Dewayne Spivey

Isn’t that a beautiful bird? I hope you are getting the color version of our bulletin which comes to those who receive it through their computer. I love watching birds. This one was in Jos, Nigeria. It is called Red Cheeked Cordon Blue Finch. It lives in the...

In the thirty-one years of his rule, King Josiah proved to be a faithful man of God and a great king of Judah. He served God from the beginning as a young king and grew into a greater understanding of God’s will and a determination to follow that will. He made a...

Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. 2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart-- 3 they do no wrong but follow his ways. 4 You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed. 5...

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. 4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil,...

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." (Rev. 14:13 NIV) A blessing all would wish to claim, but a blessing...

Our numbers were down this year at Leadership Training for Christ Convention in Mobile, but the “impression” level was very high. Bible Bowl is where most of my time is spent. It seems that this year I was hearing of more study time and opportunities being taken...

The phrase “Dilly, Dilly” has become quite popular due to its commercial use. I’ve even had a couple of our members who are trying their best to get me to use the phrase in a sermon. They have been without success thus far. But I heard something on the radio this...

Psalm 100 may have been the first Psalm I memorized. I’m pretty sure it had everything to do with its shortness. But the Psalm has stayed with me. It lifts me up and changes the direction of my mood whenever I reflect on it seriously. While it describes the way we...

Truly Blessed This Saturday will be nine years since our Dad passed away. I lost him three months before I lost Cathy. Lost is only a temporary word. One of the memories of Dad that will not let me go is a time he had taken my brothers and I hunting. A rabbit ran into...

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21) Take another look at that verse and think about it for a moment. What is it telling us? How shall we live our lives in keeping with this verse? Does it mean we should never allow an evil person...

According to the forecast for the next couple of days March will come in like a lion. We hope it will go out like a lamb. Just doing some brief research and from previous experience with the month of March, the saying seems to be more of a proverb rather than a...

Do you ever confuse the words principle and principal? Principle - a:a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption b (1) : a rule or code of conduct Principal—most important, consequential, or influential : chief the principal ingredient, the region's...

“Fanatic—a person filled with excessive and often misguided enthusiasm for something.” (Concise Oxford Dictionary) Fanatics killed Jesus and Stephen. Though once a fanatic, when Paul became a Christian he too was hounded by the fanatics he was once like. Fanaticism...

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Rom. 6:23 NIV) “I owed a debt I could not pay.” “Jesus paid a debt he did not owe.” “Christ Jesus paid the debt that I could never pay.” Jesus tells the story of a man who...

Proof— facts, evidence, argument; a demonstration or act of proving.   Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you-- unless, of course, you fail the test? (2 Cor. 13:5 NIV)   Dear...

Finish Resilient (of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions. (of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed. Finish (intransitive verb) - to come to the end...

Here we are in the second day of the New Year. How are you doing so far?   Thinking of the way you intended to be in 2017, how did you do last year?   Planning to do in 2018 is a good start, but it does not accomplish anything. Planning, intending and...

find myself not being as patient as I should be. Do you ever have that problem? I let things get to me and frustrate me. Do you ever do that? With all the things I see that I need to be doing, I can never seem to get caught up nor feel finished with anything. I...

When you think of the focus on thankfulness, the giving and receiving of gifts, and the sense of an    opportunity to start over, it is no wonder that this is often called, “the most wonderful time of the year.”   We even have the order right, although you have...