In August of 2016, I took my first trip to Kenya. I met some fantastic people including a dear friend named Barnabas. Over the next couple of trips, I have been able to get to know him even more, and at the end of the trip, he is one of the primary reasons why it …
“Alligators and Crocodiles” by Pastor Andy Braams (Farewell Sermon) Read More »
We began this short series in early January by looking at a farmer. We will return to that farmer momentarily. But in that opening message of the series, I mentioned a lot of well-known names like Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Samuel, David, Elijah, Esther, Elizabeth, Mary, Peter, John, James, Paul, etc. These names, and others, …
Beginning in May, many Southern Baptist churches will begin a seven-week emphasis on various groups of people such as youth, senior adults, etc. This time of emphasis is not nearly as prominent as it once was which is why these weeks are not celebrated in as many churches as they once were. But regardless of …
Over the past several weeks, we have been focusing on people who have played a vital role in carrying out God’s plans even if they were not known in the past and are (nearly) completely forgotten in the present. Those types of stories are not just from the Bible, however. One such story was made …
We are in the midst of an on-again, off-again series on Unsung Heroes. On January 9th, we began with a brief look at a farmer. Granted that farmer, Elisha, would go on to become someone, but we didn’t get that far. The rest of his story will wait until March 6. All we know from …
