First Baptist Church of Pine
April 27, 2025
Sunday Morning Service
begins at 10:30am
Adult Bible Study at 9:15am
Evening Fellowship meets at 5:00pm
He has Risen! He has Risen, indeed!
Eight days later, His disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and see my hands; and put out your hand, and place it in my side. Do not disbelieve, but believe.” Thomas answered Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:26-29 ESV
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The mailing address is First Baptist Church of Pine,
P. O. Box 354, Pine, AZ 85544.
Sunday:
Adult Sunday School: 9:15am
ANGELS – by DR. David Jeremiah
Morning Worship Service: 10:30am
Children’s Church: (5 yrs to 10 yrs old):
meets during Morning Worship Service
Evening Fellowship: 5:00pm
…The Crowds Were Astonished…”
The Sermon on the Mount
Monday: August 2024 through April 2025
AWANA Sparks (grades K-2) meet at 3:15pm-4:30pm.
AWANA Clubs T&T (grades 3-6), Trek (grades 7-8) & Journey (grades 9-12) meet at 5:00pm-6:30pm.
AWANA REGISTRATION 2025-2026
(Your child can start at anytime during the year)
Tuesday: 9:15am
Women of the Word Bible Study
PROVERBS
Wednesday:
Office hours: 10:00 am to Noon
Friday:
Office Hours: 9:00 am to Noon
Coming Events
APRIL
April 22, 29 – W.O.W Bible Study
April 25 – Youth Night, 5:00 pm @ Randall Place
April 27 – Quarterly Business Meeting
April 27 – Evening Fellowship
April 28 – AWANA AWARDS NIGHT @5pm
MAY
May 1 – National Day of Prayer
May 6, 13, 20, 27 – W.O.W Bible Study
May 3 – Men’s Fellowship Breakfast
May 4 – Communion
May 11 – Mother’s Day
May – 4, 11, 18, 25 – Evening Fellowship
May 22 – Youth Night, 5:00 pm @ Strawberry Chapel
PRAYING FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
Overview:
All Pakistani Christians face difficulties, discrimination and persecution because of their Christian identity. Some take great risks to witness to Muslims, baptize converts and gather them into churches, and many work tirelessly to equip, encourage and educate Christian youth. Some Christians boldly share the gospel and distribute God’s Word in radicalized Muslim neighborhoods and cities, which in some cases are home to Islamic extremist groups like the Taliban. Most Christians are treated as second-class citizens and are forced to work long hours in labor-intensive jobs while being oppressed by schemes that keep them in bondage to their employers.
Major Religion:
Approximately 98 percent of Pakistanis are Sunni and Sufi Muslims. Pakistan underreports its Christian population, so accurate statistics are unavailable. However, there are roughly 4 million Pakistani Christians, which is nearly 2 percent of the nation’s population.
Persecutor:
Both Christian converts from Islam and Pakistanis born into Christian families are persecuted by their communities, Islamic extremist groups and the government.
What It Means To Follow Christ In Pakistan:
Because of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, Christians are at constant risk of being falsely accused of blaspheming Islam, the Quran or Muhammad, and they receive harsh punishments when convicted. Street evangelism is legal under Pakistani law, and several bold evangelists take advantage of the opportunity to share the gospel publicly. Many Christians live together in closed neighborhoods known as colonies, which provide a measure of security amid the widespread oppression. Still, several large-scale attacks have occurred in these areas in recent years, including some during Christmas. Most Christians are trapped in a cycle of poor education and poverty. Often, the only jobs they can get amount to indentured servitude in brick kilns or as street sweepers or sewage workers. Christians have been imprisoned for years under the country’s blasphemy laws, and many of those have been killed or forced to permanently flee the country upon release from prison.
Access To Bibles:
Bibles can be legally printed and distributed in Pakistan. However, some Islamist groups oppose the Bible. Christians living in rural, tribal and mountainous areas have little access to God’s Word, and translation efforts are ongoing.
Voice Of the Martyrs Work:
VOM supports outreach in difficult areas, training for local pastors and evangelists, and immediate aid to victims of persecution. VOM also supports Bible distributions in various formats, with a focus on the most difficult areas.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for survivors of the September 2013 church bombing that killed 81 people and injured many more.
- Pray for the encouragement of the roughly 4 million Pakistani Christians, using Joshua 1:9 as a guide.
- Pray that increasingly restrictive blasphemy laws, often used to oppress Christians, will be repealed.
- Many Pakistani Christians are forced to work in low-paying, undesirable jobs. Pray for new opportunities and freedoms.
- Christian converts from Islam are often beaten and threatened by family members. Pray that they will be comforted.
