Grace Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church Small country church located in the foothills of the Catskill Mountains. We exist to systematically preach the whole counsel of God; for the glory of His name.

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09/05/2026

This is one of my favorite texts of Scripture, “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭16‬

We often, and rightfully so, turn to this text as proof that babies are human beings at the moment of conception. We should also turn here for ourselves when we question whether our not God “has our backs.” The Psalter is littered with verses where the writer cries out to God questioning various aspects of life. This collection of writings is, as I have said and will continue today say every chance I get, an anatomy of all the parts of the soul. When we need encouragement, a confidence builder, hope restored, help coping, better perspective on life, you name it—this is where we should turn.

This text is a great reminder for us that nothing happens to us apart from God’s predetermined plan. From our very make-up as humans in the womb (DNA), to everything that transpires in our allotted time on this earth (Days), nothing is beyond His purview. Nothing escapes His notice. Nothing is a surprise to Him, though often is to us. Walk confidently in this knowledge of your Creator and God.

09/04/2026

In the last post I shared with you that Jesus gave His people a “big picture” view of the future. Since we know basically what’s coming, we can be better prepared. I pack ahead of time for a trip, so when the day comes I’m not caught off guard. Like I said, I’m all for a heads up! Today’s verse gives us more of a heads up for the aftermath of what we’re know is coming, “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world. And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen,” 1 Peter‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭11‬.

There’s so much here! What a great verse in the context of persecution—“And after you have suffered a little while…” Compared to eternity all suffering is temporary in nature. “…the God of all grace who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ…” Suffering comes from the hand of a gracious God. “…will Himself, restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.” His own who suffer according to His will are never left to fend for themselves. “To Him be the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

This is the whole package! This is what is sustaining our brothers and sisters in hostile nations as I sip my morning coffee writing this email! May our freedoms not make us soft! Let’s not forget to pray hard for and give aid in other ways to our suffering family members, “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body,” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭13‬:‭3‬. Check this out! The “the” before the word body is not in the Greek. You know what that means? Body here refers to the physical body not the church as the body of Christ. We are commanded to remember (recall resulting in appropriate response) the persecuted like it were we ourselves going through the torture in our own body. That makes this very personal and very powerful.

09/03/2026

I don’t know about you, but I like a “heads up” when it comes to just about everything! I find it easier to navigate if I have some idea about what’s coming. Take the lawns I mow on the side for example. This year has been very weird weather wise. I’ll check the weather, look at the radar, made a plan, and watch how God changes it! I don’t always react as I should, if you know what I mean. That said, when I read in God’s Word about what He’s going to do, I don’t have to wonder if it’s going to happen or not. He’s not to be likened to a weather app that changes from one minute to the other.

What does this have to do with this email? Well, in a word—everything! Here’s the text for today that sits in Luke’s Gospel, and is part of his account of the Olivet Discourse where Jesus is answering the basic end times question, “And they asked him, “Teacher, when will these things be, and what will be the sign when these things are about to take place?,” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭7‬. Here’s just part of what Jesus said about what His followers should expect as the time of His return gets closer, “You will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But not a hair of your head will perish. By your endurance you will gain your lives,” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭21‬:‭17‬-‭19‬.

When it comes to persecution in general and end times persecution more specifically, this is what we can expect to happen. Yes, difficulties are coming, and yes, God will bring His true followers through them. “But not a hair of your head will perish,” is proverbial meaning “no essential spiritual harm will come upon you.” In other words, the ones who kill the body can’t touch our souls.

This passage as a whole (Luke 21:5-28) is meant to help us by revealing to us what the future holds. Not the minute details of our daily lives, but the big picture is in view. However bad it gets for believers, there is Light at the end of the tunnel. All who will purposefully live godly lives should expect to be persecuted. May the Lord who determines these things grant us the determination to endure. It’s no surprise what’s coming. It can’t change. If I am going to be honest with you, we really have no excuse to not be ready. God help us all! Stay in the Word. Stay in prayer. Stay in close fellowship with Bible believing Christians. And, stay in a church that preaches the whole counsel of God.

