OUR MISSION, THE GOSPEL October had two important meetings, the Associational Meeting and the Nevada Baptist Convention Annual Meeting. Both are a time of fellowship, reports, and most of all a call back to the basics, the Gospel. Our mission as ambassadors for Jesus is to beg the lost to be saved. We will never get those without Jesus to adopt a Christian world view. We s...

CHURCHES ADVANCING THE KINGDOM TOGETHER October 5th we will hold our 70th Annual Meeting. It will be a time to praise God for what He has done, hear testimonies about Kingdom work, and see old friends. Let me encourage you to be a part of the celebration. Come looking to see old friends and seeking to meet new friends. We are an association of 121 churches with over 20,000...

PEOPLE MATTER Many years ago, I was a part of a movement called the "Super Spiral". We were 144 churches across the denomination who were determined to change the world. We believed that under the power of God the churches could reach the nation and the world. We made a difference. Thousands of people were baptized. It was exciting and those of us who experienced it will ...

IT'S WORTH IT! Statistics reported by LifeWay show that Americans have a positive view of Vacation Bible School (VBS). Six out of every 10 adults attended VBS as a child. That is 60% of Americans. Of those that attended VBS, 9 our 10 have positive memories of VBS. For 805 of those who attended VBS say tha tVBS was a highlight of their childhood. As for me, it was my expos...

SPRING HAS SPRUNG Spring is a time of new beginnings. Flowers bloom, trees bud out, and everything is fresh. We used to have a spring revival in every church. We would advertise it as "A Time for a Refreshing Word From God". We all still need revival. We need to return to the basics of our faith. Here are some steps to revival taken from the Lord's model prayer, Matthew...

REVIVAL... On February 14th Baptist Press reported: "Wednesday, February 8th, Asbury College had a chapel service. Chapel is a pretty ordinary experience at a Christian University. What is extraordinary is that the worship time began on February 8th is still going on as I write this on February 13th." Their spontaneous prayer and worship among the student body at an Ohi...

A NEW BEGINNING... In 1955 three churches, First Baptist Church, Boulder City; First Southern Baptist Church, Henderson; and First Baptist Church, Las Vegas agreed together to form a Baptist Association for the purpose of reaching Southern Nevada with the gospel. Over the years many joint projects have been accomplished. Unity of doctrine, fellowship, and purpose has kept...

WHO ARE WE AS BAPTIST... The key to understanding who we are as Baptist is understanding that we are people of the Word. We believe the Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself. We believe the Bible is complete, therefore, there is no need to any additions to amplify the Bible. It is the complete revelation of God. We believe in the...

REMEMBERING THE GLORY... It is easy for us to become complacent about our relationship to God. We live constantly in His presence and just don't think about it. We just take God for granted. We do that with our close friends and family if we do not make the effort to renew our friendship regularly. The Israelites were guilty of forgetting to how great God is. To remind th...

THANK YOU WITH A CHALLENGE... Thank you to all who participated in our annual meeting. Calvin Whitman and James Reamer did a wonderful job of interpreting our theme, "The Urgency of the Gospel". David Lee's sermon was right on target. A word straight from God. The reports were right on target as well. Our association is back from the pandemic show down to full capacity. L...