Stolen Grace: How God Rescued Me from the Jaws and Claws of the United Methodist Church

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Rev Dr Errol E Leslie

Stolen Grace

How God Rescued Me from the Jaws and Claws of the United Methodist Church

Rev Dr Errol E Leslie

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Errol Leslie Publishing
18 June 2024

Plays & playscripts; Religion: general; Prayers & liturgical material

"If we look closely at the people used in the Old Testament, we will notice that many of them failed God at some point. They messed up badly, and God still used them. Even in the New Testament, there are people who messed up, and God used them to build His Kingdom and church.

God has used and will continue to use ""messed-up people."" and many such are found in the genealogy of Jesus and also referenced in Hebrews 11, who were broken and really messed up.

The Bible is filled with stories of people that have struggled, stumbled, and simply failed God.

God stopped Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus, and his life would be changed and transformed forever. Paul easily became the greatest apostle of all time.

In scriptures, there are so many other persons whom God used, even though they were broken. People like Moses, David, Solomon, and Rahab show us how God is still willing to use us after we have messed up. No matter what broken state we're in, we are never beyond God's reach. We are never so far gone that God can't make us effective for His purpose. It is us as human beings who judge each other by our own personal standards and write people off as being unacceptable.

I messed up badly during ministry, but I am convinced that God still has a purpose for me and wants to continue to use me in ministry. He has already been demonstrating this to me in a clear, strong, and meaningful way.

When we are broken or feel that we have messed up, that is not the time to worry about what others may do or say since other humans can make us feel worse. Equally, it is not the time to give up and turn away from God. Rather, it is the time to draw nearer to God. That is when we should seek God all the more for direction, clarity, help, and strength. It's the time when we should, like David, ask God to create a clean heart and renew a steadfast spirit within us and restore us into the joy of His salvation."

By: Rev Dr Errol E Leslie
Imprint: Errol Leslie Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 925g
ISBN: 9798893958850
Pages: 518
Publication Date: 18 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

"Rev. Dr. Errol E. Leslie is the founding pastor of Grace and Mercy Ministries Inc. in Palm Bay, Florida where he presently resides. He is originally from Jamica and in August of 1995 along with his family he immigrated to the USA . Prior to that, he had worked as a Methodist minister in the Caribbean. After transferring to the United States, he continued his ministry at five separate congregations within the United Methodist Church in the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Florida. Early in his life, he found that he had a natural and innate love for music and drama. Over the duration of his ministry, he wrote several plays and skits with a Christian message. Among these productions are two full-length Christmas musicals which are based on the Christmas narrative as we know it from the Bible, but he added some imaginary scenes and characters which are not detailed in the biblical narrative. He is also a singer and a self-taught musician with the gift of being able to play several musical instruments. As such, for a long time, his family participated in a reggae gospel music ministry where they were able to minster in song to several audiences all over Jamaica and in several states within the USA. During the process, they were able to release three separate musical CDS. More recently, he also released a solo acapella album comprising older gospel songs. For this project, he was able to use what he deems to be his God-given gift of creating harmony to lay several separate vocal tracks using only his voice. The net effect is that on the project, he created the feel of an all-male acapella group using just his voice alone. This latest acapella CD is titled ""The Old Time Religion"" and is available on all the major musical platforms including Spotify, iTunes, Apple, and Amazon. He received his BA in theology from the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Kingston, Jamaica, in 1978 and his Doctor of Ministry (D Min) from Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, in 1991. He has written two separate books, and both were triggered or inspired by different events in his life. His latest book is the first in a series entitled CHRISTIAN BIBLE DRAMA SERIES."