By Warner Smith on June 28, 2010
I encourage you to begin to serve God through at least one or two ministry areas of First Baptist Church of Emerson. For obedient Christians, refusal to serve is not an option. You need to be serving. You were created by God for service. Continually taking without giving back will make you spiritually sick. You [...]
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Posted in FBCE Weekly Podcast | Tagged Ministry, service, serving, SHAPE, volunteer |
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 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 [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Encouragement, Evangelism, Marriage and Family, Ministry, Prayer, service, Unchurched |
By Warner Smith on March 15, 2010
On any given night in Georgia, there are over 23,000 children and adults who are homeless. Almost half of the homeless are under-employed like Homer who has a high school education and was once employed in a nearby factory. His company terminated his employment when he was diagnosed with high blood pressure. Then he lost [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Evangelism, Ministry, Missions, Money, Prayer, service |
By Warner Smith on March 14, 2010
Kathy and her two children Elizabeth and Mason just learned that her husband Troy was killed in an automobile accident. Their grief is almost more than they can bear. They had been looking for a church home, but had not yet found one. Kathy is not even sure if her husband Troy was a Christian. [...]
Posted in Pray Now Bartow | Tagged Evangelism, Grief, Marriage and Family, Ministry, Prayer |
By Warner Smith on February 22, 2010
Our only means of knowing God is through His revelation. God reveals Himself to us in two ways, general and special revelation. Special revelation is progressive (proceeds gradually or in stages). We see the progressive nature of God’s special revelation in the revelation of His personal name to Moses.
2 God [Elohim] spoke to Moses and [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Biblical Truth, Evangelism, Ministry, Thankfulness |
By Warner Smith on February 4, 2010
Have you ever been amused by a child who has yet to realize that you know the truth about that which they are desperately trying to convince you otherwise. It is precisely on such occasions with my own sons that cause me to understand the curse which heredity can be. Whether they were toddlers, [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Biblical Truth, Evangelism, Ministry, Promises of God, service |
By Warner Smith on January 24, 2010
I have learned that many of the things I once thought I knew were wrong. One of the principles I have misunderstood deals with generosity. I had always thought that I was generous. When I had something someone else needed I was always willing to give. Upon further reflection I have come to understand that [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged giving, Ministry, Missions, Stewardship |
By Warner Smith on January 20, 2010
Leadership brings with it great responsibility. Political scientist’s will debate exactly what message the voters of Massachusetts were sending to leaders in Washington D.C. last night by their groundbreaking election of a Republican for United States Senator, but one cannot deny that a message was delivered. Leaders who do not deliver what they were sent [...]
Posted in Daily Devotions | Tagged Biblical Truth, Christian Maturity, Church, Leadership, Ministry, Promises of God |
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