What is Your Biggest Anxiety Trigger?
Hello, friends. I’m Pastor Ronnie Tabor from First Baptist Church of Mascoutah (FBCM) here in Mascoutah, Illinois. If you’re reading this today, chances are you or someone you love is wrestling with anxiety. Maybe it’s the stress of a PCS move from Scott Air Force Base, financial pressures hitting families across the Metro East, or just the weight of daily life in Belleville, O’Fallon, or Shiloh. I’ve been there myself—during my Air Force days, deployments brought nights when worry felt like it would crush me. But here’s the truth that changed everything: The Bible speaks directly to anxiety, offering real peace that guards our hearts.What does the Bible say about anxiety? It doesn’t ignore it or shame us for feeling it. Instead, God invites us to bring every worry to Him. Let’s look at some of the most powerful Bible verses about anxiety that have carried me—and countless folks—through tough seasons.
A Bible-Believing, Gospel-Centered Church You’ll Love
After 28 years in the Air Force and preaching all over the world, I can tell you this: I’m tired of watered-down religion, feel-good pep talks, and churches that are scared to open the Bible.
So when God called me back to Mascoutah to pastor FBCM, I made one promise to Him and to you:
We will be unashamedly Bible-believing and unapologetically gospel-centered—every single Sunday.
Visiting a Church for the First Time? Here’s Exactly What to Expect in Mascoutah
If the idea of walking into a new church—especially a Baptist one—makes your palms sweat, I get it. I’ve PCS’d more times than I can count and have been the nervous new guy in the new church myself. So I’m giving it to you straight, Airman to Airman, family to family. No hype. No weird stuff. Just the truth.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A CHURCH
If you just PCS’d to Scott Air Force Base, got orders to the 375th Air Mobility Wing, or you’re a DOD civilian settling into MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, you already know one truth: finding the right church for your family in a new assignment feels exactly like trying to land a C-17 in a crosswind—possible, but you’d love a little help from someone who’s been there.
That’s why military and civilian families across St. Clair County have a great choice in First Baptist Church Mascoutah (FBCM)—and why we believe your family should too.
Here’s the straight truth from a 28-year Air Force veteran who’s now the Senior Pastor.