Last night was the visitation for Bishop Weakley. Many ministers and friends were there. Someone said, "we could almost have a convention with so many here." It was amazing to see so many out to visit the family and pay their respect to a giant of a man but it was not surprising because Bishop Weakley was loved and he loved many.
He was such a great example as a Christian and minister of the gospel. He became a "father in the faith" to me. I was one of those ministers who needed a lot of prayer, patience and discipline. He offered those needs to me on various occasions. I remember asking him what advice he would give a young minister. He said, "Stay close to God, pray and keep yourself pure."
He became more like my own earthly father as years passed by. My biological father was not in my life from a very early age as a boy and he died in 2002. I remember the last time Dad Weakley was in our home in Huntingdon where we Pastored. We were going to a funeral visitation after Sunday morning service and I was rushing around like I was in a foot race. In his fatherly way he said, "Son you better slow down or you'll be an old man before your time." I've tried to follow that advice ever since.
Sister Weakley is like my second mother. When I first was diagnosed with cancer the first time, I remember calling her and asking for prayer. She said, "I sure will." Thank God for these two faithful prayer warriors. They have been and continue to be great examples of loving,caring and faithful Christians. We will miss Dad Weakley but he has kept the faith and now he is with the Lord. We will see you again dear friend and Dad.
We will continue to pray for Sister Weakley, Regina, Jeff and the rest of the family.
Friday, April 1, 2011
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Bishop Eugene Weakley's Visitation and Funeral Arrangements
From Bishop E. C. McKinley's blog
Visitation:
Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Services:
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Murfreesboro Funeral Home
145 Innsbrooke Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN. 37128
www.murfreesborofuneralhome.com
Dr. E.C. McKinley, presiding bishop will be in charge of service
Visitation:
Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Services:
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
Location:
Murfreesboro Funeral Home
145 Innsbrooke Blvd
Murfreesboro, TN. 37128
www.murfreesborofuneralhome.com
Dr. E.C. McKinley, presiding bishop will be in charge of service
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Passing of Bishop Eugene Weakley
We are saddened to report the passing of Bishop Eugene Weakley. He was a giant of a Christian and minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He served as State Overseer of TN Church of God of Prophecy for 14 years. We were blessed to serve under his leadership for 10 years as pastors. He will be greatly missed but we rejoice in that his suffering is over and he is now with his Savior and Lord - Jesus Christ.
Karen and I were with the family along with his Pastor Verlin Thornton, Presiding Bishop of The Church of God of Prophecy in Tennessee, Bishop E. C. McKinley and several other pastors, members and friends. His passing was sad but it was also a time of singing and praise and realizing that he reached his final destination - to be in the perfect presence of the Lord for ever and ever.
We continue to pray for the family. Arrangements will be announced later.
Karen and I were with the family along with his Pastor Verlin Thornton, Presiding Bishop of The Church of God of Prophecy in Tennessee, Bishop E. C. McKinley and several other pastors, members and friends. His passing was sad but it was also a time of singing and praise and realizing that he reached his final destination - to be in the perfect presence of the Lord for ever and ever.
We continue to pray for the family. Arrangements will be announced later.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Pastor Gary Clements Memorial Fund
The following is from TN Church of God of Prophecy Presiding Bishop E. C. McKinley's blog - Voice of Hope.
The North American Leadership Council has set up a memorial fund at the Tennessee State Office to assist Peggy and the children. For those wanting to make contribution, this can be made payable to the Church of God of Prophecy with the memo line “Gary Clements Memorial Fund”, mailing address is:
P O Box 2319,
Hendersonville, TN 37077-2319.
For the international office personnel you could also send inter-office to Londa Richardson, Room #202.
The North American Leadership Council has set up a memorial fund at the Tennessee State Office to assist Peggy and the children. For those wanting to make contribution, this can be made payable to the Church of God of Prophecy with the memo line “Gary Clements Memorial Fund”, mailing address is:
P O Box 2319,
Hendersonville, TN 37077-2319.
For the international office personnel you could also send inter-office to Londa Richardson, Room #202.
Friday, March 4, 2011
Pastor Gary Clements
We are saddened to report the passing of Pastor Gary Clements of the Roberts Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy. He is the middle son of North American Presbyter Sam Clements and wife Linda Clements.
Pastor Gary left a great legacy of ministry, leadership and love and care to his family.
Our love and prayers go out to the Clements family.
The following is from Woodard Funeral Home in Westmoreland, TN
Bro. Gary Wayne Clements, age 40 of Westmoreland, passed away Wednesday, March 2nd. Funeral services will be conducted Sat. March 5th @ 2PM from Roberts Tabernacle Church with Bishop E. C. McKinley and Bishop George McLaughlin officiating. Interment will follow in Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery. The family will recieve visitors on Friday, March 4th from 5PM-9PM and Sat. March 5th from 9AM-service time. (All visitation will be held at Roberts Tabernacle Church.)
