Temple Baptist Church Simpsonville

Temple Baptist Church Simpsonville We have 3 opportunities for worship each week! Sunday at 10:30 am & 6:00pm; Tuesday & Friday at 6:00pm.

We would love to have you come as you are and worship God with us.

09/06/2026

“Don’t keep looking at my sins. Remove the stain of my guilt. Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me. Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭51‬:‭9‬-‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬

David asking for forgiveness and his guilt to be removed is another beautiful thing to experience by God. David’s pleading is a great example for us, in that if we plead with God for forgiveness, He will do so as He did with David.

Just as David was desiring God to create a clean heart, not just for God to view him differently, but so he himself could rid himself of the guilt. This new heart is to totally replace our corrupt spiritual heart with a Godly spiritual heart. Then place a spirit within that will not be banished from the presence of God. We each need this very interaction with God daily. Have a blessed day!!!!!

Tomorrow!!👀
09/05/2026

Tomorrow!!👀

09/04/2026

“The Lord, the Mighty One, is God, and he has spoken; he has summoned all humanity from where the sun rises to where it sets. From Mount Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines in glorious radiance.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭50‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Starting today and for a week I intend to send primarily Psalms, plus they will be shorter devotionals. Today’s Psalm focuses on the majesty and beauty of God. “Mighty One” depicts God’s solidarity and absoluteness, “God” denotes a pluralistic intensity of His wisdom, and “Lord” implies Yahweh or Jehovah, rendering His ever present grace.

But the Psalmist goes on to draw attention to God’s righteous judgement and contrary to belief, there is beauty and majesty in God ridding the world of evil. Fire, representing God, is purifying the world of sins or sometimes called dross to reveal the purity of the precious metal (God’s elite). Deep theophany today in hopes of causing you to meditate on His Word. Have a blessed day and a wonderful Labor Day weekend!!!!!

09/03/2026

“On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me! Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’” (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given, because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)”
‭‭John‬ ‭7‬:‭37‬-‭39‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The “living waters”, aka the Holy Spirit that lives within you is to be shared with others, but my question is, when we share is that a sacrifice on our part? When we share we should be more concerned with the one that we are sharing with instead of ourselves, so isn’t that a sacrifice?

Sacrificing of self to become more and more like Christ should be our goal and what greater example of self sacrifice than Christ? Yes, we gain salvation when we accept Christ as Savior, but we also gain the need for sacrificing of self awareness. Nothing brings Him more glory than when what He has placed in us is used for His Kingdom through sacrificing of self.

When we can break the cycle of thinking of ourselves first and begin to think of others in that place, we then are on the road to reaching countless people for Christ. God sacrificed His Son for atonement for our sins, are we ready to sacrifice ourselves for Him? Have a blessed day!!!!!

09/01/2026

“But the Lord said to her, “My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.””
‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭41‬-‭42‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We all get worked up just like Martha and forget the most important thing,……JESUS! But can you sense the tone of Jesus’ voice? Possibly like, “tisk, tisk, tisk, Martha, Martha, Martha,” but I’m more inclined to think that He said it with love.

Martha, much like us, is task oriented instead of relationship oriented like Mary, and from what I can sense, particularly in this scenario, is He would prefer us to be concerned with Him and the work will take care of itself. Mary chose to sit and listen while Martha is trying to listen on the fly(sound familiar?). To really listen and learn without distractions it requires us to focus while being still. Sitting still implies, I desire to build a relationship and take in Your information.

If we could learn to utilize the strength of Jesus while serving Him there may be a possibility of learning while serving, but if we are honest our best course to learn is to “be still and know that I am God.” If we would only sit at the feet of Jesus we may experience what we talk about; revival, unity, and people saved. It’s time for us to slow down what the world causes us to do and just absorb what Jesus has to say. Have a blessed day!!!!!

08/31/2026

“Dear friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away, it is even more important. Work hard to show the results of your salvation, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
‭‭Philippians‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

In a devotional by John Eldredge, he spoke of Pascal’s “dignity of causation,” and I had to do some research to understand what he meant. Basically it is God’s ultimate sovereignty through the actions of His creation. In other words, our choices and decisions are allowed to “cause” God’s sovereign will. How mind boggling is it that God accomplishes and determines His purposes through the actions, prayers , and deeds by humans?

