What Gospel Is Important? - Part 2

Copied from the sermon notes of Pastor Don Elmore

December 7, 2025

Scripture Reading: Revelation 12:7-9

There was “war” in heaven?   When I was young, I thought that heaven was a place of eternal peaceful bliss. I was shocked when I read that there was a war in this peaceful abode because I thought that was impossible. Who fought who? The angels: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. Michael won, and his opponents, led by the old Serpent, or the Devil or Satan, were driven out of heaven and cast down onto the earth. 

Revelation 20:1-3:

1) “And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

2) And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.

3) And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.”

It is my opinion that this prophecy is being fulfilled today. The story of when the old serpent was released a little before 1517, but in order to understand how it affected America we need to understand more about the history of the state of affairs in the royalties of Scotland and England in the 16th and 17th centuries. I will elaborate more on them later in the sermon.

Flee From Idolatry

“Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.” 

By Walter Giddings

November 30, 2025

Who are “them” in 1 Corinthians 10:5-6? 

Why does the Apostle Paul rehearse this Ancient History of The Hebrews, in Exodus from Egypt, marching in their order as The Twelve Tribes of Israel, Jacob’s Heirs?  (Verse 6).  “These things were our examples.” Many American pulpits have told us those “Jews” in the wilderness were under the Old CovenantWe are under the New Covenant. We are under Grace

Did Noah find “grace in the eyes of the LORD”? Is every lust, “lust after evil things”?  Or are there lawful lusts as well as unlawful lusts?  What about the lawful lust of a husband for his wife?  If he loses that, she will doubt and then be suspicious! Is Paul’s topic unlawful lusts or “lust after evil things”? 

Of what does Verse 7 remind us in this season of the year? 

The Psalms - Psalm 100

Old Hundredth

by Rev. Jim Jester

November 23, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 42:10-12

Psalm 100 serves as a conclusion (or doxology) to the royal psalms. The well-known metrical tune used in churches since the sixteenth century called, “Old Hundredth,” is often used as a conclusion at some point in the church service. It begins, “Praise God from whom all blessings flow.” Of all the psalms in the collection this rises to the highest pitch of gladness.

The subscript calls it, “A Psalm for Thanksgiving.” This was a hymn of procession, sung by pilgrims as they approached the gates of the temple. It likely was sung at the time of the giving of the thank offering in the temple. The term “thank offering” may also be translated “thanksgiving” or “praise.”

Motive for Murder

Is Cain still killing Abel?

by Walter Giddings

November 16, 2025

Reference Scripture:  1 John 3:12

“And wherefore slew he him?”

An assassin(s) killed Charlie Kirk, father of two children and CEO of Turning Point USA! Charlie Kirk fell in the middle of the day before an assembly of better than 3000 people on the campus at Utah Valley University. Charlie’s security team and the campus police were frustrated at being undermanned, unable to secure the perimeter against a trained sniper(s)! [September 10th, 2025] ...

When is the last time we saw this Judgment of our God applied in our War Emergency Powers courtsHas that even occurred in our lifetimes? Who now wants Executions without God’s safeguards for the guiltless?!!! 

Did American Pulpits stop preaching “all the counsel of God”? [Acts 20: 27] Who was the 1st Martyr killed for his Faith? Do we know he was killed for his Faith? When was the 1st Murder in Adam? (Genesis 4:8). Did a child of the Devil slay a child of Adam? 

What Gospel Is Important? - Part 1

Copied from the sermon notes of Pastor Don Elmore

November 9, 2025

Scripture Reading: 2 Corinthians 11:4

What gospel was preached by Jesus and His apostles and disciples? Were there different gospels preached when the church began? Did they preach the Calvinistic gospel, or the Arminian gospel, or the gospel of the kingdom? There wasn’t any Calvinistic or Arminian gospel when the church began; these gospels came many years later (around the 1500s). Calvinism came first followed by the Arminian which was a rebuttal of Calvinism by Dutch Reformed theologian in the late 16th century, Arminius. But does it make any difference today which one is preached?

The gospel began to be changed in America, from its beginning fifty years before the colonies’ Declaration of Independence till now, from Calvinism to Arminianism. Arminianism has grown until it eventually passed Calvinism in the twentieth century. And now it is practically all that one hears in churches, on television or radio broadcasts or on the internet. What is the difference between the two gospels?

The Psalms - Psalm 99

The Holy God

by Rev. James Jester

November 2, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Isaiah 6:1-3

Psalm 99 is a triple proclamation of God’s holiness, as Isaiah would do at a later date, and as we read: “Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts”(Isa. 6:3). The two divisions of the psalm (v. 1-5, 6-9) both end in the refrain exhorting the worshippers to exalt the God who is holy (v. 5, 9). This psalm is a call to praise God because of the glories (and blessings) of His Kingdom among men (Adamkind). It is a song of praise describing Christ’s reign.

From Healthcare to Sickcare

How Rockefeller and Carnegie Rewired Modern Medicine and Why It Still Affects You Today 

By Harald Zieger 

October 26, 2025 

Few systems are more influential — or more taken for granted — than modern medicine. Most of us grew up believing that the medical system has always been scientific, trustworthy, and built to help us heal. But the truth is more complicated.

In the early 1900s, two of the most influential figures in American history — John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie — played a pivotal role in reshaping medicine. 

This transformation continues to impact how we’re diagnosed, treated, and even taught to think about health today. This isn’t about conspiracy — it’s about following the money, the motives, and the long-term impact of decisions made over a century ago. 

Baptist Churches - Part 2

Copied from the sermon notes of Pastor Don Elmore

October12, 2025

Scripture Reading: Revelation 18:4

The first part of this message speaks to how Zionism was created as a replacement of Judaism in an effort to counter the "hatred" that Christian nations had for them, so in the 1800's the Zionists changed the definition of a Jew to that of a nationality. They turned it into Jewish nationalism , which means they needed to create a language, a flag and a specific piece of land to call a country. The second part of this message talks about how the Three Great Awakenings were instrumental in changing the nation's churches, moving away from the original gospel of who the promises of God were intended for, creating many denominations, and weakening, if not destroying, the church.

The Psalms - Psalm 97

The Lord of All the Earth

by Rev. Jim Jester

October 5, 2025

SCRIPTURE READING: Hebrews 1:1-4

Psalm 97 continues in the theme and tone of the previous psalms. It uses phrases found in other psalms and other Old Testament passages.

J. M. Boice has commented, “Psalms 96, 97, 98 each hail God’s coming as the world’s King. But psalms 96, 98 soar with delight at what is in store for the world when Jesus returns, while in Psalm 97 the frightening and awesome side of God’s kingly rule is emphasized.”

The psalmist celebrates the Lord’s dominion over nations and nature, describes its effect on foes and friends, and then encourages the latter.