Black Oak Baptist Church

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06/06/2026

For Sunday June 7th, 2026 we would love to have you join us!

16009 E. Black Oak Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Bible study is at 10:00am in our Fellowship Hall, and it will be led by Art Florer. It is titled "Meeting Needs" (Luke 5:12-16, 27-28, and 29-32).
The Point: Meeting needs is an opportunity to introduce others to Jesus.
This session's theme is: Connecting With Others Like Jesus Did.
Service is at 11:00am and the sermon will be delivered by our guest Pastor Rex Griffin. He will be continuing from last week's sermon, Praying In The Spirit.

We look forward to seeing you.

05/30/2026

For Sunday May 31st, 2026 we would love to have you join us!

It's 5th Sunday Potluck!
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16009 E. Black Oak Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Bible study is at 10:00am in our Fellowship Hall, and it will be led by Elder Robert Cox. It is titled "Don't Forget To Remember" (Joshua 4:1-7, 20-24).
Service is at 11:00 and the sermon will be delivered by our guest Pastor Rex Griffin.

We look forward to seeing you.

05/30/2026

here’s the big theme of Proverbs 11: life under God’s wise, gracious government produces steady results—while pride and rebellion bring trouble.

Key ideas in Proverbs 11
* Integrity guides the upright (trustworthy character leads to life; dishonesty leads to harm).
* Words matter (the tongue can rescue or ruin; wisdom shows up in how we speak).
* Godly community and divine order show up in outcomes (you reap what you sow, but not in a “earn God’s approval” way—more like God’s wisdom lining up with reality).
* Humility is protective (the proud gets pulled into trouble; the humble learns and stays teachable).

Proverbs was written under the Old Covenant where “wisdom” often came with promise-like cause-and-effect language. Under the New Covenant, you don’t read it as “perform to get God to love you.” You read it as God’s training for how wise life looks for people who already belong to Him—people made righteous by Jesus, not people trying to become acceptable through their own spiritual performance.
So when you see “the wise… / the wicked…,” don’t think: “I must do enough to be forgiven.” Think: “In Christ, my new life naturally expresses wisdom instead of foolishness.” The Holy Spirit grows that fruit in you through trust.

05/29/2026

Proverbs 8:1–11 (NASB 1995):

1 Does not wisdom call,�And does not understanding raise her voice?�2 On the top of the high hill beside the way,�She takes her stand;�3 Beside the gates at the opening to the city,�In the utterance of the words she calls out:�4 “To you, O men, I call,�And my voice is to the sons of men.�5 “O naive ones, understand prudence;�And, O fools, understand wisdom.�6 “Listen, for I will speak noble things,�And the opening of my lips will produce right things.�7 “For my mouth will utter truth;�And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.�8 “All the utterances of my mouth are in righteousness;�Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.�9 “They are all straightforward to him who understands,�And right to those who find knowledge.�10 “Take my instruction and not silver;�And knowledge rather than choicest gold.�11 “For wisdom is better than jewels;�And all desirable things cannot compare with her.”

This passage shows wisdom like a public caller—someone who isn’t whispering in shame, but standing where people can hear. The heart behind it is: God isn’t trying to trap you; He’s inviting you into reality.

1) Wisdom isn’t hidden—she calls openly (vv.1–4).�Wisdom “takes her stand” at major places people pass by. That means God’s truth isn’t meant to be reached by religious secrecy or spiritual hoops. Wisdom addresses “sons of men”—all people.

2) The invitation targets the “naive” and “fools” (vv.5–9).�This isn’t punishment language; it’s rescue language. God’s wisdom is presented as what makes you sensible and right, not something meant to keep you under threat. And notice the description: her words produce “right things,” utter “truth,” and contain “nothing crooked or perverse.”

3) Wisdom leads to choosing—“instruction and not silver” (vv.10–11).�This is a value comparison: don’t spend your life chasing wealth as if it’s the answer. Wisdom is better than jewels because she brings you to what’s truly good and aligned with reality.

The “wisdom” we need is Jesus
In the Old Testament, wisdom is personified—like a divine voice calling for alignment with God. In the New Testament, Jesus is presented as God’s wisdom (see especially 1 Corinthians 1:24,30). So when Proverbs calls you to “understand wisdom,” New Covenant faith hears: God has made wisdom available in Christ.

