Richard Sibbes was an influential English Puritan leader during the early years of the seventeenth century. Above all, he was known as a great preacher. The following excerpt comes from his exposition of Philippians 3:18. Sibbes encourages his hearers to realize that affections, or passions, are necessary for God’s children. He goes on to expound one particular affection, compassion, which is an outgrowth of a redeemed life.

Join our church in supporting the Fall Appreciation Day Parade at 10 AM on October 8, 2011. The parade begins at the Perryville Middle School, proceeds south on Aiken Avenue, and then west on Broad Street

It is amazing how many celebrities wreck themselves trying to ride a motorcycle. The long list includes Bob Dylan, Ben Roethlisberger, Gary Busey, Liam Neeson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, T.E. Lawrence, Keanu Reeves, Duane Allman, and French actor Gerard Depardieu, who has been in over a dozen crashes, one of them breaking a leg in five places. But he keeps riding, saying he will never be able to give up the “feeling of freedom.”1

Pastor John Scripture Reference: II Thessalonians 2:1-12

Pastor John Scripture Reference: II Thessalonians 1:1-12