Bro. Clements was the Pastor and a member of Roberts Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy in Westmoreland, Tennessee.
He is survived by his parents, Sam N. and Linda Cathey Clements of Cleveland, TN; his loving wife, Peggy Teeter Clements of Westmoreland; his daughters, Katelyn Clements and Kaleigh Clements both of Westmoreland; his son, Sam Clements of Westmoreland; his brothers, Greg & (Monica) Clements and Gerry & (Lisa) Clements both of Cleveland, TN; his brother-in-law, Bill & (Kristi) Teeter of Pottsville, AR; his nieces and nephews, Krista Clements and Mikaela Clements both of Cleveland, TN, Will Teeter of Pottsville, AR, Gavin Haney and Brylee Clements both of Cleveland, TN; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dan and Minnie Teeter of Russellville, AR; and a host of friends and relatives.
For further information go to our TN State Bishop E. C. McKinley's blog
Pastor Gary left a great legacy of ministry, leadership and love and care to his family.
Our love and prayers go out to the Clements family.
The following is from Woodard Funeral Home in Westmoreland, TN
Bro. Gary Wayne Clements, age 40 of Westmoreland, passed away Wednesday, March 2nd. Funeral services will be conducted Sat. March 5th @ 2PM from Roberts Tabernacle Church with Bishop E. C. McKinley and Bishop George McLaughlin officiating. Interment will follow in Roberts Tabernacle Cemetery. The family will recieve visitors on Friday, March 4th from 5PM-9PM and Sat. March 5th from 9AM-service time. (All visitation will be held at Roberts Tabernacle Church.)
Bro. Clements was the Pastor and a member of Roberts Tabernacle Church of God of Prophecy in Westmoreland, Tennessee.
He is survived by his parents, Sam N. and Linda Cathey Clements of Cleveland, TN; his loving wife, Peggy Teeter Clements of Westmoreland; his daughters, Katelyn Clements and Kaleigh Clements both of Westmoreland; his son, Sam Clements of Westmoreland; his brothers, Greg & (Monica) Clements and Gerry & (Lisa) Clements both of Cleveland, TN; his brother-in-law, Bill & (Kristi) Teeter of Pottsville, AR; his nieces and nephews, Krista Clements and Mikaela Clements both of Cleveland, TN, Will Teeter of Pottsville, AR, Gavin Haney and Brylee Clements both of Cleveland, TN; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dan and Minnie Teeter of Russellville, AR; and a host of friends and relatives.
For further information go to our TN State Bishop E. C. McKinley's blog
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Bobby Bowen To Minister The Gospel In Song
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Prayer Life of Christ - DUH!
Luke 5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
Now if we simply scantly read only this verse we would basically understand that Christ withdrew to a secluded place and prayed. But if we get some understand of the context or the story surrounding the prayer it will help us better understand the prayer life of Christ. Beginning in verse 12 we read that Jesus was confronted by a leper. This disease is horrible and it eats away at the flesh to the point of eating the fingers off a person. Lepers were supposed to cry unclean and stay a good distance from anyone outside the leper colony or house. No doubt the leper had been crying this but we find that Jesus came close enough for the leper to fall prostrate before Him. Not only were the lepers not to come close to anyone outside the leper colony; no one was supposed to touch them. Jesus heard this leper's plea for help and reached His hand out and touched the leper. The leprosy left the man and Jesus told him to go and show himself to the priest in order to follow the law that God gave Moses. Why do you suppose Jesus told this leper to do that? Well Jesus did not want to have "fame" and "popularity" about miracles. He knew the mission He came for and did not want anything to distract or detain Him from that mission. However, the Scripture says in verse 15 "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities."
The fact that the Scripture says "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him" lets us know that the leper didn't keep quiet about his healing. Now what did Jesus do next? According to verse 16, "And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed." The Scripture says he withdrew in the wilderness and prayed. It does not say he healed those who came to Him, it says he withdrew Himself. Jesus did not come specifically to perform miracles. He did perform miracles and he still does but He came to fulfill the mission that God, His Father, sent Him to fulfill. He withdrew when the crowd pressed in for a miracle.
Now I want us to understand that Jesus did heal many more and performed many more miracles but He knew His purpose for coming and that He must stay focused on His Father's mission.
