First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge

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First Presbyterian Church of Baton Rouge episodes

  • Getting the Color Right
    Idols come wrapped in a different story than the story of God’s redeeming work in Scripture. They come with an alternate story about the purpose of human life, its main problems and what to do to overcome the problem and have a good life. They challenge the understanding that we are beloved creations of God, who are also sinful and in need of a savior. We exist to glorify God and enjoy him forever, but cannot get there without humbly asking for the grace of Christ. Let's consider our idols in terms of colors. And that Samuel’s call (1 Samuel 7: 2-12) is a call for us to get the color right in our lives. Green, Rainbow, Red.
    "Getting the Color Right"
    Gerrit Dawson
    1 Samuel 7: 2-12
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    #1samuel
    #answeringthecall
    #color
    31 min
  • Hannah's Song

    Hannah’s song teaches us that the Triune God of Grace works on a level far above our sight. He is working in our lives beyond every expectation. We can’t get this God to do what we want. But we can learn two important markers. The proud will get taken down. Whenever I think I am self-sufficient, I am heading for a reversal. When I think I don’t need the God who made me for himself, that I can solve my life myself, things will unravel. But in humility, in crying out from the brokenness that is inevitable in life, I discover how Christ lifts us from the dust. As the old song says, we can “trade ashes in for beauty and wear forgiveness like a crown.”

    "Hannah's Song"
    Gerrit Dawson

    27 min
  • Hannah's Song
    Hannah’s song teaches us that the Triune God of Grace works on a level far above our sight. He is working in our lives beyond every expectation. We can’t get this God to do what we want. But we can learn two important markers. The proud will get taken down. Whenever I think I am self-sufficient, I am heading for a reversal. When I think I don’t need the God who made me for himself, that I can solve my life myself, things will unravel. But in humility, in crying out from the brokenness that is inevitable in life, I discover how Christ lifts us from the dust. As the old song says, we can “trade ashes in for beauty and wear forgiveness like a crown.”
    "Hannah's Song"
    Gerrit Dawson
    27 min
  • Eli and His Worthless Sons

    God is faithful and therefore demands faithful allegiance and leadership, but He also faithfully provides the means to do so. In the dark shadowy description of Eli’s worthless sons, there emerges a piercing beam of light.

    "Eli and His Worthless Sons"
    1 Samuel 2: 12-36
    Darin Travis

    35 min
  • Eli and His Worthless Sons
    God is faithful and therefore demands faithful allegiance and leadership, but He also faithfully provides the means to do so. In the dark shadowy description of Eli’s worthless sons, there emerges a piercing beam of light.
    "Eli and His Worthless Sons"
    1 Samuel 2: 12-36
    Darin Travis
    35 min
  • Real Housewives of Ephraim

    The wisdom of Hannah’s story from 1 Samuel tells us, “Go to the place of your pain and there you will find God waiting.” There, in that place where you hate yourself for failing to speak up again, where you loathe yourself for your timidity, God is waiting to give you courage. There, in that place of unfulfilled dreams, that place where life has not turned out to be anything you expected it to be. The place where you reached your limits long before you reached your goals. The place where you ended up barren and childless, either literally or figuratively. There, God waits to meet you and fill you with his presence.

    26 min
  • Real Housewives of Ephraim
    The wisdom of Hannah’s story from 1 Samuel tells us, “Go to the place of your pain and there you will find God waiting.” There, in that place where you hate yourself for failing to speak up again, where you loathe yourself for your timidity, God is waiting to give you courage. There, in that place of unfulfilled dreams, that place where life has not turned out to be anything you expected it to be. The place where you reached your limits long before you reached your goals. The place where you ended up barren and childless, either literally or figuratively. There, God waits to meet you and fill you with his presence.
    26 min
  • Club Rules

    It's impossible to glorify God in isolation from others. He made us for community and calls us to a particular, committed community so that each local congregation can join with the universal church in harmonious praise. As we live out following Jesus together, we are connected to the worldwide church and our worldwide mission. When we love, steadily and determinedly through the years, the world sees the heart of the God of grace.

    "Club Rules"
    Gerrit Dawson
    Romans 3: 21-25

    28 min

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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…