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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 [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Christian Maturity, Church, Church Growth, Evangelism, Great Commission Resurgence, Ministry, Missiology, Missions, Personal Holiness, Prayer, Stewardship, Unchurched |
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 [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Evangelism, Ministry, Prayer, Promises of God, Suicide |
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 [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Culture, Evangelism, Manhood, Marriage and Family, Missions, Prayer, Unchurched |
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 [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Evangelism, Great Commission Resurgence, Missions, Prayer, Unchurched |
By Warner Smith on February 18, 2010
Another way in which Satan attacks men and their families is to make it as difficult as possible for us to accomplish our God given role as spiritual leader. Too few men take the responsibility of being the spiritual leader in their home seriously. One pictures a typical Christian family preparing for be with Mom [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Manhood, Marriage and Family, Personal Holiness |
By Warner Smith on February 15, 2010
Being a Christian is the hardest thing I do in my life. Being a good husband and father is no picnic either. The reason for this difficulty to lead a Christian life and maintain the important relationships in life is because we are attacked by Satan regularly. This is called Spiritual Warfare. We should pray [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Christian Maturity, Manhood, Personal Holiness |
By Warner Smith on February 14, 2010
Just before I met my wife and while we were dating God was working mightily in my heart. After we had been dating for a few months I began going to church with her. I was learning to be a churchgoer, but the changes I needed to make deep within my soul had not yet [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Christian Maturity, Personal Holiness |
By Warner Smith on February 8, 2010
A friend of mine who does research for a living told me of a conversation he recently had with a professional pollster. The pollster knew that my friend was a Southern Baptist. He told him that his company had developed a new strategy for checking the margin of error in results which also doubled for [...]
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By Warner Smith on January 30, 2010
The great encourager in the New Testament is Barnabas. After the beginning of his missionary journey with John Mark the Biblical record falls silent concerning him.
39 And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, Acts 15:39 (ESV)
The Bible does not [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Christian Maturity, Missions, Prayer, Present Day Martyrs |
By Warner Smith on January 23, 2010
Do you worry? What will I have for lunch? What will I wear? What did that lady mean when she said, “Yeah, right”? Do everyone’s children misbehave? Will my children ever get a good job? Do you think we will get an income tax refund or will we have to pay? Can everyone predict whether [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Encouragement, Prayer, Promises of God |
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