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Lawlessness (open access)

Lawlessness

A handwritten manuscript using scripture of 1 John 3:4. This sermon addresses the fact that lawlessness is sin, and church members are an example to the world when they respect the laws of the church and follow them. Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: May 8, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
No Part Nor Lot in the Matter (open access)

No Part Nor Lot in the Matter

A handwritten manuscript based on Acts 8:18 - 24. The sermon examines the life of Simon, encourages a look at the hearer's own life to be sure their heart is right with God. Preached in Amarillo, and then Brownwood (11/24/1904 and 1/16/1910), and Cisco, Texas (4/27/19).
Date: November 20, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stout Words Against God (open access)

Stout Words Against God

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon using Malachi 3:13. This covers Israel in dispute with God, and asks the listener to examine his own life in this regard. Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: September 18, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Testament Church Like A Temple (open access)

The New Testament Church Like A Temple

A handwritten manuscript of a sermon using Ephesians 2:19-22 to look at what a New Testament Church looks like according to scripture. This was preached in Amarillo, and then Granbury Bible School (4/13/1906).
Date: January 17, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Pounds and Talents (open access)

The Pounds and Talents

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Matthew 25:14-30 and Luke 19:11-27. Discusses the lessons of these two parables. Preached in Amarillo and then Rochelle, Texas (2/28/1909).
Date: May 8, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Time (open access)

Time

A handwritten sermon using Psalm 39:4 and89:47. This looks at the fact that time is a small point in eternity, how is it measured, and how can we best use it? Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: January 10, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Apostolic Benediction (open access)

The Apostolic Benediction

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon with 2 Corinthians 13:14 as the scripture. The meaning and use of this benediction that is unique to the New Testament. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: January 2, 1910
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missions (open access)

Missions

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon using Luke 24:4-7 and proclaiming the need to reach out to others and what we need to be to prepare for this. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: October 17, 1909
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unconverted Church Members (open access)

Unconverted Church Members

A newspaper article containing the sermon given at the Baptist Church, Brownwood, Texas the previous Sunday. The sermon examines the fact that there are some counterfeits in the church, and why might they be there.
Date: January 10, 1910
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Deacons (open access)

The Deacons

A handwritten description of the church deacons: selection and carrying out the office. The text used is 1 Timothy 3:13. This was given in San Saba, Texas
Date: December 3, 1905
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
What to Do with Burdens (open access)

What to Do with Burdens

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon based on Matthew 11:28-30, and looks at the fact that we are to bring our burdens and lay them at the feet of Jesus because we are unable to be good enough to make them right. Preached in Bangs, Texas.
Date: October 12, 1907
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Another Sermon on Baptism (open access)

Another Sermon on Baptism

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon discussing the "symbol" of baptism, its meaning, and its importance in the Christian life. Probably preached in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Date: 1912/1913
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Birth and Boyhood of Jesus (open access)

Birth and Boyhood of Jesus

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon detailing the circumstances surrounding the birth of Christ, and the lack of information about his childhood. Believed to have been given in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Date: [1913..1914]
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Come Unto Me" (open access)

"Come Unto Me"

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon based on Matthew 11:28. Christ calls us to a relationship with him, and each of us will have a different experience of conversion. When a complete conversion is made, the person is saved "right there and then". Probably preached in Blackwell, OK.
Date: 1913/1916
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dialogue (open access)

Dialogue

A handwritten outline for a sermon that involves a discussion between a Bible reader and an evolutionist.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moses, His Refusal & Choice (open access)

Moses, His Refusal & Choice

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon about Moses, and his refusal to remain in the security of royal life, and his choice to leave and live a life of poverty and peril. The text examines the reasons "why".
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Introductory Notes on the Four Gospels (open access)

Introductory Notes on the Four Gospels

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon that gives an overview of the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Reproach hath broken my heart." (open access)

"Reproach hath broken my heart."

A typewritten sermon outline based on Psalm 69:20. This text points to Christ the Messiah, and the blame he would unjustly carry.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steadfast, Immovable, Abounding (open access)

Steadfast, Immovable, Abounding

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon based on 1 Corinthians 15:58. We are to be firmly fixed in our faith, firm with fortitude, and full of the Lord's work.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Preacher We Want (open access)

The Preacher We Want

A handwritten poem about the desires of a congregation as they are looking to select a new preacher.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Young Men of Vision (open access)

Young Men of Vision

A handwritten manuscript listing young men of great accomplishments including: musicians, artists, poets, philosophers, statesmen, soldiers, and preachers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A World Conquering Faith (open access)

A World Conquering Faith

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon based on I John 5:4, and discusses the qualities of Christianity that honor home, individual, society, and music. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: February 23, 1919
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
As He Thinketh in His Heart (open access)

As He Thinketh in His Heart

A handwritten manuscript using Proverbs 23:7 for a sermon on the "heart" of a person (their inner spiritual nature). The quality of the heart is revealed in words, deeds, habits, character, and destiny. Preached in Cisco, Texas.
Date: August 4, 1918
Creator: Baten, A. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History