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BAPTIST ASSOCIATION OF GREATER
BATON ROUGE
& Adoniram Judson, Jr. Mission and Ministries Center
10560 Airline Highway ~ Baton
Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: (225) 296-3943
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Together We Guard Training - Presenter Dr. Faye
Scott
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Dear BAGBR Church,
Acts
3: 6, "But Peter said, 'I do
not possess silver and gold,
but what I do have I give it
to you, in the Name of
Jesus...'"
Beggars were often found on
the most travelled walk ways
and streets in Jerusalem,
especially those nearest the
temple. People could "do a
good deed" and bless the
blind, the lame, the poor
and then feel somewhat good
about themselves as they
went in to pray. But was
money all that they really
wanted and needed?
What Peter had was far
superior in value to silver
and gold, and when the lame
man was healed in the name
of Jesus, his deepest
longings were more than
satisfied. No longer did he
need to beg. He could walk
anywhere and everywhere. He
could work and provide for
himself (and his
family). And he could now
enter the temple and
worship!
Sometimes I think that too
often we give people "gold
and silver" and fail to give
them what we have been
given. We may help with
temporary needs, but we fail
to give them what they
need--the Gospel. Is it
possible that we are better
at giving money to the "lost
and needy" than sharing the
Gospel with them? There is
a time and place that we
should be obedient by giving
to meet physical needs, but
there are many more times
that we should be obedient
in "giving them Jesus" and
we do not! The trap in
which many of us can be
ensnared is that we are
generous in our giving but
stingy in our
witnessing. Many times we
need to be generous in both!
May we like Peter be so
sensitive to God's Spirit
that we are able to hear
what the "real need" is of
those that ask us for help,
and respond accordingly.
In
Christ,
Tommy Middleton
< Read
more about Dr. Middleton >
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* Baptist
Association of Greater Baton Rouge
*Disaster Relief
*Seafarer Ministry
If you would like to give to one of
the other ministries, select
Baptist Association of Greater Baton
Rouge in the notes section include
the title of the ministry. If you
have a question call 225 296-3943.
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Thank you for your generosity!
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The Baptist
Association's Mission |
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MISSION |
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The
Baptist Association of Greater Baton Rouge has as
its present mission (A) to establish new
relationships between both the churches and pastors;
(B) to strengthen existing relationships of the
churches and members through a commitment to a
vision for kingdom growth that is larger than the
local church. This commitment can be evaluated by
the degree to which the local church members will
penetrate their 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.
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Director Tommy
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