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Evangelist Daniel Whyte III, President of Gospel Light Society International, Calls for Global Day of Fasting and Prayer for America and the World

2012-05-15T15:48:23Z

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 Commences the 165-day Global Call to Fasting and Prayer for America and the World

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 is the day that the President of the United States and leader of the free world, Barack Obama, broke thousands of years of Godly biblical tradition and announced to the world that he supports homosexual marriage. Along with other fasting opportunities, Evangelist Daniel Whyte III is calling upon all believers to join him in fasting at least one meal every Wednesday through the election (everyone is encouraged to fast the whole 24 hour period, but if you cannot do that, please fast at least one meal), praying and asking God for the following:

]]> 1. That all races understand that neither Romney nor Obama is the answer, but Jesus is the answer.

2. That we as pastors and churches repent of our hypocrisy because the church is more guilty than the government for the state of affairs in this country. The Bible says, "Judgment must begin at the house of God."

3. That both Obama and Romney, who claim to be believers, would confess their sins and repent of lying, dishonesty, hypocrisy, and intentionally deceiving people for political gain.

4. That President Obama will repent of being a Judas and betraying the Lord, betraying the Lord's church, betraying America, betraying thousands of black, white, and hispanic pastors who tried to help him, and betraying his own people who have overwhelmingly supported him; and as a Christian, that he would stand up, humble himself, and apologize to the nation for making such an abominable decision and statement.

5. For the salvation of millions of people in this country and in the world, including those in the homosexual community.

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God..." (2 Corinthians 10:3-5)

"And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting." (Mark 9:29)

"If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." (2 Chronicles 7:14)

This twenty-four hour fast will begin after breakfast on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 and will end at breakfast on Thursday, May 17, 2012. This one-day fast will commence an extended period of fasting and prayer which will end on November 6, 2012 (election day). Gospel Light Society is calling on all Christians around the world who believe in traditional marriage and who are willing to stand up for God's Word to unite in fasting and prayer for any length of time during this 165 day period. Those who wish to participate may fast for 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 10 days, 14 days, 21 days, 28 days, 30 days, 40 days, or any amount of time that God leads them to fast.

Gospel Light Society International is a global online ministry that seeks to present the Gospel to all people, in every language, around the world "by any means necessary". In many languages, GLS seeks to share the Gospel of Christ and help new believers grow in the saving knowledge of Jesus by connecting them with a church or a home Bible study group. For more information, visit http://www.GospelLightSociety.com.

Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in over twenty-five foreign countries. He is the author of over twenty books. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry which publishes a monthly magazine called The Torch Leader. He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts, The Prayer Motivator Devotional and the Prayer Motivator Minute, as well as Gospel Light Minute X, the Gospel Light Minute, the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message and The Prophet Daniel's Report. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica for twenty-five years. God has blessed their union with seven children.

BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List - May 2012

2012-05-01T21:38:21Z

Bestselling authors, T.D. Jakes (Let It Go -- Nonfiction) and Kimberla Lawson Roby (The Reverend's Wife -- Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the May 2012 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. BCNN1.com has also released the May 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Amazon.com Kindle E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the Amazon Kindle e-book store. Also, BCNN1 is releasing the May 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store.

Before Steve Harvey's "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" There Was Daniel Whyte III's "How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman"

2012-04-23T21:58:23Z

Nearly three years before Steve Harvey's book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man", and the newly released movie, "Think Like a Man," national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III, wrote a chapter titled "How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman", from a biblical perspective, in his bestselling book titled "Letters to Young Black Women", along with his wife of 25 years and his college age daughter. In the chapter, Whyte touches on some key things that will help women get along better with the men in their lives. Thousands of copies of "Letters to Young Black Women" have been sold and many young women's lives have been changed. ]]> Whyte says, "The women that men like to be around the most are those dear women who have the uncanny ability to think like a man, yet be all woman. These women have the special ability to appreciate a man as he is, without trying to change that man to be more like them. They can relish in a man's world without feeling slighted or ignored."

He goes on to briefly discuss the topics of respect, how men think and how women should express their feelings and emotions to a man.

The entire letter titled "How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman" can be viewed at the following link: http://bit.ly/JAld85. Readers are encouraged to share it with their daughters, wives, sisters, and girlfriends. The book, "Letters to Young Black Women", may be purchased as an e-book on Amazon Kindle for the sale price of 99 cents (http://amzn.to/JsVAe9) or as a paperback for $10.25 on Amazon.com (http://amzn.to/Ikck6o) and wherever fine books are sold. The e-book can be downloaded and read on iPhone, Android, iPad, BlackBerry and Windows Phone devices as well as PCs and Macs.

Other chapter titles in this book include: "Let God Make You Beautiful from the Inside Out," "Beware of the Dawgs," "10 Things Some Women Do That Absolutely Turn Men Off," "The Marks of a Truly Educated Woman," and "The Kind of Man You Should Not Marry."

Here is what other people are saying about "Letters to Young Black Women":

"Next to the Bible, Letters to Young Black Women, is a must read for young women."

Dr. Barbara Fishburne, Columbia, SC

"I was looking for a Christian book to give to some young black teens that are lacking emotional support and guidance. This is the perfect book. I even bought one for my own (white)teen daughter. It's a very easy read and full of practical and wise guidance. I recommend it for women (black or white) of all ages."

L. Loeb, Grapevine, TX

Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in over twenty-five foreign countries. He is the author of over twenty books. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry which publishes a monthly magazine called The Torch Leader. He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts, The Prayer Motivator Devotional and the Prayer Motivator Minute, as well as Gospel Light Minute X, the Gospel Light Minute, and the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica for twenty-five years. God has blessed their union with seven children.

Meriqua Whyte is the wife of national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III. They have been married for twenty-five years. Mrs. Whyte is a stay-at-home mom who homeschools their seven children. She holds a Bachelors degree in Christian Education from Bethany Divinity College in Dothan, Alabama. She is the author and/or co-author of eight books.