And because believers are already completely accepted in Christ, God’s call through wisdom isn’t “try harder to be forgiven.” It’s: come and live in the truth that has already saved you.

How to respond
Instead of trying to “earn” wisdom, you receive it by trusting Jesus as the wisdom of God—then your mind and life get reshaped by what He is like. The invitation is relational: wisdom “speaks” truth, and truth sets you free.

Related Scriptures:
* 1 Corinthians 1:30 — Christ is made to us wisdom…
* James 1:5 — ask God for wisdom
* John 8:32 — truth makes you free
* Ephesians 1:7 — forgiveness through Jesus’ blood

This coming Sunday, May 31st!
05/28/2026

This coming Sunday, May 31st!

05/28/2026

Proverbs 6:16–35 (NASB 1995)
�16 There are six things which the LORD hates,�Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:�17 Haughty eyes,�A lying tongue,�And hands that shed innocent blood,�18 A heart that devises wicked plans,�Feet that run rapidly to evil,�19 A false witness who utters lies,�And one who spreads strife among brothers.�20 My son, observe the commandment of your father�And do not forsake the teaching of your mother;�21 Bind them continually on your heart;�Tie them around your neck.�22 When you walk, they will guide you;�When you sleep, they will watch over you;�And when you awake, they will talk with you.�23 For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching is light;�And reproofs for discipline are the way of life,�24 To keep you from the evil woman,�From the smooth tongue of the adulteress.�25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,�Nor let her capture you with her eyelids.�26 For on account of a harlot�one is reduced to a loaf of bread,�And an adulteress hunts for the precious life.�27 Can a man take fire in his bosom�And the clothes not be burned?�28 Can a man walk on hot coals�And his feet not be scorched?�29 So is he who goes in to his neighbor’s wife;�Whoever touches her will not go unpunished.�30 Men do not despise a thief if he steals�To satisfy himself when he is hungry;�31 But when he is found, he must repay sevenfold;�He will give all the substance of his house.�32 The one who commits adultery with a woman is lacking sense;�He who would destroy himself does it.�33 Wounds and disgrace he will find,�And his reproach will not be blotted out.�34 For jealousy is fierce as the grave,�And its flashes are flashes of fire.�35 It cannot be appeased by any ransom,�Nor can it be compensated though he gives many gifts.

This section is very sharp about sin—but notice what it’s aiming at: sin is destructive. The Proverbs author is warning you away from patterns that don’t just “break rules”; they burn you from the inside out.

1) God hates what damages love and life
The list in verses 16–19 isn’t random. It’s basically describing:
* pride that won’t submit (“haughty eyes”),
* deception (“lying tongue,” “false witness”),
* violence (“hands that shed innocent blood”),
* scheming and speed toward evil (“heart… wicked plans,” “feet… run rapidly to evil”),
* and relational poison (“spreads strife among brothers”).
That’s why God calls these an abomination—because they tear down people and poison community.

2) In Proverbs, “wisdom/teaching” functions like guardrails
Verses 20–23 talk about binding commandments to the heart and letting them guide you day and night. Under the New Covenant, we don’t try to live by commandments as the basis of acceptance—Jesus has already made us His own (Ephesians 1:7; Hebrews 10:10, 14).
Instead, this imagery still teaches something true and practical: God’s word forms the direction of your life. But the engine is different now. In Christ, the Spirit writes God’s desires on the heart, producing a life that naturally turns away from what destroys (Hebrews 8:10; Galatians 5:18).

3) The “evil woman” is about more than sex—it’s about bait that costs you everything
From verse 24 onward, the warning narrows: adultery and its “smooth tongue,” “eyelids,” and “beautiful” appearance. Proverbs compares sin to:
* taking fire into your bosom,
* stepping on hot coals,
* and touching what will burn you.
That’s the point: sin promises pleasure but guarantees harm—jealousy, wounds, disgrace, and an unrest that money can’t buy peace from (vv. 33–35).

4) The righteousness truth: Jesus dealt with “punishment” so you don’t have to deal with guilt
Proverbs says, “Whoever touches her will not go unpunished” (v. 29). Under grace, the believer is not chasing punishment for sin—Christ already took that burden once for all (Colossians 2:13–14; Romans 8:1).�So this passage doesn’t become a weapon to beat yourself up; it becomes a warning that sin is deadlyand that God’s way is life.

