Baptist Press Archive

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

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  • IMB: Globalization, urbanization & biblical priorities
    by IMB staff, posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (BP) -- God deserves the worship of all people, and the Gospel is the only hope for the billions of people who have yet to hear.

    This is why we go to unreached peoples and places: to share with those who live in hard places -- sprawling cities, arid deserts, dense jungles and war-torn villages -- where very few or no disciples are proclaiming the truth about Jesus in a way that can be understood. Read More

  • Moore: U.S. should not exclude Christians in genocide label
    by Tom Strode, posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (8 years ago)

    "This is genocide and civilization must declare it so."

    -- Russell Moore

    WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. State Department should not exclude Christians as victims if it declares the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria guilty of genocide, Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore has told Secretary of State John Kerry. Read More

  • Personal evangelism S.C. Baptists' focus
    by Butch Blume and Scott Vaughan, posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (8 years ago)

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    SPARTANBURG, S.C. (BP) -- South Carolina Baptists focused heavily on personal evangelism at its 195th annual meeting themed "Tell the Story," held Nov. 10-11 at Spartanburg First Baptist Church in Spartanburg, S.C.

    Speakers reiterated the compelling need for all believers to share the Gospel, with Tommy Kelly, pastor of First Baptist Church of Varnville, urging messengers to ensure that every person in the state hears the Gospel by the group's 200th annual meeting in 2020. Messengers adopted a new convention vision statement, "Helping Churches Fulfill the Great Commission," as recommended by the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) Executive Board Future Vision Committee. Read More

  • W.Va. increases CP, decries Planned Parenthood
    by Staff/Baptist Press & West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists, posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (8 years ago)

    CEREDO, W.Va. (BP) -- Messengers to the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists called for an end to public funding of Planned Parenthood and increased the percentage of Cooperative Program receipts they will forward to Southern Baptist Convention causes. Read More

  • FIRST-PERSON: Always loving
    by David Jeremiah, posted Tuesday, November 17, 2015 (8 years ago)

    "His love knows no limits, has no boundaries, allows no prejudices, and excludes no sinners when they come to Him in repentance and faith," David Jeremiah writes. "... Remind yourself today: He Loves Me. Always!" Read More