tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:24 +0000A blog by Pastor Carey Olson. Commentary and interesting articles for your consideration.http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)Blogger414125rbbcgoingdeeperhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-2256628678902324422Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:00 +00002012-02-07T15:05:24.961-06:00Last Sunday I encouraged believers in Christ to join the apostle Paul in being enthralled with Him!  Love HIm!  Treasure Him!  How can we do this?  How can we stir this up in ourselves and one another?I spoke of several ways to do this and one of them is reading (and meditating) about Jesus-- the Scriptures (especially the gospels) and great books about Him (such as Seeing and Savoring Jesus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/l4cYN0f4Mhw/being-enthralled-with-jesus-christ.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=l4cYN0f4Mhw:jzdWBJjJTE8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=l4cYN0f4Mhw:jzdWBJjJTE8:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=l4cYN0f4Mhw:jzdWBJjJTE8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=l4cYN0f4Mhw:jzdWBJjJTE8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=l4cYN0f4Mhw:jzdWBJjJTE8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/l4cYN0f4Mhw" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2012/02/being-enthralled-with-jesus-christ.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-2002899338166034128Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:57:00 +00002012-01-11T10:58:19.284-06:00From my reading in Matthew 11 this morning:"At that time Jesus declared, 'I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.  All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/fijkUWXIs9Q/jesus-reveals-father.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=fijkUWXIs9Q:Tiozd_955Mg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=fijkUWXIs9Q:Tiozd_955Mg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=fijkUWXIs9Q:Tiozd_955Mg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=fijkUWXIs9Q:Tiozd_955Mg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=fijkUWXIs9Q:Tiozd_955Mg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/fijkUWXIs9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2012/01/jesus-reveals-father.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-1792193624437532346Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:16:00 +00002012-01-10T17:17:07.072-06:00Here is a quote from Charles Spurgeon: "A sermon wept over is more acceptable with God than one gloried over."  I have been pondering this today and am challenged and humbled.  I wonder, does Spurgeon mean to address the preacher or the listener?  Or both?   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/zXpR_ZKRt_g/sermons-and-weeping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=zXpR_ZKRt_g:4tavBH1AOus:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=zXpR_ZKRt_g:4tavBH1AOus:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=zXpR_ZKRt_g:4tavBH1AOus:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=zXpR_ZKRt_g:4tavBH1AOus:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=zXpR_ZKRt_g:4tavBH1AOus:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/zXpR_ZKRt_g" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2012/01/sermons-and-weeping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-3569966442579541587Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:08:00 +00002012-01-10T17:09:08.189-06:00Last Sunday, when I preached on 2 Chronicles 14:11, I spoke of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint and their teammates who were all killed by Auca Indians in Ecuador, martyred for the cause of Christ and His gospel.  Today I was reminded that the very day of this sermon, January 8, was the 56th anniversary of these men's death-- Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Peter Fleming, Ed McCully, and Roger Youderian.  I was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/VbdnztU5VBc/jim-elliot-and-nate-saint.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=VbdnztU5VBc:GMBSg5EWHow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=VbdnztU5VBc:GMBSg5EWHow:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=VbdnztU5VBc:GMBSg5EWHow:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=VbdnztU5VBc:GMBSg5EWHow:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=VbdnztU5VBc:GMBSg5EWHow:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/VbdnztU5VBc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2012/01/jim-elliot-and-nate-saint.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-6452523565870228956Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:27:00 +00002011-12-27T13:28:02.741-06:00Justin Taylor has provided a very helpful post listing a number of good plans for reading the Bible during the coming year.  