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He has risen: Easter’s offering of hope is not an empty promise

March 24, 2023

By Will Hall, Baptist Message executive editor ALEXANDRIA, La. (LBM) – In Jericho, during His journey to Jerusalem for that last week before His crucifixion, Jesus declared to Zacchaeus His very nature, His very character, His very purpose for becoming fully God and fully man. Critics had questioned Jesus’ going into the home of a sinner, but after Zacchaeus repented, Jesus explained that “the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). Indeed, “Jesus saves” is the quintessential quality of His very being. Importantly, the promise of salvation is to both the lost sheep of Israel as well as other sheep “not of this fold,” meaning Gentiles like you and me (John 10:11-16). This is to fulfill the promise of Isaiah 49:6 that Jesus will “raise up the tribes of Jacob” and “restore the preserved ones of Israel” as well as be “a light to the Gentiles,” extending salvation “to the ends of the earth.” Moreover, it is no small matter that the promise of salvation was fulfilled on the cross and the fullness of salvation was completed in the tomb. Instead, the empty cross is a reminder that you and I don’t have to be crucified to pay for our sins. The Bible tells us that “God demonstrates His own … [Read more...]

PERKINS: Biden gun order fails background check

March 20, 2023

Like most grandmothers, Carolyn Pettiford thought she was done raising children. A horrible February night in 2022 changed that forever. … [Read more...]

Daily double

March 14, 2023

By Steve Horn If you’re a fan of Jeopardy, you’re probably familiar with the Daily Double. If you’re lucky enough to uncover this question, you have the opportunity to risk your entire current earnings instead of the stated amount on the puzzle board.   … [Read more...]

A deacon ministry that works

March 9, 2023

The genesis for the ministry of deacons starts with a complaint in the church that was beginning to cause the pastoral leadership to “give up or stop preaching the Word and deal with a secondary issue in the church.” … [Read more...]

GREG LAURIE (‘Jesus Revolution’): The long strange trip of Lonnie Frisbee

March 1, 2023

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The fall of Roe marks the rise of a new pro-life movement

February 27, 2023

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Twenty presidents who spoke on Bible and Christianity

February 21, 2023

On the rare occasions America looks to her history, the legacy media reports her presidents’ virtues and vices (real or imagined). Yet they purposefully omit American presidents’ firm conviction in Jesus Christ, the Bible, and the indispensable role the Christian religion has played in establishing, undergirding, and sustaining American institutions to this day. … [Read more...]

Culture of evangelism

February 15, 2023

Culture. Louisiana is known for it. Our food. Our celebrations. Our hospitality. … [Read more...]

Screen time and the battle for your child’s mind

February 6, 2023

Any tool can be misused. A hammer can construct or kill. An electrical wire can give instant light or, if mishandled, bring sudden death. … [Read more...]

Josh Hawley’s timely message to young men

January 30, 2023

Since the dawn of the internet, pornography use has reached epidemic proportions in the United States, available now to anyone at the click of a button. … [Read more...]

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FIRST PERSON: As goes the family, so goes the culture

By Gene Mills, Louisiana Family Forum president BATON ROUGE, La. (LBM) – Public policy matters, especially regarding the health and growth of families, the basic building block of any flourishing society. As we have seen throughout history, as goes the family, so goes the culture. Unfortunately, for too long … Read More

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