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THOUGHTS FOR TODAY…
Frank’s Teaching
Honor Thy Father and Mother
“How much longer, Daddy?”
“Watch, Stand, Love!”
“Merry Christmas!”
“War is hell.”
“Pray, Read, and Keep”
“The Four Horsemen”
“Give glory and Honor and Thanks!”
摘自《聖經》新約（約翰福音 1:1-3）。
“तुम्हें फिर से जन्म लेना होगा।”
You Must Be Born Again!
Il vous faut naître de nouveau.
يجب أن تولد من جديد.
The church of the Lukewarm
HAVE YOU JOINED THE CHURCH AT PERGAMOS?
Stop wondering, and cease your wandering!
God is Light, Not White!
Our Greatest Privilege
A little bit of coffee and a whole lot of Jesus
Break Out!
How the Wise Men “Saved” Jesus
Daniel 7
TASTE and SEE!
WERE YOU THERE?
Pure Water
“Decision Time…”
Too frightened to follow?
Have You Lost Heart?
“Hey, Teacher!”
Triumph Over Terror!
Tired of TV Church?
Are anarchists helpful?
Before you cast another stone….
God Is Not Double Minded!
“Take a Knee!”
Notes on the Pandemic
HAS THE CHURCH COME FULL CIRCLE?
Unparalleled Challenge, Unprecedented Opportunity
“Sleep Sweet!”
Suggestions for pastors who broadcast messages
A Note on Stopford’s July 4th Message…
Thoughts on the Pandemic
A Morning Prayer
A Morning Prayer
A Morning Prayer Scorned
Christians and the Chinese virus
“I shall not want”
“Be Prepared!”
«Deben nacer de nuevo»
Attempting to glorify Jesus Christ as…
Daniel McCabe
Tel Megiddo, “A Little History,” part 1
Life in the Land:: Rocks, Not Flowers
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GIANTS?Giants in the Bible, Part 5
Giants in the Bible: Part 3—More Biblical Evidence
“A Land of Giants,” part 2
Giants in the Bible—“The Nephilim,” part 1
Flood Stories—Long-Living Men
Flood Stories—Frank’s Pot
Flood Stories—Polystrate Fossils
Two More Early Flood Accounts
Flood Stories: The Epic of Gilgamesh, Part 4
The Epic of Gilgamesh, Part 3
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Flood Stories—the Epic of Gilgamesh
My First Trip to Israel
A Bobsleigh Story
Israeli Pickleball
My First Trip to Israel
”Wrong Again on the Pool of Siloam?”
Sunrise, Sunset
George and the Dragon
The Pharaoh and His Boy, part 2
The Pharaoh of the Exodus
Dating the Exodus
Dating the Exodus – the Period of the Judges
The City of Raamses: Dating the Exodus
Dating the Exodus – the Two Major Contenders
The Bedouin
The Garden of Gethsemane
Ten of My Favorite Places in Israel
“The Green Prince”
Watching Jesus Pray
The Behemoth
Life in the Land: Simchat Torah
Dinosaurs on the Ark?
Dinosaurs in the Bible?
The Feast of Trumpets
The Ecce Homo Arch
Archaeological Discoveries
Sufganiyot
Our New Community Seminar Series
Take the History Quiz
Jesus by the Lake, Part 5
The Purple Factory
The Pinnacle of the Temple
Jesus by the Lake: The Land around Capernaum
On Location: Warren’s Shaft
Climbing the Mountain
The Prophet
Do You Doubt the Bible’s Accuracy?
Favorite Places in Israel, #4, The Herodium
On Location: Gabbatha
A Good Land
Don’t Wear a False Mustache to Church!
Balaam and God’s Protection
Green-eyed Siblings (Numbers 12)
There’s No Trivia Here!
Daniel’s Wonderful Website
On Location: The Broad Wall
Jesus in the Book of Numbers, part 1
Life in the Land: PURIM
Life in the Land: The Shepherdess
On Location: The Tomb of King David
Frank’s Pot: History & Archaeology
On Location: Beersheba
The Beautiful Hills and Valleys of the Shephelah – Lachish Valley
A Surprise Discovery:
Christmas and the Tower of Eder
On Location: David Street
Jerusalem of Gold
A Thanksgiving Devotion
Did Lucy walk upright?
