When we started PowerPoint Ministries 17 years ago, we wanted to take the uncompromising message of the Gospel to the world. We have been blessed to witness the hand of God on this ministry. Through radio, television or the Internet, PowerPoint is seen or heard by millions worldwide, airing in more than 80 countries. Whether I am preaching this message of hope for our church family or beyond the walls of Prestonwood ... it has been and forever will be the greatest privilege of my life.
I wanted to share with you a video celebrating our 17 years in ministry. Thank you for supporting PowerPoint Ministries.
As I tweeted last night after the Rangersbeat the Tigers with a Nellie Cruz walk-off grand slam, this was the best game I have ever been to! What an incredible group of guys ... and one of them is our own David Murphy. I interviewed David just before Spring Training. I thought you'd like to have a listen...
Our Dallas Campus began last Sunday with more than 2,300 in attendance. We dreamed, prayed, worked, invited, and God blessed. The joy of unleashing this new beginning is off the charts!
Once again we say:Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen. —Ephesians 3:20-21
(A cross resembling the one on our pulpit graces the Worship Center entrance.)
This Sunday we’ll celebrate the Inaugural Service of the Prestonwood Dallas Campus!
This marks yet another milestone in the history of our church. Prestonwood has always existed to share the Gospel with those in our neighborhoods, in our country and in the outermost parts of the world. Just this summer, more than 1,000 of our church members ministered in places ranging from San Antonio and Boston to Sudan and Brazil.
But on Sunday at the Dallas Campus, our focus will be on the North Dallas community—where one million people live within a 10-mile radius. What an incredible opportunity we have been given to share the love of Christ in the community where our church was birthed 34 years ago.
Our members have a heart for Dallas, and in returning to our roots, we want to provide for those who are unchurched or disengaged, a church they can call “home.”
Our journey to this point truly has been God-directed. We had prayed about one day returning to this community, and He provided. With a lot of hard work and prayer, we are going to do great things, expecting and knowing that God will do more than we could ask or think. At the Dallas Campus, we are going to make a difference to the glory of God.
Deb and I visited the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C. last week. What an incredible experience! I was so taken by the quality of the facilities and the moving presentation of Billy’s life. Tears popped up immediately as we watched the early years of Billy’s conversion and call. Then came the Los Angeles Crusade of 1949 and soon after the world would hear the Gospel through this farm boy who grew up on a dairy farm. From those moments, we walked through the journey of the man who has preached to more people than anyone in the history of the Christian faith.
The library is not a museum but a mission to share Christ and the Good News. Walking through the library I thought about the first time I heard Billy. I was an 8-year-old boy living in a small town in Arkansas. My parents and I went to Little Rock to the 1959 Crusade. My parents went forward that day during the invitation to rededicate their lives and marriage to Christ. It was a powerful moment for me and I can still hear the refrain of Just As I Am reverberating through War Memorial Stadium.
I have always loved Billy Graham. We are not related except in Christ, but he has always been a part of my life. I love him as a brother in Christ and a model of the faith.
One day Billy will be buried beside his beloved wife, Ruth, in a beautiful spot shaded by the trees at the library property. As Deb and I stood there, we held hands and I thanked God for Billy and Ruth and their influence on millions—upon us. I left the library different than when I walked in. Humbled. Grateful. Energized to proclaim Christ.
Do yourself a huge favor and visit the Billy Graham Library as soon as you can. You will be forever glad you did.
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