Daniella Whyte is the daughter of national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III. She is the author of the books, The Girl God Wants and 365 Days of Thanking God. She is the editor of Girls 4 God Magazine and she assists her father in the work of the ministry. She is also a college student, studying psychology and religion at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Her main mission in life is to tell everyone she can about the grace and love of God, and to help everyone she can be all they can be for God's glory. Her passion is helping families and children mature and flourish in life. Her favorite verse is Matthew 6:33.

Visit http://www.LetterstoYoungBlackWomen.com or http://www.DanielWhyte3.com for more information.

"How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman" -- Read the Original Article from Daniel Whyte III's Bestselling Book, "Letters to Young Black Women"

2012-04-17T20:00:36Z

Nearly three years before Steve Harvey released his book, "Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man" and the soon-to-be-released movie, "Think Like a Man," national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III, from a Christian perspective, wrote a chapter titled "How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman" in his bestselling book, "Letters to Young Black Women". In this chapter, Whyte touches on some key things that will help women to get along better with their men. Thousands of copies of "Letters to Young Black Women" have been sold and many young women's lives have been changed. Below is Letter 31 titled "How To Think Like a Man Yet Be All Woman". Share it with your daughters, your wives, your sisters, and your girlfriends. And if you don't have a copy of the book "Letters to Young Black Women" get it on sale on Amazon Kindle for only 99 cents. Other chapter titles in this book include: "Let God Make You Beautiful from the Inside Out," "Beware of the Dawgs," "10 Things Some Women Do That Absolutely Turn Men Off," "The Marks of a Truly Educated Woman," and "The Kind of Man You Should Not Marry." ]]> HOW TO THINK LIKE A MAN YET BE ALL WOMAN

Letter Thirty-One

Dear Daughters & YBW:

Years ago, long before you were born, James Brown sang a song entitled "It's A Man's World". Thankfully, it is not a man's world. Rather, it is God's world, and men, women, and children have their part to play in it. Women are just as important as men, but they do have their role to play in God's world. James Brown was a little bit off, but not too far off.

Contrary to what the feminists of our society would tell you, God did put men on earth to be leaders, and to fulfill their role as protectors and providers. The women that men like to be around the most are those dear women who have the uncanny ability to think like a man, yet be all woman. These women have the special ability to appreciate a man as he is, without trying to change that man to be more like them. They can relish in a man's world without feeling slighted or ignored.

Here are some of the traits that I have seen in this kind of woman:

1. This special woman knows that one of the greatest needs of a man is respect, and she is wise enough to know that if she gives him that respect, she gets the things that she wants such as: love, affection, attention, and anything else.

2. This special woman knows how to come near her husband and snuggle with him while he is watching the Super Bowl game, be quiet, enjoy it, and have all of the food and drinks ready. She knows how to get her pleasure by just being with him. She is also feminine enough to know when to leave the room when there are a bunch of guys visiting to watch the game as well, and she doesn't get an attitude about it. She enjoys being a woman, and she wants her man to be a man.

3. This special woman understands that men think in a straightforward manner, and she sees this as a gift from God to solve problems quicker, and she doesn't get offended by it. She, therefore, provides information to her husband about problems, bills, etc., in a straightforward, orderly fashion, the way he wants to receive it and not the way she naturally wants to give it.

4. This special woman knows that men like for you to express your feelings, desires, and needs in a concrete, straightforward, and truthful manner instead of him being forced to try to guess and figure out what you want or need. Dear sister, no matter how much you want your knight in shining armor to be able to know everything there is about you, he is not a mind reader. You must communicate and tell him what you want and what you like.

5. This special woman knows that men desire sex more than women do, and she takes good care of that business. So instead of you, dear sister, being sickened by this thought, prepare yourself to satisfy your husband's needs in this area. If you are not really in the mood, or even if you don't get much physical satisfaction from the episode, your satisfaction comes from satisfying him. You say, sometimes when he is in the mood, I suddenly get a headache. I say, take an aspirin and keep moving. Don't play games in this area. There has been many a sister who has lost a good man to another woman who knew how to take care of him in this area.

I can go on and on. Men love women who can think like them, while at the same time be all woman because to some degree, it is a man's world -- but "it wouldn't be nothing without a woman or a girl."

Blessings,

Papa

P.T. (Power-Thoughts):

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave." --Martin Luther

"If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love." --Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

BIBLE GEM: "Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband." --I Corinthians 7:3

TALK TO GOD: Holy Father, Give me the ability to understand how a man thinks, but be all woman for your glory. In Jesus' precious name. Amen.

BOOK: The Power of Being a Woman: Mastering the Art of Femininity, by Michelle McKinney Hammond

CHECK IT OUT: www.biblicalwomanhoodonline.com

BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List - April 2012

2012-04-02T15:37:45Z

Bestselling authors, Tony Evans (Kingdom Man -- Nonfiction) and Lutishia Lovely (Taking Care of Business -- Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the April 2012 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. BCNN1.com has also released the April 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Amazon.com Kindle E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the Amazon Kindle e-book store. Also, BCNN1 is releasing the April 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store.

The BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List is calculated based upon Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com sales rankings. According to Amazon.com, "the Amazon Best Sellers calculation is based on Amazon.com sales and is updated hourly to reflect recent and historical sales of every item sold on Amazon.com." According to Barnes & Noble, "BarnesandNoble.com ranks books daily based on rolling six months of sales data. Sales ranking will change as new books are added to the database. If there are no sales during a particular amount of time, or if other titles have more sales, a title can lose its ranking."

BCNN1/BCBC National Bestsellers List (March 2012)

2012-03-08T18:39:55Z

Bestselling authors, T.D. Jakes (Let It Go -- Nonfiction) and Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley (Sinners and Saints -- Fiction) lead the bestsellers list of Black Christian authors on the March 2012 edition of the Black Christian News/Black Christian Book Company National Bestsellers List. BCNN1.com has also released the March 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Amazon.com Kindle E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the Amazon Kindle e-book store. Also, BCNN1 is releasing the March 2012 edition of the BCNN1/Barnes & Noble Nook E-book Bestsellers List. This list ranks African-American Christian e-books based upon their sales rankings in the B&N Nook e-book store.