5) How to apply it without turning it into law-moralism
* Don’t use it to ask, “Have I failed enough?” Instead, use it to see, “This path is a burning path.”
* Let the Spirit redirect you when desire starts to drift. Not as a “try harder,” but as a “turn from the lie, lean on Christ’s life.”
* Rest in forgiveness while still taking the warning seriously—because grace doesn’t minimize sin’s harm; grace empowers you to flee from it.

3 quick New Covenant anchor texts
* Colossians 2:13–14 — the record of debt was canceled at the cross.
* Romans 8:1 — no condemnation for those in Christ.
* Galatians 5:18 — you’re led by the Spirit, not under law as a rule.

05/25/2026

2 Chronicles 1:14–17 (NASB 1995)�^14 Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen; and he had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horsemen, and they stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king at Jerusalem.�^15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as plentiful as sycamores which are in the lowland.�^16 Now Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue; the king’s traders procured them from Kue.�^17 They imported chariots from Egypt at the standard price for each; and they also brought up and exported from Egypt for Solomon’s use.

These verses are describing Solomon’s expansion, wealth, and political/military strength—and the Bible has a way of showing us that what looks like “success” on the outside doesn’t automatically equal God’s kind of life on the inside.

A few big takeaways:

1. God can bless—even while people still risk trusting the wrong things.�Solomon is earlier shown making a sincere response to God, but here the emphasis turns to resources, horses, chariots, and trade . Under the Law, “blessing” often gets measured externally. Under grace, we learn to measure by union with Christ , not by accumulation.

1. Chariots and commerce aren’t the heart of God’s plan.�Solomon’s world was full of ways to secure power and stability. But in the New Covenant, believers are taught that security comes from God Himself, not from infrastructure . The heart issue is always trust .

1. New Covenant reality: we’re not trying to build a “God-favorable” life—Christ already did.�Even when God prospers, the Christian’s foundation is not “increase for divine approval.” We already have acceptance because Jesus has finished the work.
* Hebrews 10:10,14 —Jesus offered once, perfecting forever those who are sanctified.
* Colossians 2:13–14 —forgiveness and cancellation of the record of debt through the cross.
* Ephesians 1:7 —we have redemption through His blood, with forgiveness.

So the grace question isn’t, “How do I get more like Solomon?”
�It’s, “Where is my heart putting confidence—Jesus, or the visible supports around me?”

05/24/2026

1 kings 9:1-9

“Then it came about, when Solomon had finished building the house of the LORD, and the king’s house, and all Solomon’s desire which he had planned to do, that the LORD appeared to Solomon a second time, as He had appeared to him at Gibeon.�2 And the LORD said to him:�3 ‘I have heard your prayer and your supplication which you made before Me; I have consecrated this house which you have built, by putting My name there forever, and My eyes and My heart will be there perpetually.�4 As for you, if you will walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you will keep My statutes and My ordinances,�5 then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised to David your father, saying, “You shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.”�6 ‘But if you or your sons at all turn away from following Me, and do not keep My commandments and My statutes which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,�7 then I will cut off Israel from the land which I have given them; and the house which I have consecrated for My name I will cast out of My sight; and Israel will become a proverb and a taunt among all peoples.�8 ‘And at this house, though it is exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, “Why has the LORD done thus to this land and to this house?”�9 And they will answer, “Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore the LORD has brought all this adversity on them.”’”

�(1 Kings 9:1–9, NASB 1995)

This chapter records a second appearance of God to Solomon—God’s approval is real, and His presence is declared (“My name… forever,” “My eyes and My heart… perpetually,” v.3). That’s not nothing.
But notice how God frames Solomon’s future in terms of walking and keeping (vv.4–5)—and then threatens disaster if they turn away to other gods (vv.6–9). That kind of “if/then” relationship belongs to Israel’s Old Covenant framework.

