Tony Alamo, September 7, 2026

Tony Alamo E256 How To Have God's Life Living In You Part 154, Dry Bones and Jim Webb's Prison Letter Tony Alamo devotes program 256 to his written testimony "Dry Bones," a prison letter from former Shell Oil comptroller Jim Webb, who defended him at his tax trial, and an extended run of gospel music, closing with two calls to salvation. Opening Prayer and Orchestra Performance Tony Alamo opens the broadcast by identifying it as part 154 of his series How to Have God's Life Living in You and program number 256. He leads an opening prayer, asking that his testimony and the anointing of the Holy Spirit bring salvation to the unsaved and strengthen believers, and tells listeners that his co-host Sharon will later explain four ways to receive a free copy of the program on tape or CD. The Tony and Susan Alamo Christian Church Orchestra then performs King of Kings. Afterward, Alamo recalls that the orchestra and choir once provided background music for a Warner Brothers film called Journey Through the Past, recorded at the church by producer Wally Heider's crew. He describes the congregation's eight weekly services at its Saugus, California location, inviting anyone hungry for the Word of God, or simply hungry, to attend. Jim Webb's Letter From Prison Alamo turns to testimonies, focusing on a letter from Jim Webb, the former comptroller for Shell Oil who testified as a defense witness during Alamo's tax trial and, in Alamo's account, proved that the ministry owed no back taxes because it was tax exempt and every dollar went toward the gospel and supporting hundreds of workers. Webb is now himself imprisoned, and Sharon reads his letter aloud. In it, Webb reflects on regret over not defending himself more fully, describes feeling like a legal slave under the government, and says his prison research into the history of the Bible, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam only strengthened his faith in Jesus. Alamo responds throughout, framing the outcome of his trial as the result of slander and false witnesses rather than evidence, and connects the ordeal to his broader belief that end-times prophecy points toward a one-world government run through Rome, a claim he presents as his own scriptural interpretation rather than established fact. The Dry Bones Conversion Testimony Sharon then reads Dry Bones, Alamo's written testimony of his conversion some 42 years earlier. Writing under his birth name, Bernie Hoffman, Alamo describes a life centered on the marketing and record industries, where he shaped the careers of well-known singers and actors and considered himself successful and self-sufficient, with no belief in God. He recounts a supernatural encounter in a Beverly Hills office in 1964, in which he felt the presence and voice of God sweep through his body and command him to tell others about Jesus Christ's return. He describes being shown visions of heaven and hell, crying out for mercy, and feeling the power of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit enter him, washing away his sins. The testimony closes with an invitation for listeners to pray for salvation, framing the vision of Ezekiel's valley of dry bones as a picture of spiritual deadness that Christ's gospel can bring back to life. A Salvation Prayer and Gospel Music Alamo leads listeners in a spoken salvation prayer, inviting them to confess belief in Jesus Christ, ask for forgiveness, and receive assurance of salvation. He urges new believers to avoid bitterness and to keep reading the Word of God so sin does not separate them from the Lord again. The program then moves into an extended block of music, opening with Have Thine Own Way, Lord, a song Alamo recorded himself. He follows with I, John, made with J.D. Sumner and the Stamps and inspired by the Book of Revelation, and then Run On, another recording with Sumner and the Stamps, which Alamo introduces by saying people can run from accountability for a long time but the Lord still sees everything. Alamo tells listeners he is filling the program with music because his testimony this week is, in his words, short and sweet, leaving time to return to scripture reading before the hour ends. Comparing His Testimony to the Apostle Paul With time remaining, Alamo has Sharon read from Galatians chapter one, and he compares his own conversion to the Apostle Paul's, noting that both men were transformed suddenly and neither received their calling through other people. He recalls seeing well-dressed people in New York handing out religious tracts and feeling certain such a life would be his worst nightmare, only to find himself living it after his encounter with God. Alamo describes giving up a successful record career and years without steady income, and recounts how he and his late wife Susie first built their congregation from a house of drug users who were saved and flushed away their narcotics. As Sharon continues reading Paul's account of receiving the gospel directly rather than from Jerusalem's apostles, Alamo warns that visions must always be tested against scripture, since Satan can imitate revelation, and insists that any true instruction from God will never contradict the Bible's moral commands. Closing Prayer and Contact Information Near the end of the hour, Alamo leads a second salvation prayer, again inviting listeners to ask Jesus into their hearts and giving assurance that anyone who calls on the Lord's name is saved. Sharon then gives four ways for listeners to request a free copy of the program on tape or CD: through the website alamoministries.com, by writing to Tony Alamo Christian Ministries at its Texarkana, Texas post office box, or by calling or faxing the ministry's Arkansas-area phone numbers. Alamo closes by reminding listeners to tune in tomorrow for another message, signing off as World Pastor Tony Alamo with his customary blessing. The broadcast ends with a musical performance of The Robe of Calvary, credited to his late wife, Susie Alamo, singing with the Stamps Quartet, closing out an episode built largely around Alamo's own written testimony, letters from supporters, and a heavy rotation of gospel recordings.