We are opening up the doors and pulling back the curtain of Fellowship Church to show forth what God has been doing.
Text-Driven Ministries provides believers with everything they need to live a text-driven life.
Sunday I preached a message entitled, “Is All Life Valuable?” During the invitation a 16yr old girl came forward. Unbeknownst to me, this young girl was pregnant and contemplating an abortion. This young girl gave her life to Jesus & is no longer getting an abortion.
#ProLife
Praise Report: Just heard that one of the ladies who accept Jesus on Sunday was contemplating having an abortion. After she gave her life to Jesus, she cancelled the appointment and is now keeping the baby!
Rick is correct. Not one was “kicked out.” Why? Because they left and formed the CBF. The churches which did not “closely align” with the BFM had enough integrity to leave and start their own denomination.
The difference between now and then is…
- Former CBF churches were
During our great Conservative Resurgence, not one church was kicked out for female pastors. Not one!
In 2000, not one church was kicked out for voting against the BF&M changes. Not one! Why?
THEN: we had faithful Inerrantist statesmen
NOW: we have fearful legalist showmen
PRAISE REPORT: We had 8 people respond to the gospel this morning. We have seen 90 people accept Jesus as their Savior through our Worship Services since January 2021. God is good and He still saves!!!
“Find a healthy local church and build your life around it. We will uproot our lives for a job. We will move for school opportunities. But we will not build our lives around a healthy local church” (
@tomascol
).
Just heard of a church that dismissed a member and his wife because he was a registered sex offender and they feared lawsuits in light of temperature in SBC concerning sexual abuse.
Pastors, if a member is repentant, they are eligible for church membership.
I guess God forgot the word “rape” when he wrote about the sin of David AND Bathsheba.
If you believe David raped Bathsheba, then stop claiming to be an inerrantist. God describes fornication in 2 Sam. 11 and rape in 2 Sam. 13.
Either God chose the right words or not!
Rachel Delhollander; “ handle scripture well.” Rachael Denhollander not handling Scripture well.
“David didn’t fornicate; David raped,” said Rachael Denhollander at the Caring Well Conference hosted by Dr. Moore of the ERLC.
Pastors, no matter who you voted for in the SBC Prez election, our prayers need to continue for all the nominated men. I will, also, commit to praying for
@EdLitton
as he serves Southern Baptists.
Today is going to be a difficult day for our Fellowship family. At 9a, we will have the Funeral Service for one of our youngest members, Khloe Gaspar. She was only 13 years old.
Khloe’s love for Jesus was abundantly evident. She loved reading and studying her Bible. She talked
“The thought there is a black theology and a white theology is just plain BAD theology.”
@PastorMikeStone
@BaptistNetwork
There is only ONE theology, and that theology is God’s!
.
@DGrantGaines
called for a unifying candidate while giving a divisive speech and discrediting the thousands of messengers that came because of the efforts of the
@BaptistNetwork
to re-engage grassroots Southern Baptist.
Why can’t we understand that the SBC didn’t abuse anyone? Members of local churches abused people. The members of those churches need to address the abuse biblically (Matt 18). 1/
The same voices, which criticized
@WillyRice
for the divisiveness of his nomination speech for
@PastorMikeStone
, are praising the “cheap shots” of
@ToddUnzicker
during his convention sermon.
Pastors, do we not see the duplicity? Are we truly so blinded by our pride?
Being
Praise Report: Thank you for praying for our Championship Sunday; 21 people gave their life to Jesus at our 11a Service. Also, 6 accepted Jesus at our 9a Service!
27 new names have been added to the Lamb’s Book of Life!!
In 2020, Fellowship Church was pressured by SBC elites to de-platform Dr. Patterson for our Great Commission Weekend. In 2021, the SBC elites are silent to their own endorsing the preaching of a homosexual.
One word…hypocrisy
#SBCdowngrade
The SBC is in trouble.
Pastors, guard the flock entrusted to you by the Great Shepherd from the failures happening in the SBC.
These failures include:
- building platforms
- using culture as a guide
- no accountability
- social gospel over biblical gospel
- hierarchical
The action by the Credentials Committee to disfellowship Saddleback is not an infringement upon local church autonomy. Saddleback is welcome, as a congregation, to ordain and call as pastor whomever they desire; however, the SBC is also autonomous and can decide who is & is not
Traveling to New Orleans for the Southern Baptist Convention.
We are a Convention at a crossroads…
- our membership is down 3 million since 2015
- we are baptizing fewer today in our local churches than 1940
- we have a growing epidemic to devalue biblical gender roles
-
I get to pastor close to
@tomascol
. His church is about 45mins from
@fellowshipswfl
, and I have come to appreciate his faithfulness to Word and fervency for witnessing. It is for those reasons that I am voting for him on Tuesday.