I encourage you to go to his blog to read it and select a plan to use-- www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/kG7Z_6y2Xoo/reading-bible-in-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=kG7Z_6y2Xoo:R8kvrct2mug:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=kG7Z_6y2Xoo:R8kvrct2mug:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=kG7Z_6y2Xoo:R8kvrct2mug:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=kG7Z_6y2Xoo:R8kvrct2mug:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=kG7Z_6y2Xoo:R8kvrct2mug:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/kG7Z_6y2Xoo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/12/reading-bible-in-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-2081555549262092979Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:38:00 +00002011-11-30T14:39:09.432-06:00As I prepare for Sunday morning, December 4, I found this quote from Jonathan Edwards.  It is lengthy but very much worthwhile!"Consider what Christ has done for you.  He died for you.  O what did He bear for you?  If you knew the pains, the distress, and the agonies the glorious Son of God underwent for you, how would the thoughts of His kindness and love to you overcome you... God in Christ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/9uf4vuLKwro/let-it-heighten-your-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=9uf4vuLKwro:Kem_xq34rxM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=9uf4vuLKwro:Kem_xq34rxM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=9uf4vuLKwro:Kem_xq34rxM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=9uf4vuLKwro:Kem_xq34rxM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=9uf4vuLKwro:Kem_xq34rxM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/9uf4vuLKwro" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/11/let-it-heighten-your-surprise.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-6466583908877770221Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:48:00 +00002011-11-17T10:49:19.364-06:00Dear Rocky Family (and any others who may read this),Excitement and anticipation is increasing within me as the Christmas season arrives because of the preaching theme God led me to!  Please pray for Pastor Travis, Denny Hustedt and me as we prepare to preach sermons flowing from this-- "Why Jesus Christ Was Born".  (The passages and titles of these sermons are found in the current newsletter http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/-jFVPobXf_A/passion-for-gospel.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=-jFVPobXf_A:oB9DhXi0vmE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=-jFVPobXf_A:oB9DhXi0vmE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=-jFVPobXf_A:oB9DhXi0vmE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=-jFVPobXf_A:oB9DhXi0vmE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=-jFVPobXf_A:oB9DhXi0vmE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/-jFVPobXf_A" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/11/passion-for-gospel.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-5472037260103992608Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:13:00 +00002011-11-09T10:13:48.716-06:00"Shall We Be Anxious?" is the title of the brief preaching series at RBBC.  I've had more responses to last Sunday's sermon than any other at Rocky.  Of course, we know that the answer to this question is "no", and I gave eight reasons our Lord taught to back up the answer from Matthew 6. It is a fact that, for the follower of Christ, anxiety is sin because the Word of God says there's only one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/mV8LZ7fH7FQ/anxiety-invades-prayer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=mV8LZ7fH7FQ:_SAgbcglAzk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=mV8LZ7fH7FQ:_SAgbcglAzk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=mV8LZ7fH7FQ:_SAgbcglAzk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=mV8LZ7fH7FQ:_SAgbcglAzk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=mV8LZ7fH7FQ:_SAgbcglAzk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img 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href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Gdnj27omUo0:Ymo3td9OdT8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=Gdnj27omUo0:Ymo3td9OdT8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Gdnj27omUo0:Ymo3td9OdT8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/Gdnj27omUo0" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/10/christianitycom-elizabeth-gaunt-burned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-5863099640420589139Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:36:00 +00002011-10-27T14:36:16.758-05:00 A Needed Reminder from a Famous Missionary During Missions Conference Week Not Our Work for the Lord, but the Lord’s Own Work through Us Source: thegospelcoalition.org   caey@rockybayoubaptist.org sent this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/q-NHPGivu1M/caeyrockybayoubaptistorg-has-shared-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=q-NHPGivu1M:qfNwFaTOsTU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=q-NHPGivu1M:qfNwFaTOsTU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=q-NHPGivu1M:qfNwFaTOsTU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=q-NHPGivu1M:qfNwFaTOsTU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=q-NHPGivu1M:qfNwFaTOsTU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/q-NHPGivu1M" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/10/caeyrockybayoubaptistorg-has-shared-not.