Salt Creek Baptist

06/15/2026

Salt Creek Baptist Church in Early, Texas, presents its weekly morning worship service recording for Sunday, June 14, 2026. Today's video is from the 8:30 am service and includes a song by Brayden & Emily Folkers and a message from the first eleven verses of Romans 6 by Pastor Dalton Mathis.

Salt Creek Baptist Church in Early, Texas, presents its weekly morn...

06/15/2026

Rebel to Worshiper

“Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of holiness” (Psalm 29:2).

The fiery pastor and theologian of the past, AW Tozer, stated that: “Jesus was born of a virgin, suffered under Pontius Pilate, died on the cross, and rose from the grave to make worshipers out of rebels!” In other words, Tozer wanted his hearers and readers to understand that we were saved for more... We were saved by the mercies and lovingkindness of God, not just so we could float with the angels in the clouds one day in the future, as some might think. But as stated often around our church: “We were saved to serve!”

I have shared this story from the pulpit before, and I’ll do so by pen here. I once knew a man who served the Lord Jesus with so much passion and joy... This man was a teacher/coach in the public school system and led the youth group at his church. And when you listened to him preach a message from the Word, you could certainly know that his heart was captivated by the gospel, and He knew the Lord in a deep personal way. I remember asking him in a conversation about how he served with such gladness and steadfastness. And how he continued to fight the good fight of faith despite the challenges of life and ministry. And I’ll never forget what he said... “Dalton, I have a lot of gratitude.” Yes, it wasn’t that he was an expert in theology, or knew more of the Bible than anyone else, or was more gifted in certain areas, but the bottom line is that this man was beyond thankful for all that the Lord Jesus had done for him. And that’s the key to our heart of worship: gratitude for God’s saving gospel!

Now, when we take this man’s simplistic yet spiritual approach to the Christian life alongside Tozer’s famous quote about being taken from rebel to worshiper. Let me ask you, are you grateful that Jesus saved you to serve Him? Are you grateful that Jesus took you from rebel to worshiper? And will you worship Him with all your heart, mind, soul, and strength in all that you do?

You see, your main reason for existence is to worship God. And your main reason of being born again in Christ is for you to be a worshiper. Unfortunately, in our personal walks and as a church at large, there are times when we lose this focus. Before the church is called to sing, preach, pray, launch ministries, lead camps, hand out food, visit the sick, and take on a variety of programs, we must first seek to be worshipers. Please know that everything I just listed that takes place in the life of the church is an aspect of worship and should be considered worship. But what I want to key on is the heart behind it all... Are you truly serving, living, and doing all that you do for Jesus with a grateful heart? Do you see yourself as a once rebel, now born again in Jesus and for Jesus worshiper?

This is our highest calling. This is our divine privilege. This is the Christian life: To worship the Most High God as He deserves to be worshipped! And so may our tongues of praise, hands of action, and most importantly our hearts of gratitude be: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” (Revelation 5:13).

Respect the Blood,
Dalton Mathis

06/13/2026

The Salt Creek Scramble results are listed below:

1st Place: -15
Tyler and Jade Ogden, Kurt Kammerer

2nd Place: -7
Jay Everitt,Tuesdi Tidwell, KJ King, Hayden

3rd place: -4
Alan Ogden, David, Ted, Lee Rabe

Thanks to all who participated!

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
— Psalms 118:24

06/12/2026

VBS Family night was truly a time of praise and worship! To each family member who attended - we are blessed and honored by your presence! To each “gift from God” - spending time with you brought us joy unspeakable! To all of our volunteers who poured the love of Jesus into each life - may God richly reward your faithfulness!

“Jesus said, ‘I am the Light of the world!’ “

06/11/2026

We have a few extra spots for Youth camp this year at Highland Lakes in Spicewood, TX.

ONLY 50$ a student
7th-12th grade
July 10th-14th

Contact our youth pastor, Brayden Folkers if you are interested: 979-820-4365

06/10/2026

06/08/2026

Day One of Illumination Station was a blessing beyond measure! Please make plans to joins us tonight at 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

And a big thanks to our great photographer! Thanks for capturing these precious moments, Demita Crofford!

06/08/2026

Processing life through the Word of Life

“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Micah 6:8).

As Christians, we sometimes pray: “O Lord, show me what to do in this situation...” And we should pray that prayer as we earnestly seek God’s guidance and direction in both the large and minute details of life. However, we fail as God’s people when we assume that the Lord hasn’t answered by showing us what we should do in every situation. Yes, please don’t misunderstand what I am trying to convey. God speaks into our lives and to the uniqueness of our individual circumstances. He still puts dew on the fleece when we ask Him for a clear sign (Judges 6:37). He still leads us with specific “Thus saith the Lord” arrows shot from heaven to our souls. But what I want you to see here is that God has already given us some basic steps for finding His will and walking according to it in every situation we will ever face.

For example, the Lord has told us that His will and desire for our life in Him is to be holy, joyful, prayerful, and thankful in all circumstances (1 Thessalonians 3:3; 5:16-18). His will is for us to believe in Jesus for salvation (2 Peter 3:9). He tells us to trust Him at His Word (Proverbs 3:5-6). He tells us to love others as we love ourselves (Matthew 22:39). He tells us to do right, love mercy, and to walk in a humble way (Micah 6:8). He tells us to fear and respect Him as Almighty God (Deuteronomy 5:29). He tells us to go and proclaim the gospel to all of creation (Mark 16:15). And the list can go on... As we take the Bible and what God has already spoken, and we allow the Word to act as a filter in which we run our thoughts, decisions, and actions through. Without even realizing it, our prayerful heart begins to take more of the form of: “Lord, I know what you want me to do in this situation, please help me do it.”

What does this look like? Whatever you face, before you act, prayerfully consider some of these questions.

• What is the next right thing to do?
• How will my actions bring honor or dishonor to the name of Christ?
• How can I fulfill the great commission of going and making disciples of all nations in this situation?
• How can I seek to do everything in love?
• How will this affect those around me, as I seek to die to self and put others first?

I truly believe that if we will learn to process life through the lens of what God has already told us about Himself and what He wants for our lives as His people, then we will begin to see that God really does speak into and lead our lives. In fact, He has already spoken. And if we will take Him at His Word and seek to shape our actions of faith around His promises. Then God’s blessing and favor will go before us like the dawning of the morning sunrise, and we will truly understand the meaning that the psalmist penned: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).

Respect the Blood,
Dalton Mathis