Black Christian News (BCNN1.com) Encourages the Celebration of Black History All Year Long with Two New Books

2012-02-28T21:37:31Z

The editors of BlackChristianNews.com (BCNN1.com), the #1 daily black Christian internet newspaper, releases two new books that celebrate black Christians in history and black Christian historymakers today. With these two books being released on the last day of Black History Month, BCNN1 will encourage readers to take these books with them and celebrate Black History all year round.

]]> The first book, "100 Most Influential Black Christians in History" celebrates 100 black Christians who have made an impact in the Christian community and in the world down through the years. Though these 100 people have long since gone to Heaven, it is important that we remember their legacy and the good work that they did for the Lord and for the world. Some of the black Christians remembered in this book include: Richard Allen, Marian Anderson, Augustine, Moses Baker, Lott Carey, Martin Luther King, Jr., John Hope Franklin, Rosa Parks, and Phillis Wheatley.

The second book, "The 50 Most Influential Black Christian Historymakers" celebrates 50 African-American Christians who are making an impact in the Christian community and in the world. These are people from every aspect of Christianity -- preachers, singers, writers, ministry leaders and community activists. Some of the black Christians included in this book include: Harry Jackson Jr., Ralph West, Tony Dungy, T.D. Jakes, Tony Evans, Miles McPhearson, Thelma Wells and CeCe Winans.

Both of these ebooks will be released on the last day of February 2012 -- Wednesday the 29th. They will be exclusively available for $3.99 on BCNN1.com as a Flipviewer version, and for just 99¢ on Amazon Kindle. Amazon.com PRIME members will be able to read this book for free. This book will also be made available for reading on the following devices: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, PC, and Mac.

Jeremy Lin is an Outspoken Christian Who Seeks to Bring God More Glory

2012-02-26T18:13:19Z

GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE

with Daniel Whyte III

He is the latest sensation to hit the sports world. He is considered to be "the Tim Tebow of the NBA". ]]>

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After receiving no athletic scholarship offers out of high school and being undrafted out of college, the 2010 Harvard University graduate reached a partially guaranteed contract deal later that year with his hometown Golden State Warriors. After his first year, he was waived by the Warriors and the Houston Rockets in the preseason before joining the New York Knicks early in the 2011-2012 season. He is the first American player in the NBA to be of Chinese or Taiwanese descent. He is credited with helping the New York Knicks win several recent games and the term "Linsanity" has been coined based upon his extraordinary talent.

While at Harvard, he was co-founder of a Bible study group run by the Harvard-Radcliffe Asian American Christian Fellowship. Following his sudden rise to stardom, he said, "I'm thinking about how I can trust God more. How can I surrender more? How can I bring Him more glory?" An outspoken Christian, he has made it no secret that he thanks God for everything in his life. He says he would one day like to be a pastor who can head up non-profit organizations, either at home or abroad. He said "everything in my life is a blessing from God. I look back and I realize these are His fingerprints all over my story. Our true prize ... was something in heaven, not on earth. I realize I [have] to learn ... to stop chasing the perishable prizes of this earth ... and give my best effort unto God and trust Him with the results." His name is Jeremy Lin.

This is the "Chief of Sinners," Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International, and just as Jeremy Lin gave his life to Christ, may I encourage you to do the same. Here is how:

1. Accept the fact that you are a sinner, and that you have broken God's law. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 7:20: "For there is not a just man upon earth that doeth good, and sinneth not." Romans 3:23 reads: "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." In fact, I am the chief of sinners, so don't think that you're alone.

2. Accept the fact that there is a penalty for sin. The Bible states in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death..."

3. Accept the fact that you are on the road to hell. Jesus Christ said in Matthew 10:28: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." The Bible says in Revelation 21:8: "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

4. Accept the fact that you cannot do anything to save yourself! The Bible states in Ephesians 2: 8, 9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith: and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast."

5. Accept the fact that God loves you more than you love yourself, and that He wants to save you from hell. Jesus Christ said in John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

6. With these facts in mind, please repent of your sins, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and pray and ask Him to come into your heart and save you this very moment. The Bible states in the book of Romans 10:9, 13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved."

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

If you are willing to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, please pray with me the following simple prayer: Heavenly Father, I realize that I am a sinner and that I have done some bad things in my life. For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me of my sins. I now believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ died for me, was buried, and rose again. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life today. Amen.

Congratulations on doing the most important thing in life and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!

Believe by faith. Share the faith. and Keep the faith! God Bless You!

Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in twenty-three foreign countries. He is the author of sixteen books. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry which publishes a monthly magazine called The Torch Leader. He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts, The Prayer Motivator Devotional and the Prayer Motivator Minute, as well as Gospel Light Minute X, the Gospel Light Minute, and the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica for twenty-five years. God has blessed their union with seven children. Find out more at www.danielwhyte3.com.

On "Being Saved" in Black America II

2012-02-26T18:11:56Z

THE GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE X

with Daniel Whyte III

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of this gospel tract that has been read by thousands around the world.

The Lord gave me the mind to write this tract when I was a young evangelist nearly 25 years ago. From the time the Lord saved me out of religious church tradition, I had a burden for "my kindred according to the flesh" because I felt that many of them were religious and lost just like I was -- in church every Sunday, but on my way to hell. See, I came out of a very religious church background, from both the Baptist and Pentecostal/Holiness traditions.

