by FBC Laurens | Dec 11, 2020 | Sermons
In 1991, a man by the name of Joel Gregory became pastor of the First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas. At the time, First Baptist Dallas was considered by some to be the largest Baptist church in the world. The job came with a large salary, a country club...
by FBC Laurens | Dec 4, 2020 | Sermons
When I was a boy, only a real, live tree would do in the Letson house at Christmas. Now, had there been a vote among the five of us, I suspect an artificial tree may have garnered at least some support but not enough to replace a real tree. My earliest memories...
by FBC Laurens | Nov 25, 2020 | Sermons
We kept a Thanksgiving ritual at our house this weekend. I am not talking about smoking a turkey or enjoying all of our favorite holiday dishes such as mac and cheese, fried okra, dressing or cranberry sauce though we cooked and ate all of those things....
by FBC Laurens | Nov 20, 2020 | Sermons
You have heard me reference before a book that some of our men read together last year called A Resilient Life. The author of that book is a man named Gordon MacDonald who lives outside of Loudon, New Hampshire with his wife Gail. One of the stories that...
by FBC Laurens | Nov 13, 2020 | Sermons
Bill and Sally were an older couple pondering marriage. They were both widows, but both were also still in relatively good health and likely had a lot of years left to live. Their relationship had started as friends with the idea of companionship. Yet, over...
by FBC Laurens | Nov 6, 2020 | Sermons
The American company ClosetMaid, which makes all sorts of shelving and storage products, conducted a survey of 1,000 women regarding their closets. The results are fascinating. According to their findings, the average woman in America has 103 items of clothing....