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-7572162584212835952Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:18:00 +00002011-10-20T16:18:41.846-05:00Today I came across this memory written by Ray Ortlund and, having read it with awareness of our coming week-long missions conference at Rocky, I thought, "What If God moved on us when we are focused on missions this week?"  Here is his memory: "One Sunday morning when I was maybe twelve years old, as Dad was preaching from the pulpit and I was doodling in my seat, I noticed something.  Dad was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/iAfO3XCKIrA/what-if-god-moved-when-we-are-focused.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=iAfO3XCKIrA:SWa7_GDErao:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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+00002011-10-12T11:45:36.487-05:00Missions will be our focus at Rocky, Oct. 23-30, as we consider and celebrate Jesus Christ's promise in Matthew 24:14-- "And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."  Please make it a priority to participate in the Mission Conference events, and pray. Sun., Oct. 23        Dr. Phil Roberts, President of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/Vu6h5_7YTyI/gospel-proclaimed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Vu6h5_7YTyI:UOdZPI_VxxE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Vu6h5_7YTyI:UOdZPI_VxxE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Vu6h5_7YTyI:UOdZPI_VxxE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=Vu6h5_7YTyI:UOdZPI_VxxE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=Vu6h5_7YTyI:UOdZPI_VxxE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/Vu6h5_7YTyI" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/10/gospel-proclaimed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-6929412635962371009Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:32:00 +00002011-09-28T15:33:15.861-05:00In gathered worship, on October 2, we will observe communion together at RBBC.  Please prepare yourself for this in the Word, prayer, confession of known sin, and repentance.  Consider reading from Matthew 27:32-50 for meditation.   "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, saying... 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?'" (Matthew 27:46)  The suffering required of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/RcLfBgAwyIo/lords-table-on-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=RcLfBgAwyIo:TpLP4ImGdA4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=RcLfBgAwyIo:TpLP4ImGdA4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=RcLfBgAwyIo:TpLP4ImGdA4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=RcLfBgAwyIo:TpLP4ImGdA4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=RcLfBgAwyIo:TpLP4ImGdA4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/RcLfBgAwyIo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/09/lords-table-on-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-3293690571030152032Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:06:00 +00002011-09-22T11:06:35.861-05:00Carey Dean is answering the Lord's call to minister in another church, Woodland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN.  I am very sad that the Deans are leaving Rocky.  Carey loves God and he has beautifully and faithfully called us to magnify the glory of God and exalt the Lord Jesus.  He has helped many to use their gifts in worship leadership ministries, urging them to grow in the Lord.  He http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/VLPi-T3jHgg/glad-grieving.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=VLPi-T3jHgg:D73C7kLuy60:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img 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September 11, I preached and taught from Acts 17:22-29.  When Paul was asked to tell more about the meaning of his preaching about Jesus and the resurrection (17:18-20), he began by describing God.  Having observed the hyper-religiosity of the Athenians, because of the prominence of idols in the city, Paul started with doctrinal statements about who God is-- I highlighted nine http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/sorA3unhz6o/how-great-is-god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=sorA3unhz6o:Dor3cATBz5s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=sorA3unhz6o:Dor3cATBz5s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=sorA3unhz6o:Dor3cATBz5s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=sorA3unhz6o:Dor3cATBz5s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=sorA3unhz6o:Dor3cATBz5s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/sorA3unhz6o" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-great-is-god.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-307633764810583352Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:35:00 +00002011-09-06T14:35:56.847-05:00Last weekend, September 2,3, and 4 over 100 volunteers from RBBC assisted the 7th Special Forces Group by caring for children while their parents participated in the U.S. Army's Strong Bonds, a program designed to help marriage and families cope with the very stressful realities of military life, and especially frequent deployments.  What a fantastic display of unity in the body of Christ as http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/WKRNjv47VaE/why-did-rbbc-do-strong-bonds-mission.