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Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit: Christy Wright says ‘God is in the details’

By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) - Best-selling author and former Ramsey Solutions personality Christy Wright spoke, April 1, to the attendees at the 3rd Annual Maggie Martin Marketplace Leadership Summit on how biblical principles connect to business practices. Wright, the author of the No. 1 best-selling Business Boutique, Take Back Your Time and Living True, is a certified business coach, dynamic speaker and personal development expert, who was a Ramsey Solutions personality for 12 years before God led her on a new journey. She said it doesn’t matter the kind of business you work in. If you are a believer, God is already there “because He is in you. He gave you your first idea, your first client, your first dollar. You are the light of the world. You bring it everywhere you go. Just let Him shine through you.” Wright offered three key points on living biblically in the business world: value people over policy, value prayer over productivity and value obedience over everything. People over policy Matthew 7:12 is the Golden Rule, Wright noted. It states that in everything, we are to treat others as we want to be treated ourselves. Christians should always remember that in business … [Read more...]

Crusade bears fruit for FBC Denham Springs: 55 baptisms in one day

By Brian Blackwell, Baptist Message staff writer DENHAM SPRINGS, La. (LBM) – A celebration of 1,300 decisions for Christ at the Livingston Parish GO TELL AMERICA Crusade continued for First Baptist Church, Denham Springs, when it baptized 55 individuals on March 30 – the most ever on a single day for the congregation. “It was beyond our expectations, that’s for sure,” FBCDS Pastor Leo Miller told the Baptist Message. “We were anticipating maybe 40-45 before the service began, but we ended up having many more, so it was pretty neat. People throughout the crusade have been excited to see God on the move and this was another way for our congregation to express their appreciation and gratitude to the Lord with more applause and worship.” BACKGROUND The baptisms came two weeks after the crusade, held March 16-19 in the Denham Springs High School football stadium. The four-day spiritual encounter, including all related out­side events, yielded 1,316 persons decisions for Jesus, with 602 individ­uals stepping forward to accept Christ. Miller and other Eastern Louisiana Baptist Association pastors and leaders shared that they prayed and prepared for more than a year with anticipation of a mighty harvest during the crusade … [Read more...]

New Life Pregnancy Center schedules April 5 gala

By Baptist Message staff MAMOU, La. (LBM) - Pro-life supporters will take a step “back into the 1920s” during the upcoming New Life Pregnancy Center Gala, April 5. The largest fundraiser of the year for the pregnancy center will feature music and food from that era and all who come will be encouraged to dress in attire from that decade. This event also will include Christian comedian Dennis Swanberg, event emcee Michaella Fontenot, a testimony by a NLPC client, special music, and updates about how God has used this ministry to help serve “moms in need” so they can experience healthy pregnancies. Connie Landreneau, a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Eunice and a board member, said the banquet is one way those from various denominations will come together for one common cause. “It's amazing to see the help from the community, and it’s wonderful to have them step up and say, ‘I want to help, I want to volunteer, I want to donate to the dinner,’ because it takes a giving heart,” she said. “It takes a servant’s heart to do what we all do together, and it takes a team. And I’m very grateful for the team that we’ve put together to save these babies. We’re very, very grateful that God has put us in that position to do … [Read more...]