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My dad was a Baptist preacher and my mother who is still living is a Pentecostal preacher. Eventually, my mother won my father over to the Pentecostal/Holiness side later in his life. So ever since I was truly born again on Dec 19, 1979, I have had a burden to share with the black community and whosoever will what salvation is and what it is not. Even to this day, we have many black people, many white folks, and other races as well, who still believe they must somehow work their way to Heaven. And that is simply not the case, because as the prince of preachers, Spurgeon said, "it is all of grace." Since this is Black History Month, I have decided to share with you what salvation is and what it is not in ON "BEING SAVED" IN BLACK AMERICA II.

While growing up in a very religious and church-going family, I often heard the phrase "Being Saved." Now to me and my peers, "Being Saved" was a rather spooky and mystical thing, and only the real holy folk could be such -- whatever it was. I was under the impression that anyone who went up and took the chair after the preacher said, "The do-o-o-rs of the church are open," was saved. And then, if a person got baptized he got a little more saved. And then, if they really got a dose of this "Being Saved" stuff, they would follow a set of rules like not drinking and smoking. These really saved folk would also engage in shouting and/or speaking in some unknown tongue on Sunday mornings. Now if a person was considered a hard case, he would have to be put on the mourner's bench until he saw a vision or felt some kind of a change. Then, he was considered saved.

Even though I was raised in this religious environment, I was still rather doubtful about this thing called "Being Saved." I just could not buy what people said "Being Saved" was. I always had questions in my mind about this matter such as: Saved from what? Saved to what? Was a person saved to live a sinless life? Could a person ever lose this "savedness"? If so, how and at what point? It wasn't until I was a grown man and in the Air Force that these questions, along with a host of others were answered. I finally found out what it really meant to be saved according to the Holy Scriptures. Allow me to share with you what "Being Saved" really means. But first, let me share with you what it does not mean...

WHAT "BEING SAVED" DOES NOT MEAN

I am a firm believer that before a person can fully grasp and appreciate truth, error must be exposed for what it is: error. Here are some things many believe "Being Saved" is, but is not:

1. Having your name on a church roll does not mean that you are saved. A person may be a good standing and long standing member of a very fine church. He may attend that church faithfully. But if he hasn't been saved, he will go to Hell with the vilest of sinners. For the Bible states in Ephesians 2:8-9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast."

2. Being baptized will not save you. There are many baptized people in Hell. I was baptized at the age of twelve, but I didn't get saved until I was nineteen. Baptism is a very important aspect of the Christian's life, but one should only get baptized after one has been saved. This is to testify to others that you are identifying with Jesus Christ and His death, burial and resurrection. The penitent thief on the cross was saved, but he never got baptized before he died. The Apostle Paul told some Corinthian believers this in I Corinthians 1:17: "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel. Not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect." Brother Paul would not have made that statement if baptism was necessary for "Being Saved."

3. Being able to speak in an unknown tongue does not prove that one is saved. Speaking in tongues is not evidence of being saved. In I Corinthians chapter 12, Paul asked some rhetorical questions regarding the gifts of the Spirit that demanded some very obvious answers: "Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? Have all the gifts of healing? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret?" The obvious answer to these questions is an emphatic NO! If everyone does not have the gift of tongues, it stands to reason that tongues are not necessary to be saved.

4. Trying to keep the law, much religious activity, and keeping the Golden Rule will not save you. One can't keep the law because all have broken the law at some point in their lives. For the Bible states in Romans 3:23: "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." One may be a preacher, a deacon, an usher and still not be saved. One could shout, dance, sing in the choir, work on every auxiliary in the church and still die and go to Hell. Why? Because religious activity, no matter how much, no matter how sincere, does not save a soul. For the Bible says in Titus 3:5: "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost."

5. Seeing a vision or feeling a change at some time in your life is not a basis for "Being Saved". True salvation is not based on sight or emotions, but rather on the eternal, infallible Word of God: the Bible. Now the Holy Scriptures state in the book of II Corinthians and Hebrews respectively that"We walk by faith and not by sight..." and "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

6. To be born into a religious family does not assure that you are saved. Just because your grandparents and parents are saved or religious does not mean that you are automatically saved yourself. It is a fearful truth that every man will have to stand before the Judge of the universe for himself. Psalm 49:7 states: "None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him..."

In short, none of the above are ways of "Being Saved." There is only one way of being saved. Allow me to share it with you now.

WHAT "BEING SAVED" REALLY MEANS

Error being exposed, truth can glisten like a beautiful diamond on the backdrop of black velvet. In order for one to be truly saved, one must first:

1. Recognize the fact that he needs to be saved. Or realize that he is a sinner and totally unable to save himself. Let's face a cold, hard fact. We all have sinned. We all have done something wrong in our lifetime. Everyone born into this world since Adam, with the exception of Jesus Christ, has transgressed the Word of God. The Bible states in Ecclesiastes 7:20: "There is not a just man upon earth that doeth good and sinneth not." And the Bible also says in Romans 3:23: "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."

2. Second, one must realize the fact that there is a horrible punishment for those not saved. That penalty, that punishment, is a place called Hell. Hell is as real as the house you live in, the clothes you wear, the water you drink. Now, whether you believe that there is a Hell or not, it really doesn't matter because your unbelief will not change the fact that there is a Hell. For the Bible says, "Let God be true and every man a liar." If you would investigate the Holy Scriptures, you would find a myriad of verses regarding that awful place. For example, King David said in Psalm 9:17:"The wicked shall be turned into hell and all nations that forget God."Jesus Christ said in Matthew 5:22b: "...Whosoever shall say thou fool shall be in danger of hell fire." He also stated in Matthew 25:41: "Then shall he say unto them on the left hand, depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels." So, friend of mine, there is a very severe punishment for the unsaved and their sins. And that is a place called HELL.

