'm so thirsty I could drink the ocean"... Have you ever been famished from hunger or parched with thirst? In fact, its such a familiar experience, it goes beyond physical food and drink... When someone is passionately committed...

"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."Matthew 5:5 Last week, we explored the concept of meekness and we considered some places in life where we especially need to pursue it. We described a wild horse that resists the bit and bridle. It's out there in the field bucking and kicking, but you can't get near it. This was a picture of just the opposite of mee...