Category: Say Yes

On Friday, April 11, 1975, my dad went to the hospital for a colonoscopy. Back then, medical technology was not as advanced as it is now. Today, that procedure involves having a tube inserted into your body with a small camera at the tip, and the doctor looks inside using a computer monitor. The entire […]

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In June 1990, I applied for a job to become the next pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens in Somerset, New Jersey. I didn’t describe it this way at the time, but between sending in my resumé and serving my first day on the job four months later, all I could hear was […]

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When Jesus steps in to radically alter your life as He did with Mr. Blind, He not only redeems your past but also alters your future. The day Mr. Blind received his sight, he had no idea how much it would redirect his future. He suddenly faced new nos in the form of unexpected challenges […]

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Prepare for the reality that some people will not be happy with your success. When Mr. Blind’s neighbors saw his victory, they questioned and criticized him. Mr. Blind probably expected them to celebrate his miracle but found himself under attack instead. This part of his story reminds us that we must prepare for the reality […]

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When Jesus showed up, he no longer needed the pool for his healing.  I had full confidence that Jesus could heal my body. My confidence was rooted not only in Mr. Blind’s story but also in the story in John 5, when Jesus healed a man by the pool of Bethesda.  When Jesus instructed Mr. […]

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