Daily Devotional

  Commentary: SBC CEO on the Law Amendment MAY 22, 2024 MY (DAN CALKINS) NOTES IN ALL CAPS - FOR A SUMMARY OF MY VIEW, SCROLL DOWN TO THE END.     |  SOURCE: bAPTIST pRESS - https://www.baptiststandard.com/opinion/other-opinions/commentary-sbc-ceo-on-the-law-amendment/   The Southern Baptist Convention will soon consider final action on an amendment to the SBC Constitution stating that a cooperating Southern Baptist church "affirms, appoints, or employs only men as any kind of pastor or elder as qualified by Scripture." This is a significant decision which raises important issues related to Baptist theology, polity and practice and has the potential to profoundly impact not just the Southern Baptist Convention, but the entire Southern Baptist denomination. When the SBC Executive Committee forwarded the amendment to the convention in 2023, it did so with a recommendation that the amendment be declined. This remains the position of the Executive Co...

  Sermon from May 26 Morning Worship service "The Building Business" - 1 Corinthians 14:20-33 First Baptist Church, Carney, OK Bro. Dan Calkins Here's the link:  May 26, 2024 Sermon Link

  Sermon from May 19 Morning Worship service "Gifts and Growth" - 1 Corinthians 14:1-19 First Baptist Church, Carney, OK Bro. Dan Calkins Here's the link:  May 19, 2024 Sermon Link

  Sermon from May 12 Morning Worship service "Love Never Ends" (part 2) - 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 First Baptist Church, Carney, OK Bro. Dan Calkins Here's the link:  May 12, 2024 Sermon Link

  The Love of God - Romans 8:35-39 35  Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? ·        The answer is obvious, but it is good to be patient and be blessed by the answer. Not only will we receive the answer, but what is powerless to separate us from the love of Christ! Shall tribulation, or distress, ·        All these things we remember more often than the good things in our lives. We even create landmarks in our memory banks referring to these tragedies. Many off us (if we’re old enough) remember where we were when we first hear of JFK’s death, or MLK’s death, or the Challenger disaster, or the Oklahoma City bombing, or 9/11. How about when your loved one or dear friend passed away, or was diagnosed with a devastating illness? ·        As is said in 1 Corinthians 13:12, our point of view is dim, much like committing to an all-nighter to prepare for a test or writing a ter...