Masada: On site in Israel
Part 2, Australo-WHAT?
Part 1, The Origin of Life
Tacitus, most important of the 10 Earliest Secular Witnesses to the Historic Jesus
Josephus, the 2nd of Top 10 Ancient Secular Proofs for Jesus
Suetonius, #3 of 10 early secular proof for existence of Jesus
Pliny the Younger, 4th of the top 10 Secular Proofs of Christ’s Existence
#5, Mara Bar Seraption: Top 10 Early Secular Proofs for Jesus
#7, Lucian of Samosata, Top 10 Secular Proofs for Jesus
#8, Celsus of Greece, top 10 Early Secular Proofs for Jesus
Thallus, #8 of the 10 Early Secular Proofs for Jesus
#9-Phlegon of Tralles. The Top 10 Early Proofs for Jesus Outside the Bible
#10, Early Christian Writers–The Top 10 Early Proofs for Jesus Outside the Bible
Early Proofs for Jesus Outside the Bible
Dressed for Worship: The Skull Cap
“I ain’t scared of no dragon!”
The Mezuzah, part 2
The Mezuzah, part 2
Life in the Land
On-Site in Israel: Adam’s Amusing Memories, part 3
Adam’s Amusing Memories, part 2
On-Site in Israel…
The Eastern Gate
The Hall of Faith, part 1
Caiaphas, the High Priest, part 7
Joseph, the Fruitful Shade Tree, part 1
Archaeology: A Milestone
Jesus’ Arrest in the Garden, part 4
The Brook Kidron, part 2
The Walk to Gethsemane, Part 1
The Tower of Babel
#1, The Heel Bones of Yehohanan, part 2
#1 Archaeological Discovery Related to Jesus:
#3, Revisiting the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
#4, The Pilate Stone
#5, The Caiaphas Ossuary
#6, Temple Discoveries
7, Jacob’s Well
#8, The Pool of Siloam
Cullman Bible Church
Archaeological Discoveries Related to Jesus: #9, Synagogues
The Jesus Boat
Planting a Church through Prayer
Isaiah 40:31
A Beautiful Mosaic, part 9
The True Cross, Part 8
The Big Three and More, part 7
Daniel McCabe Teaching
Women at Jerusalem’s Western Wall
Life in the Land: Series–Stories from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
“Life in the Land” Series: Stories from the Church of the Holy Sepulcher…
John Grant
The VINE
The Trip
THE WIRE
“WHERE IS YOUR TRUST?”
THE SOUL
THE HOUR-GLASS
THE POTTER
THINK BEFORE SPEAKING
WISDOM
THE VOICES
UNANSWERED PRAYER
OVERCOMING ANXIETY
PARTING THE WATER
THE CONDUCTOR
THE PRAYERS OF DANIEL
FAITH
CONFLICT
WATCH YOUR WORDS
THE FUTURE
STONES OF REMEMBRANCE
HEALTH AND PEACE
THE GREAT LIGHT
JOY
HOLDING ARMS
THE CAROLS
WORK!
WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR
Gain or loss
THE NEXT VERSE
The Four Spiritual Laws
WHEN FOUR EQUALS THREE
TRANSHUMANISM
THE BRAILLE
THE GATEKEEPER
PRAYER WORKS
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
HONOR
WAIT!
THE PAINTING
SERVICE ABOVE SELF
THE TRAILBLAZER
THE ROLE MODEL
GOODNESS TO DEADNESS
Come Forth
LOST
THE LIGHT
AMERICA IS NO ACCIDENT
HE CALLS YOU
THE PENCIL
NO CASH ACCEPTED
THE PLANS
REFINEMENT
Which Side ARE YOU?
THE Passport
THE BASE
CHARITY
IT’S PAID FOR!