3. The third thing that we must recognize is that God loves us very, very much. God is "not willing that any should perish" (II Peter 3:9). God loves us so much that He gave His only Son. As the Bible states: "...God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Someone once said, "That if anybody ought to want to go to Heaven, it ought to be black folk with all the trouble we've seen." So if it is our desire to bypass that awful place called Hell (and it should be), we need to realize that God loves us more than we love ourselves. And He has made a way for us to escape. And that is by simply believing in the person and accomplished work of Jesus Christ, plus nothing, minus nothing. Now the way for us to apply this to our own lives is to be willing to repent (that is to change our minds about sin), and do as Romans 10: 9-13 says: to simply believe with your heart that Jesus Christ died, was buried and rose again for your sins, and then call upon the Lord in prayer and ask Him to save your soul. And believe me, He will. Romans 10: 9-13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

If you are willing to trust Christ as your Saviour, please pray with me the following prayer: Heavenly Father, I realize that I am a sinner. For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me of my sins. I now believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life. Amen.

Congratulations on doing the most important thing in life and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!

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Essence National Bestselling Author Takes a Positive Look at a Painful Situation in New Book, The Greatest Love of All: Takeaways from the Triumphant and Tragic Life of Whitney Houston

2012-02-26T03:59:27Z

Whitney Houston's sudden death came as a shock to the world. As her music and beautiful voice filled the airwaves in subsequent days, many reflected on the life that was and the life that could have been if right choices had been made. Her short life left many reflecting on their lives. Though Whitney's life was triumphant, it was also tragic, and there are many things that can be learned from her life.

Essence national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III, along with his wife, Meriqua Whyte, and his eldest daughter, Daniella Whyte, have written a new book titled The Greatest Love of All: Takeaways from the Triumphant and Tragic Life of Whitney Houston. This book pulls out the positive lessons that young people can learn from both the triumphant and tragic sides of Whitney Houston's life.

]]> The Whytes write, "This book was not written to recount Whitney Houston's life. It is our hope that people closer to her will write a loving memoir of her life. We believe things like this happen for a reason, and the purpose of this book is to provide positive takeaways from Whitney Houston's life, from the good and the bad, so that young people, especially young women, can put her life in perspective and learn how to get to the top and stay at the top."

The chapters in this book include:

Chapter 1: A Solid Foundation
Chapter 2: Count On Me
Chapter 3: Running With the Wrong Crowd
Chapter 4: The Blame Game
Chapter 5: Who's Your Master?
Chapter 6: Yes, Jesus Loves Me
Chapter 7: I Want to Feel the Heat with Somebody
Chapter 8: Takeaways from the Marriage of Whitney and Bobby
Chapter 9: Take the Good
Chapter 10: 7 Takeaways from a Rocky but Remarkable Life

The book is 110 pages and is an easy read for all people who are looking for guidance and direction in their own lives.

Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in twenty-three foreign countries. He is the author of twenty books. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry which publishes a monthly magazine called The Torch Leader. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica for twenty-five years. God has blessed their union with seven children.

Daniella Whyte is the daughter of national bestselling author, Daniel Whyte III. She is the author of the books, The Girl God Wants and 365 Days of Thanking God. She is the editor of Girls 4 God Magazine and she assists her father in the work of the ministry. She is also a college student, studying psychology and religion at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia. She is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors. Her main mission in life is to tell everyone she can about the grace and love of God, and to help everyone she can be all they can be for God's glory. Her passion is helping families and children mature and flourish in life. Her favorite verse is Matthew 6:33.

The Greatest Love of All: Takeaways from the Triumphant and Tragic Life of Whitney Houston is exclusively available on Amazon.com Kindle for only 99 cents. Amazon.com PRIME members can read this book for free. This book may also be read on the following devices: iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone, PC, and Mac.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the New Hope Baptist Church Youth Ministry in Newark, New Jersey. (This was Whitney Houston's church home.)

How to Avoid Being Destroyed by the Devil (Part 4): How to Overcome the Tricks of the Devil

2012-02-20T00:07:15Z

SUNDAY EVENING EVANGELISTIC MESSAGE

WITH DANIEL WHYTE III

The Bible says in Matthew 4:1-11:

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
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And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

As you may recall, we are in a series titled "How to Avoid Being Destroyed by the Devil". Last week, we covered the third message in this series titled "How to Resist the Devil and Make him Flee". In that message, we covered two important points, which are as follows:

I. Satan will attack you at your weakest point

II. Jesus resisted the Devil with the Word of God.

Our message for today is titled, "How to Defeat the Tactics of the Devil".

I. THE DEVIL WILL TEMPT YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN

After Jesus said, "Get thee hence, Satan", the Bible says in Matthew 4:11 that "the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him." Does that mean that the Devil will never come back and tempt you again? Of course not, for Luke 4:13 says, "He [the Devil] departed from Jesus FOR A SEASON," not forever. He was only gone for a season. He never gives up. He will come back with the same temptation later. But when he does, simply repeat the same tactic that Jesus used -- apply the Word of God so that you can resist temptation and defeat the Devil.

For every temptation, there is an appropriate verse. The Sword of the Spirit is sufficient.

Suppose the Devil puts a thought in your mind to commit immorality. As soon as the thought, temptation, or desire comes, then resist the Devil. An appropriate verse for such a temptation is I Corinthians 6:19-20: "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

When Satan tempts you to commit immorality, say, "Get thee hence, Satan, for it is written, 'Glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

II. WE MUST RESIST THE DEVIL IN THE NAME OF JESUS

It is important to note that Satan did not depart from Jesus until He said, "Get thee hence, Satan." In the first two temptations, Jesus simply quoted an appropriate verse to combat the temptation. In the third temptation Jesus said, "Get the hence, Satan," and the Bible says, "He departed..." The Devil will not leave until you tell him to.

I might say that the Devil is too powerful for us, but he is not too powerful for the indwelling presence of Christ. We must say, "In the name of Jesus, get thee hence.."

If you knock on my door at night and say, "Let me in," I might not let you in. But if someone knocks on my door, shows me a policeman's badge and says, "In the name of the law, let me in," I don't have much choice. And when we say, "in the name of Jesus," the Devil doesn't have a choice. When he hears the name, he trembles. he still remembers Calvary. He knows that he is a defeated foe and on that cross Jesus Christ bruised his head.

