Real Talk + Real People + Real Times Rev Hooker More to Come Romans 5 3-5

Real Talk + Real People + Real Times This sermon was a great message delivered on the final night of a 4-night community-wide revival with each pastor preaching at a different church. I preached the final night and used the Romans passage I had prayed over all year in preparation for SEJ-BMCR's Annual Meeting in Virginia.  Romans 5:1-5 Sermon Text: So we got it going on. We found God, not that God was ever lost, but we have felt the move of the Holy Spirit. We know God is real at some point; down on our knees at a revival on a morning bench, Tuesday or a Friday, we saw Jesus. Or maybe, like some of us, it took a little longer for a car accident where everyone wanted to know how you survived or a gunshot in the club, some time in the army or the pen, or a blood clot in the lung or brain.  But at some point, you discovered Jesus. You begin to say, like other church folks, trouble doesn’t always last, God is Good, and all the time, God is good! Or I walk by faith and not by sight! Come on, somebody, you got your church going on, your bible under your arm, your scripture on your desk at work, and a praise Jesus sticker on yours. The car cranks. Everything is going on wife is sweet, the children are successful your mother is healthy. And your president is black and intellectually qualified. It’s at this point our text picks up in Romans 5 in verses 1 and 2; you got it going on, but verse 3 says there’s more to come, so continue to shout praise, and I’ve come tonight to tell you there more to come to keep shouting praises. When you going through the storm, when you have your lemonade moment, keep shouting praises. Let me lift 3 points of what I’m calling real things for real-time,  and Lake CITY, WE can get back to doing the actual work of ministry. 1.  Jesus is real for all times 1. Real People Have Trouble 1. Praise is Real Talk for the faithful. Real talk,  Praise is what you give to God. ·  When you are being blessed,  praise. ·  When you feel Jesus standing in the gap for you,  praise. ·  Oh Lord, when you are in trouble,  praise. Y’all don’t hear me. Let me see if I can teach you how to fry a turkey. With All this tailgating right around the corner, there's no better time to deep fry a turkey! When a turkey is deeply fried, it's better able to hold in juices, so the end result is moist, flavorful meat with crispy skin on the outside. If your mouth is already watering, read on for everything you need to know about deep frying a turkey!