Pastor Tom Admin December 31, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives “Teach me to study Thy glory in all I do. Amen!” December 31, 1795 – Was the occasion of Oliver Hart’s death. Dr. Richard Furman said, “From a part of his diary in my possession, it appears that he took more than ordinary pains […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives His powerful singing voice came to the attention of D.L. Moody
Pastor Tom Admin December 29, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives His powerful singing voice came to the attention of D.L. Moody December 29, 1876 – Philip P. Bliss (P.P.) perished along with his wife in a train crash near Ashtabula, Ohio. A bridge collapsed and the Pacific Express on which they were riding plunged […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives He had no fear of excoriating politicians or religious leaders
Pastor Tom Admin December 30, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives He had no fear of excoriating politicians or religious leaders December 30, 1835 – Zacharius N. Morrell (Z.N.) with a clear voice and a stronger body than he had known for years, preached his first sermon on Texas soil. He had just arrived with […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives Krishna Pal preached the gospel among his people with great success.
0 Pastor Tom Admin Baptist Church History December 28, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives Krishna Pal preached the gospel among his people with great success. December 28, 1800 – Krishna Pal, a Hindu from India, along with Felix, the son of William Carey, the pioneer missionary to that land was immersed and received believer’s baptism […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives (In) five years 502 people were added to the church – Dr. Baron Stow
Pastor Tom Admin Baptist Church History December 27, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives (In) five years 502 people were added to the church December 27, 1869 – Dr. Baron Stow ended his sojourn here on this earth and took his place as one of the most outstanding Baptist preachers of any generation. Stow was born a […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – Experience in Anglesey PART TEN of TEN
0 Pastor Tom Admin December 25, 2019 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – Experience in Anglesey PART TEN of TEN Evans became very depressed at this stage, and accepted a call from the churches in the island of Anglesey to serve them for seventeen pounds per year, not a noble sum, even then. […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives -Christmas Evans – Unknown Preacher Fills the Pulpit PART NINE of TEN
Pastor Tom Admin December 24, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives -Christmas Evans – Unknown Preacher Fills the Pulpit PART NINE of TEN In the early 1790s (we cannot be certain of the year) a great congregation gathered near Llanelli, in Wales, for a Baptist Association meeting. No meeting-house would hold the vast numbers. Gatherings took […]
Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – The Life and Times of the One-Eyed Preacher Christmas Evans – PART EIGHT
Pastor Tom Admin December 23, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – The Life and Times of the One-Eyed Preacher Christmas Evans – PART EIGHT His eminence is due mainly to his astounding preaching labours. Evans preached what he felt and felt what he preached, and employed the full wealth of his wide-ranging imagination, and ready […]
Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – Christmas Evans – The Life and Times of the One-Eyed Preacher PART SEVEN
Pastor Tom Admin December 22, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage & Distinctives – Christmas Evans – The Life and Times of the One-Eyed Preacher PART SEVEN From humble beginnings, and with everything seemingly set against a life of holiness and usefulness, God was pleased to make Christmas Evans a pulpit giant. Many exceeded him for understanding […]
Baptist History, Heritage& Distinctives – Christmas Evans – When the Devil Comes to Church – PART SIX of TEN
Pastor Tom Admin December 21, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage& Distinctives – Christmas Evans – When the Devil Comes to Church – PART SIX of TEN The famous Welsh preacher, Christmas Evans, once vividly described what he imagined Satan would look like if he came to church: The way in which a man hears the Gospel is […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – Sinners Converted PART FIVE of TEN
Pastor Tom Admin December 20, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – Sinners Converted PART FIVE of TEN In his twenty-third year he attended an association meeting at Maesyberllan in Breconshire, where he met several ministers from North Wales, and especially Messrs. Thomas Morris and John R. Jones of Ramoth. These brethren represented […]
Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – The Fisher of Men PART FOUR
Pastor Tom Admin December 9, 2020 Baptist History, Heritage and Distinctives – Christmas Evans – The Fisher of Men PART FOUR Baptists, in the south in particular, inherited much of their fervent and yet doctrinally sound religion from their Welsh and Scottish ancestors. Like Jonathan Edwards, they knew one did not have to divorce emotion from […]