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Ida wreaks havoc in south Louisiana

By Baptist Message staff GRAND ISLE, La. (LBM) - Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, Sunday, Aug. 29, as a powerful Category 4 storm. Ida came ashore around 11:55 a.m. with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph, just seven mph short of Category 5 status. The storm made landfall west of Grand Isle Louisiana along the southeastern Louisiana coast near Port Fourchon, according to the National Weather Service. At 7 p.m., Ida was a Category 3 storm, with winds at 120 mph. More than 990,000 Louisiana businesses and homes had no electricity at 10 p.m., according to poweroutage.us, but that number was expected to increase as the storm continues to move across the state. The entire city of New Orleans had no power Sunday evening due to “catastrophic damage,” EntergyNOLA wrote on Facebook. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary President Jamie Dew posted on Facebook Sunday evening that the school was without power and had major tree damage. He added that no flooding was taking place on campus. “Pray that holds,” he wrote. “We will know much more at daylight. If evacuated, DO NOT attempt return until we communicate when that is possible. For now, pray for #NOLA.” “Thanks again for the prayers and support,” he wrote. “Praying … [Read more...]

In the midst of the storm, His grace is sufficient for you!

By Steve Horn ALEXANDRIA, La. - Here we are again. Covid still raging and here comes a hurricane. Is it 2020 or 2021? It’s like Yogi Berra said, “It’s deja-vu all over again.” Saying something like, “Just trust God,” seems so hollow and void of real compassion and solution. And yet, is there any better answer to all of our problems than the answer that Christ gives? Jesus said to Paul and He says to us, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Though theories abound as to what the “thorn in the flesh” was, we really do not know. However, we do know that Paul prayed for the thorn to be removed. Paul’s prayer was not answered with relief from the thorn, but with one of the greatest promises in all of God’s word, “My grace is sufficient for you.” Why could Jesus make such a statement as that? I want to share with you seven reasons why His grace is sufficient for you! Seven Reasons that His Grace is Sufficient for You! The Power of the Cross of Christ "For to those who are perishing the message of the cross is foolishness, but to us who are being saved it is God's power." (1 Corinthians 1:18) The greatest need that any of us have is the need for forgiveness. Every other need, though the need could be met, would not … [Read more...]

Associational missions strategist Jerry Johnson passes

By Baptist Message staff OAKDALE, La. (LBM) – Jerry Johnson, associational missions strategist for Mt. Olive Baptist Association, died Friday, Aug. 27. An e-mail from the Louisiana Baptist Convention confirmed that Johnson was surrounded by family and other loved ones at the time of his death. Johnson led the association since 2017, according to the Annual Church Profile. He also served as pastor of Dixie Baptist Church in Sieper (2013-2018), St. Matthew Baptist Church in Oakdale (2011-2012) and Beauregard Memorial Baptist Church in Longville (2001-2008), and as a Louisiana Baptist Convention Executive Board member (1998-2001). Funeral arrangements are pending. … [Read more...]