I am one, tough thick skinned son of a gun. This was Christianity at it's finest. This man broke me down to the point of tears. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Him. So to you people who think you have some sort of relationship with God, you had better make sure that relationship comes through Jesus, or you have no relationship with God at all
I did find an update on CBN News…Anthony is now in rehab, through the church, in Texas. Continue praying for him. God is with him. He is a blessing and God is working through him. God bless him!
I hope the rehab people will assess any learning or medical issues that AA seldom covers. Just a thought. People offer money because so many live paycheck to paycheck they know anyone can be without shelter in this economic chaos. "There but for the grace of God go I ..." His patience is commendable and the gifts if surrendered to the Holy Spirit will bear fruit. Praying the unity of believers will serve many more in these troubling times. May God bless Anthony, Michael and all their new friends. We need to be salt and light. Preserve the good, expose what is not to mercy, grace and Truth.
To think this man was about to kill himself; I have no reason to believe Anthony is lying. And to think He used Michael to save his life. Thank God for this miracle. ❤
I hope I can find a church with a Pastor like him. ❤ He really cares. So many pastor I have noticed allow the members to take over. I have have some strange experiences.
My 22 year old son just Rewatched this with me. He has been denying giving his life to Christ for a few years now. I just witnessed my 22 year old boy come to tears. God is dealing with him and used this video to pull at his heart strings.
What a beautiful and wonderful message!!! God used the Minister, Michael and the homeless man to show us all humility. A very touching and memorable lesson to us all.
Pastor Ed Newton in San Antonio, Texas. Community Bible Church. It's non-denominational. Pastor Ed is as real as it gets. He's absolutely Holy Spirit led. It's beautiful. I lead a women's Bible study class there. I'm under excellent leadership. Praise God! 🙌🏻
@ARKANSAS_MIKE , he's in rehab. This is an interview of my Pastor mentioning Anthony being in rehab. th-cam.com/video/VtgCt6nTfNI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7V2n5EoWZlzxAozp
The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 [4] who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”
The Pastor had a sermon prepared but the Holy Spirit led the service.This Pastor showed compassion and love to the one lost sheep.This service is a testament of love and kindness.God is still in charge.
I love people, but I really love people who recognize and have discernment like you. Thank you Jesus 🙌🏾💕 God bless you and God bless this Shepard of God🙏🏾♥️
It was beautiful I was homeless and on drugs and alcohol 6 yrs ago and I had some christian women in my life that never gave up on me that prayed and when I was ready they got me the help I needed I just celebrated 5yrs sober and those woman are a huge part of my life today. GRACE!
God Bless u @lisacampbell7390! That same story is my own! Going on 19 months clean. Gods love for us is unfathomable! God Bless those who do his work here on earth! Love u sister!
This is my Church. I was there. I remember this very clearly. There have been several other incidents where people have come and disrupted his sermon. Pastor Ed is an Angel from heaven. Ive never liked going to Church before. But I have been attending regularly for the last 7 years. Something special is happening in that Church. Its Devine and its real.
"There have been several other incidents where people have come and disrupted his sermon." I'm wondering who those congregants were that thought it was just fine and dandy to continue going to the stage after he repeatedly asked people not to? That was shocking to me. He is an angel for how he handled that as it was very disrespectful towards him.
@independenttntn3276 Let me guess, as an adult you have, without question, done exactly as you were told every single time...if not, kindly step down off that pedestal. 🙃
Distractions to throw off the Word, but the Word keeps on correcting and calming. Thank you, Jesus, for reminding this pastor of patience but also bringing another to your hands. 💕
@@johnettastevens4906 Whataboutism has nothing to do with not having respect for someone who REAPEATEDLY asks other not to do something. But I would never expect a rational or logical response from someone who not only wears a mask, but essentially brags about it.🤣🤣🤣
My father the day of his funeral had helped a homeless man in his life and that homeless man became a minister who preached at my fathers funeral that day! This reminds me so much of that ! My father was a reverand for many many years as i grew up! He was kind abd generous man!
God has dealt with my heart with the homeless here in Boston to prepare either meal bags or snack bags for them whenever I can I'm disabled sometimes it's an effort to get out but my mind has spiritual DNA in it and that keeps me strong when I'm trying to get out physically I love being with them because I used to be one of them! God rescued me out of a frozen cold Indiana over 8 years ago! For a rescue restart chance for Boston I took it! And it's never been the same since it's all by the grace of God! If I would have stayed in Indiana I would have frozen to death on the street! It was five below about 35° wind chill factor like little Antarctica! Butt God got me re-established here in Boston and in 2019 I became a writer for the first time! That first book is now published on Amazon! And he's made me a TH-cam songwriter as well! This is all by the grace of God! If you guys are interested in the book or the music please leave a comment and I'll respond! God bless you and be safe from Boston! amen... 🙏😊
I pray the man will repent of all unrighteousness and lives the narrow straight path. Giving money only leaves them in their unrepented lives. We are responsible to share the truth of this life in YaH being new men, otherwise their blood is on our hands. Allow Nobodies Blood To Be On Our Hands! Ezk 3:18 “When I say to the wrong,b ‘You shall certainly die,’ and you have not warned him, nor spoken to warn the wrong from his wrong way, to save his life, that same wrong man shall die in his crookedness, and his blood I require at your hand. Footnote: bThis passage is almost the same as in Ezk 18:20-32 and Ezk 33:8-20. Ezk 3:19 “But if you have warned the wrong and he does not turn from his wrong, nor from his wrong way, he shall die in his crookedness, and you have delivered your being. Ezk 3:20 “And when a righteous one turns from his righteousness and shall do unrighteousness, when I have put a stumbling-block before him, he shall die. Because you did not warn him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done is not remembered, and his blood I require at your hand. Ezk 3:21 “But if you have warned the righteous one that the righteous should not sin, and he did not sin, he shall certainly live because he has been warned, and you have delivered your being.” 1 Corinthians 10 Messiah never Changed Psalm 51 His Plan Of Salvation depicted in the Holy Days of Lev 23 never changed but was accomplished.
Not practically. He is representing Christ. All Christians represent Christ, but most of them represent Him badly. This man did a great job of showing the compassion of and mercy of Jesus Christ!!!
Wish churches can go outside the church and do this as a congregation and heal many. This is awesome. What a blessing . Would love to see Anthony in a year.
The organised church made it so that people could not interrupt sermons but when Jesus preached people always interrupted him with questions and He always answered them🙏🏽
G'day, beverley! I was thinking that same thing. Our LORD was interrupted often during His ministry and always took time to address the person and the need.
1. He wasn't answering a question....he was cursing. Besides, that is what Bible Study is for...to ask questions. 2. Satan lives to interrupt the word, so you must have discernment to know which spirit is in operation. 3. That statement is not totally true. Peter interrupted Jesus, and Jesus said "Get behind me, Satan. 4. Lastly, beware of distractions. Satan does transform himself to look like light (just innocently interrupting services to merely ask a question).
I've known Ed since 2003 and watched him mature from a young staff member at Faith Baptist Church Bartlett Tennessee, to a powerful evangelist to a pastor. His heart is sold out to follow Jesus in everything he does, I know that what he did on this day was in obedience to the Holy Spirit and his pauses were simply listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I love Ed and know he is guiding the church in the paths of righteousness.
This is a beautiful video. I have a question though at the very beginning when the guy said BS and the pastor already knew it was anthony, but then as the story went along he had never met this homeless man before who was going to kill himself and I thought maybe the young boy with the sandwich and the homeless man situation was further back in time but if all of this happened today, how did the pastor know the cussing man ( homeless man) was Anthony/ know his name? It's still a beautiful story but it just seems as if the pastor told Anthony to not cuss anymore as if he had been there a handful of times so I would imagine the suicide thoughts were long ago but now it just doesn't make sense cuz he's saying the whole thing happened today
@laurencismyname Hi, I thought the same. I rewatched that part, and the confusion for me came unintentionally from the lovely narrator. Since we are watching an excerpt of the whole sermon, Anthony had interrupted the pastor previously within the same sermon. In the part we saw, it was not the first time the pastor had reminded him not to cuss.