09/02/2026

“The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the memory of them from the earth. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. He keeps all his bones; not one of them is broken. Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned. The Lord redeems the life of his servants; none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned,”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭34‬:‭15‬-‭22‬.

I must confess that even after looking into the context of this Psalm, I’m not sure how to connect it to the Psalm. David wrote this Psalm in commemoration of acting like a mad man in front of the King of Gath in out of fear for what this king might do to him. Here is that whole account, “And David rose and fled that day from Saul and went to Achish the king of Gath. And the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to one another of him in dances, ‘Saul has struck down his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?” And David took these words to heart and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath. So he changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands and made marks on the doors of the gate and let his spittle run down his beard. Then Achish said to his servants, ‘Behold, you see the man is mad. Why then have you brought him to me? Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to behave as a madman in my presence? Shall this fellow come into my house?,’” ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭21‬:‭10‬-‭15‬.

Also of some interest is the fact that Palm 34 is one of the 9 alphabetic acrostic Psalms. All of this to say that David wrote this Psalm as a song (verses 1-10) and a sermon (verses 11-22) to expound upon the excellencies of the One who heard his cries for help and answered him. His exact thought process is no where revealed, so we have no choice but to see this Psalm and the above selected verses as all that is needed for our encouragement.

09/01/2026

Israel’s history includes a time when they were a divided kingdom. As it is recorded for us in the OT, both sides did not obey God as they should have. This resulted in God’s chastening upon them because of His love for them. Both kingdoms were told the same thing about their coming judgment.

“‘Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all the horde that is with him, for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.’And the people took confidence from the words of Hezekiah king of Judah,”
‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭32‬:‭7‬-‭8‬.

“Do not fear the king of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am with you, to save you and to deliver you from his hand,” Jeremiah‬ ‭42‬:‭11‬.

Later in Jeremiah we find these words, “Fear not, O Jacob my servant, declares the Lord, for I am with you. I will make a full end of all the nations to which I have driven you, but of you I will not make a full end. I will discipline you in just measure, and I will by no means leave you unpunished,” Jeremiah‬ ‭46‬:‭28‬.

There are obviously tons of details to what happened that we don’t have time to consider. However, we can all agree that God kept His word since Israel is still around!

He chastens to purify and bring His people back into right relationship with Himself.

“It is for discipline that you have to endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline? If you are left without discipline, in which all have participated, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. Besides this, we have had earthly fathers who disciplined us and we respected them. Shall we not much more be subject to the Father of spirits and live? For they disciplined us for a short time as it seemed best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, that we may share his holiness. For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.”

08/31/2026

It’s not that I haven’t always been keenly aware of the context of a verse mattering much, but since we started a study on Thursday nights covering misused, misquoted, misinterpreted, misunderstood, mismanaged, etc. texts of Scripture, I am even more keenly aware now! That was a long sentence, so let’s see today’s context:

“I, I am he who comforts you; who are you that you are afraid of man who dies, of the son of man who is made like grass, and have forgotten the Lord, your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth, and you fear continually all the day because of the wrath of the oppressor, when he sets himself to destroy? And where is the wrath of the oppressor? He who is bowed down shall speedily be released; he shall not die and go down to the pit, neither shall his bread be lacking. I am the Lord your God, who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar— the Lord of hosts is his name. And I have put my words in your mouth and covered you in the shadow of my hand, establishing the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, ‘You are my people,’”‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭51‬:‭12‬-‭16‬.

Isaiah’s main point in writing the book that bears his name was to warn Judah of impending doom. Their sin was bringing upon themselves, God’s judgment. The Assyrians would be used by God to bring that judgment. In the midst of it, God still promises comfort. The text above reminds us of that in the context of not being afraid of what man can do to us. We too, as was Zion, are God’s people.

You already are thinking about how Jesus said this aren’t you? “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell,” Matthew‬ ‭10‬:‭28‬.

