The next Bible study methods class for men will be 7 AM, Saturday, January 19, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Perryville, MD.Even if you do not come to the study, you can learn and practice this method to grow and stay fresh in your study. Men can come without doing the assignment and still learn. But you will learn more if you take the time to study and practice this method.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Matthew 2:1-12

by mdever In our own service reviews, we talk about trying to model giving godly criticism and receiving godly criticism, giving godly encouragement and receiving godly encouragement. Because of some of my own mistakes, and reflections on them, I offer the following suggestions on how to give godly criticism.

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. 2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. 3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days. 4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. 5 You have lived on the […]

By Gary Ledbetter DALLAS (BP)–According to the Associated Press, the deranged man who murdered people at the Youth With A Mission center in Denver and then at New Life Church in Colorado Springs left a message, one apparently borrowed from the Columbine murderers. It makes me wonder again if our hunger for “news” doesn’t encourage insane people to go out in a blaze of infamy.

by Steve Ortiz NEW ORLEANS (BP)–It is Christmas time. Time for holiday events, Christmas trees, gifts, etc. It is also the season to get asked the question, “What is the archaeological evidence for the birth of Jesus?”

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Like 2:21-38

Phil Boatwright KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)–Well, it’s that time of the year, again. You know: when Hollywood celebrates our Savior’s birth with animated mice singing “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” and the true meaning of Christmas is eclipsed by the obsession of owning an official Red Rider BB gun. But here are a few new movies that celebrate Christ’s effect on mankind, with nary a reindeer in sight!

On December 30, 2007, the First Baptist Church of Perryville will have a combined Sunday morning worship service. This provides the opportunity for folks who primarily attend one worship service to worship with those who primarily worship at a different time. On regular Sundays, the church worships at 8:30 and 11 AM. At a combined service, we use a different order of worship which adds a little more singing and study and will last from 11 AM until around 12:15 PM.

Pastor John Scripture Reference Luke 2:1-20