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 My sermon from September 9th 2007
 
My Church My Ministry
My Testimony
I was raised by my mom in a
caring family. I suffered a stroke at 18 months old which resulted in the
paralysis of my right side. People often remarked how I was a real nice guy,
even a funny guy. I was really outspoken about a lot of things. Many people
thought just because I went to church that I was right with God, and that He was
most important in my life. Yet, my passion in life was to make music for the
world and to make money. Because I was brought up in a Christian family, I
knew how to talk the Christian talk, but I didn’t really know Christ.
My life was very ungodly though many people thought I was a believer. Yet I was
wearing a mask. I remember at a young age I said a prayer to receive Jesus
out of fear, not really knowing who He was and what He wanted to be in my life,
but there wasn’t a change in my life. I was even baptized. Yet I wasn’t what
the Bible would call a “Christian.”
When I was about 18 I got my driver’s license and I was making music trying to
make it in the music business. My drive and passion was still to make money and
get all life had to offer. I was living more ungodly now because I could drive
whenever I wanted to. My music was going well; I even had my cousins rapping
over my music. At one point my cousins came to know some Christian rappers. One
cousin called me and told me I needed to listen to this Christian rap, and in my
mind I was like okay, let’s hear it. But, I was thinking to myself what are my
cousins going to do with Christian rap, there is no money in that.
A few weeks went by and my cousins told me about the rap group’s meetings on
Saturdays. One Saturday in Nov. of 2004 I met these guys. They loved God;
I heard their testimonies and God really began to work on my heart, and on that
day I surrendered my heart to Jesus BY FAITH. I saw clearly at that time
the hypocrisy I was living, and the sin that was all over my life. My mind and
heart was changing and I needed forgiveness.
I was a baby Christian for a long, long time. People at school saw a
change in my life, yet my attitude was to almost force people to see the Bible
my way. If they didn’t a just about blew them off. God began to be a true
Father to me, and He led me to a fellowship where I could truly learn, grow and
serve. I began to become more mature. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my walk
with God but God really used those mistakes to work out good in my life. Now
Christ is king and head of my life. I read the Bible everyday, and I study as
much as I can. I want to make sure that I am living a true Biblical life now.
One area that I see God growing in me is “love”. I don’t demand people live the
way I think they should live anymore. I entrust people to God now. I have made
a lot of mistakes as a new husband, and yet I see God teaching me about
sacrificial, serving love for my wife Marissa.
Though I still love music, and want to serve God with it, my greatest desire now
is to share His love with others. He brought me around real, true Godly people
that can help me along the way. He has given me a desire to become a
shepherd/pastor one day and to share the truth of His Word with people.
I’m now going to seminary to learn God’s word and he has also given me the
ability to preach His word! I now have an inner peace and desire to learn and
love God more. He truly gives me joy that money can’t buy.
With the Love of Christ Thanks For Visiting!
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