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Pray Now Bartow Day 30
By Warner Smith on March 30, 2010
There are only 84 congregations in all religions in Bartow. To adequately serve our county we need to start a minimum of 516 churches. This is number for needed new congregations is based on a ratio of 100 members per new church. If these churches were started by traditional means, by purchasing land and constructing [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 29
By Warner Smith on March 29, 2010
Warning: Reading this devotion may burst your bubble!
The world in which we live is a very sick place. Lincoln did not release all of the slaves for all time. Atlanta the home of Martin Luther King Jr. is now considered a city which is instrumental in human trafficking domestically and globally.
Human trafficking has become a [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 28
By Warner Smith on March 28, 2010
Current estimates are that more than 8 million Muslims currently reside in the United States. These numbers will only continue to increase due to immigration, increased birth rate, and a high conversion rate. Approximately 200,000 Americans convert to Islam each year. The fact that Islam is growing within our own nation and our own Baptist [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 27
By Warner Smith on March 27, 2010
Nathaniel has a drinking problem. He began drinking years ago when he lost his job and family. He barely makes it on his government check and help from local food and clothes closet ministries. The trailer in which he lives is in need of repair. Nathaniel drinks to forget about his problems. When he heard [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 26
By Warner Smith on March 26, 2010
Jack will soon be released from prison on probation for dealing drugs. He will join the other 154,197 adults who are currently on probation in Georgia. Jack, like half of those in prison, was raised by his mother. He never knew his Dad. Jack began selling drugs in order to help his mother purchase the [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 25
By Warner Smith on March 25, 2010
Melissa and Jake are both teenagers and have been dating for several months. On their sixth date, Jake told Melissa that if she loved him she would have sex with him. Although reluctant, Melissa felt compelled to express her true love. Since that first time, sex has become the main activity of their dating life. [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 24
By Warner Smith on March 24, 2010
Are you guilty? Have you ever said things to your children which you later regretted. If you are a parent I am sure you have. There are parents however who for some insane reasons abuse their own children. Sam is such a child. His dad often yells at him from his drunken stupor such hurtful [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 23
By Warner Smith on March 23, 2010
Maria recently moved to Bartow county from Miami. Maria’s grandparents escaped to the Unite States from Cuba 50 years ago. They still keep in contact with relatives who live in Cuba about the church planting movement going on there. Since moving to Bartow county, Maria’s family has not attended a church [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 22
By Warner Smith on March 22, 2010
Todd recently turned 18. Todd stopped going to church at the age of 12 when his parents quit making him attend. His senior year in high school has been very difficult. He has struggled to make good grades. Now Todd’s parents are going through a nasty divorce. And just this week, his girlfriend Libby, told [...]
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Pray Now Bartow Day 21
By Warner Smith on March 21, 2010
Wayne and Naomi, are native Georgians. Like most African Americans they were raised going to church but have not attended except for special occasions for quite a number of years. They are empty-nesters who finally have time to be with each other and enjoy quality time together. They have lived a good life. They spend [...]
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