How often do you read your Bible? Do you try to give some time to the Lord each day – in study, in prayer, in devotion or meditation, in worship? Reading our Bible is an important way we can give the Lord some of our time and at the same time learn more about Him. The Bible…

I hope that the first week of 2012 has brought some good things for each one reading this article. However, I know that many of us have faced or will face challenges and difficulties of various types in the coming year. The important thing for all of us to remember is to be thankful for…

Have you thought much about the New Year beginning? I don’t know how you feel about near year’s resolutions. Personally, I have never been very effective in making or keeping them. However, I do like to think of the beginning of another year as a time of reflection and planning, especially concerning spiritual things. It is…

As pastor, I am truly thankful for the many and varied efforts in which our church is engaged. There is a ladies group that meets on a regular basis and does many things which support the Lord’s work within our church and the surrounding communities. A men’s group has recently started meeting. Our hope and…

Can you believe it is already the last day of February? When it seems to me that the first of the year was just a few days ago, I can really understand the meaning of the scripture from James 4:14. “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time,…

“Who has believed our report?” is the thought for a message I preached recently for broadcast on the Bowling Green Insight Communication cable local access channel on which Mt. Lebanon has a weekly program. When the Lord put this thought on my heart, of course its source was the first verse of Isaiah 53, “Who…

Happy New Year to each one visiting the Mount Lebanon website. I pray that 2010 has been a good year for you and that you have enjoyed the holiday season. But 2010 with all its opportunities and accomplishments is now gone. So now my prayer is that we are looking forward with anticipation toward a healthy…

I am truly thankful for God’s many blessings in my life. One of His most recent blessings is the opportunity to return and serve my home church, Mount Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church, as pastor. I am very humbled by this opportunity and was very apprehensive to accept until the Lord made it clear to me that…