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Southside Baptist Church
is located at
1131 S. Scullin Ave.
Denison, TX 75020
Phone - 903-465-3636
Check out the
Baptist
Bible Fellowship Mission website. It is informative and you can
interact to keep up to date on Missions around the world!
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Extreme Devotion
How dedicated to Christ and the Great Commission of
spreading the Gospel are we? There should never be an excuse
as to why we aren't doing all that we can! God gives us many
opportunities daily to talk to someone about Jesus and what he
has done for us. Jesus said in Luke 9:26 "For whosoever shall
be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man
be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his
Father's and of the holy angels."
Our testimony of how we
live our lives should speak for itself as in the statement
"you should witness everyday and then talk to a few people".
How true this is, our lives should be a shinning light in this
dark world. Jesus is the answer to the worlds problems!The
daily listings below will give you some insight to how
Christians in the past and also the present day and time have
suffered great pain and agony to serve our Lord & Saviour.
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My Dearest Maria,
At last I have found an opportunity to write you again. I am
happy to report that the sister that was so sick is feeling
better. We have now been relocated to another camp.
In my last letter I told you of my baptism. But I never had
the opportunity to ask you for forgiveness for all the times I
wronged you before I received Christ. It is only through your
gracious attitude of forgiveness that I am a Christian today.
Please accept my apology.
Also, I want to thank you all for the packages you are
sending. Thanks most of all for the Bible. Since the Lord
revealed to me the deep mystery of his holy love, I consider
myself to be the happiest person in the world. I consider the
suffering I have had to put up with as a special grace. I am
glad that God gave me this tremendous opportunity to suffer
for him.
Please pray for me that I may remain faithful until the end.
May the Lord keep you all and strengthen you for the battle.
Don’t worry about us. We are glad and joyful because our
reward in heaven is great!
Your Varia
Varia was never heard from again, but her love and
witness for Christ were never forgotten. Her young life
was likely snuffed out by the cruel authorities who
imprisoned her for her faith. However, her legacy
burns brightly in the hearts of those who know her
story. Her life brings irrefutable evidence concerning
the strange level of friendship that suffering affords.
Suffering for Christ can actually bring us closer to him
in ways no other experience could. The Bible calls it the
fellowship of Christ’s sufferings—an exclusive level of
human experience. Growing closer to Christ through
suffering is something best understood by firsthand
experience. How have you seen your own personal
suffering bring you into a closer walk with Jesus Christ?
How did this happen?
Forgetfulness. It is the number one enemy of
prayerfulness. We are quick to offer our prayers of support.
Unfortunately, our good intentions are rarely good enough to
help us carry through on our commitments to pray for those in
need. What can remind you to pray for those who are persecuted
around the world? Perhaps a small sticker on the face of your
watch will remind you. Each time you look at your watch
throughout the day can be an opportunity for you to remember a
people group who live under religious persecution. Whatever
method you choose to be more mindful of the missed
opportunities for prayer, follow through on it. Reading
stories about extreme believers will not change anything.
Praying for extreme believers can change everything—maybe even
today.
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VOM-Extreme Devotion |
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