Posts with the category “president-s-pen”
Like the Disciples, Sometimes We Have Doubts
by Adam Pursel, SCBO President on August 15th, 2025
And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the ag... Read More
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The Spirit vs. The Flesh
by Adam Pursel, SCBO President on July 9th, 2025
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Ga 5:22–24). (2016). Crossway Bibles.Great things are happening through our cooperation in the South... Read More
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Stay Focused on the One Above Us
by Adam Pursel, SCBO President on June 17th, 2025
And Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in the Lord;my horn is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies,because I rejoice in your salvation.“There is none holy like the Lord:for there is none besides you;there is no rock like our God.The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (1 Sa 2:1–2). (2016). Crossway Bibles.Life is difficult. Ministry is difficult.Hannah was just coming out of a rea... Read More
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Stay Focused on the One Above Us
by Adam Pursel, SCBO President on June 17th, 2025
And Hannah prayed and said,“My heart exults in the Lord;my horn is exalted in the Lord.My mouth derides my enemies,because I rejoice in your salvation.“There is none holy like the Lord:for there is none besides you;there is no rock like our God.The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (1 Sa 2:1–2). (2016). Crossway Bibles.Life is difficult. Ministry is difficult.Hannah was just coming out of a rea... Read More
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Pick Up Your Cross and Follow the King
by By Adam Pursel on May 14th, 2025
24 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. 25 For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. 26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? The Holy Bible: English Standard Version ... Read More
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Be Strong and Courageous, Ohio Baptists
by Adam Pursel on March 28th, 2025
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Fearing the Lord sets us free to pursue lives that glorify the Father in the name of Jesus.But, there are other kinds of fear. These fears don’t set us free, they make our world smaller. They enslave. They limit. They draw our attention away from the Lord towards something else…usually some version of our own comfort, safety, or pleasure.Have you al... Read More
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Rejecting the Status Quo - President's Pen
by Adam Pursel on February 17th, 2025
2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Lk 10:2). (2016). Crossway Bibles. The church where you worship hasn’t been there forever. Whether it was five years ago or 100 years ago, at some point, somebody planted the church where you ... Read More
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