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		<title>The Mom Who Loves the Lord</title>
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		<title>The Power of God&#8217;s Provision</title>
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		<title>The Power Of God&#8217;s Peace</title>
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		<title>The Power of Trusting Christ (abbreviated)</title>
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		<title>We Care Perryville</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ First Baptist Church of Perryville will host We Care Perryville which includes a series of special events and service projects with a free, community Block Party. We Care Perryville has sent volunteer work crews  to meet a variety of community needs. They have helped at senior  centers, homes of the elderly, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ First Baptist Church of Perryville will host We Care Perryville which includes a series of special events and service projects with a free, community Block Party. We Care Perryville has sent volunteer work crews  to meet a variety of community needs. They have helped at senior  centers, homes of the elderly, and the Perryville Elementary School with  yard care, painting, raking, weeding, cleaning out drains, and  weed-eating. 
Thanks to many special partners, We Care Perryville will offer  lots of free health &amp; dental services and information at our annual Block Party.
From 1 to 5 PM, Saturday, May 19, the First Baptist Church of Perryville will host another free block party for Perryville families, by Rodgers Tavern near the Susquehanna River.
Free fun will include a moon bounce, carnival games, free prizes, and live music. Teens will particularly enjoy the rock climbing wall, and NASCAR Race Car.  We encourage the audience to participate in the fun dances such as the Chicken Dance, Electric Slide, Limbo, and others. There will also be free dental &amp; health screenings. Fire, police, &amp; the health department be on site also.
There is no admission charge. All the food you can eat is FREE. All the games you want to play are FREE. Register for FREE prizes at no charge. Thank you for offering, but donations will again not be accepted at the Block Party. That way the block party remains a free gift from the families of First Baptist Church to their neighbor families!
Questions? Call the church office at 410-642-6865.
On Route 40 go south on Route 222 toward downtown Perryville. Take a right at the stop sign onto Route 7. Look for the Block Party on your right, in the field near Rodgers Tavern.

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		<title>Church Attendance</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

Hebrews 10:24-25 (ESV)
In the book Habits of the Heart, a team of sociologists headed by Robert Bellah discusses the testimony of nurse Sheila Larson: I believe in God. Im not a religious fanatic. I cant remember the last time I went to church. My faith has carried me a long way. Its Sheilaism. Just my own little voice . . . Its just try to love yourself and be gentle with yourself. You know, I guess, take care of each other. I think He would want us to take care of each other.1 Unfortunately, she has missed the point that believers taking care of each other requires faithful churchmanship.
In the first century, submission to Hebrews 10:24-25 often meant serious sacrifice and even danger. There was no cultural, economic, or political cachet in church membership. Indeed, those who identified with Christ were likely to lose social standing, business, access to the channels of power, and, yes, their lives. Some were slaves. Many others worked like slaves, and were exhausted, like Eutychus, who fell from a window when he sank into a deep sleep during one of Pauls late-night messages (Acts 20:7-12).
Even when one was fresh, church gatherings could be unpleasant, in that they were marred by controversy and strife, as with Euodia and Syntyche (Phil. 4:2), the super-apostles (2 Cor. 11:5), and the Judaizers, who had bewitched the Galatians (Gal. 3:1). It seemed to be one infernal thing after another, not to mention the continual pleas for money, as in 1 Corinthians 16:1-2. This was enough to scare the fainthearted away from church.
Then there was always strong outside competition for attention and devotion. Thus, Paul wrote sadly, in 2 Timothy 4:10, Demas, in love with this present world, has deserted me. Fact is, the world has a lot of polish, and the Church often must work with artless volunteers. Defections are understandable " understandable, that is, if one lacks the Spirit of Christ, who loved the Church.
In studying the great ministries of the Spirit " preaching, teaching, charity, and such " the ministry of presence is often overlooked. Yet, all are familiar with the way in which poor attendance hurts morale and a good crowd lifts spirits. And all can provide ready examples of helpful information and encouragement given and received at church. Yet so many think that their absence matters little or nothing, despite this clear teaching in Hebrews.
Today, there are places on earth where this attendance passage retains its full, first-century edge. When a new convert from Islam in a totalitarian Muslim nation reads it, he is naturally anxious. If he is caught in Bible study or worship with believers, his life is in jeopardy, not to mention his family ties, property, and business prospects. How strange, then, to hear Western pastors praise their Sunday morning attendees for braving the rain on a stormy day. If they had to ride in open buggies, that would make more sense, but cars have tops, churches have covered drives, and parishioners have umbrellas. Where exactly is the bravery? Yet the Church has become so coddled that I just dont feel like it becomes a sufficient excuse for spotty participation.

Hebrews 10:24-25 is meant to serve the spiritual needs of Gods people. As the old illustration has it, a coal removed from the fire will glow for a while, but not for long. So too with church members who suppose they can go it alone. That is one of the many reasons why God instructs us to gather weekly with other believers for worship.
Footnotes:
1
Robert N. Bellah, Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler, and Steven M. Tipton, Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life, up. ed. (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1996), 221.
article adapted from Kairos Jouranl

First Baptist Church of Perryville is located one and a half miles from Rt. 222.

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		<title>Marriage: Too Valuable to Dissolve—Augustine (354 – 430)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Augustine is, even today, one of the most profound influences on Christian theology and thought. In his book On the Good of Marriage, he argues that marriage does not derive its goodness merely from procreation, but rather, that the divinely sanctioned permanent companionship of marriage demonstrates that it is a good thing.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Augustine is, even today, one of the most profound influences on Christian theology and thought. In his book On the Good of Marriage, he argues that marriage does not derive its goodness merely from procreation, but rather, that the divinely sanctioned permanent companionship of marriage demonstrates that it is a good thing.
. . . regarding the good of marriage, which even the Lord confirmed in the Gospel,1 not only because He forbade the dismissal of a wife except for fornication, but also because He came to the marriage when invited,2 there is merit in inquiring why it is a good . . . This does not seem to me to be a good solely because of the procreation of children, but also because of the natural companionship between the two sexes. Otherwise, we could not speak of marriage in the case of old people, especially if they had either lost their children or had begotten none at all. But, in a good marriage, although one of many years, even if the ardour of youths has cooled between man and woman, the order of charity still flourishes between husband and wife.3
Footnotes:
1
Matthew 19:9.
2
John 2.
3
Augustine, The Good of Marriage, trans. Charles T. Wilcox, in The Fathers of the Church, St. Augustine, Treatises on Marriage and Other Subjects (Washington, Catholic University of America Press, 1955), 12. In other translations see Chapter 3.
article adapted from Kairos Journal

First Baptist Church of Perryville is located at 4800 W. Pulaski Hwy., Perryville, MD across from the Principio Health Center.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[ From 1 to 5 PM, Saturday, May 19, the First Baptist Church of  Perryville will host another free block party/health fair for Perryville families,  by Rodgers Tavern near the Susquehanna River.Fun  will include a moon bounce, carnival games, and free prizes. Teens will particularly enjoy the rock climbing  wall, Guitar Hero contest, and NASCAR Race Car. D.J. Jay B. will  provide the music.There is no admission charge. All the food you can eat is FREE. All  the games you want to play are FREE. Register for prizes at no charge.  Thank you for offering, but donations will again not be accepted at the  Block Party. That way the block party remains a free gift from the  families of First Baptist Church to their neighbor families.
Questions? Call the church office at 410-642-6865.

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		<title>The Power Of Christ&#8217;s Resurrection</title>
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