Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Ashland had prayed and planned for 200 men to attend their community-wide men’s night Feb. 23. But when the night came, God brought them more — they had 250, with more than 20 churches and five denominations represented.
After a welcome from Joseph Stanford, Mount Zion’s youth pastor and associate pastor, Pastor Jason Watkins told the crowd present that the persistence of his son, Nathan, had led to this event — Nathan had asked twice about having a joint service for local men and Royal Ambassadors, a missions program for school-age boys.
After the second time, Watkins said he realized “Jesus was trying to tell him something.”
Decisions for Christ
His son also recommended he get Paul Reynolds with Teen Challenge Alabama as the speaker after hearing him speak at his school. Nathan helped with publicity and enlisted Richie Farrow, director of missions for Carey Baptist Association, to help him.
After Reynolds finished his message, Watkins led an invitation. Three men gave their lives to Christ, and many others rededicated their life to Him. To close, T.C. Brown, youth pastor of County Line Baptist Church in Cragford, shared a message and invited everyone in attendance to take with them a challenge coin representing the whole armor of God.
Scott Brand led music during the evening.
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