Here’s the New Covenant takeaway:�We don’t relate to God by covenant conditions like, “Do this and God will keep blessing you forever.” In Christ, God has already dealt with the real problem—sin—once for all. Jesus doesn’t say, “Try harder so you’ll be accepted.” He says, “It is finished,” and then He brings us into a permanent acceptance through His finished work.
So while this passage is historically true for Solomon and Israel, it doesn’t become the believer’s “rule of life” or threat system. The New Testament teaches us:

* Jesus perfected forever what the old covenant could never perfect:�“For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.” (Hebrews 10:14)
* Christ removed the basis for condemnation :�“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” (Romans 8:1)
* God has already dealt with our sin through the cross :�“When you were dead… He made you alive together with Him… having forgiven us all our transgressions…” (Colossians 2:13–14)

If you want to apply 1 Kings 9 without turning it into fear: let it expose the truth that a covenant based on human faithfulness inevitably wobbles. Israel did. Solomon’s kingdom did. That’s exactly why God promised something better—Christ—where salvation and forgiveness are anchored in God’s faithfulness, not our performance.

05/23/2026

For Sunday May 24th, 2026 we would love to have you join us!

16009 E. Black Oak Rd
Fayetteville, AR 72701

Bible study is at 10:00am in our Fellowship Hall, and it will be led by Elder Rick Boaz. It is titled "A Mission Without Boundaries" (Acts 13:1-3, 44-47, and 48-52).
Service is at 11:00, and our guest Pastor Nick White's sermon is titled “Biblical Manhood and How a Wife Can Encourage and Support It”.

We look forward to seeing you.

05/23/2026

1 Kings 8:12–21 (NASB 1995) in full:

12 Then Solomon said, “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud.�13 I have built a loft for You as a dwelling place for You, a place for Your forever habitation.”�14 Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.�15 And he said, “Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with His hand to my father David, and has fulfilled it with His hand, saying,�16 ‘Since the day that I brought My people out of Egypt, I did not choose a city among all the tribes of Israel to build a house for My name, but I chose David to be over My people Israel.’�17 Now it was in the heart of my father David to build a house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.�18 But the LORD said to my father David, ‘Inasmuch as it was in your heart to build a house for My name, you did well in that it was in your heart;�19 however, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for My name.’�20 Now the LORD has fulfilled His word which He spoke; for I have risen in place of my father David, and sit on the throne of Israel, just as the LORD promised, and I have built the house for the name of the LORD, the God of Israel.�21 And I have appointed there a place for the ark, in which is the covenant of the LORD which He made with our fathers when He brought them out of Egypt.”

what this means for believers

These verses are all about God choosing to “dwell” with His people and Solomon recognizing that God’s promise is not wishful thinking—God brings it to pass.

1. God “dwells” because He said He would (vv. 12–13)�Solomon isn’t improvising a relationship with God. He’s acknowledging that God already declared His plan: He would live “in the thick cloud.” Then Solomon builds a house because God’s dwelling with Israel was real and promised.�New Covenant lens: God’s presence is no longer confined to a temple cloud. Jesus cleanses, and the Holy Spirit permanently indwells those who belong to Him (cf. Ephesians 1:13–14 , Colossians 2:13–14 ). The “dwelling” is no longer a location you visit—it’s a Person who lives in you.

1. Solomon praises God for fulfilling His word (vv. 15–20)�Solomon connects the temple to God’s covenant faithfulness to David and Israel’s history. He keeps pointing back: “God spoke… and God fulfilled.” That’s the heartbeat here— God’s faithfulness , not Israel’s performance.�New Covenant lens: We’re not standing on our ability to keep God’s side of the bargain. We stand on God’s finished work in Christ— “once for all” (Hebrews 10:10, 14). His fulfillment is centered on Jesus, not on ongoing temple maintenance.

1. The ark points to God’s covenant—now fulfilled in Christ (v. 21)�Solomon appoints a place for the ark, “in which is the covenant of the LORD.” Under the old covenant, that was the visible sign of God’s agreement with His people.�New Covenant lens: Christ is the fulfillment of God’s covenant terms. He provides a perfect basis for acceptance —so believers don’t live trying to “get the covenant right” by repeating steps; we live from what Jesus has already accomplished (cf. Hebrews 7:12–14 , 2 Corinthians 5:18–19 ).

A simple takeaway

Solomon builds and dedicates because God’s promise is already true. Likewise, believers don’t build their security by striving; we rest in God’s completed promise in Jesus, because God is the one who keeps His word.

Supporting Scriptures:

* Ephesians 1:13–14 (sealed with the Spirit)
* 2 Corinthians 5:18–19 (God reconciles; reconciliation accomplished)

Pray everyone has had a wonderful week. Praying for each of you, praying for our community, praying for our country.

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