“Then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.”— Luke 8:12 Below is a sermon from Charles Haddon Spurgeon. Nothing has been altered but emphasis has been added. As you read it, I want you to be reminded that our enemy, the devil, is real and he is active. But, God is powerful; His Word is powerful and we must continue to spread His Word and pray that the Holy Spirit will prepare the hearts of individuals to receive

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Focus Focus: a central point; the point of concentrati

As we celebrate another Christmas, I would like to draw your attention to a hanging light fixture; not to the fixture itself but to the attachment it has to the ceiling! Mr. Rideout, my son, Silas, and myself were recently changing out the lightbulbs in all of the light fixtures in the main auditorium of South Charlotte. As I was standing atop a 12 foot ladder, which was placed on top of a wooden platform, which was placed on top of the pews, I began to think how that those l

Read Luke 2:8-11 . Notice the phrase, in verse 9: the glory of the Lord shone round about them . That phrase means to shine all around or to be surrounded with light. The only other time that that phrase is used in the New Testament is in Acts chapter 26, when Paul was sharing his salvation testimony with King Agrippa: At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them which journeyed with me. - Acts 26:13

South Charlotte Baptist Church celebrated Christmas in the town square of Pineville, NC!