The Attack
THE PIT STOP
Build your own wall
HOMELESS
THE FALL
FALSE GODS
EPHESIANS
JESUS OR JUDAS
BE LIKE ME
AVAILABILITY
HABEAS CORPUS
THE ELEVATOR SPEECH
THE BOYS IN THE BOAT
THE RESOLUTION
THIRTY AND COUNTING
RETURN TO SENDER
THE POWER, II
The Power
STONES OF REMEMBRANCE
FLAG ON THE PLAY
GIVING THANKS
THE BUTTERFLY
SENIORS
Remember—The One Choice
TRUTH
RECHARGING
REGRETS
THE ANSWER
DREAMS
ELEVATOR SPEECH
YOU and AI
THE BASICS
CHRISTIANITY AND LABOR
EXCELLENCE
GOALS
IN CASE
The Costumes
THE RELATIONSHIP
“SEEK YE FIRST…”
FILL MY CUP, LORD
GOD IS NIGH
FREEDOM
THE MARK
THE ECLIPSE
LIFE
THE INSPECTOR
THE CROSS
DESPISED
JESUS OUR REDEEMER
NEVER LET THE CUSTOMER WALK!
THE RIPPLE
DESPISED
THE INSPECTOR
THE TRIANGLE
THE WALL
KEEPER OF THE LIGHT
THE DEVELOPER
THE FOUNDATION
FOLLOW THE RECIPE
THE GOSPEL IN HYMNS
SWIM NEAR THE LIFEGUARD
WHEN I FIRST PRAYED
LIFE EVENT
AUTHENTIC
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
CONFORMITY
THE BIBLE ON TRIAL
WHAT DO YOU BRING?
YOUNG OR OLD
THE HANDSHAKE
5G AND THE CHURCH
CRAYONS
Amazing Grace. Unfailing Love
OVERWHELMED AND UNDER EQUIPPED
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
THE CHOLUTECA BRIDGE
HOW TO LIVE FOREVER
THE COMMUNITY
THE WALL
KEEPING OUR EYES FOCUSED ON GOD
WHAT BRINGS HAPPINESS?
YOUR AUTOPILOT
Eternal Alignment—Look to Him
“AND THAT’S THE WAY IT IS”
LABOR
YOUR VIEW BIBLICAL OR WORLDLY?
Who Packed Your Parachute Today?
Soli Deo Gloria
YOU WILL NEVER WALK ALONE
ETHICS
BARNACLES
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE
REACHING THE WORLD
YOUR LEGACY
FREEDOM AND INDEPENDENCE
THE HAND HOLDER
THE METER
THE CYCLES OF LIFE
THE PRAYER OF JABEZ
MARKERS
THE PACEMAKER
LISTEN
IT’S FREE
ENDURANCE
THE “IN BASKET”
Worry
THE PLUMB LINE
CARE
THE WATER
THE WATER BOY
WE NEED REVIVAL
GOD ALWAYS HAS IT RIGHT
YOU CAN BE A MISSIONARY
THE CLAY
THE LIGHTHOUSE
WHAT TO FOCUS ON
SAVING LIVES
CHURCH CLOSED
WOOD, HAY, and STUBBLE
JORDAN RIVER RULES
YOUR LEGACY
WHAT TO GIVE IN THE COMING YEAR
HE CAME TO US
WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN?
“MY PLEASURE”
BLACK HOLES
THANKSGIVING
YOUR COMMUNITY
EXPLORATORY SURGERY
“RED SEA RULES”
WISDOM OF THE AGED
FINISH THE RACE
DRIFTING
REBAR
“STAY IN YOUR LANE!”
FALL FORWARD
WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
YOUR WORK IS YOUR PULPIT
“HOW LONG, OH LORD?”
DON’T BE CAPTURED
STAY TUNED
“BE SHARP”
IT CREEPS
THE SPIKE
“THE CANDLE”
EVERY PART COUNTS
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
“EXTRA ORDINARY”
MY INHERITANCE
“THE POINT”
TOUCHING FIRST BASE
THE BOTCHED SURGERY
MORE
Crossroads
WHAT IS YOUR FROG?
TRUE LIFE REVEALED
CHRISTIAN BONSAI
LIFEQUAKES
“THE CROSS”
“HE GAVE HIS LIFE”
“DO IT AGAIN!”
FORGIVENESS
THE GLORY OF GOD
“TRUST”
THE WALL
WHAT OR WHO IS YOUR GOLIATH?
