Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Sunday, December 2, 2018,
The Sounds of Christmas
Pastor Jim Dewar - First
Baptist Church, Bancroft – 515-885-2702 – fbcbancroft@gmail.com
The
sounds of Christmas are in the songs we sing at Christmas time! These are songs
about Jesus Christ and His birth and songs that are filled with great Bible
messages. I would encourage you to listen to the words that we sing in the
Christmas songs that are sung. Sometimes we can sing a song and not really
notice the words being sung. The sounds, or the songs, of Christma...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Friday, November 16, 2018,
In Everything Give
Thanks!
Thanksgiving
2018. It’s that time of the year in the United States when we celebrate
Thanksgiving! From history we learn that the first official Thanksgiving Proclamation
in the US was given by our first President, George Washington. It was declared
Thursday November 26, 1789 as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. The Bible,
which is the sole guide of our faith and
practice, has much to say about the subject of thanksgiving, maybe even more
than you may r...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Tuesday, October 2, 2018,
Pastor Jim Dewar • First Baptist Church Bancroft • fbcbancroft@gmail.com
Today
I want to talk to you about Setting Your Rudder to Please the Lord! When I was
in the Navy, my first sea duty assignment was on the USS Inchon (LPH-12) based
in Norfolk, VA. I was a Machinist Mate assigned to work in the Auxiliary
Division of the ship’s Engineering Department. I actually worked in the
Hydraulic Shop that was located in the After Steering room. The equipment in
that room operated the ...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Tuesday, October 2, 2018,
Pastor Jim Dewar - USN
Retired - First Baptist Church Bancroft, IA – fbcbancroft@gmail.com
Hebrews
11:6a “But without faith it is impossible to please him...” Many know of the
term The Hall of Fame, but what about The Hall of Faith? In the sporting industry there are different
Halls of Fame scattered around the country for different sports. No doubt
many know the location of a certain hall of fame and different individuals that
have been inducted to their sport’s hall of fame ...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Wednesday, June 20, 2018,
Here
in the USA we recently celebrated Memorial Day. What exactly is Memorial Day? It is remembering
the men and women who died while serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States of America. It is a day we pause
and remember their sacrifice.
Here
in the United States of America we have several different patriotic holidays
and sometimes people get them confused. Here
are a few to take note of. Flag Day is celebrated on June 14th and commemorates
the adoption of the US Flag on June 14...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Saturday, May 26, 2018,
Hope as an Anchor
Pastor Jim Dewar - First
Baptist Church Bancroft
Our
family moved to Bancroft from Fairdale, WV on January 7, 2015. We have served churches in pastoral ministry in
Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, West Virginia and now Iowa. We are also a
Military Family. I served in the US Navy
for 8 years 8 months and also served and retired from the US Naval Reserve. We are grateful for the opportunity to serve
the Lord here at First Baptist Church, Bancroft and are also than...
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Posted by Pastor Jim Dewar on Friday, December 15, 2017,
Merry Christmas
O
how we love to use and hear the phrase “Merry Christmas”! The first part of the word Christmas tells
exactly what Christmas is all about - Christ. Christmas is celebration and
remembrance of the birth of God’s Son Jesus Christ. In the Gospel of Matthew,
chapter one, we read about His miraculous birth!
Matthew
1:18 “Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary
was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with c...
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