Monday, February 28th 2011 @ 3:51 PM (not yet rated)
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Part 5 is about how to enter into the “Normal Christian Life” through surrender. In other words “let go and let God.” This message is full of great examples to illustrate Biblical concepts. I especially liked Brother Tommy’s story about medicine. To experience His presence we have to recognize His possession. What about that one thing you can’t or won’t release? Will God accept partial surrender?
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Barbara Jones
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BarbaraJ said on Tuesday, March 1st 2011 @ 3:27 PM:
Just a note to let you know some of what was going on when God was molding Tommy. You may have heard Tommy say that he made the decision to surrender to God’s control of his life and ministry in October of l963. What you didn’t know was the tumult that our family was facing. Tommy felt he could take care of his wife, three yr. old daughter and a new son while pastoring a new congregation in Midland, Texas.. He soon found out that humanly it was impossible. Our son was born in Sept. of 1963, a beautiful 8 lb 16oz armful who could not keep anything on his stomach. Instead of gaining weight he was losing. With each trip to the doctor other treatments would be tried. After eight weeks the surgeon was called. We had a child that was projectile vomiting everything he swallowed and was down to six pounds. He had pyloric stenosis and the surgeon was able to release it; however, upon returning home he had to be fed a few ounces every twenty minutes around the clock. You can imagine how much sleep you can get on that schedule. At the follow-up visit, the doctors told us that the trauma to his early development had not allowed his body to heal the opening between the two chambers of his heart. This would mean that he could not be in the church nursery or around others for at least a year. In the midst of all the stress, Tommy turned to God and relied on God’s word 2 Corinthians 12:9 ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore I rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me ….for when I am weak then I am strong.” God has been so good, our son is now a mature christian man with two children of his own.. I want to thank Jeffrey for using his time and talents to make these sermons available to you over the blog. To God be the glory. Barbara Jones