JOY
The Blue Jackets ManuaL
FEAR, FRIGHT, AND FELLOWSHIP
BUT THERE IS MORE
Leaving a Legacy
SEEDS FOR THE NEW YEAR
WHEN WE SEE JESUS
If my people …
THE PURPOSE OF THE LORD
LOST AND FOUND
BEING SPIRITUAL
SEEKING FIRST
“Light in a Dark Place”
PLEASING GOD
“WHAT ARE YOUR IDOLS?”
IT’S NOT ABOUT YOU
TRUTH
REMEMBER THE PAST
WORLDLINESS
“HELLO!”
“THE FIRST AND THE LAST”
GIVE GOD TIME TO WORK
SPIRITUAL CLOTHING
TRUST GOD FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE
“SEEKING THE KINGDOM”
“RED SEA RULES”
Clothed with christ
“How to Live”
“LOOK UP!”
Top 5 Scriptures That Banish Fear
“Are you prepared for the unexpected?”
“YOUR CHRISTIAN ROI”
GUIDELINES FOR GIVING
“OKAY” CHRISTIANITY
“THE TARGET”
ORDERS REMAIN
Are you fully dressed?
“When the gold loses its luster”
AN EVANGELICAL PANDEMIC?
YOUR REFUGE
FROM DEATH TO LIFE
RELATIONSHIPS
A PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVE
“Youthquake”
“UNCLAIMED”
Dead End — Dead sea
“OPTIMISTIC”
“The Encourager”
“Calming the waters”
The Wolf Pack
Look Down
The Button
The PlayBOOK
What is Weighing You Down?
Law and Equity
The next generation
A BUSY YEAR
GREED
GOD’S WARnings
Dancing at My Funeral
The Universal Gospel
Giving Thanks
A place to stand
Three In One
FOR THE LOVE OF MONEY
The Aspens
When Bad Things Help
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
The Confession
LIVING ABOVE
PRESSING “UNDO”
Intelligence
Salt
The Stick
Are you ready?
Are You “Free Indeed?”
THE EMPTY CHAIRS
Megatrends
FREEDOM
Teachers now with Jesus
Almon Bartholomew
Contrasts At Calvary
Strategic Withdrawal or Full Retreat?
Brother Al Salay
MEET BROTHER AL
Fellowship With God
The Invitation
Jeremy Stopford
Meet Jeremy “Moxie” Stopford
“HUSBANDS: Love your wives AS…”
“A GENTLE, QUIET SPIRIT”
“HOW TO WALK IN THE SPIRIT”
“Arise from the Dead”
“Imitators of God”
LET’S GROW UP – TOGETHER! – Part 2
“LET’S GROW UP – TOGETHER!”
YOU’RE A BIG PART OF THE BIG PICTURE
“WE ARE ONE – SO WHAT?”
“WE ARE FAMILY”
“HOME AT LAST”
“RADICAL GRACE”
“THE HEART IS DECEITFUL”
FITLY FRAMED TOGETHER
“BUT GOD…”
“THE FULLNESS OF CHRIST”
“FLOODED WITH LIGHT”
“ACCORDING TO HIS GOOD PLEASURE”
“THE OBJECT OF THE GROOM’S AFFECTION”
“YOU ARE UNDER A REST!” or “THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!”
“YOU SHOULD BE COMMITTED!”
“2 DIMENSIONAL DELICACIES”
“TAKE TIME TO TRUST”
“LOOKING UP IN A WORLD WHICH KEEPS YOU LOOKING DOWN”
“I Didn’t Know THAT Is In The Bible!”
“BLESSED IS THE MAN…WHO”
“I KNOW NOTHING!”
OUR GOD AND KING”
“SERVE THE LORD WITH…”
“WHAT HAVE YOU HIDDEN IN YOUR HEART?”
“MY GOODNESS!”
DOES YOUR FAITH INCLUDE PRAYER & FASTING?
JACOB’S LADDER OF PRAYER
“WILL HE FIND FAITH ON THE EARTH?”
“THE JEWEL OF PRACTICAL THEISM”
“THE BEAUTY OF CHRIST”
“The Most Misunderstood Verse in the Bible”
“It’s WHO You Know That Counts”
“The Proverb of Matthew 7:6”
“Here Come De Judge!”
“Why Pray When You Can Worry?”
“Single and VERY Happy!”
