Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 20, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
While compulsive sports gambling begins as an individual issue, its “ripple effects” are felt throughout society, said RaShan Frost, director of research with the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
Before we criticize, remember that these believers also work behind the scenes, sometimes in hostile environments, sharing their faith in places we don’t know.
No major updates have been released today (April 12) regarding missionary Josh Sullivan, who was taken at gunpoint April 10, while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa. Requests for prayer continue.
The competition set a new all-time fundraising record of $20,557.36 to support the Georgia Baptist Children’s Home.
Texans on Mission volunteers spent two weeks responding to needs after wildfires tore through Stillwater, affecting about 200 homes in the area and 74 campers at nearby Lake Carl Blackwell.
Josh Sullivan, a U.S. missionary and pastor, was reportedly kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday evening (April 10) while delivering a sermon at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, South Africa.
The Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home and Family Ministries has opened a center that will provide the hope of Christ to those in one of the
Dennis Rivera pulls double pastoral duty, including hospital visits and community outreach, at FBC Fort Valley and Rehoboth Baptist Association’s mission church Mar de Galilea (Sea of Galilee).
The results of this study come amid escalating regional tensions, including the Israel-Hamas war and U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations.
