Bartimaeus Baptist Temple

The joy of The Lord is your strength.

Sunday School by Linda Thacker from February 18, “The Joy of The Lord” The joy of The Lord is your strength.

BRRRR! It's cold! This is one of those mornings I am especially grateful to be part of a church that doesn't start until 2:30 in the afternoon. The service time originally came of necessity and was found to be best for the people we serve, so we kept it that way. One of the churches my father pastored when I was young also had an afternoon service....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.7 BRRRR! It’s cold! This is one of those mornings I am especially grateful to be part of a church that doesn’t start until 2:30 in the afternoon. The service time originally came of neces…

Priscilla discusses why God may not give us the answers we want, and also the value in tithing.

Sunday School by Priscilla Whitmore from February 11 Priscilla discusses why God may not give us the answers we want, and also the value in tithing.

Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy says Sue K is cancer free after surgery. Debra’s dog is recovering well. Cathy probably has a new dog. Leann is thankful she got to see the doctor. Brenda and family are doing well. Jim was able to get his medication. Leann is thankful that she will have an opportunity to improve her grades....

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 11 Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy says Sue K is cancer free after surgery. Debra’s dog is recovering well. Cathy probably has a new dog. Leann is thankful she got to see the doctor. Brenda an…

It already seems to me the year is moving fast. Valentine's day will be on Wednesday. Our outreach on March 16 will be here before you know it. I'm excited to see what God will do. This Sunday, we're in John 18:1-11. After concluding His prayer, Jesus brings His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas knows the place, because they often met there....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.6 It already seems to me the year is moving fast. Valentine’s day will be on Wednesday. Our outreach on March 16 will be here before you know it. I’m excited to see what God will do. This…

Priscilla speaks of faith through life's trials

Sunday School by Priscilla Whitmore from February 4 Priscilla speaks of faith through life’s trials

Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy is glad to be back home after traveling. April enjoyed her weekend. Leann is thankful to have made it back after a bus mishap. Debra’s dog is doing well after surgery. Barbara is thankful to have her pain under control. Linda is doing better. Remember Gary, and cathy’s friend Teresa. Another friend, Steve, is fighting cancer....

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of February 4 Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy is glad to be back home after traveling. April enjoyed her weekend. Leann is thankful to have made it back after a bus mishap. Debra’s dog is doing well afte…

Sometime I feel like it is my duty as pastor to paint a bright picture even if I can't see it myself. I have always maintained hope, believing that God has bigger and better things in store for Bartimaeus Baptist Temple, but I'll confess sometimes I feel like a hypocrite standing up there saying that when I can't see the way forward....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.5 Sometime I feel like it is my duty as pastor to paint a bright picture even if I can’t see it myself. I have always maintained hope, believing that God has bigger and better things in store f…

Rejoice with us and pray with us. Brenda and the rest of us who were there enjoyed the Christian Fellowship of the Blind last night. Leann got new insurance and will be able to see her doctors. Pris is glad to be here and we are glad she is here. Cathy asks prayer for Teresa’s brother with cancer. Pray for Teresa as well....

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of January 28 Rejoice with us and pray with us. Brenda and the rest of us who were there enjoyed the Christian Fellowship of the Blind last night. Leann got new insurance and will be able to see her doctors. Pri…

First, thank you all for the birthday celebration last week. It is good to love and be loved. It was cold outside, but warm in our hearts. I am looking forward to seeing what happens when we share that warmth with the community around us on March 16. We're going to have some resources to help us and volunteers on the day of the event, but we are going to be the ones to plan and execute....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.4 First, thank you all for the birthday celebration last week. It is good to love and be loved. It was cold outside, but warm in our hearts. I am looking forward to seeing what happens when we share …

HOMECOMING 2023

HOMECOMING 2023 65 YEARS!

Rejoice with us and pray with us. We are so happy to be here today. Pris’s eye surgery went well and she’ll soon have her cataracts done. Don is thankful to hav come through all of his health issues. Brenda and Don ask prayer that they get all the paperwork straight so that they get the compensation they are supposed to....

