Former Pastor’s Wife is Now with the Lord

Elizabeth Martha Horne Holmes, 88, widow of Dr. Otis Holmes, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 7, 2010 at Barge Memorial Hospital.
Born in Dickenson County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Oliver Preston and Martha Kiser Horne.

A loving mother, faithful pastor’s wife and elementary school teacher, she retired from the Museum and Gallery at Bob Jones University. She was a member of Hampton Park Baptist Church.

Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Anne and Jim Watkins of Hindman, KY, Claudia and Dave Barba of Crossville, TN and Mary Ellen and Drew Conley of Greenville; very dear friend, Dianne Carter of Greenville; seven grandchildren, Susan (Michael) Croshaw, Jennifer Watkins, Stephanie (Steven) Shaw, Susannah and Jeremiah (Yiqian) Barba, and Matthew and Andrew Conley; three great grandsons, Zachary, Brendon and Christopher Shaw; a sister, June (Elmer) Osborne of Castlewood, VA; a brother, Cody (Pat) Horne of Ocala, FL; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be made to Hampton Park Baptist Church Planting Fund, 875 State Park Road, Greenville, SC 29609 or the Timothy Fund c/o Bob Jones University, 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd., Greenville, SC 29614.

Visitation will be held Thursday, February 11, 2010 from 11:45 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. at Hampton Park Baptist Church with the funeral service following at 2:00 p.m. in the church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Park.

The Day Jesus Was Amazed

“You Can’t Go Home Again” is a novel written by Thomas Wolfe. The story is about a man named George Webber. Mr. Webber is an author who wrote a successful book about his hometown. When he returned home, he expected to receive a hero’s welcome. Instead, he was driven out of town by his own friends and family. They all felt betrayed by what he had written about them in his book. Webber was stunned by their reaction to his work and left his hometown behind try to find himself. George Webber discovered that those who know you best tend to respect you the least.

Our text in Matthew 6:1-6  finds Jesus returning to Nazareth. He is going home again. Our Lord’s return to His hometown does not go the way one might expect it to. After all, Jesus is something of a celebrity by this time. He has been going around the countryside preaching, teaching, healing the sick, casting out demons, raising the dead and controlling the forces of nature. He has proven that there is something very special and very different about Him.
But, the people rejected Jesus and they rejected His message. His response to their unbelief is to quote a common proverb. In summary, the proverb Jesus told them simply means “familiarity breeds contempt”. The people of Nazareth, like people everywhere, took for granted what they had and wanted what they didn’t have. They looked at Jesus and saw one of their own. They treated Him as a common thing.

You can listen to this message entitled “The Day Jesus Was Amazed,” by following this link or visit our sermons page.

Radio Broadcast for Sunday, 01/31/10

Our services were cancelled this morning because of the snow, but we worshipped as a church with our families gathered around their radios. Our services are broadcast live each Sunday morning. This morning, Ben Everson and the Bible Revival Team led our service over the radio. Listen by following this link or visit our sermons page.

*** WEATHER ALERT ***

No services at Tabernacle on Sunday, January 31, but be sure to tune into the radio broadcast at 11 a.m. Sunday morning on 1350 AM. Ben Everson and the Bible Revival team will lead the service. Enjoy the time of worship with your family and spread the word to your friends about the radio broadcast.

Caleb, Bethany, and Abby – Basketball Photos from 2009-2010

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Jesus, Man of Power Over Death

Jesus spoke and, when He did, a raging storm and a tossing sea suddenly became calm. At His command a man held captive by the devil was set free. His power instantly healed a woman caught in the grip of terminal illness. These three episodes prove that Jesus is the Master of the hopeless situation! Thank God, we serve a Lord Who possesses all power. We serve a Lord with Whom nothing is impossible. Today, our text takes us into another hopeless situation. This time Jesus faces the greatest enemy known to man. Jesus faces death in these verses from Mark 5:21-43 and He walks away the Victor! You can listen to this message by following this link or visit our sermons page.

Jesus, Man of Power Over Disease

A multitude of people were following Jesus. The crowd pressed upon Him from every direction, but there was only one person who reached out to “touch” Jesus in demonstration of her faith. A woman with what the KJV calls an “issue of blood,” a hemorrhaging or bleeding, trusted Jesus and she touched Jesus. In Sunday’s message we saw our Savior’s power over disease as we continued our sermon series in Mark’s gospel. You can listen to this message by following this link or visit our sermons page.

Jesus, Man of Power Over Demons

Sunday morning, we returned to our expository series in the Gospel of Mark called “Discovering the Real Jesus.” Last time we were in Mark’s gospel was several months ago. The last time we were in Mark’s gospel we looked at a message called “Theology for the Storm.” We saw the disciples on the sea in the storm and Jesus calmed the storm. In chapter five the disciples are now on the shore with Jesus, but they are going to encounter a much more serious storm, not the storm on the sea, but the storm of a heart. Out of the tombs rushed a wild-eyed crazy man, completely naked. This man was possessed by many demons. I can just imagine someone living near those tombs hearing this man screaming at night. Maybe some little boy would run to his parents upon hearing the screaming and ask, “Is Legion going to get me?” Jesus demonstrated His power over the forces of darkness in our text found in Mark 5:1-20. This was a difficult message to preach. There were several distractions. We had trouble with the sound system. It was as if the devil didn’t want this message to be delivered, but as we see in our text the devil lost. You can listen to this message by following this link or visit our sermons page.

Making the Most of Your Opportunities in 2010

Ephesians 5:14-16 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. 17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

There are two Greek words used in the New Testament which are translated time. One is the word chronos. We get our word chronology from this word. It simply means the passing of time such as the passing of seconds, minutes, or hours. That is not the word used in our text. The word translated time in Ephesians 5:16 is the word charas. This literally means opportunities. Paul is commanding the Ephesian believers to redeem or literally buy back the opportunities. In this first message of 2010 we unpacked these verses to discover four truths that we must understand about time if we are going to make the most of our opportunities in 2010. You can listen to this message by following this link or visit our sermons page.

Family Photos from Christmas 2009 in Terre Haute, IN

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