#SBC22
#ChangetheDirection
PRAISE REPORT: A mom and her son responded tonight during the invitation of the funeral sermon I preached.
So far, we have seen 8 souls saved this week! Thankful for how the Lord is moving, again!
One of the people who accepted Jesus tonight was a 93 yr old woman who was brought by a church member who is her caregiver.
You are never too old to make Jesus Lord of your life!
It has been a long time since I have attended a
@SBCPastorsConf
that has been this well attended. May the Lord grant revival to His people this week.
Historically, a strong PC has led to a biblically unified
@SBCMeeting
. I am hopeful in the work of our Lord.
#SBC23
Just had a great conversation with
@deaninserra
. Though we see things differently at times, I know he wants to see his community reached either the gospel and revival spread from his church to the nations.
What makes the
@FloridaBaptists
Convention different from the SBC?
- we are focused on reaching our state, nation, and world with the gospel
- we unequivocally see the Bible as our final authority
- we refuse to be “keyboard warriors” towards one another
- our disagreements
In 2020, SBC leadership rebuked
@fellowshipswfl
for having Dr. Patterson preach at our Great Commission Weekend. Their reasoning was that he was complicit in the covering up of sexual abuse and mishandled sexual abuse allegations.
I argued then (2020) that Dr. Patterson, if he
PRAISE REPORT: Tonight we celebrated these believers making their public profession of their faith through baptism! Also, we had two accept the Jesus as their Lord and Savior at tonight’s baptism celebration. God is working at
@fellowshipswfl
!
Today, I successfully defended my dissertation! Thank you,
@deronjbiles
, for your help throughout the program. Thank you, Wayne Briant (
@FloridaBaptists
), for your constant encouragement to keep writing.
GRADUATION IS DECEMBER 4TH!
Preached a funeral today and after the graveside a man came to me and asked how he could be saved.
Pastors, when preaching a funeral, preach Jesus. The people need to hear more about how Jesus is the resurrection and life than they do gospel-less monologues.
We are excited to announce today the Conservative Baptist Network. Visit our website, and join us in gathering like-minded Southern Baptists for the common goal of heralding the inerrancy and sufficiency of God’s Word and reaching the lost for Christ.
Today, we thank God for the life and ministry of longtime
@FirstBaptistATL
pastor Dr. Charles Stanley. Please join us in praying for his family and church during this time.
Those who mock the
@BaptistNetwork
demonstrate just how non-Baptist they are in their theology. Having Networks of cooperation within our SBC is part of the beauty of our denomination. We champion diversity, within our tent of theology, while maintaining unity.
Fornication - “So David sent messengers and took her, and she came to him, and he lay with her.”
2 Samuel 11:4
Rape - “But he would not listen to her, and being stronger than she, he violated her and lay with her.”
2 Samuel 13:14
The Bible is clear so why aren’t we?
Southern Baptists, how far are we willing to compromise clear biblical teaching and still think that God will bless our evangelistic efforts?
#womenpreachers
#Resolution9
#SBC2020
As a 3x graduate of
@SWBTS
, this is a sad day at my alma mater. Unfortunately, the student body will not have the opportunity to study under Dr. Allen. The current administration has decided that their agenda is more important than having a world class professor.
After 18 years at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary as Distinguished Professor of Preaching, my service will conclude July 31, 2022. This press release explains my departure.
Here are some pictures from
@_PPatterson_
’s Breakout Session | Evangelistic Preaching. There is no man that I know who loves local church pastors more than Dr. Patterson.
Pastors, call someone who disagrees with you and pray for them. This can be another SBC pastor, one of your deacons, or a church member. You be the one to take the first step. You can disagree and not be disagreeable. You can disagree and not have disunity.
They say there is no drift; however, we will never know fully the impact Beth Moore has had on the majority of the women in our churches. Unfortunately, many credit her for their “strong” faith.
Pastors, you have a responsibility to protect the sheep (Acts 20:28-30).
Having served as a pastor of a church in the same state convention (
@FloridaBaptists
) as
@WillyRice
, he does not deserve the vitriolic comments that I have seen since he announced his intention to nominate
@PastorMikeStone
.
Pastors, join me in praying for our brother, Willy
Pastors, not every sermon will be a home run in delivery; however, every sermon should be a home run in faithfulness to the text.
Today’s delivery was rough, but God’s Word still stirred in the heart of two people who came forward to present themselves for baptism.
Days like today are tough in pastoral ministry. For Jessica and I comforted one of our members whose lost husband had just died moments before we arrived.
Meanwhile, twitter is concerned with some SBC political “gotcha.”
I am convinced that we would see healthier congregations,
Praying for my alma mater,
@SWBTS
, and interim president,
@OSHawkins
.
Dr. Hawkins is a Southern Baptist statesman, proven conservative, and convictional baptist.
