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"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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Business Principles Applied to Church Life (open access)

Business Principles Applied to Church Life

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon discussing the importance of using good business practices in the administration of the church. Believed to have been given in Blackwell Oklahoma.
Date: [1913..1915]
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brawn, Business, Brains, Benevolence (open access)

Brawn, Business, Brains, Benevolence

A typewritten manuscript for a speech discussing the needs for a well-rounded social structure: those who work with their hands, those who work with their head, and those who use their wealth, and these are held together with benevolence. Probably given in Blackwell, Oklahoma
Date: 1913/1913
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Crisis (open access)

A Crisis

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using Isaiah 37:35. The topic is "crisis" as a time of trial. This crisis could be financial, industrial, or personal, but crisis can destroy us or it can strengthen us. Probably preached in Blackwell, Oklahoma.
Date: 1911/1913
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Unjust Steward (open access)

The Unjust Steward

A typewritten manuscript of a sermon using Luke 16:2 addressing the parable of the unjust servant and what it means. Preached in Brady, and then Brownwood, Texas (10/10/1905) at a prayer meeting.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (open access)

The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon defining the Grace of Jesus, self-giving. The text is 2Corinthians 8:9. Preached in Bangs, Texas.
Date: October 1907
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Broad Way and The Narrow Way (open access)

The Broad Way and The Narrow Way

A handwritten manuscript of a sermon based on Matthew 7:13-14 and Luke 13: 23-24. The topic is the choice we have of the Wide Gate (the easy way that leads to destruction) or the Narrow Gate (the choice to follow Christ). Preached in Brownwood, and then in Cisco, Texas (12/08/1918).
Date: December 12, 1909
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Appeal to Caesar (open access)

The Appeal to Caesar

A typewritten manuscript for a sermon using Acts 23: 10-15 and Acts 25: 11. This sermon looks at Christian schools in Texas and the need for the church to support them. Preached at Bell Plaines Church, Brownwood, Texas.
Date: January 23, 1916
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Victorious Faith - Fidelity (open access)

A Victorious Faith - Fidelity

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon using Revelation 2:10 declaring the importance of faith to be all we are intended to be in the Christian life. Preached in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: October 24, 1909
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Unbelief (open access)

Unbelief

A handwritten manuscript for a sermon on unbelief and its many phases and progression. The cost of unbelief is eternal separation from God. The portion of the paper that shows the full date and location of preaching is missing.
Date: 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Kingdom of God and the Church (open access)

The Kingdom of God and the Church

A handwritten manuscript of a sermon using Ephesians 5:32. Defines the "Kingdom of God", and the "New Testament Church". Preached in Amarillo, and later at Granbury Bible School (4/12/1906).
Date: January 3, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Few Among many (open access)

The Few Among many

A handwritten manuscript of a sermon based on John 6:9. Christians are to stand firm in discouragement they are to seek and offer encouragement. The enemy is hard at work, be a light in a dark world.
Date: February 7, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The  Christian Race (open access)

The Christian Race

A manuscript for a sermon using Hebrews 12:1-2. The first two pages are typewritten and the remainder is handwritten. This equates the human life to a race in which we need to do our best, refine our weaknesses, and finish strong! Preached in Amarillo, Texas.
Date: February 14, 1904
Creator: Baten, A. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History