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Perspective I went for a walk this morning and listened to a podcast. One of the speakers on the podcast is a pastor and writer. He was describing a dark and difficult season he had gone through. In the midst of that time he sent a text to a friend describing his struggle. He said […]

There is a reluctance on the part of some white Christians to embrace the racial revolution for justice sweeping the world because of a phrase. The phrase is only three words but those three words seem so difficult and divisive for some. Black Lives Matter. Why would anyone take issue with that phrase? You see […]

Each Sunday morning at 10:30, Virtual Worship will be available on our Facebook Page and Youtube channel (https://bit.ly/LGBCYouTube). If possible, please join us at that time, so that we can all be praying and worshiping together at the same time.   It is important for all of us to continue to support the ministry of the church […]

Also available on our Facebook page Jeremiah 31:1-6 1 At that time, says the LORD, I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they shall be my people. 2 Thus says the LORD: The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest, 3 the […]

Also available on our Facebook page Psalm 137:1-4 (NRSV) 1 By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 On the willows there we hung up our harps. 3 For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us one […]

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Anytime tragedy occurs there is always a tendency to attribute the results as an act of God. Some even point to Romans 8:28 as the evidence that everything […]

Virtual Worship from Locust Grove Baptist Church Available on or after March 29, 2020 at 10:30am Also available on our Facebook page   Psalm 130 (NRSV) 1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications! 3 If […]

Virtual Worship from Locust Grove Baptist Church Available on or after March 22, 2020 at 10:30am Also available on our Facebook page   Ephesians 5:8-14 (NRSV) 8 For once you were darkness, but now in the Lord you are light. Live as children of light- 9 for the fruit of the light is found in […]

Experiencing the Bible in 4D Some years ago I went to a 4D movie at the World of Coca-Cola with my grand boys. I had never attended a 4D movie and had no idea what to expect. They issued 3D glasses to us as we entered the theatre. As the movie started, there was a scene […]

Locust Grove will host their annual community-wide Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 20th from 10AM – Noon. All children from birth through 5th grade are invited to participate. Lunch (hot dogs, chips, & drinks) will be served. There will be crafts and activities for the kids in addition to the egg hunt. Admission is […]

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” Matthew 19:14   So often we talk about the kingdom of heaven as if we were talking about a place out beyond time. After all, isn’t heaven a […]

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11 Encouragement is such an important part of the Christian life and yet we often dismiss it as something minor or insignificant. On the surface, we consider encouragement as nothing more than a pat on the back. The truth is, […]

The Christmas season is one of my favorite times of the year. It also turns out to be one of the most stressful and difficult times of the year. There are so many activities and demands placed on each one of us that stress levels seems to be turned up. You can see it on […]

“Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back, But quick-ey’d Love, observing me grow slack From my first entrance in, Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning, If I lack’d any thing.” (First stanza of Love by George Herbert) Stories are so important in shaping our lives. I have lived with a story all of […]

Today’s reading from Genesis follows Hagar’s flight from Sarai’s anger and God’s intervention. This account of God’s attentiveness to the needs of a lonely enslaved girl suffering abuse is a powerful statement of God’s concern. Although Hagar’s life and child will not be the focus of the Biblical narrative, we are assured that she is […]