From Covington Chaplain James…

 Last Thursday night one of our friends and long-time gym members was murdered as he was walking home from work.  Virgil Stewart was in recovery and credited the Lord’s Gym for helping him get sober more than a decade ago.  He did a lot for us, including always keeping the front of the building/sidewalks clean, donating gym supplies, and giving money to help others who couldn’t afford their gym memberships.  He will be sorely missed.  

We didn’t find out about it until the news crews started showing up at the gym late Friday morning.  Click here for the Fox 19 story. At the end of that news clip was one of our Lord’s Gym ladies who we helped get into the women’s shelter a couple weeks ago.  Once she had a stable place to live, she got a job working at the Family Dollar in our complex where Virgil worked.  Since she knew him, the reporter asked if she would go on camera.  She seized the opportunity and was able to preach a message of repentance that hit prime-time news in Greater Cincinnati that evening!

 

Additionally, I was scheduled to preach Saturday night at our church.  Per the leading of Holy Spirit, I scrapped my planned message.  I shared about Virgil and preached the simple gospel. The video of the sermon is above.

About 17 individuals came on stage to give their hearts to Jesus. 

Romans 8:28:  “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

God is good!