Weekly Devotional by Al Baker
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 47, November 5, 2020 "... appoint elders in every city, as I directed you." -Titus 1:5 How are churches traditionally planted in the United States? Typically an Elder Board or Session (the elders of a local church), usually under the able leadership of their pastor who has a vision... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 45, October 22, 2020 "If a man of peace is there, your peace will rest on him." -Luke 10:6 During His early Galilean ministry (Matthew 4:12–Matthew 16), Jesus sent out His twelve disciples in pairs to proclaim the Kingdom of God (the new eschatological kingdom of peace, power, redemption,... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 44, October 15, 2020 "And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved." -Acts 2:47 The great evangelistic preacher, D.L. Moody, died in 1899 and his death seemed to leave a vacuum in the evangelical world. Who would take up the mantle... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 43, October 8, 2020 "Do not be conformed to this world, Romans 12:2. Submit, therefore to God."-James 4:7 Women in ministry, homosexuality, and Critical Race Theory are a trifecta which is threatening evangelical and Reformed churches in the U.S. Grace Church DC, a PCA congregation in Washington D.C.,... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 42, October 1, 2020 ". . . having no hope and without God in this world." -Ephesians 2:12 Perhaps you have a friend whose husband is in serious trouble with COVID-19. He is on a ventilator and your friend is not allowed in the hospital to see her... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 38, September 3, 2020 ". . . that I may speak the word of God with boldness." -Ephesians 6:19 While we were preaching last week at Wildwood, New Jersey, Michael Spangler was preaching from Psalm 2, “Kiss the Son lest He become angry and you perish in the... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 36, August 27, 2020 "We proclaim Him." -Colossians 1:28 Only 23 percent of Americans attend church or synagogue every week while 40 percent of Americans claim they are very religious.[1] Another study paints an even bleaker picture, saying that only 17.7 percent of the American population attends a Christian church... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 32, July 30, 2020 "whom God displayed publicly as a propitiation in His blood through faith." -Romans 3:25 Today, more than one hundred people are gathering in Nashville (due to COVID-19 many more are following the meeting by live streaming it) for a meeting of Vanguard Presbytery, a... Continue Reading →
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITSvolume 19, number 27, June 25, 2020 "And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness." -Acts 4:31 The Presbyterian denomination in Colonial America was established with... 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 BENEFITS 