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=WKRNjv47VaE:FGmIyPJk3pw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=WKRNjv47VaE:FGmIyPJk3pw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=WKRNjv47VaE:FGmIyPJk3pw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=WKRNjv47VaE:FGmIyPJk3pw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=WKRNjv47VaE:FGmIyPJk3pw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/WKRNjv47VaE" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/09/why-did-rbbc-do-strong-bonds-mission.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-2428365958458521922Thu, 01 Sep 2011 16:42:00 +00002011-09-01T11:42:34.812-05:00Mark Wilke will be preaching at Rocky Bayou Baptist Church on Sunday morning, September 4.  For those who don't know Mark, he is an elder of our church who is currently on sabbatical leave, meaning he does not attend elders' meetings regularly, but still actively ministers among us with single adults and Spanish-speaking people.  Mark is called to pastoral ministry and works at Eglin Air Force http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/rcfJQ8xfMjA/mark-wilke-preaching-on-sept-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=rcfJQ8xfMjA:DCW9iSvxiBE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=rcfJQ8xfMjA:DCW9iSvxiBE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=rcfJQ8xfMjA:DCW9iSvxiBE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=rcfJQ8xfMjA:DCW9iSvxiBE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=rcfJQ8xfMjA:DCW9iSvxiBE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/rcfJQ8xfMjA" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/09/mark-wilke-preaching-on-sept-4.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-3625195576862870673Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:20:00 +00002011-08-30T11:20:12.330-05:00 Worth reading... Don’t Neglect the Horizontal Dimension of Singing and Worship Source: thegospelcoalition.org Justin Taylor|12:00 pm CT Godward vertical worship—in preaching, prayer, singing, communion—is our ultimate aim when the church gathers together. But we should not neglect the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/oTBAlTC_wao/careyrockybayoubaptistorg-has-shared.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oTBAlTC_wao:m9IJnC_JnyY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oTBAlTC_wao:m9IJnC_JnyY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oTBAlTC_wao:m9IJnC_JnyY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=oTBAlTC_wao:m9IJnC_JnyY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oTBAlTC_wao:m9IJnC_JnyY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/oTBAlTC_wao" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/careyrockybayoubaptistorg-has-shared.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-1378190456387606602Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:02:00 +00002011-08-25T11:03:07.608-05:00As followers of the Lord Jesus Christ we are called to wrestle.  It is part of the discipleship package!  On Thursday morning I saw a few minutes of unedited video taken by Mike and Libby Wild of the Wano people, and in one segment we saw a Wano man (before he was converted) fighting with his wives in the Wilds' front yard.  It was quite a scrap and, at one point, they were sort of wrestling!  http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/ejfDMsqX5Ww/called-to-wrestle.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=ejfDMsqX5Ww:_-rQtG0Kr7w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=ejfDMsqX5Ww:_-rQtG0Kr7w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=ejfDMsqX5Ww:_-rQtG0Kr7w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=ejfDMsqX5Ww:_-rQtG0Kr7w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=ejfDMsqX5Ww:_-rQtG0Kr7w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/ejfDMsqX5Ww" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/called-to-wrestle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-7950104951845313381Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:09:00 +00002011-08-24T11:09:41.000-05:00Jesus spoke these words: "And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come" (Matthew 24:14).Next Sunday, August 28, will be a delightful day of rejoicing in God's grace as we celebrate this-- that the Wano people, a tribal people group of Papua Indonesia, has been reached with the great gospel of Christ!  We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/6_mJC7bGsks/rbbc-please-prepare-for-august-28th.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=6_mJC7bGsks:nylsrUbCrhE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=6_mJC7bGsks:nylsrUbCrhE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=6_mJC7bGsks:nylsrUbCrhE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=6_mJC7bGsks:nylsrUbCrhE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=6_mJC7bGsks:nylsrUbCrhE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/6_mJC7bGsks" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/rbbc-please-prepare-for-august-28th.