Elk River Baptist Church

As our church is going through Paul’s Epistles together (currently in Galatians), we read about much of Paul’s hardships in getting the Gospel into new territories.  We read that this life-and-death message is so important that it is worth risking all for the sake of o...

I believe that generations are won or lost to the gospel by how God’s people GIVE.  God chooses to primarily reach people through people:  the generous and sacrificial expressions of love.  These expressions take on many forms:  gifts of time, service, money, and most...

It’s getting so hard to see through the fog!   Our mailboxes and cell phone advertisements inundate us with “deals”.   We fill up our December calendars with tree hunting, Santa sightings, and “Christmas” shopping for people who don’t need a single material thing!  I’m...

A rich, young ruler inquired about eternal life with Jesus, and yet went away sad, not willing to make the ultimate sacrifice:  of replacing his heart’s desire with the Son of God Himself.  To him, and us, Jesus makes a sweeping statement, which we dare not take lightl...

From my discussions with a number of Japanese students during English class, one of the things that most impressed them about Christianity was on its emphasis on forgiveness.  A common phrase I would hear in various places of Japanese culture was “Zettai Yurusanai!”, w...

I estimate that about a fifth of a regular Sunday attendance come to prayer meetings on Sunday evenings.  (but who’s counting?)  I don’t know anyone else’s individual prayer life, but as I believe prayer to be the lifeblood in one’s relationship with God, so corporate...

There is a particular statistic that has been thrown around for years, that I have always been suspicious of:  that “50% of marriages end in divorce, and it is no different for Christians than for non-Christians”.  I have heard prominent pastors use this, and I have ne...

Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.    I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

You may have heard the recent Gallup report stating that “Americans are...

13  When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" 14  They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15  "But what about you?" he aske...

There are a host of dangers infiltrating the Church in the US today, and they are particularly troublesome because they influence those who are not grounded in and led by the Word of God.  It has long been understood that cultural change can be controlled through a com...