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Messenger Insight 25.13 – OSU BCM: Bright Past, Present & Future
by Staff | Sep 30, 2025 | Messenger Insight
Hear about all the ways the Lord is blessing Baptist Collegiate Ministry at OSU and about the...
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Open Hearts, Open Doors: Special Needs Ministry Taking Off in Growing Number of Oklahoma Baptist Churches
by Staff | Sep 24, 2025 | Feature, Missions & Church
During His earthly ministry, Jesus demonstrated a remarkable love, care and attention for those...
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by Bryan Painter | Sep 23, 2025 | Feature
SHAWNEE—U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) as the top...
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Although this story is as true as I remember it, I am going to change the names of the primary...
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Below are a few upcoming events that have been brought to the attention of The Baptist Messenger....
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by Todd Fisher | Sep 19, 2025 | Feature, Missions & Church
The late summer and early fall months in Oklahoma are home to many special occasions. Football...
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Sword and Trowel – Poison Control
Posted by Brian Hobbs | Sep 16, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers
There was shocking news of a wrongful death lawsuit in Texas recently. A woman reported that the...
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Sword and Trowel – Keeping Assisted Suicide Away from Oklahoma
by Brian Hobbs | Aug 21, 2025 | Culture & Oklahoma, Feature, Word Slingers | 0
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Just Joe – The Bible & Bacon
by Joe Ligon | Aug 16, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0
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Just Joe – Where Lost Things Go
by Joe Ligon | Jul 21, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0
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Sword and Trowel – From A to Z!
by Brian Hobbs | Jul 19, 2025 | Feature, Word Slingers | 0
TOOLBOX – ‘Priority of Leadership’ in September will equip Oklahoma Baptist Pastors, Ministers
Posted by Staff | Aug 22, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature
As part of the focus to serve and support pastors and churches, Oklahoma Baptists are holding a...
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CHURCH TOOLBOX – Keys to Renewing a Declining Church
by Brett Selby | Jun 24, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0
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Church Toolbox – Christianity No Longer Shrinking in the U.S.
by Aaron Earls | May 21, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0
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Four reasons your kids need to hear and see you do your devotions
by Chuck Lawless | May 6, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0
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Toolbox: What to do When Temptation Comes
by Chuck Lawless | Mar 27, 2025 | Church Toolbox, Feature | 0
Oklahoma Baptists Equip Churches to Pray for Missionaries
Posted by Staff | Jan 11, 2025 | CP Prayer Focus, Feature
Each year, Oklahoma Baptists produce a Cooperative Program (CP) Missionary Prayer Guide, which...
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CP Prayer Focus: Mark and Aimee Phillips share Christ in Madagascar
by Beverly Cooper | Dec 14, 2023 | CP Prayer Focus, Feature | 0
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CP Prayer Focus: Missionaries share Christ in South Asia
by Beverly Cooper | Nov 30, 2023 | CP Prayer Focus, Feature | 0



DR Assists Flooding Response in Wisconsin
Posted by Staff | Sep 11, 2025 | Disaster Relief, Feature
MILWAUKEE, WI — On Aug. 10, severe flash floods hit Milwaukee, Wis. and impacted surrounding areas...
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Oklahoma DR Volunteers in Texas for Flood Response
by Staff | Jul 10, 2025 | Disaster Relief, Feature | 0
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