Afraid to Know the Whole Truth (open access)

Afraid to Know the Whole Truth

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Mark 9:32. Instructing the listener to look at the whole truth of a situation rather than fearing it. Preached first in Amarillo, and then Cisco, Texas in 1918
Date: April 5, 1903
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Avarice - "Aceldama" (open access)

Avarice - "Aceldama"

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on several scriptures including Acts 1:16-19 about Judas; his character and attitude during the time he was an apostle. Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: April 17, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Christian's Battle - The Battle of Life (open access)

The Christian's Battle - The Battle of Life

A handwritten manuscript based on Ephesians 6:13. This sermon addresses keeping our inside pure before God and our outside pure before man, and who is our enemy. This was preached in Amarillo, Texas
Date: April 19, 1903
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Co-workers with God (open access)

Co-workers with God

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon based on I Corinthians 3:9 concerning the fact that we are labors together with God. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: April 10, 1898
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Great Commission (open access)

The Great Commission

A typewritten manuscript and handwritten outline for a sermon based on Matthew 28:18-20. This sermon encourages everyone to be a missionary where they are and support those on the mission field. Preached in Amarillo, Texas
Date: April 19, 1903
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Home Mission (open access)

Home Mission

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon centered on Isaiah 32:20. This sermon addresses Missions at home as opposed to missions in foreign lands. Reaching out to neighbors, new immigrants to share Christ. Texas gave more to missions in 1903 than any other state, and had more baptisms. Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: April 17, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impossibility of Hiding Christ (open access)

Impossibility of Hiding Christ

A handwritten manuscript using Mark 7:24 for the basis of the sermon. Christ is light, life, and love. Preached in Amarillo, and later in Cisco, Texas (6/01/1919).
Date: April 24, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Jesus, A Man Of Prayer (open access)

Jesus, A Man Of Prayer

A handwritten outline for a sermon on Luke 11:1. This covers the many times that Jesus used prayer. First preached in Brownwood, TX, and then [Anna] on 5/24/1903 and Bangs on 12/07/1907.
Date: April 8, 1900
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A New Testament Church (open access)

A New Testament Church

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon giving the origin of Christ's church, and the essentials of the church. Preached at Granbury Bible School in Granbury, Texas.
Date: April 12, 1906
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
On Home and Foreign Missions (open access)

On Home and Foreign Missions

A handwritten sermon about the mission field at home and in foreign countries. Topics addressed: facts about foreign and home mission work, reasons for financial support, and what the local church should do. Preached in Cisco, Texas, and broke the record in money raised.
Date: April 28, 1918
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Watchman on the Wall (open access)

The Watchman on the Wall

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using the text of Ezekiel 33:1-7. The Watchman is the preacher of the church, and as such, Baten took First Baptist of Cisco to task. They were not carrying through with decisions to build a new church, prepare for a visiting evangelist to give a revival. They do not recognize the needs of the city of Cisco, or the poor financial policy of the church. This was his warning to the local church, and was preached at Cisco, Texas.
Date: April 27, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History