by PastorTravisDSmith | Nov 5, 2022 | Attitude, Church, Daily Devotionals, Devotional, Doctrine, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Ministry, New Testament, Peace, Romans, Salvation, Trust
Click on this link for translations of today’s devotional. Scripture reading – Romans 12 On a personal note: I consider the 12th chapter of Romans to be a pivotal chapter, not only in our study of this book, but in my life. As a teenager, I grasped the...
by PastorTravisDSmith | Jan 12, 2022 | Christian Schools, Church, Devotional, Education, Faith, Fundamentalism, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Leadership, Sin
Proverbs 22:28 – “Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.” * The following article was published nearly a year ago, and I believe a discerning reader will find it a timely exhortation. In the words of the founder of Bob Jones University: “Do...
by PastorTravisDSmith | Oct 15, 2021 | Attitude, Children, Faith, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Israel, Leadership, Ministry
Scripture reading – 1 Chronicles 23-24 The opening verses of 1 Chronicles 23 remind us that “David was old and full of days” (23:1). Accepting his death was imminent, the king left no doubt who should be his successor: “He made Solomon his son king over Israel”...
by PastorTravisDSmith | Jul 18, 2021 | Anger, Attitude, Death, Depression, Devotional, Faith, Fear, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Hope, Israel, Law, Leadership, Prayer, Pride, Prophecy, Providence, Rebellion, Sin, Trials and Temptations, Trust
Scripture reading – 1 Samuel 28; Psalm 63 1 Samuel 28 – Dead Man Walking One might feel a certain empathy for King Saul in the latter years of his reign and life. The king was old, the strength and vitality of his youth faded, and his spirit consumed by bitterness. In...
by PastorTravisDSmith | Dec 22, 2020 | Attitude, Church, Death, Faith, Fundamentalism, Hillsdale Baptist Church, Leadership, Ministry, Trials and Temptations, Trust
Scripture reading – 2 Timothy 1-4 Our chronological reading schedule brings us to Paul’s final epistle, and his second letter to Timothy, whom he addressed as “my dearly beloved son” (1:2a). The date of 2 Timothy is presumed to be sometime between A.D. 65-68, and was...
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