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Chapter 14 – 30 Minutes

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Borrowed from the Crusaders Law Enforcement Outreach group on Facebook

What The Bible Says Good Samaritan's Penny Pulpit by Pastor Ed Rice

Message by Pastor Stacey Shiflett Text: Eph. 6 November 26, 2023 - 5PM Calvary Baptist Church 7321 Manchester Road ...

Message by Pastor Stacey Shiflett Text: Ephesians 6 November 12, 2023 - 5 PM Calvary Baptist Church 7321 Manchester Road ...

Message by Pastor Stacey Shiflett Text: October 29, 2023 - 5PM Calvary Baptist Church 7321 Manchester Road Dundalk, ...

Message by Pastor Stacey Shiflett Text: Romans 2:4 October 22, 2023 - 11AM Calvary Baptist Church 7321 Manchester Road ...

Message by Pastor Stacey Shiflett Text: Ephesians 6 October 22, 2023 - 5 PM Calvary Baptist Church 7321 Manchester Road ...

A new report reveals that private schools, especially religious schools, are more effective at turning students into engaged citizens than public schools amid concerns about civic literacy among American pupils.?

Most pastors will tell you of the importance of small groups. Speaking from personal experience, I know that if someone is connected in a small group, there is a greater likelihood that they'll be involved in a wider mission and more involved within the local church's life. They also have a built-in support system to help them grow in Christ. A recent LifeWay study found what I already knew through personal experience—small groups are important. Scott McConnell summarized the study with these words:"Small groups and Sunday School classes provide the relational glue that allows a local congregation to be a place where people love one another. Groups and relationships that are centered on the Word of God unify a congregation and motivate people to work together on the mission of the church. Churches with few people participating in groups are not in a healthy position to make more disciples."? [1]We also know that, just as with Sunday morning attendance, there are more women than men in attendance—about 60-40. Why is it harder to get men to be actively involved in small groups? Do they not like going? Or are there other reasons?Before answering these questions, I should say that in my own experience, I have witnessed many men absolutely love going to small groups. If a man is engaged in other disciplines within the body of Christ, these "reasons" are usually not a big enough hurdle. And in my experience, many of the men who attend small groups say it's their favorite time of the weak. Nevertheless, it can be a tough hurdle for some to overcome. Here are some of those reasons: ? [1]? https://research.lifeway.com/2023/03/07/research-reveals-importance-of-small-groups-evangelism-assimilation-for-church-growth/Photo Courtesy:? ? Jantanee Rungpranomkorn from? Getty Images

The share of young adults who say the Bible has had a transformative impact on their lives has increased, even as a majority remain “Scripture Disengaged,” according to a new survey.?

Beverly LaHaye, the prominent conservative Christian activist who founded the advocacy organization Concerned Women for America and is seen as a pioneering figure for Evangelical political engagement, has died at the age of 94.

Seminary leaders say that the country, where Baptists are the largest Protestant denomination, has lost hundreds of churches in the war with Russia. Southern Baptist leaders have written to US House Speaker Mike Johnson, a member and former official of their denomination, urging him to support Ukraine in Russia’s war against its Eastern European neighbor.“As you consider efforts to support Ukraine, we humbly ask that you consider the plight of Christians,” wrote the leaders, who either have ties to the SBC’s Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary or to Ukrainian Baptists. “The Russian government’s decision to invade Ukraine and to target Baptists and other evangelical Christians in Ukraine has been a tragic hallmark of the war.”The letter, sent Monday, was signed by Daniel Darling, director of the seminary’s Land Center for Cultural Engagement; Richard Land, the namesake of the center and a former president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC); Yaroslav Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary; and Valerii Antoniu, president of the Baptist Union of Ukraine.Johnson is a former trustee of the ERLC, serving when Land—who also is a former commissioner of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom—was its president.In February, the Senate passed a $95 billion package for funding Ukraine, Israel and other allies, with $60 billion earmarked for Ukraine. But Johnson, whose tenure as House speaker may rely on his handling of the bill, has yet to schedule a House vote on the funding measure.Conservatives in the House who oppose funding for Ukraine on “America First” grounds, led by US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, have threatened to trigger a vote to remove Johnson from office.“Speaker Johnson has a really difficult ...Continue reading...