When we mention the name of Jesus to the Devil, he remembers his defeat. And the Bible says the devils are subject to us through His name. Jesus said in Luke 10:20, "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven." If we resist the Devil by quoting an appropriate verse to combat the temptation and tell him to leave in the name of Jesus, he will depart. Oh, he may come back; and if he does, repeat the same process, even if he comes back five or six times the same day with the same temptation or the same doubt.

Now this may seem strange at first, but I can assure you that it works: first, because the Bible says so; and second, because I have put it into practice in my own life and have seen it work.

A preacher once gave a Bible lesson on resisting the devil to his congregation. The next week a lady came to him screaming, "It works! It works!"

"What works?" asked the preacher.

"Resisting the Devil. It works!" The woman told the story of how she had been tempted and how she quoted an appropriate verse and commanded the Devil to leave in Jesus' name. "And as soon as I did it, the temptation was gone," she said. The temptation was gone because the tempter had departed.

Dr. Tom Malone had been preaching in a little country church one Sunday. While he was driving home after the service, the Devil got to putting thoughts in his mind. Dr. Malone said, "He sat right there on the front seat of the car with me and said, 'You are crazy. You are killing yourself. You drove all those miles over there to preach to that little handful of people. That one man who got saved -- how do you know he was saved? He probably just came down the aisle to make you feel good because you drove so far.'"

Dr. Malone said, "The Devil bugged me until I had about all I could take. So pulling over to the side of the road, I stopped the engine, got out, went around to the passenger side, opened the door, and said, 'Devil, this is my car. I pay the notes and the insurance on this car, and you have ridden with me as far as you are going to go. Now, get out!' I slammed the door, got in on the other side and drove on home."

Friend, you are going to have to learn to open the door and say, "Get out!"

One could break sinful habits this way. Take, for instance, the habit of smoking. If you are one who "lights up," write the verses from I Corinthians 6:19-20 on a 3 x 5 card and place it in your shirt pocket. Then every time you have a desire for a cigarette, reach into that shirt pocket where you usually keep cigarettes, and instead of finding cigarettes, you will find the little 3 x 5 card. Pulling it out, you can simply say, "Devil, I know where this desire to smoke came from. But the Bible says in I Corinthians 6:19-20, 'What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.' Now, Devil, I'm not going to listen to you, but I'm going to do what the Bible says -- glorify God in my body. I command you in Jesus' name take your desire to smoke and leave with it!"

If James 4:7 is true, the Devil will flee. And when he flees, the desire to smoke will flee with him. But remember, when he departed from Jesus, he only departed for a season. He will come back later with the same desire. When he does, repeat the same process. As time goes by, the desires to smoke will get further and further apart until you have finally broken the habit.

Now if you are going to be successful in resisting the Devil, you must be familiar with your weapon -- the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. Think of your worst temptation, the one you have the most often. Find an appropriate verse, and get ready to resist the Devil. Then find verses for every other temptation, and resist the Devil. He will flee from you.

The Word of God is not given to decorate coffee tables or bookshelves but to use. It is the Sword of the Spirit and you are a soldier of Jesus Christ.

III. OVERCOME THE DEVIL THROUGH PRAYER

Part of the whole armor of God is to pray. The Bible says in Ephesians 6:18, "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;"

Matthen Henry writes in his famous commentary on this verse "Prayer must fasten all the other parts of our Christian armour. There are other duties of religion, and of our stations in the world, but we must keep up times of prayer. Though set and solemn prayer may not be seasonable when other duties are to be done, yet short pious prayers darted out, always are so. We must use holy thoughts in our ordinary course. A vain heart will be vain in prayer. We must pray with all kinds of prayer, public, private, and secret; social and solitary; solemn and sudden: with all the parts of prayer; confession of sin, petition for mercy, and thanksgiving for favours received. And we must do it by the grace of God the Holy Spirit, in dependence on, and according to, his teaching. We must preserve in particular requests, notwithstanding discouragements. We must pray, not for ourselves only, but for all saints. Our enemies are mighty, and we are without strength, but our Redeemer is almighty, and in the power of his mighty we may overcome. Wherefore we must stir up ourselves. Have not we, when God has called, often neglected to answer? Let us think upon these things, and continue our prayers with patience."

The Bible also says in 1 Thessalonians 5:17, "Pray without ceasing."

And Mark 14:38 states, "Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak."

William Cowper said, "Satan trembles when he sees. The weakest saint upon his knees."

Here are some takeaways from this message:

1. Understand that the Devil will return time after time to try and get you to do evil.

2. Identify the sins that you are most tempted with, find Bible verses related to those sins, and memorize them so that you can quote them whenever you are tempted. You can also write these verses out on cards or put them on your phone so you can have them with you at all times.

3. When you tell the Devil to leave, remember to do so in the name of Jesus.

4. Always pray.

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Now, if you are listening today and you do not know Jesus Christ as your savior, then you are still under the Devil's power -- you are still on your way to hell. If you want to be delivered from the Devil, from sin, and from hell, allow me to share with you from God's Word how you can accept the free gift of salvation that Jesus Christ died and rose from the dead to give to you.

2. Accept the fact that there is a penalty for sin. The Bible states in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death..."

4. Accept the fact that you cannot do anything to save yourself! The Bible states in Ephesians 2: 8, 9: "For by grace are ye saved through faith: and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God. Not of works, lest any man should boast."

