First Baptist Family of Asheboro, NC

There are moments when we are aware of our need for God.  We cry out to God and have pressing needs on our hearts.  We know what this feels like and we ask God.  Sometimes we're at a vending machine. We put our money in and nothing falls down.  We pray, "Please God!  Let it fall!"  Other times we desperately want to see God in our lives.  In Luke 5 someone is seeking a miracle and we see something unique about Jesus.  Looking at the person of Jesus we encounter a need a person has.  The needs of the people in Luke 5 are different than the needs of us today but we certainly know what it feels like to have needs.   A man has leprosy.  Leprosy could be a minor skin irritation or it could end in death.  The challenge was there was no known cure, no way to distinguish between a minor skin problem and leprosy so the solution was isolation and quarantine.  Disease and isolation, separation from society could strike anyo...

  It’s been twenty years since we’ve encountered Jacob. He was in a rocky place in life and now he has a home with Laban.   He’s built up vast wealth as he poured himself into his career.   He now has a large family.   He’s set aside the pain of the past.    Jacob is in a solid place in life.   Jacob’s name will later be changed to Israel.   In Genesis 32, as we look at these passages, Jacob is about to take a huge turn in his life.   He has all the wealth he left behind years ago when he fled form his family.   He still has the pain of his past.   Jacob cannot keep running from his past.   God said Jacob would be a blessing to all nations.   Jacob has been comfortable here but it’s not where God wants him to be.   We cannot continue to run from our past.   It’s difficult for us as we are conditioned to forget our past and downplay it.   We teach our children this.   For example, moms know we cannot get...

I want to praise God and to share a time He has worked in my life. The experience shows how God used my emotional pain for my growth and answered my prayers only when I was ready and in a way that was best for me. My first wife and I came to Asheboro so I could work with Thad Moser and Wes Moser in their law firm, starting February 1, 1976. The office was in the Trollinger Building on Worth Street in Asheboro . My father died May 27, 1976. The funeral was at First United Methodist Church in Asheboro . He was buried in Asheboro . I helped mother as much as possible. I handled the estate. I missed Daddy’s advice and common sense. I did not deal fully with his death for years, not being able to cry or talk fully about it when I needed so much to do so. The senior partner in our firm, Thad Moser, died February 14, 1977. He was at his desk in the office when he slumped over. There was some confusion as to what to do. He was rushed to the hospital and cared for ...