Duncan Smith

Pastor | Preacher | Unashamed of the Gospel

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

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[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

@ProvisionistP Yes

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

@MikeWingerii Bible Memory App. Not only can you read but it also has really neat memorizing features

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

Gay surrogacy and gay adoption are predicated on the idea that gay men (or women) have a “right” to become parents. This idea is not only morally insane but also logically incoherent. It’s exactly like jumping off a building and claiming that you have the right to fly. Nobody has the right to defy the laws of nature. Where would such a right even originate? Two men cannot be parents. It’s impossible. Doesn’t matter how they feel or what they want. It cannot be. The only “right” at issue here is the right of the child. And the child has a right to be raised by a mother and a father, not two men masquerading as mother and father.

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

This story is horrifying. It's also a direct result of the legalization of gay "marriage." If you're willing to pretend that two men can be married then there's no reason to object to the equally grotesque farce of two men pretending to be parents.

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

@JoelWebbon Amen

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@MattWalshBlog Yes..and our English Bible translations reflect this fact as well.

[Brett Cooper @imbrettcooper]

husbands everywhere this morning

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@JoeShakour Praise the Lord!!!

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

Husbands should not have female friends and wives should not have male friends. Period.

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

Gambling is a cynical tax on poor people

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

We now know that Alex Pretti was a violent agitator who repeatedly went out armed to deliberately instigate physical confrontations with law enforcement. He is not a victim. He was not a mere “protester.” And he got what was coming to him. Simple as that.

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

The disruption of a church service in Minneapolis was wrong and should be addressed by law. But Revelation 2 reminds us that persecution isn’t the only threat. Pergamos stood firm against attacks from without, yet compromise crept in from within. Discernment matters.

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

Are Americans trading truth for tradition? Watch this: https://t.co/y1f6YLJckV

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

The purpose of missions is not first about man’s need, but God’s worth.

“Declare His glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people” - Psalm 96:3

[Jeff Wiesner @JeffreyPWiesner]

Baptists need a stronger theology of beauty.

[Jeff Wiesner @JeffreyPWiesner]

When a man is called to pastor, he is called, in one sense, to be “the last man standing.”

Over years and decades, many in his flock will move away, join other churches, be removed by discipline, or die.

New members will also be brought into the church, but many of these too will likely not remain.

Yet in all the comings and goings of a transient church membership, one remains (by God’s grace):

Pastor.

Sadness at seeing members depart may vary in degrees, depending on the person. But sadness inevitably attends them all—even the “difficult” ones.

He’s prayed for them, taught them, wept and lost sleep over them, mourned with them in bitter providence, and rejoiced with them in sweet providence.

They’re all part of his precious flock, his joy, and his “crown.”

Given this, temptations toward discouragement are inevitable when sheep depart. This is due in part to the devil’s devices, as well as his own sinful flesh.

Rather than be discouraged, the man of God is lifted up by looking away from himself to Christ, recalling that his flock was never truly “his” to begin with.

They belong to his Chief Shepherd who loves each one with a love unparalleled by him on his very best days of ministry.

Therefore, he actually has much by which to be encouraged. Least among these:

The Chief Shepherd has called him to play a not-so-small role in guiding and guarding a few of His precious sheep on one leg of their long, difficult journey home to the still waters and green pastures of His glorious kingdom.

What an honor and privilege to be the “one who remains!”

Lord, keep us faithful!

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

God never wastes a wound.

[Duncan Smith @PreacherSmith]

I’m grateful for a time of rest and refreshment, but my heart always longs to be with my church family. What a blessing it is to pastor the great Park Meadows Baptist Church -- Lincoln, IL

[John Goetsch @johngoetsch]

When it comes to the Bible, God desires searchers rather than researchers.