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David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson (1931 - 2011). American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, and author born in Hammond, Indiana. Raised in a family of preachers, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit at eight and began preaching at 14. Ordained in 1952 after studying at Central Bible College, he pastored small churches in Pennsylvania. In 1958, moved by a Life Magazine article about New York gang violence, he started a street ministry, founding Teen Challenge to help addicts and troubled youth. His book "The Cross and the Switchblade," co-authored in 1962, became a bestseller, chronicling his work with gang members like Nicky Cruz. In 1987, he founded Times Square Church in New York City, serving a diverse congregation until his death. Wilkerson wrote over 30 books, including "The Vision," and was known for bold prophecies and a focus on holiness. Married to Gwen since 1953, they had four children. He died in a car accident in Texas. His ministry emphasized compassion for the lost and reliance on God. Wilkerson’s work transformed countless lives globally. His legacy endures through Teen Challenge and Times Square Church.
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This sermon emphasizes the warning signs that God may be sending to America through natural disasters and economic indicators, drawing parallels to past events like the Great Depression. It highlights the importance of recognizing these signs and not being deceived by false teachings of prosperity or immunity from judgment.
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Just before the last depression, God tried to warn America with incredible storms, and then came a famine, there came a drought in the Midwest, from Texas through Oklahoma, and the great dust storms, and folks, we see the handwriting on the wall, it's happening right now while I'm, right now, 75 days without rain, the ground is cracking, opening up, and there are dust storms, they've got the red, the red storm now, the red sky over Houston, they call it, the same red sky that came just before the depression in 1929. Folks, the very same thing is happening over and over again, and somebody said, here he goes again trying to scare the daylights out of me. No. We are blind to these things. The handwriting is on the wall now. Folks, they're not going to be turning to these prosperity preachers. They will not turn to those who said, all is well. That is being preached from our Pentecostal pulpits, Baptist pulpits, evangelical pulpits, that God will never bring down America because we send missionaries. God will never judge us. Forget this talk about an economic collapse. Forget it.
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David Wilkerson (1931 - 2011). American Pentecostal pastor, evangelist, and author born in Hammond, Indiana. Raised in a family of preachers, he was baptized with the Holy Spirit at eight and began preaching at 14. Ordained in 1952 after studying at Central Bible College, he pastored small churches in Pennsylvania. In 1958, moved by a Life Magazine article about New York gang violence, he started a street ministry, founding Teen Challenge to help addicts and troubled youth. His book "The Cross and the Switchblade," co-authored in 1962, became a bestseller, chronicling his work with gang members like Nicky Cruz. In 1987, he founded Times Square Church in New York City, serving a diverse congregation until his death. Wilkerson wrote over 30 books, including "The Vision," and was known for bold prophecies and a focus on holiness. Married to Gwen since 1953, they had four children. He died in a car accident in Texas. His ministry emphasized compassion for the lost and reliance on God. Wilkerson’s work transformed countless lives globally. His legacy endures through Teen Challenge and Times Square Church.