Jerry Carter Beginning Again Analysis
Beginning Again The Dr. Jerry Carter Jr. comes from Columbus Ohio. He is the fourteenth pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Morristown, New Jersey. On Tuesday, August 25th, Dr. Carter took his scripture from Jonah 3:1 (KJV), that scripture read, “and the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time.” He entitled his sermon “Beginning Again”. He began by telling a story about a woman named Louise Fletcher Carpenter who was a nineteenth century poet. One of her most powerful pieces she wrote was called “Beginning Again,” and in this piece she talks about the powerful life she had lived. Well, if the truth be told, stated Dr. Carter, we all would like to catch a plane to that place called “Beginning Again.” Unfortunately,
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His very nature is love. It is who he is, and all he can show is love. There is no difference between who he is, and what he does. Not only did God love Jonah, but he also loved Ninevah. Even with the disobedience displayed by Ninevah, he still loved them. He wanted them to repent and to return to him. If they were unwilling to do this, he was ready to destroy the land. You see, God didn’t want to do this, so that was why he sent a messenger in Jonah. He wanted his people to return and love him and him only. This story of Jonah reminds us of the world as it stands today. God has called many men and women to preach unto a dying land that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Just as the Lord told the people in Jeremiah 35:15 “Again and again I sent all my servants, the prophets to you. They said, “Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors. But you have not paid attention or listened to me. “ The preachers of today continue to ask the world to turn from its wicked ways because God is on his way back, and it has been stated that God will not destroy the world by water, but by fire this
His very nature is love. It is who he is, and all he can show is love. There is no difference between who he is, and what he does. Not only did God love Jonah, but he also loved Ninevah. Even with the disobedience displayed by Ninevah, he still loved them. He wanted them to repent and to return to him. If they were unwilling to do this, he was ready to destroy the land. You see, God didn’t want to do this, so that was why he sent a messenger in Jonah. He wanted his people to return and love him and him only. This story of Jonah reminds us of the world as it stands today. God has called many men and women to preach unto a dying land that the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life. Just as the Lord told the people in Jeremiah 35:15 “Again and again I sent all my servants, the prophets to you. They said, “Each of you must turn from your wicked ways and reform your actions; do not follow other gods to serve them. Then you will live in the land I have given to you and your ancestors. But you have not paid attention or listened to me. “ The preachers of today continue to ask the world to turn from its wicked ways because God is on his way back, and it has been stated that God will not destroy the world by water, but by fire this