First Night of Tent Revival In Citronelle, Alabama

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Well, it was raining cats and dogs for most of the first night of Tent Revival Sunday in Citronelle. The rain probably kept visitors from the community away but we did have a great crowd from the two churches sponsoring the revival. I appreciate the Whatley church and the Cedar Creek church for coming in spite of the weather. It is a witness to their desire for revival and it was a big boost for me personally.

They also participated great in the prayer line/altar service. Bro. Darius was running the service tonight and he turned it over to me quickly and I tried to keep our part as short as possible as well. I was purposely mindful of the discomfort of the rain and wind. Yet everybody came to the front in response to the preaching and the Lord touched several. Praise God for that.

I am so thrilled to be working with these two churches together. I love that two churches in one community can come together, work together and give together with a common goal to reach the lost and hurting in Citronelle. I commend Pastor Cunningham and Pastor Templeton and their congregations for sharing the burden and hosting tent revival. I know that God will bless that!

Please keep praying for the tent revival. Pray that God will give us the exact weather that we need and send the right people into our path this week. We have already had several folks stop and promise to attend the services and we are asking God to clear the way for them to come under the Gospel tent and find what they need from God. Pray that God will cover me with the Holy Ghost and use me to preach and reach like I need too.

Come and see us if you can.

Davy

Pastor Templeton and Pastor Cunningham

Easter Sunday at Cedar Creek

Praise God, He didn't stay dead! Up from the grave He arose. He is risen just like He said.

We had a great time at Cedar Creek this morning. We love the Cedar Creek folks and love being with them every time we can. We appreciate Pastor Darius and Sis. Kim Templeton, their family and their church so much. Thanks for having us on Easter!

I am posting pictures from Sunday morning below and tomorrow I will try to get up pictures and news from the first night of tent revival.

This morning I posted a poem about the resurrection and last night I posted pictures from the tent set up in Citronelle.

God bless,

Davy

He Wouldn't Stay Dead - Easter Sunday 2013

In what is becoming an Easter tradition, I am re-posting a great poem on this beautiful Resurrection Sunday. I hope you enjoy it. We plan to be with Cedar Creek church this morning and we will begin Tent Revival tonight in  Citronelle. You can read about the tent set up and see lots of great pictures HERE that I posted last night.

I have quoted this poem in my preaching for many, many years. I will probably quote it today.  It was written by a Baptist preacher named Willard G. Thomas from Georgia. I heard him quote it in person long years ago. It spoke to me then and it speaks to me every time I think of it. I love this poem. I added the last stanza when I started quoting it myself.

May God bless you on this Easter. If you are not a Christian, may you be moved by the fact that Jesus Christ died for you and then got up out of the grave for you as well.

Davy

He Wouldn’t Stay Dead

by:Willard G. Thomas

They laid His body in Joseph’s new tomb

And filled His disciples with sorrow and gloom

They did not remember what He had said

That He would die, but He wouldn’t stay dead

Mary came at the break of day

And found the stone was rolled away

She saw an angel and in terror fled

And told His disciples that He didn’t stay dead

In that cold dark tomb He would not stay

He conquered death and walked away

And now that old grave has lost it’s fear and dread

He lives again! He wouldn’t stay dead

Full atonement and pardon were made

And forever the sin debt was marked fully paid

The price was His blood as it flowed crimson red

And I’m thankful today that He didn’t stay dead!

Let’s go to our churches and cry aloud

Let’s go to the marketplace and talk to the crowd

Let’s go to the mission fields that lie up ahead

And tell the whole world that He didn’t stay dead!

Because if Jesus Christ had only died

Then the gulf between us and God would still be wide

But thank God He did what He said

He got up out of the ground, He couldn’t stay dead!

Last Stanza by Davy Boggs