Let's look into the verses after he withdrew to pray. The Scripture says after some days he was teaching in a house with Pharisees and doctors of the law also there. There were four men who had a friend who was plagued with palsy to the point of making him bedfast. They wanted to bring him to Jesus but the house was so packed they couldn't get in the doorway so they took him on the roof (flat roofs in those days) and broke up part of the roof and let him down. When Jesus saw their faith the first thing He said was, "Man thy sins be forgiven thee." You see Jesus was being faithful to His mission to teach fallen man about redemption and reconciliation to His Father and forgiving this man of His sins. This infuriated the Pharisees and doctors of the law. They challenged Him. But Jesus said, verse 22 "What reason ye in your hearts? [23] Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?" The Pharisees and doctors of the law were stunned and became indignant. They told Him only God can forgive sin. I think Christ looked at them with those piercing eyes and in the word of some of the youth today would say, "DUH!"
He shows the reason, the purpose, the mission he came to us by saying, "man thy sins be forgiven thee" and "whether it is easier to say thy sins be forgiven thee or to say rise up and walk." He is the reason today we can have the blessed assurance of the words "thy sins be forgiven thee.
Jesus first of all forgave the man of his sins and then he healed the man of the palsy. What is our focus today? Is it miracles or are we joined with Christ in His mission? Right before he ascended he did not say you shall perform miracles or your ministry will be a great healing ministry, He said, "ye shall be witnesses." He wants us to be with Him for ever and ever and ever. Share your testimony of God's saving, forgiving grace to you through Jesus Christ with someone today. If you haven't experienced that grace simply ask God to save you by telling Him you are sorry for your sins and asking Him to forgive you and you will hear the words, "thy sins be forgiven you." AMEN!!!
Now if we simply scantly read only this verse we would basically understand that Christ withdrew to a secluded place and prayed. But if we get some understand of the context or the story surrounding the prayer it will help us better understand the prayer life of Christ. Beginning in verse 12 we read that Jesus was confronted by a leper. This disease is horrible and it eats away at the flesh to the point of eating the fingers off a person. Lepers were supposed to cry unclean and stay a good distance from anyone outside the leper colony or house. No doubt the leper had been crying this but we find that Jesus came close enough for the leper to fall prostrate before Him. Not only were the lepers not to come close to anyone outside the leper colony; no one was supposed to touch them. Jesus heard this leper's plea for help and reached His hand out and touched the leper. The leprosy left the man and Jesus told him to go and show himself to the priest in order to follow the law that God gave Moses. Why do you suppose Jesus told this leper to do that? Well Jesus did not want to have "fame" and "popularity" about miracles. He knew the mission He came for and did not want anything to distract or detain Him from that mission. However, the Scripture says in verse 15 "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him: and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him of their infirmities."
The fact that the Scripture says "But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him" lets us know that the leper didn't keep quiet about his healing. Now what did Jesus do next? According to verse 16, "And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed." The Scripture says he withdrew in the wilderness and prayed. It does not say he healed those who came to Him, it says he withdrew Himself. Jesus did not come specifically to perform miracles. He did perform miracles and he still does but He came to fulfill the mission that God, His Father, sent Him to fulfill. He withdrew when the crowd pressed in for a miracle.
Now I want us to understand that Jesus did heal many more and performed many more miracles but He knew His purpose for coming and that He must stay focused on His Father's mission.
Let's look into the verses after he withdrew to pray. The Scripture says after some days he was teaching in a house with Pharisees and doctors of the law also there. There were four men who had a friend who was plagued with palsy to the point of making him bedfast. They wanted to bring him to Jesus but the house was so packed they couldn't get in the doorway so they took him on the roof (flat roofs in those days) and broke up part of the roof and let him down. When Jesus saw their faith the first thing He said was, "Man thy sins be forgiven thee." You see Jesus was being faithful to His mission to teach fallen man about redemption and reconciliation to His Father and forgiving this man of His sins. This infuriated the Pharisees and doctors of the law. They challenged Him. But Jesus said, verse 22 "What reason ye in your hearts? [23] Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and walk?" The Pharisees and doctors of the law were stunned and became indignant. They told Him only God can forgive sin. I think Christ looked at them with those piercing eyes and in the word of some of the youth today would say, "DUH!"
He shows the reason, the purpose, the mission he came to us by saying, "man thy sins be forgiven thee" and "whether it is easier to say thy sins be forgiven thee or to say rise up and walk." He is the reason today we can have the blessed assurance of the words "thy sins be forgiven thee.
Jesus first of all forgave the man of his sins and then he healed the man of the palsy. What is our focus today? Is it miracles or are we joined with Christ in His mission? Right before he ascended he did not say you shall perform miracles or your ministry will be a great healing ministry, He said, "ye shall be witnesses." He wants us to be with Him for ever and ever and ever. Share your testimony of God's saving, forgiving grace to you through Jesus Christ with someone today. If you haven't experienced that grace simply ask God to save you by telling Him you are sorry for your sins and asking Him to forgive you and you will hear the words, "thy sins be forgiven you." AMEN!!!
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