This year
@fellowshipswfl
has seen 145 people come to faith in Jesus through their witness; thankful that the Lord allows me to pastor a soul-winning church!
Talked to a pastor today who is from TN & visited my church. I asked him if he was going to be in Nashville for the SBC bc I wanted to continue our friendship. He said, “Yes, I will be there Tuesday to vote for
@PastorMikeStone
.”
Decisions like this one from Saddleback demonstrate that they have decided to no longer be in friendly cooperation with the SBC. As a Convention, all we need to do is merely recognize their departure.
Also, Mike Law’s
@sbcamendment
is a healthy step forward for our convention.
Last night my grandmother passed from this temporal world riddled with sin and sickness to an eternity in the presence of her Savior free from pain and sorrow.
Thankful for the hope provided by Jesus through His victory over sin & death (1 Cor 15:54-58 and 1 Thess 4:13-18)! 1/3
Much of the mess we are in as evangelicals is because we simply do not believe God knew what He was doing in His revelation to us.
If we would just believe AND follow the Bible, we would clear up a lot of our mess!
We have a book and it’s sufficient!
Thankful for the clarity of Resolution 6 as amended by
@tomascol
. Resolution 6 speaks with clarity that Southern Baptist believe the office of pastor is limited only to men.
#SBC23
@fellowshipswfl
cannot repent for the sins of another person nor can we atone for them. The only one who is able to be a substitutionary atonement is Jesus. Each person is guilty of their own sins. Only Jesus can remove that guilt.
#SBC22
#changethedirection
4/4
Looking forward to tonight’s prayer initiative. How cool is it that 2000+ Southern Baptists could be praying together all across the country. Love this unifying effort by the
@BaptistNetwork
!
More than 2,000 have now signed up to join the Conservative Baptist Network, and reports continue to pour in from individuals and churches with great excitement. Join us today at !
“While both men and women are gifted for service in the church, the office of pastor is limited to men as qualified by Scripture” (BFM Article: VI).
Wouldn’t it reason that our seminaries only allow those qualified for the pastorate to get a degree in pastoral ministry?
PRAISE REPORT: We had 3 people respond during the invitation at 9a and over 250 people attended our Eggstravaganza Outreach.
Please pray for us as we follow up as a church.
@fellowshipswfl
Praise Report: So thankful for the 23 people who indicated they accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior!
This is a weekend that I’ll never forget at
@fellowshipswfl
.
SBC: I find it increasingly fascinating the amount of people that rally to stand publicly with
@DannyAkin
in the whirlwind “twitter attack” he is enduring, but less than 2 yrs prior no one stood with
@_PPatterson_
...
Happy Birthday, Dr.
@_PPatterson_
. It was a honor to study under your presidency at
@SWBTS
. I appreciate how you model courage and grace. Thank you for everything you have done to mold me as a Christian, husband, and pastor.
Pastors, difficult times call for biblical leaders who will let Scripture guide their convictions.
I have found
@tomascol
,
@VoddieBaucham
, and
@jynchavez
to be biblical leaders. Join me in Anaheim for the SBC and let’s elect these men to lead us.
#changethedirection
#SBC22
Praise Report: just got news that a young lady gave her life to Christ tonight at one of our
@fellowshipswfl
home groups
Pastors, your ministry is your local church—not the SBC. Stay on mission!
#SBC23
Pastors, summer can be a discouraging time if you put your hope in attendance numbers. Instead, place your hope in Jesus. Be faithful to love God’s people by preaching God’s Word faithfully.
Therefore, certain sin has been elevated to the point that one cannot be regenerate or restored to fellowship.
My friends, it is not a biblical position to withhold membership because of certain sins.
Pastors, your people do not need clever or relevant, they need you to preach Christ and Him crucified. Christmas sermons do not have to be hip and cool; however, they do have to be biblical.
The best Christmas gift you can give the church is to preach a text-driven sermon.
Praise Report: Yesterday, this brother, made his faith public through baptism! Our church baptized his older brother last year.
Thankful for how God is working at
@fellowshipswfl
.
Pastors, if you ever voluntarily resign from a church, don’t leave in a manner that is destructive to the body of Christ. Trust the church to the sovereignty of God. He led you to leave and He is strong enough to lead His people.
Praise Report: In a week filled with SBC drama, all is good at the SBC headquarters as my local church had a great morning.
At 9a, 10 people gave their life to Jesus; at 11a, we celebrated 1 baptism!
@fellowshipswfl
is doing its part to reverse the SBC decline!
The first time that I heard
@ronniefloyd
preach was at FBC Jacksonville. Since that day, I have watched his life. His life has been one of integrity and truthfulness. Thankful for the position God has placed him in at the SBC. Join me in praying for Dr. Floyd.