First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

Centuries of hints in Scripture burned into our souls the reality that none of us is true in heart. All of us are lawbreakers on the inside. We cannot get connected to God just by trying to be good, or by pounding out a record of good deeds. But God came to do for us what we could not do. The Father sent the Son who said, “A body you have prepared for me.” You gave me flesh and blood in order that I might live the life of faithfulness from the heart. I came to live what is required of a human being in right relation to his Father in heaven. Christ came to us to do the will of God on our behalf, and in the end to make a sacrifice of himself on the cross that would truly take away our sin. Hebrews tells us we have been made holy, made clean, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.

We yield to him our time, our bodies, our habits and our wealth. And we find that he takes up our offering as part of his own. He sends his Spirit to join us to himself. He appears before the Father in our behalf. So through Jesus we can cry “Abba Father!” And know that we are received. Glorious!

We yield to him our time, our bodies, our habits and our wealth. And we find that he takes up our offering as part of his own. He sends his Spirit to join us to himself. He appears before the Father in our behalf. So through Jesus we can cry “Abba Father!” And know that we are received. Glorious!

We yield to him our time, our bodies, our habits and our wealth. And we find that he takes up our offering as part of his own. He sends his Spirit to join us to himself. He appears before the Father in our behalf. So through Jesus we can cry “Abba Father!” And know that we are received. Glorious!

Does your relationship with God just stop when you stop? We have someone who is working for us, even when we’re not working. Jesus is our intercessor. He prays the right things on our behalf when we don't. Sometimes our prayer motives are questionable. Jesus' motives are always righteous on our behalf. Hebrews 7: 23-28.

Does your relationship with God just stop when you stop? We have someone who is working for us, even when we’re not working. Jesus is our intercessor. He prays the right things on our behalf when we don't. Sometimes our prayer motives are questionable. Jesus' motives are always righteous on our behalf. Hebrews 7: 23-28.

Does your relationship with God just stop when you stop? We have someone who is working for us, even when we’re not working. Jesus is our intercessor. He prays the right things on our behalf when we don't. Sometimes our prayer motives are questionable. Jesus' motives are always righteous on our behalf. Hebrews 7: 23-28.