Maguire State Missions Offering, 2008

Maguire State Mission Offering: A matter of perspective …
Point of View
RANDY HUCKABEE
Okeechobee
Published October 16, 2008

Florida Baptists are like no other Baptist family! We are blessed to serve together in this wonderful state and to have the esteemed leadership team the Lord has bestowed upon us. I came under conviction three weeks ago that we are a generous giving body when it comes to the Lottie Moon and Annie Armstrong Offerings. We are a “mission minded” fellowship of churches and joyfully give to support our missionaries around the world.

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Local tradesmen, Maguire part of new Cornerstone construction
Barbara Denman
Florida Baptist Convention
Published September 11, 2008

FORT WHITE (FBC)—Four and a half miles south of Fort White on Highway 47, just a quarter of a mile from where the road crosses the Santa Fe River, lays a piece of wooded property at the junction of Highway 138.

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Shared receipts
Published September 11, 2008

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Prayer Guide
Published September 4, 2008

“Jesus said to him, “Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.” Mark 5:19 (NKJV)

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Pastor expresses Great Commission toward migrants
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 28, 2008

OKEECHOBEE (FBC)—”This is my mission. This is my passion.”

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The Maguires
Published August 28, 2008

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—When John Maguire first arrived as the sixth executive secretary-treasurer of the Florida Baptist Convention, he began referring to the state as “Favored Florida.” And under his leadership, Florida Baptists found favor with God by developing a Great Commission attitude.

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100 years: My Florida, My Mission
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 28, 2008

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Happy Birthday State Mission Offering! The year 2008 marks the 100th anniversary of Florida Baptists’ focus on the missions needs of their state.

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Jesus hits the target at Tampa’s urban kids camp
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 21, 2008

TAMPA (FBC)—Attending camp at the Tampa Bay Conference Center changed Shurrain Holley’s life forever. “This is where I felt called to ministry as a child and reaffirmed that call as a teenager,” the children’s minister explained.

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Going on Faith: College Students follow Christ to South Florida

LAUREN URTEL
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 21, 2008

MIAMI (FBC)—It is more than a love of children and the call to share their Christian faith that brings Florida Baptist college students to two urban counties in South Florida each summer. They go to encourage and bolster the work of churches in the state they love, making Florida their mission field.

Responding ‘as Jesus would’ to Florida’s immigrants
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 21, 2008

FORT LAUDERDALE (FBC)—Across South Florida, immigrants live in dire straits and need. After escaping rampant hunger, abject poverty and sometimes even political and religious persecution in their homelands, they have found a new home in America. Yet they have little hope when unexpected expenses turn their lives upside down. Without help, they go hungry; they go without health care; they go without medication. They turn to the church for compassion.

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Medical mission heals the physical to transform the spiritual
LAUREN URTEL
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 14, 2008

SEBRING (FBC)—Hopeless and hurting after being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Robert Roger’s suffering was further aggravated when hospitals denied him treatment. Unable to pay for his medical treatment, he was left to wonder if he would live or die.

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Dental Unit takes Good News to the people
LAUREN URTEL
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 14, 2008

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—John and Marcia Moylan knew they were called to serve on the Florida mission field “someday” but little did they know that doors of commitment would open sooner to bring immediacy to their call.

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What makes my Florida my mission?
Published August 14, 2008

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My FLORIDA … My MISSION
BARBARA DENMAN
Florida Baptist Convention
Published August 7, 2008

JACKSONVILLE (FBC)—Florida Baptists look to the month of September as a time of awareness, reflection and prayer for the missions opportunities in the state.

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Your gifts at work
Published August 7, 2008