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Immediate and urgent financial need
Dear friends- I have some wonderful Christian brothers who find themselves in an urgent financial crisis. Les, Chris, and Brent Snyder comprise a singing group called Sons of The Father. They are as… more →
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Immediate and urgent financial need
Pastor Tony wrote 1 week ago: Dear friends- I have some wonderful Christian brothers who find themselves in an urgent financial cr … more →
What a difference a couple of weeks makes
Pastor Tony wrote 1 month ago: If you don’t necessarily care to read all the way to the end of this post, here’s the sk … more →
Update on events at Anna First Baptist
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Pastor Tony wrote 2 months ago: On Monday afternoon, September 28th, two of our church employees were brutally attacked and beaten. … more →
Paul Washer explains the doctrine of election
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Talk amongst yourselves....I'll give you a topic -- worship attire
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Pastor Tony wrote 2 months ago: I just completed a mini-sermon series on hypocrisy in religious practices from Matthew 6. What do yo … more →
Rick Warren on church music
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Pastor Tony wrote 2 months ago: Quote from RickWarren… “No music is ’sacred’, just the lyrics. Music prefer … more →
A simple plan for renewing our economy and government
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Pastor Tony wrote 4 months ago: The following is a blog post that I originally ran on PTP July 4, 2007. It is being reposted as a r … more →
Quarterly business meeting is tonight
Pastor Tony wrote 4 months ago: Anna First Baptist Church conducts business meetings 4 times per year. One of those meetings is sch … more →
Welcome to "Meeting Tuesday"!
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Pastor Tony wrote 5 months ago: I don’t have very many days like this. And I’m certainly not complaining. I’m gr … more →
The Great Commission Resurgence Manifesto
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Pastor Tony wrote 5 months ago: So…have you heard about this? The document is here. What do you think? Have you signed it? Ar … more →
June shaping up to be a blur
Pastor Tony wrote 6 months ago: May 31st — Pentecost project outreach event, our goal is to reach 450 homes where someone is h … more →
17 yr old children now have access to Plan B abortion pill
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Pastor Tony wrote 7 months ago: And without parental notification, mind you. Story here. My prayer is here. … more →
Newsweek article on the decline of Christianity in America
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Pastor Tony wrote 7 months ago: The percentage of Americans who identify themselves as Christian is now at 76% (a decline of 10% fro … more →
Obama breaks another promise from the campaign trail: church attendance
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Pastor Tony wrote 7 months ago: Story here. Interesting. Not at all surprising. But interesting. … more →
First Baptist Church Maryville, IL pastor Fred Winters killed
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Pastor Tony wrote 8 months ago: You can read news coverage about this story here, here, and here. We were wrapping up our second of … more →
Long-overdue linkage
Pastor Tony wrote 9 months ago: Anna First Baptist Church is very proud to partner with some fantastic church planters / plants in I … more →
Have you heard of "Red Envelope Day"?
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Pastor Tony wrote 9 months ago: Interesting concept. You can check it out here. The concept is that all the right-thinking people w … more →
Neat project by Zondervan publishing
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Pastor Tony wrote 9 months ago: Story here. What do you think about this? I like it! … more →
Obama apparently now comfortable with decisions "above his pay grade"
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Pastor Tony wrote 10 months ago: Fantastic post over at “Between Two Worlds” by Justin Taylor. Read it here. Check it ou … more →