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Daniel Whyte III has spoken in meetings across the United States and in twenty-three foreign countries. He is the author of seventeen books. He is also the president of Gospel Light Society International, a worldwide evangelistic ministry that reaches thousands with the Gospel each week, as well as president of Torch Ministries International, a Christian literature ministry which publishes a monthly magazine called The Torch Leader. He is heard by thousands each week on his radio broadcasts, The Prayer Motivator Devotional and the Prayer Motivator Minute, as well as Gospel Light Minute X, the Gospel Light Minute, and the Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Theology from Bethany Divinity College, a Bachelor's degree in Religion from Texas Wesleyan University, and a Master's degree in Religion from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married to the former Meriqua Althea Dixon, of Christiana, Jamaica for twenty-five years. God has blessed their union with seven children. Find out more at www.danielwhyte3.com.

I Will See Whitney, Moses, David, Samson, and Peter In Heaven -- Will I See You?

2012-02-19T23:22:15Z

THE GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE X

with Daniel Whyte III

Whitney Houston's body will be laid to rest today, Sunday, February 19, 2012, after a fantastic homegoing service at her home church in New Jersey on Saturday. The church was filled with well-known pastors, singers, musicians, movie directors, actors, and music moguls from different backgrounds and walks of life. They all came not only to celebrate her life, but to celebrate her faith and love for God. ]]>

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Believe it or not, Whitney Houston was a witness for the Lord throughout her life even though she had gotten away from the Lord in her personal life from time to time. But like Samson she brought more glory to God in her death than in her life. She brought more people to the House of God to hear the Word of God, from all over the world, than some people will bring in a lifetime. Someone asked the Governor of New Jersey, 'why are you flying the flags half-staff for Whitney Houston? She had some drug abuse issues in her life.' The governor replied, "but for the grace of God go I."

Some people may doubt if Whitney Houston went to Heaven when she died based upon some things she did in her latter years. If that were the basis for going to Heaven, then we could also doubt if some of the servants of the Lord whom God used in the Bible went to Heaven as well. Moses was a murderer, yet God allowed him to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land and God gave Him the Ten Commandments which, by the way, included the command, "Thou shalt not kill." David was an adulterer, murderer, and liar, but yet he was the king of Israel and remained so after he sinned, and despite his sins, God still called him a man after His own heart. Samson was a womanizer who used his God-given gifts and talents for his own purposes, yet God used him at the end of his life and even through his death to bring victory for the Israelites over their enemies for the glory of God. Peter committed the ultimate sin of denying he knew Christ, not once, not twice, but three times, yet he was the first one to enter the empty tomb of Jesus Christ after His resurrection, he was used by God to bring the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the whole known world in the book of Acts, he wrote two books in the New Testament, and was used by God to be a key leader in the early church. Just based upon their behaviour and actions, none of these servants of the Lord should be in Heaven. But I can assure you that they are, not based upon their behaviour but based upon their belief in Jesus Christ - the Messiah. Whitney Houston, by the accounts of several of her friends and by her own words, believed in Jesus Christ and loved Him all the way to the end of her life.

After a week of gathering information on her spiritual life, I am convinced that I will see Whitney in Heaven, along with Moses, David, Samson, and Peter. The question today is will I see you in Heaven? Dr. John MacArthur, who is a biblical scholar, said, "Heaven is a place more wonderful than we can ever begin to imagine. It is a place of joy and beauty, of peace and happiness that will never end." (end of quote) Just last night, after looking at a broadcast regarding Whitney Houston, they showed the movie "The Bodyguard", which Whitney Houston starred in with Kevin Costner. For the first time I watched that movie, and to my surprise, it was a good movie, and I told my family that Heaven will be like a great movie that never ends. Dr. John MacArthur continues by saying, "Heaven is also a place where there will be no sin or suffering, no sorrow or pain. Heaven is the place where we will have perfect joy, perfect peace, perfect knowledge, and live in perfect comfort. We will love God perfectly and will be loved perfectly by Him. His love will engulf us forever." Will I see you in this beautiful place called Heaven? If you were to die today and you're not sure that you would go to this place called Heaven where not only Moses, David, Samson, and Peter are, but where I believe Whitney Houston is, allow me to show you how you can be sure right now:

2. Accept the fact that there is a penalty for sin. The Bible states in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death..."

"For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Congratulations on doing the most important thing in life and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!

Remember, friend, Believe by faith. Share the faith. and Keep the faith!

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Album: I Look To You

Artist: Whitney Houston

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Your Tomorrow Could Very Well be Today

2012-02-19T23:21:52Z

GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE

with Daniel Whyte III

Allow me to read the words of a song titled "Tomorrow" written and sung by The Winans. I had not heard this song in a long time until Saturday at Whitney Houston's homegoing service.

Jesus said, "Here I stand

Won't you please let me in?"

And you said, "I will tomorrow"

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Jesus said, "I am He who supplies all your needs

And you said, "I know, but tomorrow

Ooh, tomorrow, I'll give my life"

Tomorrow, I thought about today

But it's so much easier to say"

Tomorrow, who promised you tomorrow

Better choose the Lord today

For tomorrow very well might be too late

And who said tomorrow would ever come for you

Still you laugh and play and continue on to say, "Tomorrow"

Forget about tomorrow, won't you give your life today

Please don't just turn and walk away

Tomorrow, tomorrow is not promised

Don't let this moment slip away

Your tomorrow could very well begin today.

These are the words to a famous song written by Carvin Winans and Deborah Winans, and first sung by Carvin and his brothers Marvin, Michael, and Ronald in 1984. Carvin, Marvin, and their youngest brother, BeBe Winans sung this song again at Whitney Houston's homegoing service on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey at the New Hope Baptist Church.

The words to this song are a powerful reminder to all of us that tomorrow is not promised us. James 4:13-14 states, "Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." I am sure that Whitney Houston looked forward to attending her music mentor, Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party in the days before her death. She even told him that she was working on getting her voice back and that she would be "ready by August". By many accounts she was looking forward to the future and to doing what she loved to do and spending time with her precious daughter, Bobbi Kristina. And for those of you who think that Whitney Houston had a death wish or a suicidal mentality, I assure you that the last thing on earth she wanted to do was die with her daughter just turning 18 years old. But "tomorrow" never came for Whitney Houston. Tomorrow is not promised to come for you or for me. Since today is all we have, this moment is all we have, the question is if you were to die today, are you ready to meet your Creator? Apparently, Whitney Houston was ready to meet Jesus Christ. Somewhere in her young life, she decided to believe in Jesus Christ. She loved Him and she knew that He loved her. She did not put off believing in Jesus until "tomorrow". 2 Corinthians 6:2 states, "now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation."

