Perrysburg Alliance

04/08/2026

For more information, to see the schedule, and to sign up for our 50th Anniversary Celebration lunches, check out our website!

https://perrysburgalliance.com/50-year-celebration/

09/19/2025

We should know what we believe.
We should know why we practice the things we practice.
We should know where we came from.

God has given the Christian and Missionary Alliance a mission! This online course explores what God is doing through our fellowship!

Check it out now!👇

https://101.cmalliance.org/

09/12/2025

God is present everywhere at all times. He loves you, He knows you. He has a purpose for you.

Humbly dedicate your ordinary work, your humble acts of service, and the accomplishment of your daily responsibilities to Him. They matter. They matter more than we often realize.

The kingdom begins at the bottom of the ladder with a heart learning to see God in the work of our hands.

09/09/2025

It is no accident that we do not feel fully settled in our fallen world. Even when we have all our comforts, accomplished our objectives, and secured wealth, we still want more. This world is not all there is.

Why does life feel unsatisfying? It does, more often than we wish that it did. The better we have it, the more pronounced our depression, or at least unhappiness. What is that about?

09/07/2025

Coming to Church Matters Because It's All about Our Savior Jesus!

09/03/2025

We believe that Jesus died and rose again to save sinners. We have the truth, the Good News to share that people might believe and be saved. Are we bold enough to respond to our responsibility?

The call to an earnest and missional faith

08/29/2025

We hold tightly to our possessions. Worldly ideals encourage us to build ourselves up and lay treasures up for ourselves. God wants us to trust Him and surrender every decision, every item, and our own selves into His care. We can't hold back our wallet and say we have given Him everything else.

A modern American is roughly 90 times richer than the average person in world history. Do Christ’s words haunt us?

08/19/2025

If we really believe Jesus was who He claimed to be, we must share Him with the world, here in Perrysburg, in North America, and to the ends of the Earth! It is our mandate, our mission; not a suggestion.

A call to deeper missions engagement

08/19/2025

Bowling Green Pregnancy Center is hosting their Walk for Life Fundraiser. Register today!

08/16/2025

For those undergoing or are already divorced, one may be left with untended wounds and heavy burdens. We offer a community that can embrace you and guide you. You might even have the opportunity to encourage someone else along your journey. Divorce Care starts September 17th at Perrysburg Alliance Church. Sign up today!

DivorceCare helps you heal from the pain of separation or divorce. Find peace of mind at this supportive group, which meets both online and in person, hosted by Perrysburg Alliance Church.

08/06/2025

As you know, I love to read. Along with my Bible, I always have a book or two I’m reading. Currently I’m reading Pour Out Your Heart by Jeremy Linneman. It’s about the prayer life of a Christian.

There have been many books written on prayer. I have read a few over the years. Perhaps you have as well. If you’re like me, at times you think, "I don't need to read another book on prayer. I get it." But we should all remain open to grow in our walk with Jesus. A few weeks ago, the Holy Spirit prompted me to consider Jeremy Linneman's book.

As I have read, I have taken time to pause and reflect on his insights. As you know, your pastor loves to highlight. Yep, I rarely read without a highlighter! I want to share one of those highlights with you today. This comes from the chapter, "Prayer as Walking by the Spirit."

"A life of walking by the Spirit is a life of prayer, and a life of prayer is a life of walking by the Spirit. Prayer is the refusal to do life in our own strength and ingenuity. It's a plea for help from above (and within). Prayer demonstrates a heart that is hungry for God's presence and intervention in our world. In the same way, walking by the Spirit is a lifestyle of depending on God, not self, for life and breath."

He continues, "The way we become like Christ is by walking in the Spirit, living by the Spirit, and keeping in step with the Spirit."

Did you catch that? Prayer is an essential, life-dependent part of what it means to be a Christian. It is a key component of growing and living in Christ. The danger for Christians can be a focus on gaining biblical knowledge. Don't get me wrong, biblical knowledge matters a lot. But that knowledge only matters as much as we, by faith, depend on the Lord and walk in it. Linneman summarizes, "The most practical, moment-by-moment way to keep in step with the Spirit is through an ongoing conversation with the Father."

Of all the challenges Christians face, maintaining a prayer (Spirit-dependent) life is one of the top struggles. Why? I believe the main reason is that our enemy, Satan and his demons, want nothing more than to keep you from being dependent on the Lord. They'll try to convince you that you can depend on your own wisdom and your own understanding. Before you know it, you will only call on the Lord in a "serious crisis”. Our prayer life will fade and we will not be walking in the Spirit.

Let me encourage you to ask yourself the question, "Am I walking in the Spirit?" If you are not sure, look at your prayer life. It will indicate who you are dependent on.

Soli Deo Gloria,

Pastor Brian