Revival
In Need Of Revival
As we prepare for our revival services (May 1-4), will you pray this month for God to truly revive First Baptist Church? If our church is revived then we can expect there to be a spiritual awakening in our community. As you pray daily for revival, maybe this outline will be helpful. Step #1: Personal Revival – Revival needs to start with You Come near to God and He…
Hypocrite Of The Year
Over 20 years ago there was a convention of atheists in Chicago – during Easter week no less. [I can’t remember whether they met on April Fool’s Day or – that is the national holiday for atheists]. Anyway, one of the highlights of that convention years ago was a decision on who was the greatest hypocrite of the year for that particular year. It seems that the nominees…
Beating Down A Path
Have you ever heard something and couldn’t get it off of your mind? That happened to me during our Revival services. Brother Brent Barker was preaching from James 4:1-17. His sermon was entitled “Roadblocks to Revival”. In emphasizing the point of how we run from God instead of running to Him, Brent referred to Amos 5:6 – “Seek the Lord and live”. The word “seek”…
Are You Ready For Revival?
I see God doing a steady work in our church. He is moving amidst the deacon’s ministry, in our Sunday School expanding ministry, through our Gals-on-the-Go (are we seeing a Guys-on-the-Go in the works?) outreach, and in the recent community “I Need You To Survive” services. There is a stronger emphasis on prayer. A more unified and excitement building spirit is evident in…