The Wild Ass’s Colt (Mark 11:1-7)
by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached 5/18/22) In Mark’s gospel, we read about a time when Jesus sent His disciples to get a little donkey’s colt, on whom never a man had sat, and bring it to Him to ride … Read More
The Ordination of a Primitive Baptist Elder, Part 3 – Charge (Elder David Crawford), Closing Prayer
Ordination service conducted on 5/14/22 In this final post of the ordination of Elder John Morgan Owens, we have one of the finest charges I have ever heard in an ordination service. Elder David Crawford, pastor of MacClenny Primitive Baptist … Read More
The Ordination of a Primitive Baptist Elder, Part 2 – Ordination Prayer (Elder Mike Ivey), Charge (Elder Chris McCool)
Ordination conducted on 5/14/22 In this second post of the ordination service of Elder John Morgan Owens, we have the ordination prayer by Elder Mike Ivey of Unity Primitive Baptist Church in Moss Point Mississippi, along with the charge of … Read More
The Ordination of a Primitive Baptist Elder, Part 1 – Opening Prayer, Questioning
Ordination service conducted on May 14, 2022 In the next three posts, we are sharing portions of the ordination service for Elder John Morgan Owens, a member who has been exercising a divine call to preach for several years under … Read More
Dead Is Dead, and Grace Is Grace, Part 2 (Eph. 2)
by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached 5/14/22) Today’s message is the conclusion of a sermon by Elder John Morgan Owens, preached on the occasion of his ordination as an Elder. In this message, he shares with us how that we … Read More
Dead Is Dead, and Grace Is Grace, Part 1 (Eph. 2)
by Elder John Morgan Owens (preached 5/14/22) Today’s message is the first half of a sermon preached by Elder John Morgan Owens on the occasion of his ordination to the work of the full gospel ministry. In this message, the … Read More
Light, Part 2 (Gen. 1:1-5)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 4-24-22) In today’s message, we conclude a sermon by Bro. John Morgan Owens on the topic of “light.” We saw last time that God is the Creator and Source of all light, and we … Read More
Light, Part 1 (Gen. 1:1-5)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 4/24/22) In this sermon, Bro. John Morgan Owens takes us through the Scriptures in dealing with the subject of “light.” We see that God is the Creator and Source of all light in the … Read More
The Disfigurement of Sin, Part 2 (2 Sam. 4:4)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 3/27/22) Today’s message is the conclusion to Bro. John Morgan’s sermon on the disfigurement that sin brings. He clearly sets forth that, although we have been disfigured – indeed, plunged into spiritual death – … Read More
The Disfigurement of Sin, Part 1 (2 Sam. 4:4)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 3/27/21) In the first half of this message, Bro. John Morgan Owens preaches to us about how sin disfigures us. It can certainly do so in a physical way – sickness, disease, and amputation … Read More
Time (James 4:13-15)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 2/27/22) What is the most valuable thing that you own? Bro. John Morgan Owens teaches us in this message that the most valuable – indeed, the ONLY – commodity we truly possess is our … Read More
The Maker and the Taker, Part 2 (Job 1:21)
by Bro. John Morgan Owens (preached 1/23/22) In this conclusion to the message from yesterday, Bro. John Morgan Owens shares more of the things Christ has taken on for us in fulfilling His purpose in salvation, which He and the … Read More