Pastor John Scripture Reference: Luke 5:27-39

  There will be a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 PM, December 24 at the First Baptist Church of Perryville. Specially selected music will blend with a message from God’s Word, the Bible, to prepare us for celebrating the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ to earth as a baby.

  CECIL COUNTY HEALTHY MARRIAGE INITIATIVE10 GREAT DATES 48OO West Pulaski Highway, Perryville, Maryland(First Baptist Church, Perryville) Next date is January 7, 2011 at 6pm Free book, Ten Great Dates, for each couple. You buy your meal, but the rest is free! This event, the information, and the offers, is for married couples.

1. “I am not smart enough.” “Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” (1 Cor. 1:20-21)

  by David E. Hankins ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP)–“Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” proclaims a new holiday ad from the American Humanist Association. Already appearing in the New York Times and Washington Post, the message will soon be blazoned on the sides, taillights, and interiors of over 200 Washington, D.C. Metro buses.

Pastor Chris Scripture Reference: Joshua 1:1-9

 By Phil Boatwright  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (BP)–Grab some popcorn balls and enjoy these fun, festive holiday features.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: John 18:28-40

  CECIL COUNTY HEALTHY MARRIAGE INITIATIVE10 GREAT DATES 48OO West Pulaski Highway, Perryville, Maryland (First Baptist Church, Perryville) All dates begin on Fridays at 6 P.M. Free book, Ten Great Dates, for each couple. You buy your meal, but the rest is free! This event, the information, and the offers, is for married couples.

  In November 1960, six-year-old Ruby Nell Bridges got out of the U.S. Marshall’s car and walked the short distance to the school entrance, apparently oblivious to the adults who screamed obscenities at her along the walkway. As usual, her teacher watched from the window as the little African-American girl approached the school, but today, something was different—Ruby was talking as she walked. In the classroom Mrs. Henry said, “I saw your lips moving, but I couldn’t make out what you were saying to those people.” “I wasn’t talking to them,” Ruby explained, “I was praying for them.”1