LIBERTY – Scott Hamby, 13, died in July, 1985. The injuries from his bicycle and pick-up truck crash were severe: a fractured skull, head lacerations, a pelvic girdle broken in two places, seven broken ribs, a collapsed lung, two broken vertebrae, a damaged spleen and liver, and a broken thumb. More than three hours into surgery, doctors pronounced him dead and gave the news to his family. His father began phoning friends and family members. But, approximately 15 minutes later, the … [Read more...]
Evangelist Adrian has heart for sharing gospel with others
BROOKEFIELD – One of the newest members of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists is Ron Adrian. But long before he joined the group, he was sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. “I’ve been with the Fellowship about a year, but I’ve been doing evangelism for a lot of years. I’ve been a pastor for a lot of years and evangelism has been a part of it all the time,” Adrian said. “Now I’ve gone into regular evangelism.” For about two years, when Adrian moved to Springfield after … [Read more...]
Gather the elders (Part 2)
The 2016 Evangelism Conference is a wrap. What an extraordinary event! I’m even more convinced than ever that the Lord is up to something marvelous in the heartland. In a nutshell, here is what we did: “Consecrate a fast, Proclaim a solemn assembly; GATHER THE ELDERS and all the inhabitants of the land to the house of the Lord your God, and cry out to the Lord.” (Joel 1:14) “Gather my saints together unto me …” (Psalm 50:5a) Every once in a while some “moment” happens and it is so … [Read more...]
Doctor works to open eyes to gospel
LESOTHO (BP) – “We really need an ophthalmologist, one who specializes in disease of the eyes in children.” The request by missionary Teresa Flora was hard for pediatric ophthalmologist Dave Klink to ignore, since he had been praying about how the Lord might want him to serve. Klink, who is also a neuro-ophthalmologist and served for 28 years with the U.S. Navy, listened as Teresa spoke by Skype with a small group at River Oak Church in Chesapeake, Va., who were interested in an … [Read more...]
A 20-year-old prayer and God’s faithfulness
God’s answers to prayer are grounded in God’s graciousness and faithfulness. But He will not answer if we do not petition Him. An examination of Scripture reveals that Christian prayer has always been essentially petitionary. Thus prayer should be part of our everyday lives. We may ask God for spiritual and material needs (though the latter should be subordinated to the former), letting God know the desires of one’s heart (Job 6:8; Ps. 21:2; Phil. 4:6). I, like many of you, have been … [Read more...]
Evangelists to hear Paige Patterson
SPRINGFIELD – Paige Patterson, president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a leader in the Southern Baptist Convention’s “Conservative Resurgence,” is slated as the keynote speaker for the meeting of the Fellowship of Missouri Baptist Evangelists (FMBE), Feb. 4. The meeting is the pre-conference to the Feb. 4-5 Missouri State Evangelism Conference, “Desperate for Jesus,” at Crossway Baptist Church here. All Missouri Baptists are welcome to the pre-conference, and FMBE … [Read more...]
Down syndrome does not exclude from serving God
MARSHFIELD – As TJ Slocum took his place behind the microphone that Sunday morning, he looked out at the congregation of Timber Ridge Baptist Church. Every church member looked up at him expectantly; each with a warm smile on his or her face. TJ’s song selection that morning was “Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)” by Chris Tomlin. He loves to sing Chris Tomlin songs. “He’ll get up there and sing his heart out and the beauty of it is he’s not doing it to hear himself sing; he’s doing … [Read more...]
Evangelism at center of Christmas season
NEW LONDON – Convicted by statistics shared at the Missouri Baptist Convention annual meeting, Brian and Leslie Ninedorf decided to involve their church this advent season in remembering by action those who are without Christ. First Baptist, New Londo, where Brian pastors has passed out white “one-for-one” bracelets to remind the congregation to pray for one minute every day for one specific person’s soul until Christmas. “The genesis of it was in (MBC Executive Director) Dr. John Yeats … [Read more...]
Star of ‘God’s Not Dead’ speaks at HLGU banquet
HANNIBAL – The man who was TV’s “Hercules” and an atheist professor in the film “God’s Not Dead” spoke on faith, freedom, and hope at the Hannibal-LaGrange University annual booster banquet, Nov. 20. Kevin Sorbo talked about making faith-based films and his health struggle that almost killed strongman Hercules. He credits “an uptick in production quality and writing and cheaper cameras’ for increased popularity in faith-based films. Sorbo played Professor Radisson in “God’s Not Dead.” … [Read more...]
Bright Futures partners churches, schools nation-wide
JOPLIN – Church and public schools don’t mix? Don’t tell that to Joplin Public Schools. Churches have been partnering with students and schools with dramatic results since 2010. The program is called Bright Futures and its simple mission is to connect the community to its schools. Local churches of all faiths are just one aspect of Bright Futures, which also invites businesses, parents, and social services to benefit the local schools. “It’s been a very positive inroad for churches to get … [Read more...]
DR project a gospel light… two years later
JOHNSONVILLE, S.C. – The Hadlers – Sharon and Arlin – and others from the Cape Girardeau Baptist Association Disaster Relief crews were exhausted, wet, and ready for a break. They had joined disaster relief volunteers from churches across the country in the aftermath of record rain that left South Carolina standing in water. Once the waters receded, it was time for hours, days and weeks of mud-out and recovery. Seven Missourians were hauling out wet insulation from beneath a modular home … [Read more...]
Mizzou student calls for Christian empathy
Daniel Woodman, a journalism student at the University of Missouri and 2015 Baptist Press intern, shares his perspective on recent student protests at his school. Racism will not end until God returns. I hear it all the time. It is not an incorrect statement, but it is an incomplete one. Racism will not end until God returns, but we have an obligation to fight racism around every corner until the trumpets sound. That is why the protests at my university have been so monumental; they show … [Read more...]
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