Students of the Bible Broadcast: Recent Episodes
Kevin Keeter
Biography: Few men devote a lifetime solely to evangelism. But for sixty years-from the day he graduated from college until 1992-Evangelist Fred Brown was a shining, sterling example of an evangelist. His revivals and ministry have had a lasting effect. There was a ring of authority, sincerity, reality and eternity in his campaigns. Pastors and churches had him back again and again.Evangelist Brown was also a noted conference speaker. Brown had little promotional material, wrote no books, and did not have a tape ministry. Preaching was his priority. His campaigns were characterized by great Bible teaching and evangelistic preaching. Sinners got saved and started living for the Lord and witnessing. His converts stuck!
Biography: Few men devote a lifetime solely to evangelism. But for sixty years-from the day he graduated from college until 1992-Evangelist Fred Brown was a shining, sterling example of an evangelist. His revivals and ministry have had a lasting effect. There was a ring of authority, sincerity, reality and eternity in his campaigns. Pastors and churches had him back again and again.Evangelist Brown was also a noted conference speaker. Brown had little promotional material, wrote no books, and did not have a tape ministry. Preaching was his priority. His campaigns were characterized by great Bible teaching and evangelistic preaching. Sinners got saved and started living for the Lord and witnessing. His converts stuck!
Biography: Few men devote a lifetime solely to evangelism. But for sixty years-from the day he graduated from college until 1992-Evangelist Fred Brown was a shining, sterling example of an evangelist. His revivals and ministry have had a lasting effect. There was a ring of authority, sincerity, reality and eternity in his campaigns. Pastors and churches had him back again and again.
Evangelist Brown was also a noted conference speaker. Brown had little promotional material, wrote no books, and did not have a tape ministry. Preaching was his priority. His campaigns were characterized by great Bible teaching and evangelistic preaching. Sinners got saved and started living for the Lord and witnessing. His converts stuck!
Biography: Few men devote a lifetime solely to evangelism. But for sixty years-from the day he graduated from college until 1992-Evangelist Fred Brown was a shining, sterling example of an evangelist. His revivals and ministry have had a lasting effect. There was a ring of authority, sincerity, reality and eternity in his campaigns. Pastors and churches had him back again and again.
Evangelist Brown was also a noted conference speaker. Brown had little promotional material, wrote no books, and did not have a tape ministry. Preaching was his priority. His campaigns were characterized by great Bible teaching and evangelistic preaching. Sinners got saved and started living for the Lord and witnessing. His converts stuck!
This sermon was originally preached at the Philadelphia Baptist Church in Opelika, AL on March 7, 1976.
This sermon was originally preached at the 2020 National Prayer Conference held at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Greenville, SC on October 7, 2020.
Biography: Pastor Barry Rackley, was born January 1, 1961. He was born again January 20, 1981, in an old fashion revival lasting seven weeks. Pastor Rackley surrendered to the call of God to preach the gospel on Februrary 2, 1981, and preached his first message on Sunday night Februrary 8, 1981. He graduated from Tabernacle Baptist Bible College (Greenville, South Carolina), in 1985. He has been preaching for over 35 years in many states and other countries. Pastor Rackley has been pastoring his second church, RBT, since 1992.
This sermon was originally preached at the 1996 National Sword of the Lord Conference held at the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, NC on July 23, 1996.
Biography:
Pastor R. B. Ouellette, born into the family of a preacher, dedicated himself to full-time Christian work at the tender age of twenty in 1973. For over four decades, since 1975, he has faithfully served as the esteemed pastor of the First Baptist Church of Bridgeport, Michigan, witnessing the manifold blessings of God in a truly remarkable manner.
Beyond his pastoral responsibilities, Pastor Ouellette has left an indelible mark as an accomplished author, contributing valuable works to Christian literature, including notable titles such as "When You Can't Just Get Over It," "A More Sure Word," "Trusting God in Troubled Times," and "Rewired."
The fruitful journey of Reverend Ouellette is further enriched by his personal life. In 1973, he entered into holy matrimony with his beloved wife, Krisy. Together, they have nurtured a family blessed with the joy of two children.
Pastor R. B. Ouellette's life and ministry stand as a testament to his unwavering commitment to the Christian faith and the spiritual well-being of his congregation
This sermon was originally preached during the 1974 Southwide Baptist Fellowship which was held at Northside Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. on December 3, 1974.
