Weekly Devotional by Al Baker
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 22, May 21, 2020 ". . . so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly places."-Ephesians 3:10 Arthur George (A.G.) Gaston (1892-1996) was born into poverty in Demopolis, Alabama. His father was... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 21, May 14, 2020 ". . . so that we do not drift away from it. . . how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?" Hebrews 2:1,3 Early in the morning of June 16, 1966 two black men entered the Lafayette Grill in Patterson, New... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 20, May 7, 2020 "... a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all and in all." -Colossians 3:11 I grew up in Birmingham but was living in Chicago, Illinois in 1963 when... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 19, April 30, 2020 "Differing weights and differing measures, both of them are abominable to the Lord." -Proverbs 20:10[1] When you go to the meat section of your Super Market and you wish to buy a pound of ground beef for the soup you are preparing for that night,... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 18, April 23, 2020 "Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number. He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 17, April 16, 2020 "Prophesy over these bones." -Ezekiel 37:4 In my devotional from April 9, I addressed the issue of preaching that is worthy of COVID-19. What kind of preaching is necessary to revive the church and to convert the lost at such a momentous time in our... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 16, April 9, 2020 "Prophesy over these bones." -Ezekiel 37:4 Not since World War II has the entire world been so adversely and strikingly affected as we now are with COVID-19. We are told that this week we will likely reach the peak of deaths in the United... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 14, March 26, 2020 "They reeled and staggered like a drunken man, and were at wits’ end. Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distresses." -Psalm 107:27,28 Perhaps you have already heard about Dr. Julian Urban, a thirty-eight year... Continue Reading →
With COVID-19 I believe we are now facing a potential pestilence of Old Testament proportions. It seems to me extremely important for fathers, pastors, elders, and deacons to lead their people Biblically in the months ahead. Therefore I plan to get more information out on how I think we should proceed. I will be sending... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 11, March 12, 2020 "Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed to the day of redemption." -Ephesians 4:30 Have you ever considered that our issues in the Presbyterian Church in America are actually grieving the Holy Spirit? And what are those issues? They... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS 