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DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF A PET

19. August 2026

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    BARNEY IS GONE – What to do when your pet dies. This is the story of loving and losing. But more than that, it is about the privilege of having a pet we could love, enjoy, and spend time with. It is about the loss of our favorite pet dog Barney. Strange the […]

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MEMORIAL DAY—THE SUPREME SACRIFICE

3. June 2026

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USS Ault Vietnam 1967 A TIME OF REMEMBRANCE – MEMORIAL DAY in the USA is a time to remember those who gave the supreme sacrifice for our freedom. It is estimated that over 1,305,000 military personnel have died on behalf of the United States of America since its inception. 1,305,000 people may not sound like […]

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TGIM! DOWNCAST NO MORE

3. June 2026

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THE WORD:  “Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted in me? Hope in God: for I shall yet praise Him for the help of His countenance.  . . . Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God: for I shall yet praise […]

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FROM HALLOWEEN to ALL SAINTS’ DAY

2. November 2025

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FROM HALLOWEEN to ALL SAINTS’ DAY WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES Dr. Lewis W. Gregory      All Saints’ Day and All Hallows’ Eve (commonly called Halloween) provide a fitting contrast between the change from the old to the new. All Saints’ Day, observed on November 1, celebrates the unity of the universal Church, […]

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OVERCOMING TROUBLES

23. March 2025

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OVERCOMING TROUBLES – We all experience adversities, difficulties, and tragedies, which can result in much pain and suffering. Discover God’s way to overcome troubles. Listen to the message I taught about this subject from the New Testament book of 1 Peter. Lyons Class First Redeemer Church, Cumming, GA March 23, 2025    

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE SERIES – SATAN’S DEVICES

21. May 2024

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  The following is a three part series on Spiritual Warfare that I presented in December 2005 at First Baptist Atlanta for leaders (primarily the counselors and lay counselors at FBA, the counselors at In Touch Ministries and the counselors at North Point Community Church). Ignorance of Satan’s devices (2 Corinthians 2:11) has resulted in […]

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NEVER FORGET THE HOLOCAUST

28. January 2024

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  INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY is held annually on JANUARY 27, which is the day prisoners were released from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp at the end of WWII in 1945. WHAT IS THE HOLOCAUST? The Auschwitz Concentration Camp located in Southern Poland was the largest and most notorious of all the Nazi death camps. These […]

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TROUBLING TIMES – the End?

2. November 2023

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TROUBLING TIMES Are we nearing the END? Dr. Lewis W. Gregory   WHAT DID JESUS SAY about troubling times? JESUS SAID, 6 “And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there […]

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THE GLORY OF THE CROSS

11. April 2023

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THE CROSS is glorious when you have the right perspective. The cross was where Jesus Christ was glorified. “Jesus replied, ‘The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified.” John 12:23 But what is the significance of the cross for us. Forgiveness, freedom, redemption, restoration, just to name a few significant things. Ultimately, […]

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LIVING PROOF

21. March 2023

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  Let me tell you about my Lord. How do I know God is real? Because I met Him, received His Son Jesus Christ and gave myself to Him. Now I know Christ as my Lord, my Life and my All. He walks with me, He talks with me, He enables me, He equips me […]

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