Sunday PM Sermon Series
There is always something special about the Sunday evening services at New Testament Baptist Church. In February, Pastor Fisher will preach a series of sermons of couples of the Old Testament. Service starts at 7 PM. In addition to providing free nursery care for newborns and infants, our children choral clubs, PeeWee & Patch the Pirate clubs, provide separate instruction for the children.
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We are pleased to announce that the Adult Choir of the New Testament Baptist Church has been asked to sing the National Anthem for a Pittsburgh Pirates home game in 2012. The Pirates’ organization has been very gracious to extend this invitation to our church’s choir. We are confident that Bro. Waterhouse will do an excellent job leading our choir. Go Bucs!
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September 27 God’s Apostle to a Suffering People Scripture: II Timothy 2:1-8 Humphrey Posey was an eminent Baptist preacher of large stature, great abilities, and a great and benevolent heart. Dr. J. H. Campbell, in his Georgia Baptists, records his conviction “that Humphrey Posey was naturally one of the greatest men, and, for his limited opportunities, one of the greatest preachers he has ever known. His person, his countenance, his voice, the throes of his gigantic mind, the conceptions of his large Christian soul—all proclaimed...
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September 26 “Your Imprisonment Is Not a Punishment, But a Glory” Scripture: II Chronicles 16 In 1763 the Elder David Thomas became the first Baptist preacher ever to proclaim the gospel of God’s grace in the counties of Orange and Culpeper, Virginia. His preaching was in the power and demonstration of the Spirit. Mr. Nathaniel Saunders was among the “first seals” to his ministry. Many others were also baptized about the same time. In 1766 Saunders began to preach, and in 1768 he was ordained to the care of Mountain-Run Church,...
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September 25 Baptists and the Federal Bill of Rights Scripture: II Chronicles 17:1-19 The final drafts of the twelve amendments (out of the many that had been suggested by James Madison and others) were passed by Congress on September 25, 1789, after only seven or eight days of debate, and were presented to the states for approval. 1 This action fulfilled the promise of Madison to John Leland and the Baptist when, as a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention and later as a candidate from Orange County for the House of...
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