Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for Oct. 8, written by Mark Rathel, professor at the Baptist College of Florida in Graceville, Florida.
When wounded military personnel recovering in the Soldier Recovery Unit at Fort Stewart, Georgia, are physically able, they venture into the great outdoors courtesy of a big-hearted veteran from South Carolina …
Even among the crackle and roar of motorcycle engines, there’s room for the still, quiet voice of the gospel. Even as riders fly and flip through the air, the Holy Spirit can draw lost souls.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemned atrocities committed by the ruling military regime in Myanmar as “inhumanity in its vilest form.”
For approximately 30 years, churches in East Tennessee Baptist Association have been ministering to migrant workers in Cocke County — in one form or another.
A total of 85 couples said, “I do,” again, during the renewal of wedding vows with the witness of the First Baptist Church at the congregation’s Pineville and LeCompte campuses in Louisiana.
“We kind of looked a what is our identity in the gospel. It has to be found in Christ alone. When we find our identity in the gospel, He gives us a new mission or calling to be his witnesses.”
During our time in Guam with the California Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, I was reminded of Exodus 2:25, “And God saw the people of Israel — and God knew.”
In the journey of life, we are often presented with situations that are not within our control. It’s as if we are sailing on an open sea and at times the waves decide to show no mercy.
O’Shea Lowery’s life was forever changed on April 27, 1990. “When the sun came up that morning, I never imagined the sorrow that would soon overcome the hearts of 24-year-old me and my children,” she recalled.
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