Let all that you do be done in love. (1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV) Earlier on day 17 of our devotion we talked about the Pharisees. This group of religiously devout men were among some of the most carefully observant concerning the Word of God. The Pharisees were known for the Read more
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the Read more
We are excited to officially announce the Church Rededication Ceremony that will take place on September 11th, 2022 at 11AM. You are invited to join us as we celebrate all God has and is doing at Shoal Creek Baptist Church. Since our founding in 1839, Shoal Creek Baptist Church Read more
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a Read more
“If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.” (Genesis 4:7 ESV) I’m going to make a bold statement: sometimes you have to kill the Read more
As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. (Psalm 42:1) Here is an important question, are we really longing for God? Has a thirst seized us that only the Living Water of Jesus Christ can quench? The Psalmist continues: My soul thirsts for Read more
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13 ESV) The word seek is bâqash in the Hebrew and means to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer). I’d like to share a secret with you, God isn’t hiding Read more
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Hebrews 4:12 ESV) I’m convinced that one reason people don’t spend more time Read more
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (John 8:31-32 ESV) On Day 8 of our devotion, we looked at abiding in Christ. From Read more
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. (James 1:22 ESV) As we begin day 17 of our 40 days of prayer and fasting, we’ve read 16 focal Scriptures and more than a dozen other Scriptural references. I’d like to share a hard truth with you: Read more