Several Years ago I worked as the Program Coordinator, of the McKinney Shelter in Newport. One of the residents of the shelter, a Christian by the name of Mosses was witnessing to Ray about his need to accept Jesus as his personal savior. He was doing a good job addressing Ray’s need for a savior but was doing a poor job of telling Ray about what makes Jesus different from other great religious leaders. After a few moments I couldn’t take it anymore and jumped into the conversation and preached a message in the hallway that I have every since called “Just the Facts Ray”
The message was essentially how Jesus fulfillment of the Old Testament scriptures about the promised Jewish Messiah. I think this is the greatest apologetic as it relates to the divine nature of the scriptures. At the time Ray lived in one of the transitional apartments provided by the program. You essentially graduated from the shelter to these transitional SRO’s (Single Room Occupancies) Ray’s long time love and girl friend lived in the family shelter at the time.
Not long after that “Just the Facts Ray” sermon Ray asked me to marry his girlfriend and him. I told him, “I am no Justice of the Peace” he said, “that why I am asking you” “I want you to preach my wedding.” I did just that, I spoke about how Love never steals and never defrauds. It was glorious.
Ray would go on to Accept Christ. He was baptized at Community Baptist Church. He accepted the facts about Jesus and the forgiveness he offered
Ray and he wife had known difficult times together. Crack addiction in past, the need for a complete miracle in the early stages of their marriage. (See the Power of a Miracle Testimony)
Now this formerly homeless man and his formerly homeless wife are buying their own home. How great is our God!!!!
God has granted them peace, health and prosperity.
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