@@ccc-e1f oh so you mean like the first time it happened on this same day he was like, sir what's your name? and then he again reminded him a second time, and then by the time it was the third time he was able to say hey Anthony please stop ...? That would make sense
I pray that you have taken the steps to give your life to Jesus. If you have, welcome into the Kingdom of God. If you haven't, today is the day to confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus died and rose again for the forgiveness of our sin and with His blood we are saved and born again. I pray blessings upon your life in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Anthony wiping pastor's tears and kissing his cheek...what a heart of compassion and love he has. I'm so glad Jesus brought him to the right people. This is Jesus.
This minister handled the situation amazingly well. He truly exhibited the love of Jesus to this homeless man. I pray that Anthony has a complete life change and that next year at this time he’ll be back at the front of the church giving a powerful testimony that will touch many. God bless you. 🙏🏼❤️
@@sherriesteele-petty2998 yes, Sherri I hope so too but true transformation is a process and takes time. Although we can always pray that God would accelerate that time for Anthony given these momentous times in which we live, right?
Love and blessings. This is a on time message. Pastor I thank God for you. Because even in the moment you did what was right. You act out of love and that's what Jesus would have done. His life will never be the same it is a forward march for him now. He has a bright future.
The man who yelled, "We love you, Anthony,!" ...is a man among men. A true follower of Christ. He has no idea what that did, what that means to the man who had been harmed and rejected, his whole life, and now he's filled with shame, with nothing to lose, he believes. What Michael did, I promise you, changed Anthony's life. Just to feel that love being poured out to him, thats a pivital moment that changes everything.
@@MamaKalash The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
The Pastor was losing control of his congregation because the people were not listening to his instructions. The Pastor finally took back control and then they helped Michael in a meaningful thoughtout plan. Awesome Pastor and church. ❤
Ok, now I'm in tears. The Holy Spirit is RIGHT THERE! Do you feel Him? That is the presence of the Holy Spirit. If you never experienced Him before, now you know. Amen.
Sometimes preacher are given the task of giving the Word that God have given them and he could have missed the moment because he had a word from the Lord. But I believe God orchestrated the whole thing, from Mike losing the homeless woman and him running into Anthony, even him cursing in the middle of the message, because if he didn’t curse, Anthony wouldn’t have been noticed. God is good
The power of the Holy Spirit came upon him. Yes God is A God of order however, our order is not necessarily God’s order all the time. seen episodes like this throughout my life in church. God moves in mysterious ways.
Amen! Jesus came to serve (Matthew 20:28). He came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10). The individual Christian and the church body is to do likewise.
Im a pastor and was so blessed by this video.. because this is exactly what i preach. I do work street ministry. 😊😊😊😊 praises to jesus. Another soul was won .
😢 this is the kind of church I've longed for since I was a believer in 1970. I've been in a lot of churches and have never seen this in any form. I pray this starts a flood of Love in the churches in America.
I pastored a church in Dallas and was recognized by the mayor as the most effective homeless ministry in Dallas. We faced the same dilemma. We were feeding and clothing on a weekly basis. After several years of sending them back to their underpasses, fields and tents. I called for the people to step up and if they were empty nesters with a spare BR to accept a homeless man or woman into their home to disciple them. I structured a program that got them off the street to help them get their life back. My wife & I were the first to lead the way. Here we are several years later and many of those people are still living in their own places and working. Glory to Jesus, He is the waymaker deliverer🔥🔥
It isn't always a happy ending though. My brother and his wife took in 2 homeless people and they cleaned them out while my brother and sister-in-law were at work. A friend and her church had given shelter to a group of Muslims claiming to be Christians who escaped persecution in their homeland. I'll spare you the gory details but her daughter and her pastor were brutally and horrifically murdered by these people. A church I attended had bought a building, renovated it, furnished it, and opened it up to homeless people to live in for a nominal fee. Within no time: they punched holes in the walls, busted the toilets, defecated and urinated in the hallway, bedbugs and cockroaches, drunken brawls, etc..The cops were called to vacate the people, and after totaling up the damage the church decided to just sell the building. Discernment is key. Not every homeless person is psychologically or socially capable of living in a home after years of being on the streets.
Yes, but be very cautious, because 2 single practicing Christian individuals in separate incidents we knew very well who helped others (they did not know each other) were murdered. The generous loving & holy hard working man got poisoned and murdered. The Hispanic woman who helped migrants got raped and murdered. The police never cared or investigated both incidents in wealthy suburbs near Chicago, Illinois.
That's good to hear!! Because we have a permanent housing shortage in America anyway, growing since 1980, thanks to apartments not being built after that year, especially in California. I'm old enough to remember when there were no homeless people hardly, until that year. Not enough housing stock in relation to the big population by that time. There's always been drugs and alcohol, but not this housing crisis. We need a massive amount of housing stock to be rebuilt back to pre-1980 levels. We have almost 400 million people now. Thanks for understanding that being homeless is also a housing issue - not just ONLY a drug and alcohol issue,which is bigotry and stereotyping. I'm glad to hear that housing was offered to homeless people,that they can afford! Better yet, lobby your City Council meetings to allow and promote affordable housing in your town. Seniors and disabled people are the fastest growing demographic for becoming homeless! Not many people are aware of this.
@@wk1810That's true : never have strangers move in with you !! I say this as a former homeless senior citizen. I never used drugs and or alcohol, I was simply scammed out of my apartment by a fake friend who was a roommate. They moved to stay at Grandma's basement, for free. That was their plan all along. Not all homeless people are dangerous or bad, but because of the culture, you could get a killer in your home. So, don't take strangers into your house! You can hook them up with housing agencies and other useful things though. I do that, sharing the agency that helped me get my new place . Many people are seniors and disabled,who are homeless,and shelters do NOT lead to housing. We lack a good, healthy housing supply. Before 1980, we did have lots of vacancies. I'm from California, where this crisis showed up first.
Having worked in a nonprofit organization that was also a church. thinking that shelters is the answers is not the answers. If you have a married couple with children, the women and the children are going to go one place, but the husband has to sleep outside in his car if he has a car with the dog federal state county unused Federal building state building old motels and converting them to Studios one bedroom three bedroom houses and low rent with low rent control and as far as pets as long as they are not aggressive or bark all the time are scratch things they’re great therapy and great healers🙏♥️
I'm 83 years old and needed the church to show this kind of love expecially from the pastors and it dose not happen but i know Jesus he is in my heart so now i sit home and watch Jimmy Swagger's programe on TV and have many good times with the Lord but miss having a church family like this so refreshing. I found myself in tears so happy this man is getting friendship not just money alone thrown at him. He has a chance to have a family to love him in this church. Our saciety thinks its all about race when God is love. Phraise the Lord this church is what we should all be.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I don’t know if you’ll ever see this but I pray the Lord will illuminate your understanding. Please do NOT listen to Jimmy Swaggart and the many false teachers/televangelists like him. In Matt 7:21-23, Jesus says, “”Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’” There are many preaching and teaching who don’t live out the faith & true Christianity Jesus has called us to. Some are still engulfed in deep iniquity and have not repented. They serve only themselves. They use Christianity as a means to their prosperity, make merchandize of people and mislead others by twisting Scriptures intentionally or due to their own ignorance of God’s truth. I pray that you actively seek Jesus through studying His word and by prayer. I pray you are filled with His Holy Spirit to know all truth. That you may be able to test all the spirits by the very Word and knowing of God. As you truly repent, immerse yourself in the Word, in fervent prayer, and under the instruction of His Holy Spirit, He will guide you into His sound doctrine and to the few who are actually living out and teaching the doctrine of Jesus Christ.
Wow!!!! We need more churches and pastors and people like this. What an inspiration this is for me. I am one of those people that avoids eye contact. Lord help me be like this. 🙌🙌🙌
Never look up to anyone never look down to anyone never give pity give compassion. We are all Gods children we are all equals and brothers and sisters, you wouldn't avoid your brother or sister in need..Keep those thoughts in your heart and may God direct you in your new path. Much love 💕
I had a pastor where God moved in our church often . He taught us all well .I miss him Steve Brock was a wonderful man of God. All that he showed me I have put into action . I don't always succeed but with mercy and grace from God the times that people are open God goes to work. I've always been told go fishing and catch the fish and let God clean them up. Because you know God knows . I love you Jesus .thank you for loving me.
@@cellaann1953 The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
I heard Ed for the first time maybe 10-12 years ago at a youth conference, and then got to hear him several times in college, when he would come speak at our campus revivals. He is a humble, sensitive man, who is no doubt led by the spirit of God. One of my favorite pastors to follow and listen to. His life absolutely reflects the truth displayed in this video
Your video popped up as I was searching for a worship song. God continues to impress me with what are not coincidences but His Devine appointments to speak to me! Thank you for sharing this! It brought many tears to my eyes to see God’s Love move!
