A Gathering For Revival: Meeting Together, Seeking Christ

What is “Revival”? For some, the idea of revival is simply a momentary block of days on a calendar where a church tries to connect people to Jesus. For others, revival is a more inward effort to rekindle and foster a passion for Jesus Christ, for the gospel, for a life of holiness and empowering.

There are two possible definitions for what we at First Baptist Church are actively praying for:

  • A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor after a period of obscurity or quiescence.
  • A meeting or series of meetings for the purpose of reawakening religious faith, often characterized by impassioned preaching and public testimony.

In short, we are hoping, though powerful ,Christ-centered preaching and intentional,  focused prayer to experience a genuine reconnection and recommitment to Christ and His mission for the church. For some of us, that may mean addressing besetting sin, for others it may represent finding peace in our troubled times. And yes, for some, it may mean the first real encounter with the risen Savior in saving faith.  Regardless, it is our prayer and overwhelming desire that we all are renewed, refreshed, and strengthened in our walk, and that the Love of Christ would so fill us that none can miss that we have been with Jesus!

But we also recognize the warning found in 1 Peter 4:17 “For it is time for judgment to begin with the house of God”.

We will have a time of food and fellowship each evening beginning at 6PM, with the preaching service to begin at 6:30PM.

If you would like to bring a musical special any evening, please reach out ASAP so that we can get you on the schedule.

Our preachers:

SUNDAY: Bro. Harold Smith, FBC of Roland, OK

MONDAY: Bro. Wes Brown, Plummerville FBC

TUESDAY: Bro. Derrick Bremmer, Denver Street MBC (Greenwood, AR)

WEDNESDAY: Bro. Todd Spradlin, Quitman FBC

Run The Race – a Bible Conference on Hebrews 12

We here of First Baptist Church are excited to announce our first Bible Conference –

The conference was envisioned as a means to help both church members and non-members to approach the race we have before us with Grace and power. Our desire is to equip believers for the ongoing race of life, but also to help those who feel they have no hope at all to see that they too have an avenue – a lane in this race – and Who can help them through, while drawing form Hebrews 12 as our conference cornerstone, each speaker will bring to the conference a message of hope, of grace, and the Joy found only in running the race before us with Jesus as our Savior.

SCHEDULE:

  • SUNDAY, April 8– Harold Smith: “Examples From The Cloud” – Mirroring our Race after those who came before. (Hebrews 11-12).

    • Our first guest speaker is Bro. Harrold Smith, pastor of Lee Creek Baptist Church in Van Buren, Arkansas.  Bro. Smith, who is also an avid outdoorsman, brings to the conference a passion for God and His Sovereign Grace, a love for God’s people, and a faithful history of bringing Bible teaching faithfully and with passion. Bro Harold and his home church host the Preachers of Grace Conference each year for pastors, preachers and laymen from a wide area.
  • MONDAY, April 9- Anthony Crocker: “Running the Race for the Joy That Is Set Before Us” (Hebrews 12:1-11)

    • Anthony (Tony) Crocker currently serves as the pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Greenbrier, Arkansas. Originally hailing from Potosi, Missouri, Tony has earned a reputation as a serious man of God who loves the Word of God and willingly serves the LORD with his all. Bro. Crocker is a graduate of Central Baptist College and received the MDiv from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, and has also served as a BMAA missionary to the nation of Mongolia. You will find Bro. Tony’s preaching to be firm, clear, and worthy of your time!
  • TUESDAY, April 10- Scott Atteberry: “Between Two Mountains” (Hebrews 12:18-29)

  • WEDNESDAY, April 11- Allen Nelson: “You Can Finish, Because It is Finished!”

    • Bro. Allen Nelson, known to friends as Cuatro, is a native of Perry County, Arkansas who was able to “come home about two years ago to serve the Lord with Perryville Second Baptist Church where he has served for almost two years. Bro. Nelson is passionate about teaching the Word in a way that makes a real difference to whatever audience he has the opportunity to speak to. His focus often turns back to the absolute Holiness of God and how that provides so much to our understanding of our Creator and how humbling it is to be called to walk (or run!) with Christ daily. Allen is currently in the final stages of seeing the publication of his first book, From Death To Life. Bro. Nelson is husband to Stephanie Nelson, and father of 5 incredible kids!