Led by: Charles Vandercook and Bill Boren Duration: 6 Sessions Begins: 8/22/15 Time: 9:30AM-3:00PM Cost: $10 Room: ROC 200 Take off to an intentional process connecting church members into purpose-driven ministry including self discovery and individualized ministry coaching. Then follow up with tracking from the PLACE workshop to ministry placement. REGISTER NOW!
Mardi Gras and Metairie Church
By: Waylon Bailey ~ First Baptist Church has two campuses, one in Covington and one in Metairie. If God should so allow, we hope to have other campuses in the future. We felt led to move first to Metairie, not because it is a easy place to start churches and do ministry but because it is hard. Metairie and the …
God’s Holiness and Ours
Even if we perfectly fulfilled our duty (which we don’t), we are still unworthy. Luke 17:10 when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’ A servant who obeys has done nothing special. All our righteous acts are like filthy rags. Isa. 64:6″–John Kincaid. “Holiness is not …
The “Fifty Shades of Grey” Phenomenon
You’ve no doubt heard of Fifty Shades of Grey. After all, the book has sold 100 million copies worldwide and the movie released Valentine’s Day is already a box office hit. By all worldly accounts, it’s a great success. It’s an emotional nightmare. Fifty Shades of Grey is, in the words of one reviewer (Cynthia Quinn), a “poorly written, 514 page book” that …
An Ash Wednesday to Remember
Today marks one the most significant days of the Christian calendar. While not every follower of Christ emphasizes the Christian calendar strictly, we all follow the calendar in some way. For example, I know of no believers who do not emphasize and celebrate Resurrection Sunday. Even for those of us who do not mark or observe Ash Wednesday, we all …
Not a Happy Mardi Gras
In my part of the world, it’s Mardi Gras. For whatever Mardi Gras turns out to be, it’s at least supposed to be happy. Some of my friends call it the feast before the fast. But based on what is going on in the world, particularly over the weekend, this is not a happy time in world affairs. In Libya …
Remembering My Father
By: Waylon Bailey ~ My father passed away Valentine’s Day, 1998. It’s been seventeen years, but it is still fresh in my mind. Though he died on Valentine’s Day, it doesn’t make Valentine’s Day sad. It simply makes it a special day to remember and reflect. At the time of his death, a friend told me the time would come …
Power, Faith, and Hope: Signs of the Messiah
By: Waylon Bailey ~ Please Welcome Chris Kroll Martha and I will take a few days away this week. I am pleased to announce that Chris Kroll will preach in all four weekend worship services. Many of you have met Chris or at least know who he is. Now you will have the opportunity to hear him preach. Chris and …
How God Reveals Himself to Us
“The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little child entering a huge library. The walls are covered to the ceilings with books in many different tongues. The child knows that someone must have written these books. It does not know who or how. It does not understand the languages in which they were …
Brian Williams and Speaking the Truth
The Brian Williams saga has really upset me. Not because I am a fan or critic of Brian Williams but because it shows how vulnerable we all are. Think about how quickly Brian Williams has gone from a position of prestige and significance to that of becoming a laughing stock. In case you missed it (ICYMI in internet abbreviation), Brian …