“And the king will say I tell you the truth when you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters you were doing it to me!” Matthew 25:40 (NLT) ✝️🕊️
Matthew 25:43-46 KJV [43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. [44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? [45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. [46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 25:43-46 NIV [43] I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ [44] “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ [45] “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ [46] “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Rightttt, everyone's out to call out the demonic and false prophets, we are talking more about Satan than the goodness of God... this is so refreshing to talk about the good
When he said "I think Michael has taught this message," my spirit shouted WOW!!! His word exploded in my being because Jesus is love Thank you pastor.❤❤❤❤
I wept as I watched this. Real, humbling with great love. It is a reminder that when we walk with the Lord, He will guide us for His purpose. I can't think of any better place then being part of His plan! Thank you for posting this.
I cried too. When Anthony was wiping the Pastor’s tears, my heart melted. People are starved for God’s love… I don’t live right. I’m a mess, but God always shows up for me and protects me. ❤️✝️✝️✝️
The Pastor handled situatio very well, with Love , Compassion, Common sense and all with a Pastor's Heart..May God Bless him abundantly in Jesus Name..Amen Jesus Is Lord.. Greetings and Prayers from The Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺 ❤🙏🔥💥🕊💜🫂💜
I’m so blown away and my heart is filled with joy watching this beautiful display of love this pastor and the man sitting next to him showed towards the homeless man. God bless them all. ❤
We found ourselves in Oregon a few years back to visit our son. We were told to 'be careful and give this one neighbor a wide berth'. My husband was never one that would be intimidated by the outcasts and soon found himself seeking out a visit with this neighbor to listen to his story and just have a beer with him. He also would, often during the wee hours of the mornings, when he couldn't sleep, wander into town and and buy 2 hotdogs at the all-night gas station, one for himself and one to share with a transient that he knew he would encounter and listen to their story. We spent the winter of 2020 there before going back home. He went to be with God in 2022. My husbands heart was refined that winter in preparation of meeting his Savior
@claudiamello7684 I know what you mean sister, but proud is not something we want to attribute to the Father. Let's say pleased or thankful or joyful, but never proud. There is no good pride in the scripture.
I saw this video after my online class at Dallas Theological Seminary. We discussed God's grace in Luke 15: the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son parables. What are the odds that this video will pop up right after class? What an awesome pastor. God's grace flowed like living water into and through this pastor into this lost, poor soul. Only by God's grace was he found. What a fantastic and emotional story.
Ed has told some interesting stories about his own past. Once you've heard them, you begin to understand that he has been crafted, through fire and doubt and glory, to be God's man. He's also got the culturally relevant thing going on so people connect to him and finally, he's willing to be led by the spirit. I've heard pastors who were cool but spiritually dead (Olsteen), other's who were spiritual but couldn't connect (a LOT of these) and others who were spiritual and could connect but weren't deep enough into the bible to teach or preach anything. I've come to the conclusion that one of the signs of real Christianity in a church is, has it's growth rate recently taken off? If not, the spirit isn't moving there. If so, it's still not a guarantee (Olsteen again) but then you need to hear what the message is and see if the spirit is moving there. And that combination is nearly impossible to find anywhere these days.
The pastor handled the situation perfectly. Especially at the end when he stated, "we're not giving a homeless person a pile of money and putting them back on the street". That was the right thing to say, as that would be a receipt for disaster. This man needs real help in a controlled environment. The money can be used for real rehab, in a Christian backed recovery center. I hope Anthony is well and following our Lord. Praise Jesus 👏
Pastor Ed Newton is the real deal! A truly humble man! I attend this church and serve under his leadership and he makes every effort to talk to as many people as he can. He doesn’t hide in his green room. He lives his church. CBC is a massive church but it feels so small because of the culture that he leads in. Absolutely wonderful man.
This is absolutely beautiful!!! I was Anthony right before I was saved at 28yrs old and this was 15 years ago straight off streets in the middle of week about 3 that day. The blessings I have had since then are more than I ever dreamed off including a wonderful husband, got my two young children back, got married bought a very nice house that Gid ordained for my family because it just so happened to be a preacher’s home who was called to lead another church that night before and eventually had my last another child6 years ago!!!! God is so good!!!
I attended Community Bible Church with Dr. Ed as the Pastor when I lived in San Antonio. He is an awesome leader. I miss that place! Stuff like this would happen often!
Did you know KJV says the Church/Assembly was started in the Wilderness according to Acts 7:37-38 is Israel. The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 [4] who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”
This is what “church” is supposed to be like, according to the Good Samaritan teaching. I can see my pastor taking the time to put the puzzle pieces into a biblical place. He’s already doing this in adopting a sibling group of thee who were to be split up for easier adoption. He already had three kids and is actively leading the church in supporting, and participating in foster care and adoption.
@@nancykruger1392 The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
This sermon literally brought me to tears. Hes the first person/pastor I've ever seen that actually HELPED in the correct way. And at the same time let the spirit lead him in a absolutely perfect message 💯💯 God bless this pastor,his church and ESPECIALLY Anthony and young Michael. I pray Michael may follow in the spirit and have a place in the church someday.
Holy Spirit led me to pray and love on a homeless person right when Covid hit it was pouring down rain and I had no mask no food no money and no Bible I was just obedient and before I knew it others came with food and money. All I did was pray with him and hug him.. I cried all the way home and I heard Holy Spirit say to me “it was a busy highway people were watching, it only takes 1.” What a lesson that day. I was so thankful and blessed but still couldn’t do it all alone .
I love this! Too often people say things like, “women shouldn’t do that, its too dangerous…” but where the LORD guides, He provides! Perfect love casts out all fear, and we pray for wisdom. Hallelujah!
Awesome. God was all over that! What a beautiful picture of Jesus and His love over Anthony that day. And what an enormous privilege for those who were praying with and for the pastor in those moments.
I'm a pastor and businessman in Bangalore India. Man thanks for the video. This is my style and heart and I've ALWAYS believed this is God's way of Church and ministry. Everything can WAIT when one lost child comes to the father 😢😢😢
This is my pastor and CBC is my church. Im new there and didnt witness this moment, but I'm proud to serve here and be a small part of what God does here.
@@KateWordArt THANK YOU SO MUCH! where I live, the churches must be influenced by the strong LDS ownership of the community, because there’s not one church to go to. Praying God raise up a pastor for us here. Please pray for us. Thanks (Maybe I’ll reach out to CBC - ask is there someway a pastor might come preach here (?) blessings
What state and city ? This pastor 🙌🏽 is definitely wise in the Lord. This was a beautiful testimony indeed. I'm happy you're in a good house of the Lord. I would like to have counsel with this pastor regarding a life issue I'm currently navigating.
Michael you could have said I’ve been to church once already but you pushed past your on feelings and followed the leading of Holy Spirit. The Pastor obviously has demonstrated Christ like love in many ways to his congregation. What an example on multiple levels. What an inspiration!!
This pastor has a gentle, loving and discerning spirit. But the applause is distracting. There is just too much of it. This was a very serious and special moment and the congregation was at tomes not very sensitive to the pastor or Michael's needs. This was a huge turning point in the man's life. Absolutely huge.❤
Too much participation by the congregation ?? How so ?? This man felt so much love in that room from all of them !! We don't need more order, we need more of what we just witnessed in this video !!!! The old church is going BYE-BYE .....PRAISE GOD !!!! NO MORE RELIGIOSITY, BUT AUTHENTIC LOVE WHICH CARRIES POWER AND AUTHORITY !!!!!!!!
My Dad was a pastor. People would stop at the church needing help and he always helped them, often getting them a job and a place to live if that’s what they needed. This is what Jesus wants us to do.
Sooo beautiful Thank you so much Jesus for scheduling this divine appointment 💙 Thank you Jesus!❤❤❤this is what the Kingdom of God is all about❤ thank you pastor for allowing God to use you and Grace you with the wisdom how to handle this situation with wisdom and grace 😊 Thank you Anthony for allowing God to use you! 💕💕💕 Thank you LORD for blessing him and loving him 💖
I admit, a self-righteous spirit jumped on me when he cussed, but by the end of this video, somethan broke, & tears rolled down my face.. This is the love of God for real!!!