Dear friend, many people who were alive yesterday are dead this morning. Many people who thought they would be here today are not here. So, "Don't let this moment slip away." Don't put off accepting Christ until tomorrow or until some other time. "Your tomorrow could very well be today." If you want to be ready to meet your Creator as Whitney Houston was, allow me to show you how:

John 3:16 reads, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

"For God so loved the world" means that if you are in the world, God loves you. No matter who you are, where you are, or what you have done, God loves you.

God loves you more than you love yourself. He loves you so much so "that He gave His only begotten Son." His only begotten son is Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins and for mine, He was buried, and on the third day, He rose from the dead.

"that whosoever believeth in Him", whosoever means anybody of any race, any color, any belief system, or any socio-economic status can believe on Jesus Christ.

"should not perish, but have everlasting life." if you believe on Jesus Christ as your Saviour, you will not perish in hell, instead you will have everlasting life in heaven with God.

The Bible also says in Romans 10:9 and 13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.... For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."

Dear friend, if you are willing to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation, please pray with me this simple prayer: Heavenly Father, I realize that I am a sinner and that I have done some bad things in my life. For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me of my sins. I now believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ died for me, was buried, and rose again. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life today. Amen.

Congratulations on doing the most important thing in life and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!

Remember, friend, Believe by faith. Share the faith. and Keep the faith!

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Album: Tomorrow

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In Celebration of Black History Month, Christian Book Company Sells Ebooks on Amazon Kindle for Only 99-Cents

2012-02-10T21:47:25Z

In celebration of black history month, Black Christian Book Company (www.BlackCBC.com), is presenting nearly 100 inspiring Christian books written by Christian authors that are on sale for 99 cents only on Amazon Kindle. This sale lasts for a limited time. Readers can download these books on their iPhone, Android, iPad, Windows Phone, Blackberry, or PC through Amazon's Kindle reading apps.

]]> The books in this sale will be of benefit to people from all walks of life - children, young adults, women, men, pastors, teachers, parents, fiction lovers and anyone who just wants to read an inspiring book based upon the Word of God. Many of these books are directed towards young people to help them become great historymakers. Some of the bestselling books included in this sale are:

1. Dialogue with My Daughters by Jeffrey A. Johnson Sr.

2. Letters to Young Black Men by Daniel Whyte III

3. Healing Our Broken Village by Dr. Frederick D. Haynes III

4. Successfully Raising Young Black Men by Kevin D. Barnes Sr.

5. God Is Greater Than Family Mess by Joey Johnson

6. God's Got My Back by Rudolph W. McKissick Jr.

7. Who's Renting Space in Your Head? by C. NaTasha Richburg

8. Wisdom for Women of Worth and Worship by Natalie A. Francisco

9. Letters to Young Black Women by Daniel Whyte III

10. When Faith Fights by Shay Bills

The complete list of books and direct links to their Kindle pages are available at this link: http://www.blackchristianbookcompany.com/bcbc2/99-cent-sale.

Each of these books are also available through Amazon Kindle's Lending Library program. For Prime members of Amazon.com only, this program allows readers to choose from thousands of books to borrow for free as frequently as a book a month, with no due dates. Each Kindle page for the books in this sale includes information about the lending library. More information about the Kindle Lending Library program is available at this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000739811.

Take advantage of this sale on great Christian books today and be encouraged and inspired to live your best life now. This sale will last for a limited time only.

Giants' and Patriots' Players say their Relationship With God is More Important than the Super Bowl

2012-02-06T16:08:40Z

THE GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE

with Daniel Whyte III

The New York Giants and the New England Patriots will meet today in Indianapolis for Super Bowl 46. And for so many Americans, this is almost the biggest event of the year. But some of the men who play on the field will be quick to tell you that football -- even the Super Bowl -- is not the main thing in life.

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Devin Thomas, a wide receiver for the New York Giants who was a decisive player in the NFC Championship Game that sent the Giants to the Super Bowl says, "Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and I put Him first. He's given me this opportunity to showcase on a large scale about the work He has done in my life."

Danny Woodhead, running back for the New England Patriots and two time Harlon Hill Trophy Winner, says "Without my relationship with Christ nothing else really matters. This is obviously the greatest situation to be in in football and in my athletic career but my faith comes first."

Prince A-mu-ka-ma-ra, cornerback for the New York Giants, says "My faith has helped me because I know it's an audience of one and that I'm just performing for Jesus."

Matthew Slater, wide receiver and special teams captain for the New England Patriots, says, "I'm a true believer that God is in control. You know, Romans 8:28 says that God is going to work everything together for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. So, you have to at the end of the day just trust the plan. And trust that we don't always know what the plan is but it's not up to us to know what the plan is. It's God's plan."

Hakeem Nix, wide receiver for the New York Giants and one time NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month, says "I'm all in. I'm all in with Christ ... He put me here to exalt Him and humble myself."

Deion Branch, wide receiver for the New England Patriots, two time Super Bowl Champion, and one-time Super Bowl MVP, says "Life is bigger than football. You can't do this forever. What I'm going to be is a God-fearing Christian."

This is the "Chief of Sinners," Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International. These six football players realize that there is more to life than football -- they realize that the most important thing in life is knowing Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and following God's plan for their lives. Just like they gave their lives to Christ, may I encourage you to do the same. Here is how:

2. Accept the fact that there is a penalty for sin. The Bible states in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death..."

Congratulations on doing the most important thing in life and that is accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour!

Believe by faith. Share the faith. and Keep the faith! God Bless You!