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Turning A Negative Into A Positive!

Contributed by Jim Brown on Jul 4, 2026

By shining a bright light through a negative onto fresh paper, a photographer can turn a negative into a positive! There's a sermon in there somewhere! LOL!

Turning a Negative into a Positive! Songs: To God Be The Glory Grace Greater Than Our Sin Just As I Am Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling Stepping in the Light At Calvary The Light of the World Is Jesus Heavenly Sunlight I am Resolved Trust and Obey Amazing Grace - The man who wrote this ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 33:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Beauty And The Beast - So Close And Yet So Far

Contributed by Jim Brown on Jul 2, 2026

Did you know that in the Bible it talks about that Nebuchadnezzar turned into a hideous beast! How did he change back? What can we learn from this conversion?!

Beauty and the Beast - So Close... and Yet So Far! Songs: Almost Persuaded Softly and Tenderly How Great Thou Art To God be the Glory Come Thou Fount Crown Him With Many Crowns! What a Friend We Have in Jesus Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Holy, Holy, Holy Daniel 4 Intro We got a free trial ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Improbable Probabilities - Surrender To Jesus

Contributed by Jim Brown on Jun 20, 2026

Jesus looks at Peter and gives him the most bizarre set of fishing instructions in human history. What do you make of it? Do you believe it or instead like Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum, reject it?

Improbable Probabilities - Surrender to Jesus Hymns: All to Jesus I Surrender Standing on the Promises How Great Thou Art Just As I am Softly and Tenderly Come Unto Me Introduction: The Fishy Coin Purse Have you ever looked at some of the things that happen in the Bible and just thought, “How ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 11:20-24, Matthew 17:24-27, 1 Corinthians 1:18-20, Matthew 11:28-30, Proverbs 3:5-6  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

I Can See Clearly Now - To No A Veil!

Contributed by Jim Brown on Jun 13, 2026

What if I told you that in the Bible Moses at one point had a brightly glowing face! Yeah, strange but true! He had to put a veil over it to keep people from staring at him!

I Can See Clearly Now - to No a Veil! Songs: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus! Open My Eyes that I May See Amazing Grace Wonderful Words of Life Intro - Front Porch: How many of you remember the old Johnny Nash song, “I Can See Clearly Now”? Yeah, I can’t help thinking about this song with the title of ...read more

Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:16, Galatians 3:19-29

Denomination: Baptist

Behold The Lamb Of God Who Takes Away The Sin Of The World!

Contributed by Jim Brown on May 16, 2026

John made a great proclamation and this comes directly from the Old Testament. Let's explore!

Behold the Lamb of God Who Takes Away the Sin of the World! We’re in the book of Numbers today. The book of Numbers is basically after the Israelites left Egypt and God led them. God appeared to them as a pillar of fire by night and a pillar of smoke by day. Of course when you’re in God’s ...read more

Scripture: Numbers 9:1-14, John 1:29-37, Galatians 2:15-21, 1 Corinthians 13:12, Hebrews 10:26-27  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

He Leadeth Me

Contributed by Jim Brown on May 2, 2026

As I was considering this chapter, I was thinking, naw, maybe something easier. Then, as I was thing of what else I could do, I kept coming back to this thought of God leading us and this chapter.

He Leadeth Me Songs: Send the Light (We have heard the Macedonian call today…) I Can Hear My Savior Calling (I’ll go with him all the way) Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (What a fellowship what a joy divine) Let Go and Let God Have His Wonderful Way! Special: He Leadeth Me (Where ere I go ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalm 37:23

Denomination: Baptist

The Persistent March To The Cross (In March)

Contributed by Jim Brown on Mar 6, 2026

To me, Easter (Christian Death/Burial/Resurrection holiday, not pagan one) is greater than Christmas because Easter is the Climax, whereas Christmas is merely the start of the persistent march to that Climax and reason for His coming.

The Persistent March to the Cross (In March) Special: Had it Not been (Michael English version) March fourth was just a few days ago! MARCH FOURTH! Like a very commanding day to march forth! Easter is coming soon. It’s just about a month away now. To me Easter (not the pagan holiday but ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 26:1-56

Denomination: Baptist

Revival... Or A Footnote Of History

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

Many of us wonder if we could have been somebody. So many of us perhaps are just a footnote in history (if that). But what would be worse? If you could have been a great man or woman of God and then didn’t follow thru.

