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HEART
AND HOME
MINISTRIES
Marital
Moments:
Cont.
on
"Have
You Left
Your
First
Love"
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TOMMY
CRIDER
I began
Heart
and Home
ministries
because I felt
that
the name accurately
expressed my ministry philosophy. My main
purpose in life
is to
preach
the
gospel
of Christ. This I
do by taking
the word of God and
appealing
to the
“heart”
of man. The gospel of
Christ
is the
only
thing that
will redeem the
heart of
man and enable him to
reach
heaven when this life is
over. A constantly growing
part of my ministry is addressing the needs of the family. That is where the word "Home”
enters
the
picture. Therefore, my ministry con-sists
of preaching
to the
heart
and
teaching to the
home. This is
God’s goal and
purpose for my life. I seek to honor
God as I proclaim
his word either to
Churches across the land
or to
homes
around
the
corner.
I am sincere when I
say that if our
homes were to
be
revived then our churches would immediately reap the
benefits
of spiritual families. The
Church and the family are
intricately
woven
together
and the
helping
or
hurting
of
either
one can drastically affect the
other.
After
pastoring
the
Maranatha Baptist Church
in Calhoun,
Georgia
for over
thir-teen
years, I
resigned
to
devote
my total
attention
to preaching
the
gospel. I have
had the wonderful privilege of preaching in many Churches and conducting re-vival meetings
in several states.
God has
opened
many
doors of
opportunity
and I
have experienced
the
presence
of God
in my
life and
preaching
more
that I
ever
have
before. I have
had the
joy of
seeing
many
come to
Christ
and
I have
had the
thrill
of watching them
grow in
the
Lord.
For many
years now I have
made myself available
to pastors
and layman
who
sense
the need
for
additional
help in encouraging
and helping the
families
in their
churches. This is
usually done through a Couple’s
Retreat
or a Family Life
Conference at the
local Church.
My wife
and I
usually
begin on
a Friday
night
from
7:00 to 9:00 PM. with the
couples
of the Church. Saturday
morning
from
9:00 AM
to 12:00
PM is
also set
aside
for
continuing
the
seminar
on the
home. If
the
pastor
desires
it, I will be
willing
to
preach
in the Church
on
Sunday
morning
and
evening
on the
subject
of the
home. This
schedule
has proven
to be accept-able
to most pastors
and Churches. However Mary Lynn and I can do
as
little
or as much as
is
desired. We are
very
flexible.
I sincerely
thank God that He counted me worthy putting me into
the ministry.
This
calling that God has
given me has been
the most wonderful
period
of my
life.
Together,
my wife
and I have had the awesome privilege
of meeting hun-dreds
of great Christians
and sharing
with them the glorious gospel of Jesus
Christ. What an honor God has
bestowed upon us.
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