By Brian Blackwell, Message Staff Writer PINEVILLE – During difficult times, Blake Newsom believes pastors should turn to God, seek His refreshment and ignore Satan’s temptation to give up. “God is so gracious that even when we are being knuckle heads, even when we are doing right in our own eyes, when we call out to him He still refreshes and revives us,” said Newsom, pastor of Dauphin Way Baptist Church in Mobile, Alabama, during the 2018 E4 Preaching Conference Sept. 11. “Not because we’ve earned it but because He’s gracious.” Citing Judges 13, Newsom recounted how Samson was a strong individual set apart by God for a divine purpose. Yet, Samson succumbed to worldly pleasures and eventually found himself in need of God’s deliverance. As a result, God returned his strength one final time before his death so he could defeat the Philistines. Newsom said the account of Samson is a reminder that Christ followers should seek God’s guidance before making important decisions. “We see in him a man who is familiar with what God wants but he does not care that God wants it,” he said. “How many of us in this room legitimately and regularly bring everything in our lives before God and say God I only want to do what you want … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2018
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