Thanksgiving Thoughts
“Nothing lies outside the reach of prayer except that which lies outside the will of God.”
Date: 11/25/2009
Lynn Webb, Catawba River Baptist Association
As I write this month’s newsletter, I share a message by the apostle Paul summarized 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 in verse 22, “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” (NKJV)
Date: 11/11/2009
BROKEN BEFORE THE THRONE 2009
The vision for this prayer conference began long before it first convened in 2007.
Date: 10/27/2009
History Repeats Itself
The old expression goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Yet, neither was the collapse of Rome accomplished in a day.
Date: 10/14/2009
Georgia Flooding Activates Disaster Relief Teams
Michael Dover surveys the damage outside his home in Austell, Ga., his backyard a sea of muddy water. Looking at remnants of the water-soaked wood from his workshop piled in his driveway, Dover, like many other Atlanta residents, now faces the harsh reality of clean up.
Date: 9/29/2009
800-plus profess Christ at Sturgis motorcycle rally
As motorcycle engines roared, more than 4,200 leather-clad motorcyclists and their friends at the 69th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally heard a three-minute testimony of how Christ could radically change their lives. Just for listening, they also were given a chance to win a brand new black Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Date: 9/16/2009
The Rest of the Story: Daily Reports from Garvon Golden during the Sturgis Bike Rally
The Rest of the Story: Daily Reports from Garvon Golden during the Sturgis Bike Rally
Date: 9/14/2009
Church’s ‘Big Serve’ empties the pews
For members of First Baptist Church in Norfolk, the Sunday service wasn’t held in pews but throughout the multi-city area known Hampton Roads.
Date: 9/2/2009
Equipped and Stepping Out in Faith
Kassie Smith, a student at Midwestern Seminary, of Kansas City, Missouri, shared the Gospel with a young lady at a Louisville, Kentucky Crossover block party on June 20.
Date: 8/19/2009
On the Lookout for God at Work
One of two great perils in the world that we face today is the ever present danger of missing God at work. There is hardly any greater tragedy than, our neglect of God’s Word, failing to recognize His presence in our lives, His activity in our circumstances, and His invitation to join Him in His work of redemption. p>
Date: 8/4/2009
337 baptized at First Baptist Orlando
"People are going to die tonight."
Not quite the first words most congregations want to hear from their pastor. But that is what David Uth said as an introduction to "Not Ashamed," a three-service celebration of baptism at First Baptist Church in Orlando, Fla., June 27-28. In all, 337 people were baptized, including 10 at the church's Ocoee venue.
Date: 7/28/2009
God Is Calling Us to Pray
Calls for intercession have been sent out through the planning of several prayer conferences set for this year. Southern Baptists are asked to return to the discipline of prayer on behalf of their churches, the nation and the world.
Date: 7/7/2009
Postal Worker becomes God’s Contractor
Mission Service Corps missionaries Bessie and Lester McPeek watched a God-given vision become reality June 6. That day, volunteers from First Baptist Church, Monticello and Salvisa Baptist Church near Harrodsburg dug footers and poured concrete for a 2,880 sq. ft. building in Jenkins, Kentucky.
Date: 6/23/2009
RiverFest 2009
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:19-20, NASB).
Date: 6/9/2009
God is Working Through His People
All across North America, the church is out serving the needs of people and sharing the Gospel in their communities this spring. Jesus said, “Go into all the world,” so we need to go where the people are.
Date: 5/26/2009
Crossover '09 Aims for 'Lasting Impact'
Even storied, 135-year-old Churchill Downs -- home of the Kentucky Derby -- will be among the ministry venues as Southern Baptists engage in Crossover Louisville '09.
Date: 5/13/2009
An invitation to Louisville
Please pray for Johnny Hunt and all those in leadership of the annual SBC meeting. Pray for all Southern Baptists to be inspired to love Jesus supremely and share Him generously with others.
Date: 4/28/2009
The Catalyst of Prayer
Revival. The word often brings to mind camp meetings, large crowds, and overpowering emotions. But, what if a movement swept a town to its knees that did not start with one singular event?
Date: 4/15/2009
Spontaneous Baptisms
God’s Plan for Sharing (GPS) has four mileposts; Praying, Engaging, Sowing, and Harvesting. The end result is the celebration of baptism, so this story seems to pave the way for many more exciting baptisms in the days to come.
Date: 4/1/2009
Dark Day May be Brightest Day
We heartily agree with the call, “Let us covenant together to trust in the Lord with all our heart, to pray fervently, to give willingly, and to look forward expectantly."
Date: 3/18/2009
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