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November 9, 2009


You will always have a warm welcome at the Tom Baptist Church.
Our pastors, Miles and Maralene Wesner have been with us for over 39 years. Our church is small with a large ministry. The Tom community has a population of about 200 within a 5 mile radius of the church; but we draw people from up to 45 miles away.

If you are driving through, we would love to have you stop and visit us. We are 28 miles north off I-30 at the New Boston Exit. In Foreman AR, turn left about two blocks north of the Railroad tracks. Our modified "A" frame church facilities will be 10 miles east on the right in the corner in Tom.

Many of our people have been drawn in through our Counseling Program, and have stayed on to help others.

We reach an estimated 3000 people through our TOM NEWS. This newsletter is free upon request (however, we don't refuse those who wish to help finance this ministry)

Our Pastors' sermons are published, some by Broadman Press---most by Diversity Press. (Book list is available at www.diversitypress.com).
Current sermons are available by Email (Usually 3 per month). To receive these, send us your Email Address---you may cancel at any time



Encouragement Requires Generosity
Encouragement requires generosity and to have generosity we must share our time and energy and resources with each other.   more...

Encouragement Requires Altruism
Encouragement requires altruism and to have altruism we must be concerned, cooperative and helpful with each other.   more...

Christian Citizenship
Our democracy is threatened by the complacency of its citizens more than it is by the hostility of its enemies.   more...

Encouragement Requires Forgiveness
A woman was telling a co-worker how awful her former boss had been. Her new associate laughed and said, “So, forget him. Why not just enjoy it here?   more...

Feed My Sheep
An old farmer at a church convention laughed when he read the program. "Preacher," he said, "It's funny how you folks go at this church business. You've had sermons and talks all day long on how to get people to attend church. "Now, I've never heard a single speech at a farmers' convention on how to get cows to come up to the trough. Instead, we devote all our time learning what to put in the trough. We try to decide on the best kind of feed! I sorta have a notion that if you put in more time discussin' what to put in the trough, you wouldn't have to spend all that time on how to get folks to come to church!"   more...

Positive Actions
Encouragement requires positive action. And to have positive action we must comfort, support and strengthen each other.   more...

Excuses I've Known and Loved
Excuses are vital! Excuses are grand! They let us exist with our heads in the sand.   more...

Encouragement Requires Positive Responses
Encouragement requires positive responses; and to have positive responses we must stay calm, exercise restraint and mediate conflicts with each other.   more...

I DON'T KNOW AND I DON'T CARE
Someone asked, "What are the two greatest problems in America today?" One average citizen answered, "I don't know and I don't care."   more...

Five Love Languages
An old Hindu legend says the Creator made woman and gave her to man; but after one week, the man came and said, "Lord, this creature you have given me makes my life miserable.   more...

The Importance of a Father
Fathers are very important. They can be blessings or curses   more...

Positive Speech
Encouragement requires positive speech, and to have positive speech we must avoide criticism, rudeness and hostility toward each other.   more...

Finding My Niche
Comedian George Burns used to sing a song entitled, "I Wish I were Eighteen Again." I'd like to change that a little and make it, "If I were Eighteen Again." Other words, What would I have done then, if I had known what I know now? How would I find my niche early in life?   more...

The Mothers of the Bible
A day set aside to honor mothers was the suggestion of Anna M. Jarvis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.   more...

I've Got a Terrible Problem, Thank God!
"I've got a terrible problem, thank God!" Doesn't that sound ridiculous? If a person made such a statement today, we'd think he'd lost his marbles! Nevertheless, Paul said it.   more...

Let George Do It! (Talent Day)
Imagine that when you present a special gift to someone you love, they shrug and say, "What's this?" They lay it aside and never use it.   more...

Positive Attitudes
Encouragement requires positive attitudes; and to have positive attitudes we must show courtesy, kindness and patience toward each other   more...

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO HUMPTY DUMPTY
Humpty Dumpty took a risk. He made a mistake and he was about to suffer the consequences.   more...

How to Make It Happen - Overcoming Apathy
A tramp stopped at a house to ask for food. The lady fed him and as he ate she asked how he determined the direction he would go each day. He replied, "Oh, that's easy! I let the wind make my decision. I never walk against the wind.'"   more...

To Encourage, We Must Have Knowledge
Encouragement requires knowledge and to have knowledge we must listen to each other, understand each other and empathize with each other.   more...

INTRODUCTION- - - ENCOURAGEMENT
In the first century, the world looked at Christians and said, "Behold, how they love one another." In the twenty-first century, the world looks at Christians and say, "Behold, how they condemn and accuse and blame and find fault with one another!"   more...

On Deposits and Withdrawals
People may forget what you said, People may forget what you did But people will rarely forget How you made them feel.   more...

My Teacher, the Ant
No one is too smart to learn from others. Even small insignificant things can teach us if we are willing to learn.   more...

Flies in the Ointment of Life
Have you ever gotten up and lived from morning until night when every single thing you did went just right?   more...

The Alphabet of Fatherhood
Children are a gift from the Lord" (Psa. 127:3).   more...

Ten Tips for Evaluating Grasshoppers
Developing Confidence: Joshua and Caleb (Num. 13:27-14:24)   more...

Of Molehills, Motes and Gnats
(Pettiness: ways to escape or endure) (Matt. 7:1-3; (Matt. 23:23,28)   more...

The ABC's - Backwards
(Emphasizing Ideals) (Heb. 11:1) Graduation Day   more...

How Are Mothers Like God?
(I John 4:8,10a)   more...

Ten Tips for Taming Lions
(Enduring Hardship-Daniel) (Dan. 1:)   more...

Using Plan B!
(Exodus. 4:10-16, EB).   more...

Ten Tips for Killing Giants
Ten Tips for Killing Giants   more...

What's Good About Temptations?
What's Good About Temptations?   more...

Your Special Gift
Your Special Gift   more...

Ten Tips for Crossing Seas
Ten Tips for Crossing Seas   more...

Understanding Temptation
Understanding Temptation (Hebrews 2:16-18)   more...







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