I am not a perfect Christian but I absolutely believe in Jesus Christ with 100% of my heart and His father and holy spirit...and I believe that this preacher was absolutely led by Jesus in this moment both for the man and for teaching his church too...God bless you sir!!! Jason
The Pastor handled it BEAUTIFULLY ❤Bless Michael for being obedient to the Holy Spirit and being THE ONE who listened to Anthony. Bless & Cover Anthony on his road to a better and more fruitful life with GOD being his guide🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️
This was beautiful. Christianity at its finest. I wish there were more pastors like this man in the world and I pray god will raise them up. I used to feed the homeless that slept in a bus shelter on my way to church on a Sunday. I was passing anyway, and always got there too early, so used the time to buy them sandwiches and coffee for the day. One day on the way to Church, I didn't realise that the homeless people from the bus shelter followed me there and came into the service. I was delighted to see them there and prayed that God would speak to their hearts. Sadly, the church's reaction was not a good one and they were quickly removed. They were also displeased with me. I was very heartbroken and shocked and have struggled with church ever since. 💔
This pastor handled this situation very well, being kind, tender hearted and loving but yet at the same time was assertive in a Christlike manner.... very well done!! Awesome teaching moment for the body of Christ...
That's the kind of church I want to go to! Ed Newton actually preached several revivals at my church in Eugene OR, 25ish years and my son was saved at one. He was a travelling evangelist during that time.
There are so many people going through so many things and when they turn to the church they’re rejected. Some people just wants a hug, some people just wants someone to say I’m here for you, some people need some hope, some people need some help. I’m happy Anthony got help because these days the people who say they’re Christians aren’t living by the word. It hurt me to know that the church can say here is how you can help but you’ll never see a here is how we can help you. I hate that. Some people are on their last and they turn to the church because that’s God’s house and the church rejects them. It breaks my heart sometimes to see how people live. It breaks my heart.
Love it when Jesus sneaks one in and it goes so beautifully! almost like Holy Spirit peeks back over His shoulder and says "watch this!" Blows me away every time.
I know what that hug from a godly man feels like. It’s like hugging God. You can feel it. I felt so much peace and calm. When he hugged me he simply said everything is gonna be alright and I said I know. Up to that point I was a mess. I just gave my life to Jesus but up till then I could not sleep for a few months. I could not eat. Just thinking about eating made me feel sick but every now and then I forced myself to take a few bites of something. My life hasn’t been the same since. Im in love with God. I’m filled with his Holy Spirit and I can regularly feel his presence which is so comforting. I get a sense of awe and usually get emotional. I was addicted to drugs and struggling after a broken relationship. God is so good. I told Kurt I want to go to church. I barely knew him but he invited me to go to church maybe 6 months prior to that. I still thank Gid for him even though I haven’t seen him in maybe 15 years. I got born again in 1995. Hallelujah. Thank you Jesus. Peace.
I am one, tough thick skinned son of a gun. This was Christianity at it's finest. This man broke me down to the point of tears. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father but through Him. So to you people who think you have some sort of relationship with God, you had better make sure that relationship comes through Jesus, or you have no relationship with God at all
AMEN ❤️🔥🙏🏽
Me as well ❤how beautiful is the body of Christ when we are surrendered & operating under Him and through Him
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Jesus is God my friend.
I did find an update on CBN News…Anthony is now in rehab, through the church, in Texas. Continue praying for him. God is with him. He is a blessing and God is working through him. God bless him!
I hope the rehab people will assess any learning or medical issues that AA seldom covers. Just a thought. People offer money because so many live paycheck to paycheck they know anyone can be without shelter in this economic chaos. "There but for the grace of God go I ..." His patience is commendable and the gifts if surrendered to the Holy Spirit will bear fruit. Praying the unity of believers will serve many more in these troubling times. May God bless Anthony, Michael and all their new friends. We need to be salt and light. Preserve the good, expose what is not to mercy, grace and Truth.
To think this man was about to kill himself; I have no reason to believe Anthony is lying. And to think He used Michael to save his life. Thank God for this miracle. ❤
Praise God. Read Mark 5.
Amber- thank you sooo much for sharing that!...to God be the Glory!!🙏👍🏻😇💜
I hope I can find a church with a Pastor like him. ❤ He really cares. So many pastor I have noticed allow the members to take over. I have have some strange experiences.
My 22 year old son just Rewatched this with me. He has been denying giving his life to Christ for a few years now. I just witnessed my 22 year old boy come to tears. God is dealing with him and used this video to pull at his heart strings.
Amen ❤ Praise God for your son.
Amen!
What a beautiful and wonderful message!!! God used the Minister, Michael and the homeless man to show us all humility. A very touching and memorable lesson to us all.
I’m praying that your son will let go and give his life to Jesus Christ!
Amen God bless your son..and all of God's chosen ones
This is my pastor. This is one of many moments where he lets the Holy Spirit guide him. He's the best pastor I've ever had.
Where is this preacher what state? What city is he in? What is his name? Is he non-denominational? I'd love to know
Pastor Ed Newton in San Antonio, Texas. Community Bible Church. It's non-denominational. Pastor Ed is as real as it gets. He's absolutely Holy Spirit led. It's beautiful.
I lead a women's Bible study class there. I'm under excellent leadership. Praise God! 🙌🏻
@@ArkansasMike_239 ... another comment said he is in rehab provided by the Church 🙏❤
@ARKANSAS_MIKE , he's in rehab.
This is an interview of my Pastor mentioning Anthony being in rehab.
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Who is this pastor would love to watch him?
The pastor partnered with the Holy Spirit!! Now THAT’S church!!! 👍🏼🙏🏼📖✝️
Is this Andy Stanley!
@@lcwathome821No. "Pastor Ed Newton from Community Bible Church in San Antonio, Texas"
@@lcwathome821 No friend. This Dr. Ed Newton of Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX.
Precisely! @sharonlee2010
@@SOTEmedia thank u
These are the people that need to be in church! This is the purpose of The Church!
This pastor did a fucking great job.
One of the purposes of the Church
I agree. Homeless people are our brothers and sisters in Christ, too!❤
@@GreatPlanet-c7o damn straight
So impressive!! Definitely led by the Lord!!
This is real Christianity, not be hearers only but doers, not only preachers but practicing too, brought me to tears.
Me too❤️
Me too
The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah!
(Romans) 9:4 TS2009 [4] who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”
Just no
The Truth lived out! 😂
The Pastor had a sermon prepared but the Holy Spirit led the service.This Pastor showed compassion and love to the one lost sheep.This service is a testament of love and kindness.God is still in charge.
Amen God is so powerful❤
Amen !!!
He really did leave the 99 to go after the 1. 🥹❤️
Sadly most church services are controlled by the pastors and this is very wrong no matter how well-intentioned they are.
I love people, but I really love people who recognize and have discernment like you. Thank you Jesus 🙌🏾💕 God bless you and God bless this Shepard of God🙏🏾♥️
It was beautiful I was homeless and on drugs and alcohol 6 yrs ago and I had some christian women in my life that never gave up on me that prayed and when I was ready they got me the help I needed I just celebrated 5yrs sober and those woman are a huge part of my life today. GRACE!
God's Grace is truly wonderful.
Amen 🙏
Praise God! We are to be the hands & feet of Jesus!
God Bless u @lisacampbell7390! That same story is my own! Going on 19 months clean. Gods love for us is unfathomable! God Bless those who do his work here on earth! Love u sister!
Hallelujah! God bless you! May Jehovah Jireh provide for you always ❤
This is my Church. I was there. I remember this very clearly. There have been several other incidents where people have come and disrupted his sermon.
Pastor Ed is an Angel from heaven. Ive never liked going to Church before. But I have been attending regularly for the last 7 years. Something special is happening in that Church. Its Devine and its real.
"There have been several other incidents where people have come and disrupted his sermon." I'm wondering who those congregants were that thought it was just fine and dandy to continue going to the stage after he repeatedly asked people not to? That was shocking to me. He is an angel for how he handled that as it was very disrespectful towards him.
@independenttntn3276 Let me guess, as an adult you have, without question, done exactly as you were told every single time...if not, kindly step down off that pedestal. 🙃
Distractions to throw off the Word, but the Word keeps on correcting and calming. Thank you, Jesus, for reminding this pastor of patience but also bringing another to your hands. 💕
@@johnettastevens4906 Whataboutism has nothing to do with not having respect for someone who REAPEATEDLY asks other not to do something. But I would never expect a rational or logical response from someone who not only wears a mask, but essentially brags about it.🤣🤣🤣
Please do not exalt any man like that.
