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March 25-29, 2024
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Greetings from Executive Director Dr. Tommy Middleton

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Dear BAGBR Churches,  

3.9.2024

Habakkuk 3: 17-19 “Though the fig tree should not blossom…Yet I will exult in the Lord…the Lord God is my strength…” 

Habakkuk saw a not so bright future for his nation: no figs, no fruit, no olives, no wheat, no sheep, and no cattle!  That kind of description was of a hopeless and helpless situation—one that would not be reversed or improved, only endured.  Will we ever face such a time, are we facing such a time now? Are some in the midst of what seems hopeless?  When all the circumstances say we will be destroyed, all the news reports are gloom and doom, all the pains we are feeling seem not to go away, will we have faith? It is one thing to boast in the Lord when we feel like it, when the world around us is bright and hopeful and the future looks promising.  But, what about the hard times? … He is still to be praised in difficult times, indeed; it is right and wise to do so out of heart of gratitude.  But to be able to do so when negative scenarios seem to be playing out—is an act of faith, rooted in our trust in the Lord. There are places all over the world where believers are in bleak situations, and yet so many of them are NOT despairing and complaining but trusting, worshipping and serving God. 

If our faith is built on comfort, convenience, and circumstances, then our faith will struggle and flounder in times of distress and grief.  But if our faith is convictional, Word-based, and backed by a surrendered life to His will, then our response and resolve will be quite different.  Whatever our lot, we will be able to walk in places we never thought we could, stand against adversity in ways we never thought we had the strength to, and we will learn to say along with the great hymn writer, “It is Well with my soul.”

3.2.2024

Jonah 2: 1 “THEN Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the stomach of the fish.”

So “this” is what was required for Jonah to pray to the Lord.  Throughout the process of his receiving a Word from the Lord (1:1), catching a boat out of Joppa (1: 3), sleeping on the ship (1: 5), being tossed into the sea (1: 15); at no point did Jonah pray!  Praying the scripture is not repeating a selected passage (Mt. 6: 9-13) and using phrases and meaningless words (Mt. 6: 5-8), but prayer begins with the yielding of our will, the surrender of our heart to God.  Jonah may have been heard to be saying things that sounded like a prayer, but it wasn’t…because his heart was stubborn against the will of God and determined to do his own will.  Only when Jonah found himself in a really dark, smelly, hopeless place did Jonah start praying.   How many of us say and pray the right “sounding” words in church but we are just as wayward and stubborn as Jonah?  God loved Jonah so much that he would not let him go away or get away from doing His will.

For whom the Lord loves He chastens— and that He did with Jonah.  Jonah’s chastening brought him to a place that was dark, lonely, smelly, and miserable, to a place where the only thing Jonah could do was pray.  If we find ourselves in such a place in life, it would be a wise and discerning question to ask whether or not we are in such a place—not because we prayed for it—but rather because we would NOT pray! May this not be what is required in our walk to get us to the point where we are willing to pray again, that is, willing to meet God on His terms and not ours.  God loved the people of Nineveh so much that He would NOT leave them in their sin and rebellion until He first brought them the prophet of God who would speak the Word of the Lord. We should pray every day, without ceasing. And that prayer should include a surrendered and yielded will to His will—with an open heart to go, serve, and do His will.   If we pray in such a manner, it does not mean there won’t be some difficult and hard places. But in those places we will not be alone and we will not be without His peace.  We will have the assurance that we are Where we ought to be, doing as He has directed. 

In  Christ,
Tommy Middleton


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2024 BAGBR Events

   

 

Passion Week - March 25-29, 2024, 11:30 am daily

 

April 9 - Spring Thing Luncheon - BAGBR, 11:00 am

 

April 9 - NAMB Evangelism Training - BAGBR, 1:00 pm

 

September 5 - Fall BBQ Luncheon - BAGBR, 11:00 am

 

BAGBR Annual Meeting, Sunday, October 20, 2024
Zoar Baptist Church
, Ministry Fair - 4:30 pm, Annual Session - 6:00 pm

December 10 - BAGBR Annual Open House

     
 


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The Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge will be a Network of Churches and Missions cooperating together as agents for positive change in the spiritual, social, and cultural fabric of their communities through Christian redemption and Christian life values. This vision will be accomplished by penetrating the community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through family and community orientation, and social involvement that exemplifies the caring and sharing nature of Jesus Christ in order to effect life transformation in individuals, families, and communities. Actions developing from this vision will be relationship based, evangelism centered, service oriented, and training focused.

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