We can alter things through the power of prayer. Like James 5:16 says, “the prayer of a righteous person has great power.” We have consequences to our choices, particularly when we are disobedient to what God instructs us. Like Proverbs 22:18 says, “whoever sows injustice will reap calamity.” But as these verses in Philippians say, humans joined with divine purpose brings about glory to God and I believe blessings to us.

“Dignity of causation” is something that I am going to further study, but I hope that has given you intriguing insights that may cause you to search deeper as well. We serve a Mighty God to be so intelligent as to use His creation to further His will and purposes. Have a blessed day!!!!!

08/30/2026

“So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭7‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Sadly, people have been bombarded with the idea that we must keep the law, and that should be our goal, but that is not what provides us with admission to heaven. This brow beating has led a great deal to misunderstand what God’s grace, through salvation in Jesus Christ, is all about and they live in constant turmoil trying to “earn their way” into heaven. There is only ONE way into heaven and that is through Jesus Christ.

Paul here explains that beyond dying to sin, we also die to the law. Now this does not give us full freedom to sin willingly, but rather we should strive to uphold the law because we love Jesus and what He did for us, with the understanding that we are forgiven when we fail Him in sin, if we are truly His child. In other words, when we died with Christ we died to the law also because Christ fulfilled the law and trying to live up to the law in principle is a painful journey when you can simply live in freedom fully trusting Jesus and His work. Our best works are but filthy rags and can never provide us atonement nor salvation.

This does not release us from the consequences of not upholding the law, but rather obtaining salvation frees us up to be “married” to Jesus which should yield His fruit in our lives. So uphold the law out of love, not from trying to fulfill the law, Jesus already took care of that and when we become His, we then are guaranteed the rewards of heaven because He is sufficient, not us. Hope to see you at Temple Baptist at 10:45 where we all can worship together. Have a blessed day!!!!!

08/28/2026

“This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently, for it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”
‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭2‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Today’s devotional is not meant to be sac-religious or non relevant, but rather light hearted and somewhat silly. I know and realize that we are awaiting a return by our Savior, but in the meantime can we desire and anticipate things that we enjoy?

Last night started week zero for college football, and it seems as if it was forever ago that college football was being played. Although, no “major” schools were on or available for viewing, it is still pleasing to an old athlete’s heart to be watching Furman University and Anderson University. Waiting patiently is not easily done, but rewards come to those who wait.

I pray that each of you enjoy this coming fall season, primarily football. I also pray that your weekend is filled with blessings and that you enjoy your day today!!!!!

08/27/2026

“And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’”
‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭26‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Last night at Bible study, we were studying Luke 8:16-18, about the parable of the light and lamp stand. This got me to thinking of Paul’s interaction on the road to Damascus which is here in these verses in Acts. Paul was sent with one commission by the religious elites, but now he has a choice of being commissioned by a Higher Purpose, that of Jesus Christ.

Paul’s commission, his light/lampstand moment, was now to denounce what he was trying to eradicate and proclaim what he was trying to eliminate. Just like Paul we are all commissioned to serve Jesus’ message and that oftentimes involves our own testimony or His Light shining through our “cracked vessels.”

Our job is to display, shine, and exhibit the very message that God has blessed us with and that can involve our own story, but that should never be where the glory lies, it should ALWAYS be pointed and placed firmly on what Jesus has done for us and through us. His light will illuminate any darkness and His commissioning can bring about lots of harvest if we will only be usable. Have a blessed day!!!!!

08/26/2026

“Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, To sit up late, To eat the bread of sorrows; For so He gives His beloved sleep.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭127‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Have you ever started on a project and realized that you forgot to include God in the plans? How about fixing your plate and start eating and about half way through you realize you forgot the blessing? Our “house” could be many things, our lives, our family, our employment, etc., etc and I can promise you, without God you’re going to struggle in some fashion. Solomon knew it and he tried to warn everyone to be careful to include God in all of our “building” decisions.

There is a Latin motto that says, “Nisi Dominus Frusta” which means Without the Lord, Frustration. Everyone could or should attach this motto to our lives. Even with the Lord we sometimes experience frustration, but at least we know there is purpose and growth to be had.

Man’s vain attempt to rely solely upon oneself will yield sorrows, but reliance upon God will provide sleep (rest, peace, joy). I’m not sure about you guys, but I enjoy sleep, rest, peace, and joy. I guess I know how I should be “building.” Have a blessed day!!!!!

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