Michael is such a treasure. This Pastor is wonderful. Leaving the 99 for the one!
Well said.
Amen ❤😢🫶🏻🙏
Oh dear. Sooner or later we are all the one. And He is there for us.❤❤🎉🎉
Yay God......
AMEN AND HALLELUJAH ‼️💥‼️
This is what Jesus is all about. Praise God. Loving God...loving people.❤
My father the day of his funeral had helped a homeless man in his life and that homeless man became a minister who preached at my fathers funeral that day! This reminds me so much of that ! My father was a reverand for many many years as i grew up! He was kind abd generous man!
That's an amazing story !!! Thank you for sharing and inspiring. 💕
God has dealt with my heart with the homeless here in Boston to prepare either meal bags or snack bags for them whenever I can I'm disabled sometimes it's an effort to get out but my mind has spiritual DNA in it and that keeps me strong when I'm trying to get out physically I love being with them because I used to be one of them! God rescued me out of a frozen cold Indiana over 8 years ago! For a rescue restart chance for Boston I took it! And it's never been the same since it's all by the grace of God! If I would have stayed in Indiana I would have frozen to death on the street! It was five below about 35° wind chill factor like little Antarctica! Butt God got me re-established here in Boston and in 2019 I became a writer for the first time! That first book is now published on Amazon! And he's made me a TH-cam songwriter as well! This is all by the grace of God! If you guys are interested in the book or the music please leave a comment and I'll respond! God bless you and be safe from Boston! amen... 🙏😊
What a legacy he was to your family. He represented the Father Heart of God.
I pray the man will repent of all unrighteousness and lives the narrow straight path.
Giving money only leaves them in their unrepented lives.
We are responsible to share the truth of this life in YaH being new men, otherwise their blood is on our hands.
Allow Nobodies Blood To Be On Our Hands!
Ezk 3:18 “When I say to the wrong,b ‘You shall certainly die,’ and you have not warned him, nor spoken to warn the wrong from his wrong way, to save his life, that same wrong man shall die in his crookedness, and his blood I require at your hand. Footnote: bThis passage is almost the same as in Ezk 18:20-32 and Ezk 33:8-20.
Ezk 3:19 “But if you have warned the wrong and he does not turn from his wrong, nor from his wrong way, he shall die in his crookedness, and you have delivered your being.
Ezk 3:20 “And when a righteous one turns from his righteousness and shall do unrighteousness, when I have put a stumbling-block before him, he shall die. Because you did not warn him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he has done is not remembered, and his blood I require at your hand.
Ezk 3:21 “But if you have warned the righteous one that the righteous should not sin, and he did not sin, he shall certainly live because he has been warned, and you have delivered your being.”
1 Corinthians 10 Messiah never Changed
Psalm 51 His Plan Of Salvation depicted in the Holy Days of Lev 23 never changed but was accomplished.
This actually brought tears to my eyes. He's practically representing Christ. He handled the situation graciously.
Not practically. He is representing Christ. All Christians represent Christ, but most of them represent Him badly. This man did a great job of showing the compassion of and mercy of Jesus Christ!!!
Wish churches can go outside the church and do this as a congregation and heal many. This is awesome.
What a blessing . Would love to see Anthony in a year.
The organised church made it so that people could not interrupt sermons but when Jesus preached people always interrupted him with questions and He always answered them🙏🏽
G'day, beverley! I was thinking that same thing. Our LORD was interrupted often during His ministry and always took time to address the person and the need.
That is so true
1. He wasn't answering a question....he was cursing. Besides, that is what Bible Study is for...to ask questions.
2. Satan lives to interrupt the word, so you must have discernment to know which spirit is in operation.
3. That statement is not totally true. Peter interrupted Jesus, and Jesus said "Get behind me, Satan.
4. Lastly, beware of distractions. Satan does transform himself to look like light (just innocently interrupting services to merely ask a question).
He had lessons with them. When He took a more teaching/preaching role, even the disciples waited until the end to ask questions. I think He did both.c
@@fyarstarter- I’m amazed at the lack of discernment. Coddling demons.
I've known Ed since 2003 and watched him mature from a young staff member at Faith Baptist Church Bartlett Tennessee, to a powerful evangelist to a pastor. His heart is sold out to follow Jesus in everything he does, I know that what he did on this day was in obedience to the Holy Spirit and his pauses were simply listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. I love Ed and know he is guiding the church in the paths of righteousness.
This is a beautiful video. I have a question though at the very beginning when the guy said BS and the pastor already knew it was anthony, but then as the story went along he had never met this homeless man before who was going to kill himself and I thought maybe the young boy with the sandwich and the homeless man situation was further back in time but if all of this happened today, how did the pastor know the cussing man ( homeless man) was Anthony/ know his name?
It's still a beautiful story but it just seems as if the pastor told Anthony to not cuss anymore as if he had been there a handful of times so I would imagine the suicide thoughts were long ago but now it just doesn't make sense cuz he's saying the whole thing happened today
@laurencismyname Hi, I thought the same. I rewatched that part, and the confusion for me came unintentionally from the lovely narrator. Since we are watching an excerpt of the whole sermon, Anthony had interrupted the pastor previously within the same sermon. In the part we saw, it was not the first time the pastor had reminded him not to cuss.
@@ccc-e1f oh so you mean like the first time it happened on this same day he was like, sir what's your name? and then he again reminded him a second time, and then by the time it was the third time he was able to say hey Anthony please stop ...? That would make sense
A homeless man with a neat haircut and clean clothing??? This was a planned, rehearsed event; not contemporaneous. JMHO
This nearly brought me to tears. I need to get saved and start going back to church.
Praying for you.... hugs.
Cry out to Jesus. Repent..ask Him to forgive you and to be the Saviour if your life. He will change everything!! Praying for you 🙏
Cry out to Jesus, He will save you! Find a church and get plugged in. Praise the Lord! He loves you!
I pray that you have taken the steps to give your life to Jesus. If you have, welcome into the Kingdom of God. If you haven't, today is the day to confess with your mouth and believe in your heart that Jesus died and rose again for the forgiveness of our sin and with His blood we are saved and born again. I pray blessings upon your life in the name of Jesus. Amen!
Amen! Sending prayers up for you, friend! ❤️
"I was hungry and you fed me", Jesus Speaks Truth. The heart of Jesus should shine from within us, that profess Jesus.
We need a lot more pastors like him. And people like that young man.
A M E N ! !
Right. Now a days you can't even get close due to security....they are untouchable. This was the best teachable moment and so touching ❤❤
@@NezzysPlace almost no churches have that kind of security
@@Eman-vp5wkThey do in California,at the megachurches. Not the smaller ones,maybe.
Anthony wiping pastor's tears and kissing his cheek...what a heart of compassion and love he has. I'm so glad Jesus brought him to the right people. This is Jesus.
This minister handled the situation amazingly well. He truly exhibited the love of Jesus to this homeless man. I pray that Anthony has a complete life change and that next year at this time he’ll be back at the front of the church giving a powerful testimony that will touch many. God bless you. 🙏🏼❤️
Even sooner.... in Jesus name!!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
@@sherriesteele-petty2998 yes, Sherri I hope so too but true transformation is a process and takes time. Although we can always pray that God would accelerate that time for Anthony given these momentous times in which we live, right?
❤he handed this very compassion only the homeless person Amen ! So what would JESUS DO ?
Amen! 🎉
Love and blessings. This is a on time message. Pastor I thank God for you. Because even in the moment you did what was right. You act out of love and that's what Jesus would have done. His life will never be the same it is a forward march for him now. He has a bright future.
Also Thank You Lord for the man that brought him to church!
Yes Jesus this man is having the mercy and grace and love. God bless him.
Yes God bless him. Anthony is an angel❤
Ed Newton is one of the most authentic and humble speakers of God's word I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
The man who yelled, "We love you, Anthony,!" ...is a man among men. A true follower of Christ. He has no idea what that did, what that means to the man who had been harmed and rejected, his whole life, and now he's filled with shame, with nothing to lose, he believes. What Michael did, I promise you, changed Anthony's life. Just to feel that love being poured out to him, thats a pivital moment that changes everything.
Amen! We love you too!