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of January 21 Rejoice with us and pray with us. We are so happy to be here today. Pris’s eye surgery went well and she’ll soon have her cataracts done. Don is thankful to hav come through all of his health issue…

We ended up canceling services last week. We've got another cold one coming this weekend, but not quite as bad and with less threat of precipitation during the time that would concern us, so I'm looking forward to seeing you all there. I have some good news. The outreach project that we thought was not going to happen has been approved....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.3 We ended up canceling services last week. We’ve got another cold one coming this weekend, but not quite as bad and with less threat of precipitation during the time that would concern us, so …

Winter takes its time, but it does make some brief appearances here in Nort Texas. We don't like it much, but we can be thankful that it doesn't stick around. It's going to be cold this weekend with a chance of some freezing precipitation moving in Sunday evening. So far, it doesn't look like a problem for us, but we'll keep an eye on things and let you know if that changes....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.2 Winter takes its time, but it does make some brief appearances here in Nort Texas. We don’t like it much, but we can be thankful that it doesn’t stick around. It’s going to be col…

This will replace the Facebook Live video, as connection problems caused that video to be missing content.

Message by Larry Thacker Jr. from January 7, “When God Prayed for You, Part 1” John Chapter 17 is very special because it contains Jesus’s prayer for us! John has included a great deal of detail in his gospel so that we cannot miss the deity of Jesus as well as His huma…

We have made it into a new year, and I am so thankful. It is my belief that God has been preparing us for new and better things, and it is my expectation that this is the year that we will begin to see those new thing. Let us rise to meet the challenge. The Lord is our strength. Over the holiday season, we took a break from our progress through the Gospel of John as we observed our familiar traditions....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2024.1 We have made it into a new year, and I am so thankful. It is my belief that God has been preparing us for new and better things, and it is my expectation that this is the year that we will begin to…

This will be easier to hear than the video version.

Message by Larry Thacker Jr. from December 31, “What Are You Waiting For? – 2023 version” I’ve never been a big fan of enslavement to the calendar, but the changing of the year does provide us with an opportunity to evaluate where we’ve been and where we’re going. Many…

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Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy enjoyed her Christmas holiday. We’re thankful that the Allison’s got safely moved. Pris enjoyed seeing family. Remember Cathy’s friend Teresa. Keep Gary in prayer. Remember Debra’s stepfather Tim as he fights cancer. Debra is concerned about her medications. Pray for Kimi. Pray for Pris’s grandson Tiler. Don is in some pain after his procedure last week. Pray for Jim and those in his home. Be blessed to be a blessing in 2024!

Praise and Prayer Requests from Sunday Service of December 31 Rejoice with us and pray with us. Cathy enjoyed her Christmas holiday. We’re thankful that the Allison’s got safely moved. Pris enjoyed seeing family. Remember Cathy’s friend Teresa. Keep Gary in p…

I hope everyone was able to enjoy the holiday sharing the love of friends and family, and maybe even a stranger or two. We did not hold a service on Christmas Eve to give our hard-working staff that opportunity. We will be meeting this Sunday at our regular time. I think most of us will be sleeping in the new year when the clock strikes midnight....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2023.43 – Happy New Year! I hope everyone was able to enjoy the holiday sharing the love of friends and family, and maybe even a stranger or two. We did not hold a service on Christmas Eve to give our hard-working staff tha…

We will not be meeting this Sunday since we will have key people out spending Christmas Eve with family. We had a good time celebrating together last weekend. I look forward to many more to come, and maybe finding even better ways to honor the One whom we are celebrating. Be blessed to be a blessing this Christmas. See you on New Year's Eve. Love y'all!

The Bartimaeus Blog 2023.42 – Merry Christmas! We will not be meeting this Sunday since we will have key people out spending Christmas Eve with family. We had a good time celebrating together last weekend. I look forward to many more to come, a…

Merry Christmas, y'all! This Sunday will be our traditional Christmas celebration. The traditions have changed a bit in recent years, but I think they are better because we all have something to give. We'll have a short service. I'll read the beloved story and make a few brief (I promise) remarks. Then we will head to the fellowship hall for refreshments and a gift exchange....

The Bartimaeus Blog 2023.41 Merry Christmas, y’all! This Sunday will be our traditional Christmas celebration. The traditions have changed a bit in recent years, but I think they are better because we all have something…

This is a reprise of a sermon from December 20 of 2020. Honestly, that one is better. We love this season. As Christians we know that there is no Christmas without Christ, but there are no words to adequately capture the significance of what happened that day. Jesus described Himself as the beginning and the end. He was and is and is to come. ...

Message by Larry Thacker Jr from December 10, “When God Was Born” This is a reprise of a sermon from December 20 of 2020. Honestly, that one is better. We love this season. As Christians we know that there is no Christmas without Christ, but there are no words t…

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