But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8
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I pray that we will clearly stand together in calling racism and hatred wrong and evil. Just as we have clearly and continually stated our stance for biblical inerrancy, we stand against and must be steadfast in opposing the heresy of racism.
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My paternal grandfather became a follower of Christ as a senior adult. He heard the Gospel, and repented of his sins, and trusted Christ for salvation. A few years later, I was visiting with him at his home in North Carolina. He had a Bible sitting on his desk. He looks over at me and asks, “I was reading my Bible, and read that two and half Israelite tribes did not want to cross the Jordan but wanted to stay where they were. Why?”
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A sports headline in a national newspaper this morning says that the Golden State Warriors are deeper than Curry and Thompson. Last night’s game showed that reality....
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Memorial Day has become synonymous with beach trips, pool parties, and cookouts. But, Memorial Day was established as a day of remembrance of those who have died in service to our country....
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Dear SBCV family, The International Mission Board of the SBC announced previously that a number of missionary personnel have been offered a voluntary retirement incentive....
Read MoreI recently took my son and youngest daughter to the Redskins training camp in Richmond. The team was working out to get ready for the new season....
Read MoreAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, the first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union....
Read MoreBro. Tom Elliff has been such an encouragement to us in the SBC of Virginia fellowship. He has preached in our services, prayed for us, been a member of an SBCV church, served as a missionary, pastor, and IMB president....
Read MoreHere are some lessons learned and words of wisdom from some students who served at a recent student missions camp week through the SBC of Virginia:...
Read MoreBrian Autry, executive director of the SBC of Virginia (Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia; a convention of over 650 Southern Baptist churches), has released...
Read MoreMatthew 28:18-20 is simply and often referred to as The Great Commission. As followers of Christ we are called to “make disciples.”...
Read MoreYesterday, I was listening to a news broadcast as I was driving and a public official was speaking. I was struck by how intensely and detailed he made the case for his integrity in a decision he was announcing....
Read MoreThe sports world this week recognized ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, as he died this past Sunday. He was known for his charismatic and creative style as a sports broadcaster....
Read More"Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,...
Read MoreI know Sunday is coming. Perhaps you have also had a tough week. Maybe you are just feeling like you are at max capacity....
Read MoreThe church must and should always stand upon biblical ethics. This is not the first time, but the issue of marriage is one of the most profound cases in my lifetime, when biblical ethics seems to now conflict with legal and governmental policy....
Read MoreTwo weeks ago I asked you to pray for our work together as churches through the SBC of Virginia. Today, I would like to share a prayer for you:...
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