First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

Let's face it; we all have stress. But how do you manage your stress?

"Stress and Peace"
Philippians 4: 4-9

Can you remember when you became aware of the Golden Rule? "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." One of the most famous of Jesus’ sayings. The Golden Rule. It’s so simple preschoolers can begin following it. It’s so deep, we will be continually challenged and inspired by it even if we live a century.

The daily fidelity to his longing for us led Jesus through three ordinary decades of extraordinary faithfulness to his Father. From the hours of small talk gladly accepted came the three years when he spoke the words of eternal life.

We can sometimes feel powerless as political forces, domestic and abroad, threaten our way of life, and we can wonder where God is when calamity strikes personally. Because circumstances constantly war against us, we need the book of Esther to help us understand the times.

"God's Hand in History"
Esther 4: 12-17
Darin Travis

When one comes to Christ as Lord and Savior, he becomes, in reality, a member of the Body of Christ. Collectively, physically and spiritually, believers indwelled by the Holy Spirit, Christ's Spirit; are in reality Jesus on this planet. We are the Church, the Body of Christ. Christ in us and we in Christ is the very definition of the Christian faith.

The child in the manger became the savior on the cross. He has broken down every wall of disconnection. He has reconciled you to God and therefore reconnected you to your whole life! Peace. The end of hostility. The end of restless wandering. The end of running anxiously. The end of working furiously to work out the guilt you don't think you should have but cannot help but feel. The beginning of coming home to God.

1 John 3: 1-3
Gerrit Dawson