Pastor John Reference: Ephesians 2:1-10

  You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD Leviticus 18:21 (ESV)

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Isaiah 40:1-31

  In 1964, President Johnson led America into a “War on Poverty.” Combat in this “war” included a flurry of legislation establishing Medicare, Medicaid, and Head Start. Over forty-five years later, unfortunately, poverty is still a national problem.  According to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau, 15.1 percent of Americans lived in poverty and, perhaps more importantly, 22 percent of children. Furthermore, this was the third consecutive annual increase in the poverty rate.1 The situation is much worse internationally. In Niger, Africa for example, 34 percent of the population is undernourished while the average life expectancy is only 46 years.2 Awash […]

    by Elizabeth Owens …Wow!  Is that even possible? There is only one way that I know to do that.  It is to teach your children to have proper respect for the authorities God has placed over them, and then to teach them to obey the first time.

Pastor John Scripture Reference: Isaiah 25:1-12

  Like a scarecrow in a melon patch, their idols cannot speak; they must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them; they can do no harm nor can they do any good. Jeremiah 10:5 (NIV)

  The November 24, 1827, Report from the [U.S.] Office of Indians Affairs included a table of government expenditures for Native-American schools, including $400 for Wyandots in Ohio and $150 for Quaddy in Maine.1 The recipients of these funds were, respectively, the Methodist Society and the Society for Propagating the Gospel.

  John Venn was unflagging in his efforts to lead his people, the Clapham Church, to engage their own culture for the glory of Christ. As one of his biographers puts it, “It was Venn’s constant endeavor to lead his people into an experience of holiness which affected both their relationship with God and their relationship with their fellow men.”1

  The First Baptist Church of Perryville will offer two days of prayer for North American Missions on March 1 & 2. Prayer guides will be available for your use. The church will be open from 4-8 PM on Friday and 8 AM – 12 PM on Saturday. Come when it is convenient. Leave when you are finished. Most people enjoy 30 or more minutes in prayer. A prayer captain will be available at the door to answer any of your questions.