“He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.” — Proverbs 21:21 A Devotional Exposition in the Long Light By The Reverend Professor Jeremy Derby, in the voice of Tolkien I. The Road Set Before the Walker There are verses in Holy Scripture that read like signposts at a forked road—brief, weathered, andContinue reading “Devotional – Feb 6”
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A Song at Dawn Before the Fortress
A Devotional on Psalm 59:16By The Reverend Professor Jeremy Derby(in the voice of J. R. R. Tolkien) “I will sing of your strength,in the morning I will sing of your love;for you are my fortress,my refuge in times of trouble.”— Psalm 59:16 🌄 I. The Morning Song and the Watchful Night There are songs thatContinue reading “A Song at Dawn Before the Fortress”
Verse of the Day Devotional – 2 Feb
“Beyond the Furthest Shore”: A Devotional Meditation on 1 Corinthians 2:9 “As it is written: ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.’”— 1 Corinthians 2:9 I. The Saying of the Apostle and the Silence of Wonder There are words in Holy ScriptureContinue reading “Verse of the Day Devotional – 2 Feb”
Jan 31 Sermon
Jan 31st First Baptist Church Biloxi ========== A Place of Promise: The Call For Unity in God’s Unfolding Plan- Joshua 1:10-18 A Place of Promise: The Call For Unity in God’s Unfolding Plan- Joshua 1:10-18 ========== ORDER OF WORSHIP Ordinance Of BaptismWelcome/PrayerWorship Through SongPraiseThe Love of GodNothing But The Blood/Give Thanks/Total PraiseOffertory SpecialEvidenceMessageA Place ofContinue reading “Jan 31 Sermon”
Jonah: Week 2
Jonah Session 2 Prayers from the Depths Jonah 2: When Relief Comes Before Repentance OPENING RECAP Alright, before we jump into chapter 2, let’s orient ourselves back to where we left off last week. In Jonah chapter 1: • God calls Jonah to go to Nineveh, and although it’s not mentioned yet in chapter 1,Continue reading “Jonah: Week 2”
Genesis Study: Week 4: Expanded Notes
Week 4: The Heavens and the Land as a Temple In the Scripture, the Creation itself is a sort of Cosmic Temple. YHWH sits above the circle of the earth (Isaiah 40:22) and spreads the heavens out like a veil (Job 9:8; Psalm 104:2; Isaiah 40:22), which is similar to the veil between the HolyContinue reading “Genesis Study: Week 4: Expanded Notes”
31 Jan – Devotional
“You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call on you.”— Psalm 86:5 (NIV) I. A Cry from the Road: Setting the Psalm in the Twilight There are verses of Scripture that feel like mountain peaks—lofty, declarative, thunderous in their proclamation of truth. And there are others that feel likeContinue reading “31 Jan – Devotional”
BSF Lesson 18: Zachariah’s Night Visions
BSF Lesson 18 Expanded Lecture Notes: Lesson 18 Notes Zechariah 1:7–4:14 Eight Visions in One Night In his first message, Zechariah repeated the theme of many Old Testament prophets, calling God’s people who had returned from exile to repent and not repeat their ancestors’ mistakes.1 The people needed to turn to God and seek Him.Continue reading “BSF Lesson 18: Zachariah’s Night Visions”
Devotional – 30 Jan 2026
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”— Ephesians 4:2 (NIV) Prologue: A Word Spoken Softly, Yet Carried Far There are words in Holy Scripture that thunder like the breaking of mountains, and there are words that arrive as dew upon the grass at dawn. Ephesians 4:2 belongs to theContinue reading “Devotional – 30 Jan 2026”
Verse of the Day Devotional – 27 Jan 2026
Let us quiet our hearts for a moment and turn our gaze toward the deep lore, to the ancient words passed down to us by the Apostle, a lore-master of the highest order. He sends us these tidings not as a simple chronicle of days gone by, but as a word of power and ofContinue reading “Verse of the Day Devotional – 27 Jan 2026”
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