WELCOME
WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY. OUR NEXT GUEST HAS SPENT 30
YEARS AS A CHURCH PASTOR AND
TOLD CHURCH MEMBERS HE WANTED
TO CELEBRATE IN PART BY
SPENDING A MINUTE WITH DEBORAH.
THAT IS HIS WIFE'S NAME.
EVERYBODY WAS LIKE, THAT'S SO
SWEET.
SWEET.
SWEET. BUT HE MET THE DEBORAH ON GREAT
DAY HOUSTON.
DAY HOUSTON. THAT IS AN EASY WISH TO GRANT.
HE IS HERE WITH THE MAN WHO
HELPED THIS HAPPENED.
HELLO THERE.
HELLO THERE. [ APPLAUSE ] I SAW YOU IN A
STORE AND YOU SAID CAN YOU MAKE
SOMETHING HAPPEN FOR ME?
WHAT WAS HE SAYING?
>> IN THE LEADERS MEETING HE
MENTIONED THAT ONE GREAT THING
WOULD BE FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO
BE INTERVIEWED BY YOU.
>> WHY WAS THAT?
>> DEBORAH, I AM A NATIVE
HOUSTONIAN.
HOUSTONIAN. I GREW UP HERE AND YOUR BUBBLY,
POSITIVE ENERGY, I HAVE ALWAYS
LIKED AND ADMIRED YOU FROM A
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE.
DISTANCE. AND WANTED TO BE ON YOUR SHOW.
>> AND HERE YOU ARE.
YOU STARTED YOUR CHURCH IN THE
LIVING ROOM.
LIVING ROOM. >> OCTOBER 3 SUNDAY 1989.
FOUNDED IT, PREACHED MY FIRST
SERMON.
SERMON.
SERMON. 30 YEARS LATER, IT WAS A
JOURNEY OF FAITH.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> SOMETIMES WE THINK WE CAN'T
DO SOMETHING.
DO SOMETHING. IN YOUR LIKE, I TO PREACH THE
WORD AND START IN MY LIVING
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. >>
ROOM. >> ACTUALLY, MY GOAL WAS TO BE
IN THEATER ARTS, I WANTED TO BE
AN ACTOR.
AN ACTOR.
AN ACTOR. I ALWAYS SAY DONE SELL IS
MAKING ALL MY MONEY.
BUT GOD HAD OTHER PLANS.
HE GABION AUDIENCE AND A STAGE,
PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL OF JESUS
CHRIST.
CHRIST.
CHRIST. IT IS DEALING WITH PEOPLE,
NURTURING LIVES AND
ENCOURAGING, AND WE NEED THAT.
>> WE ARE ONLY AS GOOD AS THE
LEADING MAN OR WOMAN IN THE
CHURCH.
CHURCH.
CHURCH. WHAT MAKES HIM SO VIBRANT?
>> HE SPEAKS THE TRUTH.
YOU CAN DEFINITELY BE AWARE
THAT YOU WILL GET WHAT YOU NEED
WHEN YOU COME.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU
AREN'T OF POLICE OFFICER.
-- YOU ARE A POLICE OFFICER.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HE TAKES ME FROM WEEK TO WEEK.
I CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SUNDAY
HEARING SOMETHING THAT WILL
MAKE IT LAST FOR THE WEEK.
AND I'M COMING BACK NEXT SUNDAY
TO HEAR MORE.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> WHAT MAKES YOU SO PROUD OF
THE 30 YEARS?
>> TO START WITH NOTHING BUT
FAMILY AND GOD AND TO TRUST GOD
FOR EVERY PHASE OF THE
MINISTRY.
MINISTRY.
MINISTRY. MOVING INTO A WAREHOUSE, OFFICE
PARK FOR THREE YEARS.
BOUGHT ST. MICHAEL'S LUTHERAN
CHURCH FOR SEVEN YEARS.
BUILT A MULTI-COMMUNITY CENTER.
AND NEXT MONTH ON THE THIRD
SUNDAY WILL BE THE 30th
CELEBRATION.
CELEBRATION. >> OVER THAT 30 YEARS YOU HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND THAT IS WHAT IT IS ALL
ABOUT, THE JOURNEY IN THE FACE.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS.
>> IT IS. WE LIVE BY FAITH AND WALK BY
FAITH.
FAITH.
FAITH. THERE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGES
ALONG THE WAY, BUT I BELIEVE
GOD NEVER CALL SOMETHING LET'S
IT IS ALREADY COMPLETE WITHIN
HIM.
HIM.
HIM. >>
HIM. >> THE OTHER THING COME OF
OURSE,
OURSE, IS
OURSE, IS SOMETIMES PEOPLE
THINK
THINK I
THINK I BELIEVE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE PERFECT AND RIGHT.
NO.
NO.
NO. THERE
NO. THERE ARE CHALLENGES ALONG THE
WAY, YOU JUST KNOW HOW TO
HANDLE THEM BECAUSE YOU KNOW
YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE EXPERIENCE IS PART OF THE
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY.
JOURNEY. SO OFTEN WE LOCK IN ON THE
DESTINATION.
DESTINATION. >> WE WANT TO SAY GOOD MORNING
TO THE WOMAN WHO BROUGHT YOU
INTO THIS WORLD, YOUR MOM OVER
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> THAT IS MY 85-YEAR-OLD
MOTHER.
MOTHER.
MOTHER. [
MOTHER. [ APPLAUSE ] AND YOUR WIFE
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH.
DEBORAH. MINE IS SPELLED LIKE THE
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