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-3085474637970743360Wed, 24 Aug 2011 15:15:00 +00002011-08-24T10:15:32.751-05:00http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/the-preeminence-of-jesus-is-for-everyday-life http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/wm_k8W7kEAg/preeminence-of-jesus-is-for-everyday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=wm_k8W7kEAg:H_Og-4qIQ9w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=wm_k8W7kEAg:H_Og-4qIQ9w:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=wm_k8W7kEAg:H_Og-4qIQ9w:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=wm_k8W7kEAg:H_Og-4qIQ9w:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=wm_k8W7kEAg:H_Og-4qIQ9w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/wm_k8W7kEAg" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/preeminence-of-jesus-is-for-everyday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-489610873429076987Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:22:00 +00002011-08-16T15:22:35.109-05:00On Sunday, August 21, the sermon text will be Acts 17:10-15.  I encourage you to prepare for Sunday by reading and meditating on this great passage.  Like those of Berea, let us "receive the word with all eagerness".  Eagerness, a great word and a great response to the greatest Book! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/4_OOBnS1ufU/rocky-family-prepare-for-august-21.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=4_OOBnS1ufU:Mff0KEkRCfM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=4_OOBnS1ufU:Mff0KEkRCfM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=4_OOBnS1ufU:Mff0KEkRCfM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=4_OOBnS1ufU:Mff0KEkRCfM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=4_OOBnS1ufU:Mff0KEkRCfM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/4_OOBnS1ufU" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/rocky-family-prepare-for-august-21.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-155459976179272682Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:17:00 +00002011-08-16T15:18:19.815-05:00Charles Spurgeon preached these words in his sermon, "The World on Fire", on August 3, 1873.  Apt today for those who have ears-- At certain points it has seemed to the Most High to be imperatively necessary to send great calamities upon mankind lest pride, oppression, and profanity should cause society utterly to rot." "The fall of dynasties, the overthrow of empires, devastating wars, and direhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/3bNUAWdl8G0/what-in-world-is-happening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=3bNUAWdl8G0:t_IN1LRpCHQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=3bNUAWdl8G0:t_IN1LRpCHQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=3bNUAWdl8G0:t_IN1LRpCHQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=3bNUAWdl8G0:t_IN1LRpCHQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=3bNUAWdl8G0:t_IN1LRpCHQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/3bNUAWdl8G0" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/what-in-world-is-happening.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-8484710519239873491Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:27:00 +00002011-08-09T10:27:41.237-05:00Why was Paul annoyed with the slave-girl in Acts 16:18?  When I preached from this text on August 7 I asked for help in answering this question, and I posted one response yesterday.  Here is another fine answer from a Rocky member: "Could it be that it was because Christ Himself forbid the demons to proclaim Him Lord... 'Just then there was a man in the synagogue  who had an evil spirit in him.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/oZRqiNAgf58/paul-and-slave-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oZRqiNAgf58:N4KHADlvNp0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oZRqiNAgf58:N4KHADlvNp0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oZRqiNAgf58:N4KHADlvNp0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=oZRqiNAgf58:N4KHADlvNp0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=oZRqiNAgf58:N4KHADlvNp0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/oZRqiNAgf58" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/paul-and-slave-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3122432484735394837.post-7325454147721685713Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:20:00 +00002011-08-08T15:20:28.562-05:00Last Sunday I asked this question (following is an approximation of my words): "Why was Paul annoyed with the slave-girl who followed him and his team around, crying out, 'These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation.'"  I said I wasn't sure of the answer and invited listeners to help me with it. Following our gathered worship time a member of our church http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~3/NNwo_RaSMLo/paul-and-tormented-slave-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rocky Bayou Baptist Church)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=NNwo_RaSMLo:QyfCH-bFxgQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=NNwo_RaSMLo:QyfCH-bFxgQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=NNwo_RaSMLo:QyfCH-bFxgQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?i=NNwo_RaSMLo:QyfCH-bFxgQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?a=NNwo_RaSMLo:QyfCH-bFxgQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/rbbcgoingdeeper?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/rbbcgoingdeeper/~4/NNwo_RaSMLo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rbbcgoingdeeper.blogspot.com/2011/08/paul-and-tormented-slave-girl.html