First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

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First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge episodes

  • One For All
    The Christian hope is astounding. Paradoxical. Glorious. God became man. The eternal Son of God took up our humanity. He entered time. He entered the world as one of us. Paul writes elsewhere that in Jesus, God was “taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross” (Phil. 2: 7-8). God wanted to do something about the plight of the creatures he had made. But he didn’t just want to issue commands from on high. God wanted to change us from the inside out. So he determined to work from within the human race. He came to us as one of us. Jesus was really a man of flesh and blood like every other person. But an ordinary person could not truly affect the course of all humanity. How could what one man did be powerful in every woman and man’s life? Only if that man was also God. Only if that man was also the creator of every man and woman. Only if that man acted not just as an isolated man but as God himself on behalf of us all.
    One died for all, therefore all died.
    Christ undid death. So in his dying, we “un-died.” We come alive again in Jesus.
    "One for All"
    2 Corinthians 5: 8-15
    Gerrit Dawson
    26 min
  • Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks

    The Christian vision of the life to come is unique and thrilling. No other religion or philosophy approaches our hope. We profess, “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.” What do we mean by that?

    "Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks!"
    2 Corinthians 5: 1-7
    October 1, 2017
    Gerrit Dawson

    25 min
  • Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks
    The Christian vision of the life to come is unique and thrilling. No other religion or philosophy approaches our hope. We profess, “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.” What do we mean by that?
    "Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks!"
    2 Corinthians 5: 1-7
    October 1, 2017
    Gerrit Dawson
    25 min
  • Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks
    The Christian vision of the life to come is unique and thrilling. No other religion or philosophy approaches our hope. We profess, “I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting.” What do we mean by that?
    "Putting Some Color in Death's Cheeks!"
    2 Corinthians 5: 1-7
    October 1, 2017
    Gerrit Dawson
    25 min
  • Jars of Clay

    If you had a beam of light from God’s eternal glory, why would you put it in a brittle ceramic jar? That’s exactly what God does. There is a treasure given to human beings: the ability to see who Jesus is and to love him for it. That knowledge lights up our souls into eternity. But we who have such knowledge live in these aging, decaying, limited, frail mortal bodies. “We have this treasure in jars of clay” says Paul.

    2 Corinthians 4: 7-15
    Gerrit Dawson

    26 min
  • Jars of Clay
    If you had a beam of light from God’s eternal glory, why would you put it in a brittle ceramic jar? That’s exactly what God does. There is a treasure given to human beings: the ability to see who Jesus is and to love him for it. That knowledge lights up our souls into eternity. But we who have such knowledge live in these aging, decaying, limited, frail mortal bodies. “We have this treasure in jars of clay” says Paul.
    2 Corinthians 4: 7-15
    Gerrit Dawson
    26 min
  • Jars of Clay
    If you had a beam of light from God’s eternal glory, why would you put it in a brittle ceramic jar? That’s exactly what God does. There is a treasure given to human beings: the ability to see who Jesus is and to love him for it. That knowledge lights up our souls into eternity. But we who have such knowledge live in these aging, decaying, limited, frail mortal bodies. “We have this treasure in jars of clay” says Paul.
    2 Corinthians 4: 7-15
    Gerrit Dawson
    26 min
  • The Shining Face of God

    If you know Christ, rejoice. A marvelous act of second creation has occurred. The God who said ‘Let light shine out of the darkness’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. If you don’t know Christ, ask yourself in this moment, “Is he creating faith in me right now? Is he shining his light and opening my eyes? Will I cooperate with this work?” And if you know this, pray. Pray that others would have their eyes opened. And be available to share the story. In this way you will know the double joy of seeing God create faith out of doubt, seeing God bring out of death everlasting life.

    "The Shining Face of God"
    Gerrit Dawson
    2 Corinthians 4: 1-6

    28 min
  • The Shining Face of God
    If you know Christ, rejoice. A marvelous act of second creation has occurred. The God who said ‘Let light shine out of the darkness’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. If you don’t know Christ, ask yourself in this moment, “Is he creating faith in me right now? Is he shining his light and opening my eyes? Will I cooperate with this work?” And if you know this, pray. Pray that others would have their eyes opened. And be available to share the story. In this way you will know the double joy of seeing God create faith out of doubt, seeing God bring out of death everlasting life.
    "The Shining Face of God"
    Gerrit Dawson
    2 Corinthians 4: 1-6
    28 min
  • The Shining Face of God
    If you know Christ, rejoice. A marvelous act of second creation has occurred. The God who said ‘Let light shine out of the darkness’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God shining in the face of Jesus Christ. If you don’t know Christ, ask yourself in this moment, “Is he creating faith in me right now? Is he shining his light and opening my eyes? Will I cooperate with this work?” And if you know this, pray. Pray that others would have their eyes opened. And be available to share the story. In this way you will know the double joy of seeing God create faith out of doubt, seeing God bring out of death everlasting life.
    "The Shining Face of God"
    Gerrit Dawson
    2 Corinthians 4: 1-6
    28 min

About First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

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First Presbyterian Church Baton Rouge is a church passionately committed to Christ Jesus our Lord and ardently engaged in studying the Scriptures. We love reaching out to our city and world with the…