For many years I have introduced the Sunday broadcast of the Baptist Bible Hour by saying, “This is Lasserre Bradley, Jr., inviting you to stay tuned for another message of God’s sovereign grace.” In the early days there were very few radio programs proclaiming sovereign grace, and I wanted to make …
We come in these verses to what our author calls “the sum” of “the things which we have spoken” (1). There are several meanings that this word “sum” can have, as in a sum of money or the main point or essence of an argument. However, there is another meaning which it can take, and that is the …
The goal of this letter of exhortation is not only to motivate people by the fear of apostasy, dangerous though this is, and vital though it is that we pay attention to these warnings. But more importantly, he wants his audience to come. It is not the fear of negative consequences that will get …
Many of the kings of earth have been tyrants who imposed great hardships on their subjects; but the prophet tells us of a king who is just and brings salvation. The anticipation of such a king coming is cause for rejoicing, in fact Zechariah says, “Rejoice greatly.” And when we see this prophecy …
I always look forward to Thanksgiving Day. It is a time for friends and families to get together, enjoy a meal, and recall the many blessings the Lord has so graciously bestowed on them. I realize that the day may be different this year because of COVID-19, but there is still much for which to give …
One of the several blessings enjoyed when the church meets is that of singing. When our church did not meet for several weeks because of the pandemic I heard people speak about how they missed singing. They could hear preaching by livestream but something was missing when the church could not sing …
“Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts.” — Leviticus 23:2 In the Old Covenant, God gave Israel several yearly feasts. These feasts commemorated important events in Israel’s …
Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, Today if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness: When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years. Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said, They do …
An audio version of this message can be heard by clicking here. A Warning to Heed (Heb. 2:1-4) Here at Cincinnati Primitive Baptist Church, we affirm the complete trustworthiness of Scripture. As our Articles of Faith state, “We believe the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the revealed …
“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort…” (II Corinthians 1:3). What a wonderful title, “the God of all comfort.” In Romans 15:13 He is called the God of hope and in I Peter 5:10, the God of all grace. What an encouraging message …