April 19th, 2013
Dr. Fred Luter (left) President of the Southern Baptist Convention with Business Men in Christ President Bernie Lutchman (Springfield, Il)
Only among real children of God could the first African-American President of the Southern Baptist Convention, preach at a revival at a National Baptist church with worship music led by an American baptist musician minister! The just concluded Festival of Hope – a three day revival in Springfield Illinois, offered the Capitol city its first visit by the historic Dr. Fred Luter. He is the pastor of Franklin Avenue Baptist Church which was hard hit by Hurricane Katrina and the first Black leader of the world’s largest Christian denomination!
It was my privilege to meet this powerful man of God whose messages stirred the heart and showed one and all what revival really is all about – a ministering to those already saved to remind them of the Power of God and the Savior Jesus Christ. I wish to present here the text of all three messages ;the theme and a brief summary, so you may be able to look into them yourselves to see how God will speak. His application to each of His children is different. This is the amazing thing about the Living, breathing Scriptures!
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April 19th, 2013
A short message I did at a retirement home this past weekend shocked several people. I mentioned that the highest US dollar denomination out there today – a $10,000 bill – was still around but then I took out a crisp $1 bill and proceeded to illustrate.
The thing about US tender, or most other currencies, is no matter what physical shape the item is in, that is what it is worth. I crumpled up the dollar bill. It was still worth – a dollar. I stomped on the crumpled bill. It was still worth – a dollar. Then I shocked some and ripped it loudly and boldly in half. Even so, it was still worth – a dollar….because I can tape those two half a dollar together with masking tape, even duct tape and/or clear scotch tape – and still use it to buy me a cup of coffee off the McDonald’s value menu!
Any and ALL of these acts were a metaphor for our own lives. Father…our Heavenly Father, Abba, does not see view our worth in our present condition. He sees us as having value – the same value He imputed to us when He breathed life into us at birth. We are worth so much to Him.
Life can beat us up.
Life can throw us down.
Life can tear us apart.
People can trample all over us.
Circumstances can do us in.
We can inflict all kinds of damage unto ourselves…..and on and on…., YET, the moment we get to the end of all of that….the moment we get to the end of ourselves, come to our senses and cry out to Him….THAT VERY MOMENT – He takes some supernatural Scotch tape and puts our lives back together. He takes the stomped on; beat up; burnt out; crumpled up mess of our lives and holds us in His Almighty, Loving, Compassionate, Wonderful, Healing Hands.
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