@@MamaKalash The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
The Pastor was losing control of his congregation because the people were not listening to his instructions. The Pastor finally took back control and then they helped Michael in a meaningful thoughtout plan. Awesome Pastor and church. ❤
@@barbarabannister7518There was no losing control. He directed the people while explaining to them the importance of "holding tight".
THAT'S what true Christianity looks like. God bless you all
AMEN, and it’s getting harder and harder to find these loving churches !
So much better than the god of the Bible.
Ok, now I'm in tears. The Holy Spirit is RIGHT THERE! Do you feel Him? That is the presence of the Holy Spirit. If you never experienced Him before, now you know. Amen.
He let the Holy Spirit lead him during this! Need more pastors sensitive to the Holy Spirit
Sometimes preacher are given the task of giving the Word that God have given them and he could have missed the moment because he had a word from the Lord. But I believe God orchestrated the whole thing, from Mike losing the homeless woman and him running into Anthony, even him cursing in the middle of the message, because if he didn’t curse, Anthony wouldn’t have been noticed. God is good
The power of the Holy Spirit came upon him. Yes God is A God of order however, our order is not necessarily God’s order all the time. seen episodes like this throughout my life in church. God moves in mysterious ways.
❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉 We overcome evil with good ✝️💯😇🙏💯🙌
Giving them the desire to know Father God!!! Becoming like Jesus and less like the old carnal man
❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉 We overcome evil with good ✝️💯😇🙏💯🙌
Giving them the desire to know Father God!!! Becoming like Jesus and less like the old carnal man.
@@elgriot5058I have as well. Hallelujah, praise Jesus!! ✝️❤🕊️
Truly being Jesus' hands and feet! THIS is what REAL Christianity looks like!❤❤❤❤
Amen
Amen! Jesus came to serve (Matthew 20:28). He came to seek and save the lost (Luke 19:10). The individual Christian and the church body is to do likewise.
Im a pastor and was so blessed by this video.. because this is exactly what i preach. I do work street ministry. 😊😊😊😊 praises to jesus. Another soul was won .
😢 this is the kind of church I've longed for since I was a believer in 1970. I've been in a lot of churches and have never seen this in any form. I pray this starts a flood of Love in the churches in America.
ME TOO!!!! 🙏🏼🩷🌸🕊️
Amen!!!!
Mine is like this ❤ livestream Life Center Harrisburg 😉💕✨
@@hislamb me too! 🕊️🙏🏼💖
Me too!!!
I pastored a church in Dallas and was recognized by the mayor as the most effective homeless ministry in Dallas. We faced the same dilemma. We were feeding and clothing on a weekly basis. After several years of sending them back to their underpasses, fields and tents. I called for the people to step up and if they were empty nesters with a spare BR to accept a homeless man or woman into their home to disciple them. I structured a program that got them off the street to help them get their life back. My wife & I were the first to lead the way. Here we are several years later and many of those people are still living in their own places and working. Glory to Jesus, He is the waymaker deliverer🔥🔥
It isn't always a happy ending though.
My brother and his wife took in 2 homeless people and they cleaned them out while my brother and sister-in-law were at work.
A friend and her church had given shelter to a group of Muslims claiming to be Christians who escaped persecution in their homeland.
I'll spare you the gory details but her daughter and her pastor were brutally and horrifically murdered by these people.
A church I attended had bought a building, renovated it, furnished it, and opened it up to homeless people to live in for a nominal fee. Within no time: they punched holes in the walls, busted the toilets, defecated and urinated in the hallway, bedbugs and cockroaches, drunken brawls, etc..The cops were called to vacate the people, and after totaling up the damage the church decided to just sell the building.
Discernment is key. Not every homeless person is psychologically or socially capable of living in a home after years of being on the streets.
Yes, but be very cautious, because 2 single practicing Christian individuals in separate incidents we knew very well who helped others (they did not know each other) were murdered. The generous loving & holy hard working man got poisoned and murdered.
The Hispanic woman who helped migrants got raped and murdered. The police never cared or investigated both incidents in wealthy suburbs near Chicago, Illinois.
That's good to hear!! Because we have a permanent housing shortage in America anyway, growing since 1980, thanks to apartments not being built after that year, especially in California. I'm old enough to remember when there were no homeless people hardly, until that year. Not enough housing stock in relation to the big population by that time. There's always been drugs and alcohol, but not this housing crisis. We need a massive amount of housing stock to be rebuilt back to pre-1980 levels. We have almost 400 million people now. Thanks for understanding that being homeless is also a housing issue - not just ONLY a drug and alcohol issue,which is bigotry and stereotyping. I'm glad to hear that housing was offered to homeless people,that they can afford! Better yet, lobby your City Council meetings to allow and promote affordable housing in your town. Seniors and disabled people are the fastest growing demographic for becoming homeless! Not many people are aware of this.
@@wk1810That's true : never have strangers move in with you !! I say this as a former homeless senior citizen. I never used drugs and or alcohol, I was simply scammed out of my apartment by a fake friend who was a roommate. They moved to stay at Grandma's basement, for free. That was their plan all along. Not all homeless people are dangerous or bad, but because of the culture, you could get a killer in your home. So, don't take strangers into your house! You can hook them up with housing agencies and other useful things though. I do that, sharing the agency that helped me get my new place . Many people are seniors and disabled,who are homeless,and shelters do NOT lead to housing. We lack a good, healthy housing supply. Before 1980, we did have lots of vacancies. I'm from California, where this crisis showed up first.
Having worked in a nonprofit organization that was also a church. thinking that shelters is the answers is not the answers. If you have a married couple with children, the women and the children are going to go one place, but the husband has to sleep outside in his car if he has a car with the dog federal state county unused Federal building state building old motels and converting them to Studios one bedroom three bedroom houses and low rent with low rent control and as far as pets as long as they are not aggressive or bark all the time are scratch things they’re great therapy and great healers🙏♥️
"Ed" is Hebrew, meaning testimony, or witness. Perfect name for this moment to glorify our Father.
Michaels heart is where God is and where we go when we move for the kingdom of God. praise Jesus forever! Amen!
The Pastor is truly a man of Christ.
I'm 83 years old and needed the church to show this kind of love expecially from the pastors and it dose not happen but i know Jesus he is in my heart so now i sit home and watch Jimmy Swagger's programe on TV and have many good times with the Lord but miss having a church family like this so refreshing. I found myself in tears so happy this man is getting friendship not just money alone thrown at him. He has a chance to have a family to love him in this church. Our saciety thinks its all about race when God is love. Phraise the Lord this church is what we should all be.😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
I pray you can find a church family to love and be loved by. God bless you sir
I don’t know if you’ll ever see this but I pray the Lord will illuminate your understanding. Please do NOT listen to Jimmy Swaggart and the many false teachers/televangelists like him.
In Matt 7:21-23, Jesus says,
“”Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’”
There are many preaching and teaching who don’t live out the faith & true Christianity Jesus has called us to. Some are still engulfed in deep iniquity and have not repented. They serve only themselves. They use Christianity as a means to their prosperity, make merchandize of people and mislead others by twisting Scriptures intentionally or due to their own ignorance of God’s truth.
I pray that you actively seek Jesus through studying His word and by prayer. I pray you are filled with His Holy Spirit to know all truth. That you may be able to test all the spirits by the very Word and knowing of God. As you truly repent, immerse yourself in the Word, in fervent prayer, and under the instruction of His Holy Spirit, He will guide you into His sound doctrine and to the few who are actually living out and teaching the doctrine of Jesus Christ.
Wow!!!! We need more churches and pastors and people like this. What an inspiration this is for me. I am one of those people that avoids eye contact. Lord help me be like this. 🙌🙌🙌
Me too. 😢
Never look up to anyone never look down to anyone never give pity give compassion. We are all Gods children we are all equals and brothers and sisters, you wouldn't avoid your brother or sister in need..Keep those thoughts in your heart and may God direct you in your new path. Much love 💕
I had a pastor where God moved in our church often . He taught us all well .I miss him Steve Brock was a wonderful man of God. All that he showed me I have put into action . I don't always succeed but with mercy and grace from God the times that people are open God goes to work. I've always been told go fishing and catch the fish and let God clean them up. Because you know God knows . I love you Jesus .thank you for loving me.
@@cellaann1953 The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
I heard Ed for the first time maybe 10-12 years ago at a youth conference, and then got to hear him several times in college, when he would come speak at our campus revivals. He is a humble, sensitive man, who is no doubt led by the spirit of God. One of my favorite pastors to follow and listen to. His life absolutely reflects the truth displayed in this video
Thanks so much for sharing!
