John Wesley labored mightily and fruitfully for revival in eighteenth-century England, but he recognized a bittersweet aspect to spiritual awakening: Revival generates a new work ethic, which in turn generates riches, which in turn threatens revival. As the American Puritan Cotton Mather expressed it, “Religion begat prosperity and the daughter devoured the mother!”1

Pastor Chris Scripture Reference: Matthew 15:1-20

  From 1 to 5 PM, Saturday, May 21, the First Baptist Church of Perryville will host another free block party for Perryville families, by Rodgers Tavern near the Susquehanna River.Fun will include a moon bounce, carnival games, free prizes, and a mime show. Teens will particularly enjoy the rock climbing wall.  D.J. Jay B. will  provide the music.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:15-36

  Need information on how to help Japan?  Click here : http://www.perryville.org/help-japan

  Abortion supporters try to foist the burden of proof on abortion foes by claiming that the issue is puzzling. They argue that, since no one can prove that personhood begins at conception,1 one can assume that it does not.2

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Matthew13:24-58

  Forty families of victims killed in the 1988 terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103 stood in protest outside the United Nations headquarters on a balmy September day. They expressed anger and disbelief that the Scottish government a month earlier released from prison Abdel Baset Ali al-Megrahi, the lone man convicted in the plot that blew a commercial airliner out of the sky over Scotland, killing 270 people. Sentenced in 2001 to a minimum of 27 years in prison, the Scottish government released him as a compassionate gesture after he became terminally ill with prostate cancer. Adding insult to […]

  A soft answer turns away wrath, ….but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (ESV) Sixties radical Abbie Hoffman played a major role in fomenting street turmoil during the Democratic National Convention in 1968. For his efforts, Hoffman, along with the other members of the Chicago Seven, were charged with conspiring to incite a riot and with contempt of court.1 Over a decade later, Hoffman was still urging his admirers to be rude in their dealings with authority: “Remember that manners were invented by kings to maintain power. The determination to interrupt business as usual is often misunderstood […]

  “Thomas Wright, the philanthropist of Manchester, distinguished himself as the true friend of forlorn prisoners. He was a man of no position in society. He possessed no wealth, excepting only a rich and loving heart.”1 This tribute from a famous contemporary expressed the admiration of Victorian England for Thomas Wright’s pioneering work in rehabilitating criminals and reintegrating them within normal society—an achievement all the more impressive for being the work of a busy factory foreman without any resources or connections apart from his modest weekly wage (£3.50p) and a reputation for industriousness and honesty.