Petros Baptist Church

Complications

Jim — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:25:56 +0000

Shirley B’s sister Barbara H. Is suffering complications from her surgery. Please remember her.

An Update

Jim — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:46:22 +0000

There were three of our own who faced surgery today and one who was in the hospital. But I’m happy to pass along word that Betty W. has returned home! And Barbara H., Walker M., and Christie L. all came through surgery with flying colors and Christie and Walker are now home.

God is good.

The Problem With Much of American ‘Youth Ministry’

Jim — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:44:23 +0000

According to the author of a new book, it leads, too often, to what he calls ‘the juvenalization’ of Christianity.

In the book, Bergler traces the way in which, over seventy-five years, youth ministries have breathed new vitality into four major American church traditions — African American, Evangelical, Mainline Protestant, and Roman Catholic — even as their methods have also engendered widespread spiritual immaturity, consumerism, and self-centeredness, and have popularized a feel-good faith marked by neither intergenerational community nor theological literacy. The preponderance of pop worship music, jeans, and T-shirts in church services? These, he says, can all be traced to juvenilization. So can the ubiquitous language of “falling in love with Jesus.”

Brilliant! If anything marks modern youth movements it’s precisely spiritual immaturity and consumerism and self centeredness.

Watch the interview!

Abortion’s Costs are Higher than we Know

Jim — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:23:54 +0000

Little Kids are So Funny

Jim — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:20:04 +0000

Especially when they’re at school-

What it Would Sound Like If I Sang…

Jim — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:38:40 +0000

That’s a Proud Big Brother

Jim — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:50:35 +0000

John and Jamie C’s oldest with his little sister…

An Update on Judy D.

Jim — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:11:21 +0000

Judy visited her family Doctor today and he insists that the E.R. misdiagnosed her condition. She doesn’t have shingles after all but inflammation of the sciatic nerve. Please continue to remember her.

Thought for the Day

Jim — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:33:13 +0000

Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat. — Sartre

From This Week’s Bulletin

Jim — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:43:07 +0000

Sunday is Food Drive Day. The person we’re helping with food is Don and Jennylee’s granddaughter. Please help as you can. And bring along a covered dish for our fellowship meal Sunday eve.

Tuesday at 2 you’re invited to join us for Midday Bible Study.

Wednesday Bible Study will begin at 7 and we will begin a new study titled ‘Learning the Bible’. We’ll be taking a ‘wide’ view of books of the Bible. Come and join us. The Youth group and the children’s class will meet as well.

Friday come at noon for our time of Prayer. And if you’d like to have those gathered pray for something, write it down on a piece of paper and hand it to the Pastor.

Please pray for the following churches in our Association as they seek a pastor: Cedar Grove, Central (Kingston), Clymersville, Crab Orchard, Fairview, Laurel Bluff, Oakdale First, Paradise, Pleasant Grove, and South Harriman.