THE SANCTUARY: Bro. Scott Graham's New Church - Page 6

#51 03-10-2007, 12:25 AM

Great service! Was thrilled for the Grahams / Dugas' during the service tonight. What a testimony to their faithfulness!

I thought the service was great and Bro. Stan Gleason did a good job preaching.

#52 03-10-2007, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Steadfast

I'm presently in St. Louis with Bro. Scott Graham. Just took a tour of his new Church and all I can say is... WOW. Amazing. Perhaps the most functional, spacious building that I've ever seen.

It's amazing. Simply beautiful!

After the tour my wife and I had dinner with Bro. & Sis. Graham at Bahama Breeze... never been to one and it was good!

Dedication is tomorrow night. Ought to be great!

How very interesting for me to receive this news.

When I was a boy I attended church with Scott while he attended the University of Illinois. It was/is a very small church. To make a long story short, I backslide at age 12. After about 16 years in the pig pen I returned to that little church and was healed. Within two weeks or so I was in a service across town on a Friday or Saturday night.

Who was preaching? Bro. Scott Graham.

Of course, still intoxicated from my prodigal return, I was amazed at God's precision. What's more?

While I was in the altar praying I was surrounded by men of God that tried to pray me through again. I felt something powerful taking place. As that time drew to an end I found a man standing behind me.

No, it wasn't Scott. It was our pastor from those days in the little church. The last time I saw him, he excommunicated me in a joint effort with my mother and stepfather to sacrifice me in hopes of saving my three siblings from me and my father. The irony was thick, the forgiveness thicker. My siblings are still lost, pray for us.

It was quite the homecoming. I was glad and inspired to see Scott's progression. I wish him the best and pray that he continually finds and continues strong in God's will for his life.

Thanks for the update, God Bless, Theo.

Sherri · #53 03-10-2007, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Steadfast

We've been close for years... he's been there as long as I've known him.

I think he was the youth man there for a while... then was made District Youth Pres... then Promotions Director for the National Youth Division... and then National Youth President.

As I recall he came to Bible College from Illinois and has pretty much been at the Church ever since.

He went to U of I, then to Gateway. After Gateway, he was at Ed Lucas's church in Vandalia, IL at one point, at Dan Batchelor's church at one point, evangelized for a while, and then he went to Bro. Dugas's while he was at Headquarters. He and his family got really involved there, and when he left HQ, they stayed there and he eventually went on staff. I think I have the order of all these things mixed up after Gateway, but he worked them all in at some point of his life.

Sherri · #54 03-10-2007, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Annie

I was reading on their site about Sis.Dugas...no updates since first part of Feb,...how is she doing???

She absolutely looked amazing last night! She told me that she is just riding on the prayers of people all over the world. She is tired alot, and taking treatments, but she looks good. She had a hat on, but she has hair around the front, enough to make cute curls around the hat. She's lost a lot of weight since I'd seen her, but I think she actually did that before she got sick.