Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for May 31, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
Philip, an engineer and devoted husband in a family of five that recently moved to town, scheduled a visit with Ryan, the lead pastor of Central congregation. Philip is interested in learning more about this congregation.
Every Sunday at 6:45 a.m. women from Fitzpatrick Baptist Church arrive at the Floyd County Jail to have a Bible study with the female inmates. That ministry has borne fruit, as evidenced by the baptism of one woman on May 18.
Christian organizations are calling believers worldwide to pray, share and mobilize for the roughly 3.2 billion people who have no access to the gospel.
Is your congregation more like a living, ever-changing spiritual organism or a religious organization in danger of institutionalization? Your answer makes a tremendous long-term difference in the vitality and vibrancy of your congregation and its Christlike witness.
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