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That pastor is awesome.
Awesome man of God Amen
He is really a man of God. Being used by God, controlled by the Holy Spirit. Jesus exemplified in his life.
He handled it beautifully! He treated him like Jesus would!
Wish this church was my church. Jesus is in that pastor’s heart for sure!
Community Bible Church in San Antonio TX. It is your church. Check it out online.
Me too!
Very well done! Pastor handled this with wisdom and compassion!
Your video popped up as I was searching for a worship song. God continues to impress me with what are not coincidences but His Devine appointments to speak to me! Thank you for sharing this! It brought many tears to my eyes to see God’s Love move!
“And the king will say I tell you the truth when you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters you were doing it to me!”
Matthew 25:40 (NLT) ✝️🕊️
Matthew 25:43-46 KJV
[43] I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.
[44] Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?
[45] Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. [46] And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Matthew 25:43-46 NIV
[43] I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
[44] “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
[45] “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
[46] “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Amen!!!! 🙌🏻
So good to see a channel that encourages the body of Christ and shows what good things pastors out there are doing
Yes!!! We see enough of the bad!!!
Rightttt, everyone's out to call out the demonic and false prophets, we are talking more about Satan than the goodness of God... this is so refreshing to talk about the good
When he said "I think Michael has taught this message," my spirit shouted WOW!!! His word exploded in my being because Jesus is love
Thank you pastor.❤❤❤❤
I wept as I watched this. Real, humbling with great love. It is a reminder that when we walk with the Lord, He will guide us for His purpose. I can't think of any better place then being part of His plan! Thank you for posting this.
I cried too. When Anthony was wiping the Pastor’s tears, my heart melted. People are starved for God’s love… I don’t live right. I’m a mess, but God always shows up for me and protects me. ❤️✝️✝️✝️
The Pastor handled situatio very well, with Love , Compassion, Common sense and all with a Pastor's Heart..May God Bless him abundantly in Jesus Name..Amen Jesus Is Lord.. Greetings and Prayers from The Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺 ❤🙏🔥💥🕊💜🫂💜
I’m so blown away and my heart is filled with joy watching this beautiful display of love this pastor and the man sitting next to him showed towards the homeless man. God bless them all. ❤
Pastor let himself be led by the Spirit!! Great example for us all.
Oh I can't stop the tears. This is The Holy Spirit at work! I pray you're doing well today Anthony. We love you Brother ❤
This is Pastor Ed at Community Bible Church in San Antonio, TX. He's a great spiritual leader. He truly loves the Word and people.
We found ourselves in Oregon a few years back to visit our son. We were told to 'be careful and give this one neighbor a wide berth'. My husband was never one that would be intimidated by the outcasts and soon found himself seeking out a visit with this neighbor to listen to his story and just have a beer with him. He also would, often during the wee hours of the mornings, when he couldn't sleep, wander into town and and buy 2 hotdogs at the all-night gas station, one for himself and one to share with a transient that he knew he would encounter and listen to their story. We spent the winter of 2020 there before going back home. He went to be with God in 2022. My husbands heart was refined that winter in preparation of meeting his Savior
Amen
Amazing Grace, how Great Thou Art!!
That's beautiful. A good man, your husband. He made the Father proud.
@@claudiamello7684 thank you for your kind words
@claudiamello7684 I know what you mean sister, but proud is not something we want to attribute to the Father. Let's say pleased or thankful or joyful, but never proud. There is no good pride in the scripture.
I wish we could have seen more of the situation. I do think the pastor handled it with wisdom, compassion, and truth.
I saw this video after my online class at Dallas Theological Seminary. We discussed God's grace in Luke 15: the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son parables. What are the odds that this video will pop up right after class? What an awesome pastor. God's grace flowed like living water into and through this pastor into this lost, poor soul. Only by God's grace was he found. What a fantastic and emotional story.
That’s a real Pastor, not one of these gold seekers. God bless him and the ministry God has placed him over🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Right. This was set up. PASTOR got BLESSED that day. Soooooo…. why was he yelling profanity????
Was Anthony an angel? This will be such a torch of light that brings many more to Christ. Just beautiful. ❤
This is exactly how a pastor should be. Loving, compassionate, kind, patient, gentle, but correcting in love like Jesus would.
Now this is Church!❤
This is church!
Man, why can't I find a pastor this passionate and devoted to Christ.
Yes we do!
They are out there
San Antonio has A LOT of amazing pastors. There are churches on every corner it seems
Small churches.
Ed has told some interesting stories about his own past. Once you've heard them, you begin to understand that he has been crafted, through fire and doubt and glory, to be God's man. He's also got the culturally relevant thing going on so people connect to him and finally, he's willing to be led by the spirit.
I've heard pastors who were cool but spiritually dead (Olsteen), other's who were spiritual but couldn't connect (a LOT of these) and others who were spiritual and could connect but weren't deep enough into the bible to teach or preach anything.
I've come to the conclusion that one of the signs of real Christianity in a church is, has it's growth rate recently taken off? If not, the spirit isn't moving there. If so, it's still not a guarantee (Olsteen again) but then you need to hear what the message is and see if the spirit is moving there.
And that combination is nearly impossible to find anywhere these days.
The pastor handled the situation perfectly. Especially at the end when he stated, "we're not giving a homeless person a pile of money and putting them back on the street". That was the right thing to say, as that would be a receipt for disaster.
This man needs real help in a controlled environment. The money can be used for real rehab, in a Christian backed recovery center.
I hope Anthony is well and following our Lord. Praise Jesus 👏
Pastor Ed Newton is the real deal! A truly humble man! I attend this church and serve under his leadership and he makes every effort to talk to as many people as he can. He doesn’t hide in his green room. He lives his church. CBC is a massive church but it feels so small because of the culture that he leads in. Absolutely wonderful man.
What a man of God! God chose him for a leader.
This is absolutely beautiful!!! I was Anthony right before I was saved at 28yrs old and this was 15 years ago straight off streets in the middle of week about 3 that day. The blessings I have had since then are more than I ever dreamed off including a wonderful husband, got my two young children back, got married bought a very nice house that Gid ordained for my family because it just so happened to be a preacher’s home who was called to lead another church that night before and eventually had my last another child6 years ago!!!! God is so good!!!
this is what a real Church looks like, a Church with unconditional love of the FATHER,
Amen!
Yes this is what church, homes, & our country should look like. I love it! ❤️
This Pastor is also proud of his congregant showing the love of Christ in the fields of their life.
This is JUST LIKE JESUS! So kind, tenderhearted, caring, showing EXTREME LOVE! Thankful for this pastor who DID NOT TURN HIM AWAY!!!!!
This pastor shows the Grace of Jesus. Gif bless this man who needed love and God bless this Pastor!! Thank you Jesus! Amen! Praise The Lord !
God bless
The Pastor handled this . His light is shining for Jesus
This is what true Christianity looks like God bless you all ❤❤❤
I attended Community Bible Church with Dr. Ed as the Pastor when I lived in San Antonio. He is an awesome leader. I miss that place! Stuff like this would happen often!
This is being the hands and feet of Jesus
YEEEESSSS!
Now I'm crying like a baby. God's grace, mercy and love are so exceedingly great.
This Preacher did the right and Godly Christian thing ...he showed the LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST!!!!
I love this pastor ❤
I love Michael & Anthony and this whole thing!!
Jesus is in this Church
Thank you
Yes, we need to show love toward each other.
❤
Did you know KJV says the Church/Assembly was started in the Wilderness according to Acts 7:37-38 is Israel. The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah!
(Romans) 9:4 TS2009 [4] who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of Yisra’ĕl.”
Being the hands & feet of Jesus in this Church!
Yes, the pastor handled the situation well... God bless him, Anthony, and Michael! 🙏🏼🎚
This is what “church” is supposed to be like, according to the Good Samaritan teaching. I can see my pastor taking the time to put the puzzle pieces into a biblical place. He’s already doing this in adopting a sibling group of thee who were to be split up for easier adoption. He already had three kids and is actively leading the church in supporting, and participating in foster care and adoption.