Revival - Or a Footnote of History On the Waterfront: In 1954 a movie called On the Waterfront came out. The movie starred Marlin Brando who played an up and coming boxer who was forced to deliberately a lose fight so a crime boss could make money by betting against him. He never became a boxing ...read more

Scripture: 2 Chronicles 7:1-22, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, 1 Kings 11:4-13, Proverbs 16:18

Denomination: Baptist

I Couldn’t Care Less!

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

By nature we are fault finders in others. We see the faults in others but rarely see the faults with ourselves. But sometimes we see the good too and that’s really what we should focus on.

I Couldn’t Care Less! My wife, two daughters, a boyfriend and myself flew to the great state of Oregon. After we landed in Oregon, we rented a van and went on a driving trip around the state. We saw the beautiful coast, we saw Crater lake, we saw Mount Hood, Jefferson Mountain, The three sisters ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 7:3-5, Luke 10:25-37, Matthew 7:15-20, John 13:34-35, 1 John 3:10, Proverbs 29:7, Proverbs 28:27, 1 John 4:20-21, Philippians 2:1-4, John 11:25, Romans 9:2-4, 2 Peter 3:9, James 2:16, John 4:34-35, 1 John 3:16-17, 1 John 3:1, Ezekiel 16:49, Jude 1:7  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Story After The Greatest Story

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

After a really great act, it’s hard to follow. You are setup to fail! Nobody wants to follow a great act! It makes you look twice as bad, right?

The Story after the Greatest Story After a really great act, it’s hard to follow. You are setup to fail! Nobody wants to follow a great act! It makes you look twice as bad, right? Easter just flew past - it made sort of a wooshing sound! Did you hear the wooshing sound? So what’s next after ...read more

Scripture: John 21:1-18, Romans 10:13

Denomination: Baptist

The Wheat And The Tares

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

I’ve once seen a beautiful picture of a meadow with spring blossoming trees and dandelions as far as the eye can see. How beautiful! Then I realized that it’s not as pretty as I first thought.

The Wheat and the Tares Did you see that it snowed yesterday morning? We got just a few flakes but it really did snow! I even got a video of it. I’ve once seen a beautiful picture of a meadow with spring blossoming trees and dandelions as far as the eye can see. How beautiful! Then I ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43, Matthew 7:15-20, Mark 11:12-14, James 2:14-26, Philippians 3:2-9, John 13:35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Thanksgiving - Where Are The Other Nine?

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

Thanksgiving is coming soon so let’s talk about Thanksgiving. Let's be Thankful!

Thanksgiving - Where are the Other Nine? Talk about Thanksgiving - we’re having fowl weather! Thanksgiving is coming soon so let’s talk about Thanksgiving. It’s just more than just Turkey day as some are calling it now, and it’s more than just the day before the black friday shopping day, or day ...read more

Scripture: Luke 17:11-19

Denomination: Baptist

Abiding In Jesus

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

Make your New Years Resolution to have a closer walk with Jesus!

Abiding in Jesus Is everyone still keeping their New Year’s resolutions? Did you even make any resolutions? Anyway, Valentine’s day is almost here so I wanted to bring a sort of Valentine’s day message. Of course I’m weird so I didn’t choose 1 Corinthians 13 - the love chapter, nor did I choose ...read more

Scripture: John 15:1-9, Ephesians 2:8-10, Matthew 7:15-20, Galatians 5:22, Galatians 5:19-21, Mark 11:12-14, Luke 13:4, Revelation 3:17-19, Zechariah 7:5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

Can You Hear Me Now?

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

When God is calling, do you send God to voicemail, or do you get reception?

Can You Hear Me Now? Commercial: Verizon guy saying: “Can you hear me now?” It has to do with reception. Are you receiving this message? Many times we love to talk but we rarely listen. Be slow to talk and quick to listen. The same guy recently did a commercial for Sprint to get people to ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:8-10, James 4:7-8, Jeremiah 33:3, Revelation 3:14-20

Denomination: Baptist

Superficial Love

Contributed by Jim Brown on Feb 14, 2026

What is real love? Everyone wants real love! God is Love!

Superficial Love Valentine's day is coming up so I thought we’d talk about love! What is real love? We want real love! God is Love Most Popular were Good Looking Have you ever noticed that the good looking was always the most popular? They always got the date - Yeah I’m jealous because I’m ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12, Matthew 23:25-28, Matthew 6:25-29, Matthew 10:29-31, Isaiah 53:1-3, 2 Corinthians 11:13-15, 1 John 4:7-21, John 13:34-35  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist