By Message Staff COTTONPORT, La. (LBM) - Sandy McCain, warden at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center in Cottonport, died Monday, April 20, after a battle with the Coronavirus Disease 2019. McCain, chairman of the deacons and a choir member with New Prospect Baptist Church in Dry Prong, first announced March 27 he had tested positive for COVID-19. McCain’s wife, Diane, and sons, Justin and Jeremy, shared on the New Prospect Baptist Facebook page that while they were deeply grieved, they received comfort because his faith was placed in Jesus. “Words cannot express the thankfulness we have for all your kind words and prayer during this difficult time. As we mourn with you, know that our grief is not without hope. Here are two passages of Scripture that will tell you where Sandy places his hope and where we would encourage you to place your hope even now: ‘But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14' ‘No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am … [Read more...]
Where the rubber meets the road
By Lane Corley Obedience is where the rubber meets the road in the Christian life. The Wheel Illustration was a tool a friend used to help me grow in my faith. If you’re unfamiliar with it, it is a simple way to help someone solidify the basics in the Christian life, identifying two verses with six topics that are must for believers. It’s the start of the Navigators Topical Memory System. Jesus is the Center of the Wheel. Fellowship, Witnessing, The Word of God, and Prayer are the spokes. But where the rubber meets the road is OBEDIENCE. It’s not enough just to know truth about Christianity. Putting it into practice through obedience is where the Christian life takes off. This is what I found out as I grew in my faith as a young believer. I struggled to make sense of church, as many do. But when I combined what I was learning, with active doing, the lights began to come on. Now, we don’t obey, so that we can be accepted by God. We’re accepted by God, because of Jesus’ work on the cross. We also don’t obey and work in our own power. We’re empowered by a resurrected and ascended Christ, who has sent His Spirit to be present with us as we follow him. The work of Christ and the power of Christ is promised to us when we believe … [Read more...]
Weekend storms hit Louisiana yet again
By Message Staff Violent storms rolled through the state for the second weekend in a row, this time packing high winds and damaging homes in the cities of Leesville and Mandeville as well as Natchitoches Parish on Sunday, April 19. Vernon Parish Sheriff Sam Craft told KPLC-TV that property damage was substantial and numerous power lines were knocked down on the northern edge of Leesville along Highway 171. He reported that there were no injuries in his area that were associated with the storm. A team from the National Weather Service was en route to Leesville Monday to survey damage and determine if a tornado had touched down. East Leesville Baptist Church reported a couple of downed trees and some siding blown off the back of its worship center. Pastor Tommy Kiker wrote on the church’s Facebook page that members of the church were serving others impacted by the storm, and they would continue the response throughout the week. “Thankfully it seems only property damage and no major injuries that we have heard of so far,” Kiker wrote. “Continue to pray for one another and as always as we serve may it be obvious we love God, Love people, Seek the Lost, and Make Disciples!” The Mandeville Police Department reported … [Read more...]
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