08/28/2026

I love the OT. Parts of it resonate more than others, I know. Who hasn’t sped read (no idea if this is correct grammar😆)or skipped genealogies along the way? I don’t think that’s a terrible thing to do if you’re wondering. My point is that the OT is full of tons of different kinds of literature. The narrative parts being easier to read than some of the rest like prophecy and some poetry sections. Today’s verse is part of a narrative, “Then David said to Solomon his son, “Be strong and courageous and do it. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished,” ‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭28‬:‭20‬.

In this context, David is giving his son Solomon a solemn charge. David will be gone soon, and Solomon will be charge of building the first temple in Israel. This is not to be taken lightly by the new king. David encourages his son to, “And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches all hearts and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever. Be careful now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong and do it,” ‭‭1 Chronicles‬ ‭28‬:‭9‬-‭10‬. In essence, David is telling his boy to keep a godly focus. If he does that, God will bless the work.

I think the same is true for us today. Our work may not include building a temple for the Lord in the USA, but works of all sorts are to be done in Him and for Him. I call it, “Plugging away for the glory of God.” In all we do, let us do it to the glory of God.

08/26/2026

Right after Paul emphasized the reality of living by faith and not by sight (we can endure suffering now because we have a glorified body coming) at the end of 2Corinthians 4, he wrote:

“For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found naked. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil,” 2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭10‬.

Here’s one sentence from, “Whom Shall I Fear,” on the reality of this text, “To walk by faith means to face life unafraid because you believe God’s promise to be with you no matter what.” That was given in the context of explaining how Richard Wurmbrand could make it through 3 years of solitary confinement in a Communist Romania jail.

I like this text because it hits us where we need to be hit. It tells us of the tension that we all live in every day. It reminds us that this world is not our home. It is essentially saying what Paul said to the Philippians when he told them to live is Christ and to die is gain. We have a purpose to fulfill on this earth even though we don’t really want to be here. What motivates us is knowing we will stand before God one day at the Bema Seat judgment, and answer for our lives lived as Christians.

Let this help us keep on keeping on.

08/25/2026

“For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation,” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭11‬.

Owen Strachan has said, “My theology in two words—BUT GOD!” That, and the following is written in the margin of my Bible next to these verses, “SALVATION IS ALL OF CHRIST.” I think we all know this to be true, but there is more to be said. Not added because this is somehow lacking, but added as a way to expound on this glorious truth.

Have you ever heard it said that, “God works in mysterious ways?” Isn’t it amazing how God uses different circumstances in people’s lives to bring them to Himself? Salvation is always by faith alone in Christ alone, but not everyone is brought by the same means. It’s not a “cookie cutter” thing. I just read about an Indonesian man named Mehfri. He went to a Bible school in order to hide from police. He was dealing drugs. Selling co***ne and ecstasy finally caught up to him and he was jailed. In jail a pastor brought in a Bible. Some of the lectures he had actually listened to started coming back to him. While reading this Bible in prison, he read the book of Romans, and guess what?! He went on to study for real after his release and God blessed him with a life of ministry in places where Islam had a foothold. BUT GOD!

Everyone one of us has a story to tell on how God saved us. They are all miraculous, so don’t compare your experience to others! What does it matter if you or I can’t even remember the day we were given new life? The circumstances are only part of the story. The part that really matters is the Jesus part! We all share the same Savior!

Glory to God!

08/24/2026

Is it almost the end of August already? The older I get the more sensitive to time I become. That’s the natural way of looking at it though isn’t it? As you know by reading in these emails in the past, when I contemplate life and its brevity marked by the passing of time in what seems like the blink of an eye, one verse comes to mind, “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom,” Psalm‬ ‭90‬:‭12‬. This is not at all how I planned on starting this email! But God!

The verse is like us to meditate on at the start of another week is, “O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you,”
‭‭2 Chronicles‬ ‭20‬:‭12‬. I have a note to myself at this verse in the margin of my Bible. It reads, “9:13am 9/26/2017 - jumped off the page!” This is part of King Jehoshaphat’s prayer when invading armies drew near. I love the simplicity of it! He was at his wits end, but He still trusted God.

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