Biography:
In 1963 he began his ministry at Calvary Baptist Church of Lakeland, Florida. Over the next 30 years, Calvary was blessed with tremendous growth. Hundreds of Polk County residents met the Lord through the ministries of the church. Many continue to serve the Lord and attend Calvary today. Others faithfully serve in churches as members, leaders and as missionaries around the world. The church began a program for missions giving in the early ‘70’s known as Faith Promise and well over 100 missionaries received financial and prayer support from the congregation. This program became a model to churches all over the country.
Dr. Buffington was known for his passion for local and world evangelism. He was best known as a gifted and passionate Preacher of God’s Word and was frequently called to lead Bible, Missions, and Evangelism Conferences in churches and colleges both here and abroad..
Dr. Buffington resigned his Pastorate at Calvary Baptist Church in 1993. He continued an active schedule of Bible, Missions, and Evangelistic conferences in churches and mission fields as long as his health allowed.
Dr. Buffington went to be with his Lord on Thursday, August 20, 2009 at his home in Lakeland.
This sermon was originally preached during the 1974 Southwide Baptist Fellowship which was held at Northside Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC. on December 3, 1974.
Biography: Dr. Roberson was respected and held in highest esteem as a dynamic leader and a Christian statesman by multiplied thousands of Christians around the world. His reputation was that of an uncompromising stalwart whose consistent message lodged deep in the hearts of those who listened.His legacy as a mighty man of God began in 1942 when he was called to be the pastor of Highland Park Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN. For 40 years and 6 months (1942-1983), Dr. Roberson invested himself wholly in the ministry of the church, the city of Chattanooga and Hamilton County. He was loved as pastor, preacher, confidant and friend by those with whom he came in contact. During his tenure as pastor, more than 61,000 people professed faith in Jesus and followed Him in believer's Baptism.Dr. Roberson became well known not only by his service to Highland Park Baptist Church and his popularity as a conference speaker and evangelist but also by his proclamations from the pulpit. Some of his best known admonitions to audiences were, "Have faith in God," "Everything rises or falls on leadership" and "Just keep going down the line."
Dr. Roberson's reputation as pastor, preacher, educator and evangelist will not soon be forgotten. For more than 65 years, he was a key leader and one of the most influential preachers in fundamentalism.
This sermon was originally preached during the Southwide Baptist Fellowship hosted by the Northside Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC on December 2, 1974.
Biography: B. R. Lakin was born on a farm near Fort Gay, West Virginia. Although his parents were devout Christians, it was not until he was sixteen that he was converted to Christ during a revival meeting. One week later he preached his first sermon and soon after became a circuit preaching riding a mule to country churches near the forks of the Big Sandy River.After attending Moody Bible Institute and pastoring several churches, he was called to assist E. Howard Cadle at the Cadle Tabernacle in Indianapolis, Indiana. Upon Mr. Cadle’s death, Lakin became pastor and during the next fourteen years the ministry grew until he was preaching to ten thousand people each Sunday in addition to broadcasting the services nationwide. He was given honorary doctorates by Bob Jones University and Kletzing College.
In the early 1950’s Dr. Lakin began a thirty year itinerant ministry that included the largest churches in America. He traveled fifty thousand miles annually and preached to an average of four thousand people per week. He witnessed more than one hundred thousand conversions to Christ. His sermons were a combination of “sanctified wit,” good Bible teaching, and a strong appeal for people to “come to Christ.”
After more than sixty-five years of preaching, Dr. Lakin “hung his sword on the summery walls of the city of God” and went to be with the Lord on March 15, 1984. His funeral was conducted at the Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia and was attended by more than five thousand people.
This lecture was originally given at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Greenville, SC in 1990.
Biography:
Dr. James Sightler was the son of the late Dr. Harold Bennett Sightler and Helen Vaughn Sightler. He was a US Army Veteran, a retired doctor and a member of Good News Baptist Church.
Dr. Sightler received a BS in Chemistry from Furman University in 1959. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1968. He served in the US Army Medical Corps as a Pediatrician from 1970 to 1972. From 1973 to 2003, he was in private practice in Greenville, SC.