“TREASURE”
MY TESTIMONY – 50 YEARS “IN CHRIST”
“Not Me!
“Teach Me to Pray, Lord!”
THE MEANWHILE
“No Ostentations”
“The Christian’s ID Tag”
“Joy of the Second Mile”
“I Swear!”
“Are Adultery and Divorce Scriptural?”
“To Kill or Not to Kill – is that a question?”
“THE CALLING OF THE PILLARS”
“Light in a Dark Place”
“Christ’s Culinary Cautions”
“CHALLENGES OF AN EARLY MORNING”
“WHO IS THE SON OF DAVID?”
“Blessed are the peacemakers”
“Blessed are the pure in heart”
Beatitude #5: “Blessed are the merciful”
Beatitude #4: “Blessed are the hungry and thirsty”
Beatitude #3: “Blessed are the meek”
“Blessed are those that mourn”
“A NEW LOOK AT AN OLD LOOK!”
TODAY’S FINAL (!) LESSON: Psalm 134
THIS YEAR’S VERSE!
“BUT AS FOR ME”
A WORD FROM CHRISTMAS PAST
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 133
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 132
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 131
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 130
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 129
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 128
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 127
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 126
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 125
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 124
STUDY IN THE ASCENT PSALMS
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 122
TODAY’S LESSON: Psalm 121
“Would You Be Free?”
“AN OPEN-HEARTED MESSAGE”
“LEAVING HOME”
“THE CHILDREN’S CHILDREN”
“YOU GONNA TEAR DOWN MY MEMORIAL TOO?” —God
“THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD, OLD TESTAMENT STYLE”
“THE PURPOSE OF MY LIFE IS … ”
“THE MEMORIAL OFFERING”
“A MOTHER, A DAUGHTER, & JESUS”
“ETERNAL HONOR”
“A LIFE OF HONOR”
“BUT YOUR HONOR!”
“THOSE WHO DISHONOR ME”
“THOSE WHO HONOR ME”
“I AM THE WAY”
“I AM THE LIFE!”
I AM THE TRUTH
“HOLY COMMUNION, BATMAN!”
“Light Headed”
“FOLLOWERS FINDING FOLLOWERS”
“What’s in it for me?”
“YOU’RE NOT IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT”
“9-11 PLUS 10”
ACCORDING TO YOUR FAITH
Matthew the Follower
“HEAVENLY CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS”
Jeremy Stopford’s Fleece
Books by frank Becker
Frank Becker
SAVING JESUS
You Can TRIUMPH OVER TERROR
Faithful Christian Servant and Friend
The Depression Proof Church: The Biblical Answer to the Church in Crisis
Take another look at “The Depression Proof Church: The Biblical Answer to the Church in Crisis”
War’s Desolation (Book 1 in the Chronicles of CC)
“The Heav’n Rescued Land” (Book 2 in the Chronicles of CC)
From, “The Heav’n Rescued Land”
CC Enters Hidden Valley
Revisiting “the swimming hole” at Hidden Valley
From Frank’s book, “The Heav’n Rescued Land”
“Freemen Shall Stand” (Book 3 in The Chronicles of CC)
“Our Cause It Is Just” (Book 4 in The Chronicles of CC)
Frank’s Bio
Christian Service
Cross Trainers Ministries
“New Life”
The Cross Trainers Mission
Cross Trainers Ministries
Christian Music
Christian Music
Radio Ministries
Radio Ministries
Pastoral Service
Frank Awards plaque to Assemblyman Neil Kelleher
Pastoral Service
Christian Education
Capital Christian Academy
Missionary Work
Missionary Work
Past Business Interests
Past Business Interests
Starlight Gardens Restaurant
The Feast of Trumpets
Becker’s Sales and Service, Inc.
The Ecce Homo Arch
Award-Winning Senior Technical Writer
Public Service
Public Service
Hobbies
Paintings
Frank’s Bio
Schools attended
THE Passport
Northeastern Baptist College
Only God: Continuing the Mission of NEBC
Three Praise Reports
A Shepherd’s Group
From Dr. Mark Hubbard
We can never out give God!
Bible Truths from the Farm
“We need more students!”
“You can’t tell me no!”
LEARNING BY EXAMPLE
Quick Quiz
A Three-fold Cord
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