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July 9, 2010

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were vacationing/visiting my sister in the Sevierville area (June 13-25).  My sister had just purchased a home and her real estate agent recommended the Gathering.

On the Sunday that we were in attendance, your pastor preached on the power of prayer. He then had the congregation come forward to write the names of lost souls on the walls of the church (pretty radical!).  My husband and I went forward to write the names that God had placed on our hearts.  One name in particular came to my mind.  This was the name of a young man that seemed rather “hopeless” as he was always very “sarcastic/mocking” when I spoke of the Bible or God.  He was very hardened after spending five years in prison for selling drugs.  I had a connection with him because he became the stepfather of a little boy I taught in my kindergarten class (he was very sweet to this little boy so I knew he had a heart!).

The following Wednesday night we returned to participate in the prayer revival service.  The entire congregation walked around the church praying for all of the names on the walls.  This took place around 8:30 – 9:00 pm in TN.  The exact same time in FL this man, his wife, stepson and newborn baby girl were taking their nightly walk.  He turned to his wife and said, “I need Jesus, I need to get saved and go to church! I’m serious!”
Praise God, no one is hopeless!  God bless you pastor and Gathering congregation as you continue to pray for the lost in our nation and the nations of the world.

Love in Jesus Christ our Lord – Mike and Angie Johnson, Fernandina Beach, FL

PS – This gentleman is involved in the beach clean-up in the gulf coast.  Please pray that he will be surrounded by Christian mentors as he is away from his family.

Also, the Christian school that I work for is committed to one hour of collective prayer a week in response to your call.

My sister & her family (newly moved to the area from Chas., SC - visited last week 7/4/10).  They enjoyed the service and the congregation was very welcoming.  They plan to visit tonight – 7/7/10 and are very excited that the Lord is leading them here.

We are honored to have David Ring back with us to speak at our PRAYER revival on Wednesday, July 14th.

Dr. Tim Lee will be back again as well and it will be a powerful night of teaching and PRAYER.

Pastor James Davis is the Senior Pastor of Eternal Life Harvest Church in Knoxville, TN. He, and his Praise Team, will be our guests this coming Wednesday Night at 7:00PM.

Join us for a great night of Southern Gospel Music with The Isaacs!

The Isaacs are a family group that has traveled for over 30 years. Lily Isaacs, Ben Isaacs, Sonya Isaacs, Rebecca Isaacs Bowman, and John Bowman have a unique style of bluegrass harmonies and instrumentation with modern Southern Gospel lyrics. They perform with the Gaither’s, at the Grand Ole Opry, and many other venues and events.

JAMEY RAGLE

Since 1976 God has given Jamey the opportunity to share the message of Jesus Christ through song and sharing God’s word across the country and around the world.  Jamey has served both as a youth pastor and senior pastor.  He has traveled extensively speaking in churches, at youth camps, university campuses, football stadiums, school assemblies, conferences, in home Bible studies, corporate meetings, and Reach the Planet Crusades.  Jamey was humbled at the opportunity to travel to Japan and share the gospel with the United States Navy.

We look forward to having Jamey back again at The Gathering!

We had a TREMENDOUS turnout at our 2010 Lord’s Child Golf Tournament!

A Great Big THANK YOU to Philip Fulmer for helping us again with a successful Golf Tournament.

I’m the ONLY GROWN man in AMERICA, 47 Next MONTH..
That CRIED at TOY STORY… Yes, MY OLDEST is HEADED Off to LIBERTY UNIVERSITY NEXT YEAR…

Earlier this week I was asked for the second time this year, to PRAY at a PRAYER BREAKFAST for Mayor Bill Haslam, who is running for Governor in our WONDERFUL STATE. While there I had a chance to converse with Coach Pearl. Wow! what an INTRODUCTORY speech Coach Pearl gave this morning for Mayor Haslam. Coach Pearl’s wife, Brandi, used to attend our church. They are now attending Cedar Springs Presbyterian in Knoxville. He was QUICK to tell me where he ATTENDS. I love that a MAN is not ashamed of where HE GOES TO CHURCH.  I remember Coach Pearl attending our church one time when we were still in the old gym. May God BLESS the LEADERS of our STATE.

Ergun Caner is the President and Dean of the Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary and Graduate School in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Raised as a devout Sunni Muslim along with his two brothers, Caner converted in high school. After his conversion, he pursued his call to the ministry and education.

He has a Masters degree from The Criswell College, a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Theology from the University of South Africa. He has written numerous books with his brother, Dr. Emir Caner, who is the President of Truett-McConnell College, a Baptist school in Georgia.