Sunday mornings were for relaxing, eating a great brunch, reading the paper etc…<\/p>\n
Early one Sunday morning, I was up watching a TV preacher speaking on the subject of \u00a0Grace. \u00a0I heard the word come out of the TV, but really did not think much about it. \u00a0Our family had plans to visit a church called BCC. They met in the Bellevue Middle School Auditorium. \u00a0Some friends told us we may like it.<\/p>\n
At this time, my thinking was that \u00a0Jesus was a special person, a Teacher, but I had never considered him as a Savior.<\/p>\n
We listened to this goofy preacher guy at the Bellevue Middle School. \u00a0I was highly entertained and having a wonderful time.\u00a0Coincidentally, the message that morning was on the subject of Grace! \u00a0It had never been explained to me in a way that made any sense before. \u00a0Never in a way that was not threatening or complicated, or full of thine and thou art. \u00a0But this time, something really clicked on. \u00a0“You don’t have to believe this stuff,” said the preacher, and he would crack a good joke and everybody would laugh. \u00a0“There are no perfect people,” he would say. \u00a0Bam! I understood, and something inside of me had clicked on! \u00a0I understood that all I had to do is admit that *I* was not a perfect person, \u00a0ask Jesus to for forgiveness, and I would be saved. \u00a0GRACE! \u00a0Suddenly, \u00a0I know this on a very deep level. \u00a0In my heart.<\/p>\n
Not much after that, I awoke in the middle of the night and the clock said “3:16” — at that moment my life changed forever!<\/p>\n
I know that it was God who was actually calling for me… But it was the goofy preacher, who God was using as a caller.<\/p>\n
Dave, I know will see you again and I look forward to it with great joy!<\/p>\n
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Sunday mornings were for relaxing, eating a great brunch, reading the paper etc… Early one Sunday morning, I was up watching a TV preacher speaking on the subject of \u00a0Grace. \u00a0I heard the word come out of the TV, but (…)<\/p>\n