Read the Bible in 2020
There is no better commitment to make to start the new year than to make a firm decision to spend more time reading and studying God's...
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Every word from God.
Every word to the world.
Every word preached.
Michael Staton, Senior Pastor
First Baptist Church of Mustang
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Michael Staton
Dec 3, 20194 min read
Count the Ones You Got Right
I grew up in the home of a musician. I attended more concerts of choirs my father conducted and him playing the piano than I could begin...
Michael Staton
Nov 11, 20193 min read
Ready to Go but Willing to Stay
Those whom the Lord calls to leave home and serve as missionaries, pastors, and teachers in a different land are worthy of our utmost...
Michael Staton
Oct 7, 20192 min read
Hope in the Darkness
"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1...
Michael Staton
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Lessons Learned in Middle School
Oh, Middle School. You promised so much but delivered so little. There are so many questions I still have about this picture: Why am I...
Michael Staton
Aug 20, 20193 min read
Are You Ready for the 5th Day of School Pictures?
I love the "first day of school" pictures. My Facebook feed was overrun with them last week. Little kids going off to school for the...
Michael Staton
Aug 12, 20194 min read
A Tribute to My Wife (and the other moms out there)
My wife and I are preparing for a strange new season of life...the empty nest. With our youngest son set to move off to college in a...
Michael Staton
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Small Creatures, Big Lessons part 4
"Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the...
Michael Staton
Jun 19, 20193 min read
Small Creatures, Big Lessons part 2
"Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the...
Michael Staton
Jun 17, 20192 min read
Small Creatures, Big Lessons
"Four things on earth are small, but they are exceedingly wise: the ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the...
Michael Staton
Jun 14, 20192 min read
It Is Not Always Polite to Whisper
"A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends" Proverbs 16:28 There are times when whispering is good. When...
Michael Staton
May 28, 20192 min read
(May 28) Learning to Increase Your Gratitude
In God we have boasted continually, and we will give thanks to Your name forever." Psalm 44:8 There are two actions mentioned in this...
Michael Staton
May 20, 20192 min read
(May 20) Dear Graduate,
You have hit a significant milestone in life. What seemed always to be far away has now become very real. As a high school graduate,...
Michael Staton
May 8, 20192 min read
(May 8) One Word, Two Letters, So Much Hope
"The Lord is my shepherd..." Psalm 23:1 It has been called the sweetest monosyllable in the English language: "The Lord is MY shepherd."...
Michael Staton
May 3, 20193 min read
(May 3) Does God's Timing Seem Slow?
Habakkuk was a prophet living about six centuries before the birth of Christ. He despaired as he encountered the continual sin of his...
Michael Staton
Apr 15, 20193 min read
(April 15) Preparing for Mondays
We love the mountaintop. Spiritually speaking, this is the place where we are keenly aware of the Lord's presence as we are temporarily...
Michael Staton
Apr 5, 20193 min read
(April 5) Trembling at God's Word
"...But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word." Isaiah 66:2 Humility has...
Michael Staton
Mar 19, 20193 min read
(March 20) Four Ways Parents Can Teach Their Children About God
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and...
Michael Staton
Mar 12, 20192 min read
(March 12) The Danger of Comparison
There is a highway in St. Louis where you can drive down a particular stretch of the road, and you will notice a beautiful row of pear...
Michael Staton
Mar 4, 20193 min read
(March 4) Whose Approval are You Craving?
"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not...
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