Pastor Taylor is a native of Pine Bluff and a graduate of Pine Bluff High School. He attended Ouachita Baptist University and received his B.A. in 1967. He did graduate Work at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California. He received his Master of Divinity degree from there in 1970 and the Doctor of Ministry degree in 1980. While attending Seminary, Pastor Taylor served as a Student Chaplain at San Quentin State Prison for two years. He has served as Pastor in Arkansas, Chicago and the San Francisco Bay area. Pastor Taylor and his wife JoAnne have two grown children and twelve grandchildren.
In our study of Nehemiah we are reminded of some things that are important. Things we should remember…and practice.
It isn’t how well we begin the race…but how well we run the race that counts.
It is easier to get in shape than to stay in shape. It is easier to join the church than yield our life to Christ.
It is easier to get a job than to be a good and faithful worker day after day. It is easier to learn to drive than to compile a good driving record year after year.
It is easier to go to bed than to go to sleep. It is easier to make a new year’s resolution than to keep it all year long.
It is easier to give birth to a baby than to rear it to maturity. It is easier to buy a packet of seed than to raise vegetables.
A whole life will never come about from half an effort. Like Nehemiah we need to count the cost. We need to be willing to pay the price of obedience daily.
Sin in life is inevitable. But to seek forgiveness for our sin is essential.
Without Jesus as the Lord and Savior of our life…we will never fulfill our purpose here on earth.
And without our daily obedience to Jesus we will never rebuild broken down walls or grow up in Christ.
It isn’t how well we begin the race…but how well we run the race that counts.
It is easier to get in shape than to stay in shape. It is easier to join the church than yield our life to Christ.
It is easier to get a job than to be a good and faithful worker day after day. It is easier to learn to drive than to compile a good driving record year after year.
It is easier to go to bed than to go to sleep. It is easier to make a new year’s resolution than to keep it all year long.
It is easier to give birth to a baby than to rear it to maturity. It is easier to buy a packet of seed than to raise vegetables.
A whole life will never come about from half an effort. Like Nehemiah we need to count the cost. We need to be willing to pay the price of obedience daily.
Sin in life is inevitable. But to seek forgiveness for our sin is essential.
Without Jesus as the Lord and Savior of our life…we will never fulfill our purpose here on earth.
And without our daily obedience to Jesus we will never rebuild broken down walls or grow up in Christ.