This sermon was originally preached at the 1992 National Sword of the Lord Conference held at the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Walkertown, NC.
This sermon was originally preached at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Greenville, SC on July 10, 1988.
Biography :
Curtis Hutson was a mail carrier and pastor of a small church in Decatur, Georgia. In 1961, he attended a Sword of the Lord conference, at which time the Lord set his heart on fire. He then set out to build a soul-winning church. Forrest Hills Baptist Church grew from 40 to 7,900 members.
In the 1970s, the church was recognized as one of the fastest-growing in America and the largest in Georgia.
Dr. Hutson was a pastor for 21 years, then entered full-time evangelism. As many as 625 souls trusted Christ in a single service. In an 8-day meeting, 1,502 salvation decisions were recorded.
In 1978, he became associate editor of the Sword of the Lord. Upon Dr. Rice's death, Dr. Hutson immediately became President and Editor.
Following a 3-year battle with cancer, Dr. Hutson graduated to Heaven on March 5, 1995, at age 60
This sermon was orginally preached at the Northside Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC on September 11, 1977.
Biography about the preacher:
Lester L. Roloff was born on June 28. 1914 in Dawson, Texas. He grew up there on a cotton farm. At the age of 12, he was saved, and at the age of 18, he surrendered to the Lord’s call to preach. Acting upon this sacred calling, he entered college, earning both his undergraduate Bible and Seminary degrees. While he was in college, he paid for his room and board by milking a Jersey cow he had brought from his parents’ farm.
During the next several years, he pastored several churches before the Lord called him to minister in full-time evangelism. He conducted evangelistic campaigns across the nation in churches, large tents, and city auditoriums. He preached the simple biblical message that Christ is the Answer!
On November 2, 1982, Brother Roloff went home to be with the Lord while piloting his plane to evangelistic meetings.
Let's take a new look at the old book as we look at John 9.
Originally preached at the White Horse Heights Baptist Church in Greenville SC on June 7, 2023
This message was originally preached at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on July 10, 1988.
Dr. Tom Farrell was a traveling evangelist from 1979-2021. From 1974 until 1990, Tom and Regina faithfully served on the staff of The WILDS Christian Camp and Conference Center in Brevard, North Carolina. Eleven of those years, Dr. Farrell led The WILDS Evangelistic Team in revival meetings across America. In 1990 He formed Tom Farrell Ministries which is both a national and international ministry of Revival and Evangelism.
Orginally preached on April 10, 2023 at the Victory Baptist Church in Milton, FL.
James W. Knox was born February 26, 1958 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He grew up in New Smyrna Beach, Florida where he graduated high school in 1976.Over the next three years he earned degrees in English and journalism from the state university system of Florida, graduating with honors in 1978 and 1979. He received the Lord Jesus Christ as his personal savior on December 17, 1976 and began to preach the word of God in November of the following year. Brother James is the founding pastor of THE BIBLE Baptist Church (1987) of DeLand, Florida, USA. The brothers and sisters in Christ at The BBC prayerfully distribute recorded sermons and Bible studies to 182 countries, with 5 million units having been sent out since 1988. In addition to the ministry of recorded sermons, dozens of book titles in print, many of which are being translated into numerous languages, enable this ministry to be of instruction and encouragement to untold numbers around the world.
A great sermon from the past from another Student of the Bible! This sermon was recorded July 23, 1996.
The Gift of Government? What exactly is that? Well, let's take a new look at the old book to find out!
Does of the Gift of Teaching still exist? What does the Bible say? Let's look at this "Hot Topic" today!
Do we have Prophets in our modern day? What does the Bible say? Let's look at this "Hot Topic" today.
Do Apostles exist today? What does the Bible say? Let's look at this "Hot Topic" from the Bible.
At some point in your life you will get discouraged, but what should you do? Let's hear from Dr. Larry Brown, a late student of the Bible, on this subject from the year 2003.
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the seventh book .
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the sixth book .
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the fifth book .
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the fourth book .
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the third book .
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the third book.
Did you know God has a library? Join Brother Kevin Keeter in this series of "7 Books in God's Library" as we look at the second book.
On this special episode of the broadcast we will travel back in time to the year of 1985 at the Greer Baptist Campmeeting when Dr. Harold B. Sightler was preaching.