@@nancykruger1392 The Truth will set us free. (Psalms 119:142;119:151;119:160 is John 17:17) (Psalms) 147:19-20 TS2009 [19] Declaring His Word to Jacob, His laws and His right-rulings to Israel. [20] He has not done so with any nation; And they have not known right-rulings! Praise Yah! (Romans) 9:4 TS2009 who are of Israel, to whom is the adoption, and the esteem, and the covenants, and the giving of the Torah, and the worship, and the promises, (Numbers) 15:15-16 TS2009[15] One law is for you of the assembly and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you - a law FOREVER THROUGHOUT YOUR GENERATIONS. As you are, so is the stranger before Yahweh. [16] One Torah and one right-ruling is for you and for the STRANGER who SOJOURNS with you.’ Anyone can join this faith/belief. (Matthew) 15:24 TS2009 And He answering, said, “I WAS NOT SENT EXCEPT to the lost sheep of the house of ISRAEL.”
This sermon literally brought me to tears. Hes the first person/pastor I've ever seen that actually HELPED in the correct way. And at the same time let the spirit lead him in a absolutely perfect message 💯💯 God bless this pastor,his church and ESPECIALLY Anthony and young Michael. I pray Michael may follow in the spirit and have a place in the church someday.
Holy Spirit led me to pray and love on a homeless person right when Covid hit it was pouring down rain and I had no mask no food no money and no Bible I was just obedient and before I knew it others came with food and money. All I did was pray with him and hug him..
I cried all the way home and I heard Holy Spirit say to me “it was a busy highway people were watching, it only takes 1.” What a lesson that day. I was so thankful and blessed but still couldn’t do it all alone .
I love this! Too often people say things like, “women shouldn’t do that, its too dangerous…” but where the LORD guides, He provides! Perfect love casts out all fear, and we pray for wisdom. Hallelujah!
The pastor was truly led by the Holy Spirit. What an amazing interaction with this gentleman 🙏🏿
Awesome. God was all over that! What a beautiful picture of Jesus and His love over Anthony that day. And what an enormous privilege for those who were praying with and for the pastor in those moments.
This Pastor has some amazing patience as a pastor. God bless him.
Jesus showed up in that service.
@DearestThree3my thoughts as well. Jesus actually showed up on the street that morning. Truth be told, he'd had his eye on Anthony for awhile. 🕊
I'm a pastor and businessman in Bangalore India. Man thanks for the video. This is my style and heart and I've ALWAYS believed this is God's way of Church and ministry. Everything can WAIT when one lost child comes to the father 😢😢😢
This is my pastor and CBC is my church. Im new there and didnt witness this moment, but I'm proud to serve here and be a small part of what God does here.
What is CBC ? Where are you?
I am in a town isolated by 2 hours to nearest decent church --(?)
@jinimurray4090 Community Bible Church 1604E and 281N in San Antonio TX.
@@KateWordArt THANK YOU SO MUCH!
where I live, the churches must be influenced by the strong LDS ownership of the community, because there’s not one church to go to. Praying God raise up a pastor for us here. Please pray for us. Thanks
(Maybe I’ll reach out to CBC - ask is there someway a pastor might come preach here (?) blessings
Pastor Ed truly is the best! Love being a member of CBC!!!
What state and city ? This pastor 🙌🏽 is definitely wise in the Lord. This was a beautiful testimony indeed. I'm happy you're in a good house of the Lord. I would like to have counsel with this pastor regarding a life issue I'm currently navigating.
Oh WOW! How could anyone watching this and not feel the power of God's love for this man. I'm reduced to tears. Blessings, Janell
I am tearing, thankyou Micheal for your big heart to bring Tony to church and have the time to talk to Tony. Such a Gold of a Pastor❤️
Michael you could have said I’ve been to church once already but you pushed past your on feelings and followed the leading of Holy Spirit. The Pastor obviously has demonstrated Christ like love in many ways to his congregation. What an example on multiple levels. What an inspiration!!
This pastor has a gentle, loving and discerning spirit. But the applause is distracting. There is just too much of it. This was a very serious and special moment and the congregation was at tomes not very sensitive to the pastor or Michael's needs. This was a huge turning point in the man's life. Absolutely huge.❤
It’s been allowed.
Amen
My thoughts exactly. Too much applause and shouting out
The congregation was trying to support their pastor in order for the pastor to help the cursing man.
Too much participation by the congregation ?? How so ?? This man felt so much love in that room from all of them !! We don't need more order, we need more of what we just witnessed in this video !!!! The old church is going BYE-BYE .....PRAISE GOD !!!! NO MORE RELIGIOSITY, BUT AUTHENTIC LOVE WHICH CARRIES POWER AND AUTHORITY !!!!!!!!
My Dad was a pastor. People would stop at the church needing help and he always helped them, often getting them a job and a place to live if that’s what they needed. This is what Jesus wants us to do.
Amen!
Sooo beautiful Thank you so much Jesus for scheduling this divine appointment 💙 Thank you Jesus!❤❤❤this is what the Kingdom of God is all about❤ thank you pastor for allowing God to use you and Grace you with the wisdom how to handle this situation with wisdom and grace 😊 Thank you Anthony for allowing God to use you! 💕💕💕 Thank you LORD for blessing him and loving him 💖
Jesus does Miracles so Great
I admit, a self-righteous spirit jumped on me when he cussed, but by the end of this video, somethan broke, & tears rolled down my face..
This is the love of God for real!!!
We can't expect a lost person to act like a saved person but I love this story ❤ he handled it well. What a great story THANK YOU JESUS!!!! 😭😭😭😭
I am not a perfect Christian but I absolutely believe in Jesus Christ with 100% of my heart and His father and holy spirit...and I believe that this preacher was absolutely led by Jesus in this moment both for the man and for teaching his church too...God bless you sir!!!
Jason
Non of us are perfect. But keep in the faith. @jasontheron7039
The Pastor handled it BEAUTIFULLY ❤Bless Michael for being obedient to the Holy Spirit and being THE ONE who listened to Anthony. Bless & Cover Anthony on his road to a better and more fruitful life with GOD being his guide🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾❤️
This was beautiful. Christianity at its finest. I wish there were more pastors like this man in the world and I pray god will raise them up. I used to feed the homeless that slept in a bus shelter on my way to church on a Sunday. I was passing anyway, and always got there too early, so used the time to buy them sandwiches and coffee for the day. One day on the way to Church, I didn't realise that the homeless people from the bus shelter followed me there and came into the service. I was delighted to see them there and prayed that God would speak to their hearts. Sadly, the church's reaction was not a good one and they were quickly removed. They were also displeased with me. I was very heartbroken and shocked and have struggled with church ever since. 💔
This pastor handled this situation very well, being kind, tender hearted and loving but yet at the same time was assertive in a Christlike manner.... very well done!! Awesome teaching moment for the body of Christ...
That's the kind of church I want to go to!
Ed Newton actually preached several revivals at my church in Eugene OR, 25ish years and my son was saved at one. He was a travelling evangelist during that time.
*25 years ago.
No it isn’t
There are so many people going through so many things and when they turn to the church they’re rejected. Some people just wants a hug, some people just wants someone to say I’m here for you, some people need some hope, some people need some help. I’m happy Anthony got help because these days the people who say they’re Christians aren’t living by the word. It hurt me to know that the church can say here is how you can help but you’ll never see a here is how we can help you. I hate that. Some people are on their last and they turn to the church because that’s God’s house and the church rejects them. It breaks my heart sometimes to see how people live. It breaks my heart.
Love it when Jesus sneaks one in and it goes so beautifully! almost like Holy Spirit peeks back over His shoulder and says "watch this!" Blows me away every time.
I know what that hug from a godly man feels like. It’s like hugging God. You can feel it. I felt so much peace and calm. When he hugged me he simply said everything is gonna be alright and I said I know. Up to that point I was a mess. I just gave my life to Jesus but up till then I could not sleep for a few months. I could not eat. Just thinking about eating made me feel sick but every now and then I forced myself to take a few bites of something. My life hasn’t been the same since. Im in love with God. I’m filled with his Holy Spirit and I can regularly feel his presence which is so comforting. I get a sense of awe and usually get emotional. I was addicted to drugs and struggling after a broken relationship. God is so good. I told Kurt I want to go to church. I barely knew him but he invited me to go to church maybe 6 months prior to that. I still thank Gid for him even though I haven’t seen him in maybe 15 years. I got born again in 1995. Hallelujah. Thank you Jesus. Peace.
Precious testimony! Thanks!!!
Maybe it's time to look him up again. You were reminded of this for a reason. Praise God for the person whom He sent to you. You are blessed.
Amen!