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  • Tim White

    Contributing sermons since Feb 13, 2009
Tim's church

First Baptist Church of Chama
Chama, New Mexico 87520
5752090954

About Tim
  • Education: Associate of Science, Jacksonville College, TX. Dallas Baptist University. Bachelors of Ministry in Christian Counseling, Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, NC. Nearing completion of Masters of Ministry in Christian Counseling, Christian Bible College, Rocky Mount, NC.
  • Experience: Has served on many Texas baptist church staffs in youth, education and counseling. Pastor at at Central Baptist, Bronte, TX, at First Baptist, Desdemona, TX, at First Baptist Church of Eula, TX, at Second Baptist Church of Lamesa, TX, and First Baptist Church of Chama, NM.
  • Comment to those looking at my sermons: I pray and trust God will speak to you through these.
  • Sermon or series that made a difference: Study of the Book of John, Judges, The Life of David.
  • One of my favorite illustrations: Our son, Ryan, has had over 30 surgeries in the first 15 years of his life. When he was about 8 years old, he was in the hospital for another surgery. The medical staff had already given him the “Barney Juice”, a purple liquid with something like morphine in it. The medical staff then began to roll his surgery bed to the operating room. As usual, we accompanied him to the two big doors that led to the place of surgery. That is where we stop, and tell him all will be “ok” for the last tim
  • Family: Married to Laura, with one son (Ryan), a student at Dallas Baptist University.
  • What my parents think of my sermons: They say they like them.
  • What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She says she likes them.
  • Best advice given to me about preaching: Love the people, preach the Bible, don’t violate your God-given conscience, but seek God in all your ways.
  • Books that have had an impact: Lifetime Guarantee, by Bill Gillham. Classic Christianity, by Bob George. Friendship Counseling, by Kevin Huggins. Soultalk, by Larry Crabb. Any book by Jay Adams.
  • Hobbies: Writing, photography, sports, music, reading.
  • If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Just believe God: about what He says about Himself, His Only Son, and His children in Chist. Forget all the other voices, and cling to His.
  • Something funny that happened while preaching: I did my first wedding with my pants unzipped. Fortunately, my suit jacket covered it well, but I was really embarrassed.
  • What I want on my tombstone: He believed God...
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  • The Fear Of God

    Contributed on Jun 28, 2020
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    The most undertaught, major theological topic today is the fear of God. But studying it brings great joy and assurance.

    The Fear of God. 1 Peter 1:17-19 • The Fear of God is one of the least taught major topics in Christianity. • No one alive has spent more time studying and writing about the fear of God than my dear friend, Kinney Mitchell. • It is mentioned more than 45 times in the Bible, the fear of God, the ...read more

  • Old Paths And New Paths

    Contributed on Jun 23, 2020
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    Peter wrote that we are to forsake the old paths and follow a new path.

    Old and New Paths 1 Peter 1:13-16 • What is the therefore, there for? • I found this in a daily devotional book: • I remember reading years ago about an incident that occurred on the coast. • A young man was driving his sports car along a road near the sea. • He had driven it many times. • It was ...read more

  • One Foot In Heaven, One On Earth

    Contributed on May 28, 2020
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    A non-Calvanist's sermon on 1 Peter 1:1-2

    One Foot in Heaven, One on Earth 1 Peter 1:1-2 • As Jesus’ disciples, we live in two worlds. • One of those worlds is characterized by foolishness, incredulity, darkness, despair, and evil, and leads to hell. • The other is filled with wisdom, belief, light, hope and good, and it leads to heaven. ...read more

  • Covid-19: What In Heaven Is God Doing?

    Contributed on May 25, 2020
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    It is encouraging to understand what God is up to during a crisis like we have today.

    COVID-19, What in Heaven Is God Doing? What may be happening now, all around the world. 2 Chronicles 7:11-15 Other various passages “If my people…” • The Corona Virus 19 had rocked our world. • Has it not shown us that we cannot control our lives? • For control freaks, this has been emotional ...read more

  • The Dangers Of Religion

    Contributed on Feb 9, 2017
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    Paul addresses the dangers of hiding behind religion to avoid a relationship with God.

    Last week, from Romans 1, we saw how people get so far from God, God gives them up to their vile choices and futile minds. That is the most tragic story in the Bible. We pointed out that all of us are susceptible to the same spiral stairway. Even believers, even Churches, can become cold towards ...read more

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  • Don't Be Impatient

    Contributed on Apr 15, 2013
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    DON'T BE IMPATIENT When I was a teen-ager, my mom finally gave in to my dad. After mom and dad bought our Christmas, dad talked mom into allowing us to open the gifts days, sometimes weeks early. He couldn’t wait until we opened our gifts. The problem is that it took a lot of the joy out of ...read more

  • God Is Absolute

    Contributed on Apr 4, 2013
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    GOD IS ABSOLUTE If we bought a new piano or a new organ and moved it into the sanctuary, we would need to tune it, or everything else, typically. The impression is that there are differences in how the instruments are tuned. If the new piano is tuned a little higher than the old equipment, then ...read more

  • Monogamy Syndrome

    Contributed on Feb 15, 2013
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    MONOGAMY SYNDROME Where at one time, having sexual relations outside marriage was considered liberating, current studies show that it damages one's ability to trust, affecting future relationship, one's respect for self, affecting every decision and diminishing the value of right decisions, and ...read more

  • Fallen World

    Contributed on Feb 15, 2013
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    FALLEN WORLD Crime rate, growth in atrocities of crime, world tension, wars (and as the Bible predicted, rumors of wars), growth and mutation of illnesses, viruses and diseases. Our great grandparents had not concept of Aids. Our nation’s founders never heart of Ebola, the flesh eating disease. ...read more

  • No Replacement Refs

    Contributed on Oct 6, 2012
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    NO REPLACEMENT REFS Matthew 7:22 On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.' One week ...read more