Billy Graham, Evangelist to the World

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]My husband, Bob, was pastoring South Lindsay Baptist Church in Oklahoma City in 2003 when the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association announced a Crusade scheduled for later that year. George Beverly Shea would be leading a massive choir for the event and requests were made for volunteers. I was so excited to have the opportunity to attend a Crusade and to participate in the worship and praise was such an honor. It was standing room only as the Crusade set an attendance record (29,000 in one night) for the then-newly opened Ford Center.

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Today, Evangelist Billy Graham, whose ‘matchless voice changed the lives of millions’ passed away in his home in Montreat, North Carolina. William Franklin “Billy” Graham was born November 7, 1918. Graham was raised on a dairy farm in Charlotte. “Back then, “Billy Frank,” as he was called, preferred baseball to religion. ‘I detested going to church,’ he said when recalling his youth.” But in 1934, a friend persuaded him to attend a revival led by traveling evangelist Mordecai Ham and 15-year-old Graham committed his life to serving Jesus Christ.

Graham graduated from Florida Bible Institute (now Trinity College of Florida), and later, Wheaton College in Chicago. There he met and married Ruth McCue Bell, the daughter of medical missionaries in China, the summer of 1943. Graham began his ministry as a speaker for Youth for Christ and held his first evangelistic Crusade in 1947. The 1949 Los Angeles Crusade ran for eight weeks capturing the attention of hundreds of thousands of men, women, and children and that of the nation.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association was incorporated in 1950 and since that time, Graham has preached to millions all over the globe with one message. “I have one message: that Jesus Christ came, he died on a cross, he rose again, and he asked us to repent of our sins and receive him by faith as Lord and Savior, and if we do, we have forgiveness of all of our sins.”

Best known for his evangelistic missions or Crusades, Graham also prayed with Presidents from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama and was a ‘voice of hope and guidance in times of trial’.

Throughout his life, Graham lived as an ‘example of a follower of Jesus Christ. His integrity and bold faith is an inspiration to countless many. It is our prayer that the Lord will use his passing as a catalyst for revival and awakening in our world’.

“HE WHO HEARS MY WORD AND BELIEVES IN HIM WHO SENT ME … HAS PASSED FROM DEATH INTO LIFE” (JOHN 5:24 NKJV).

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YOUVERSION BIBLE APP LIVE EVENT

The YouVersion Live Event in the Bible App allows you to interact with our services on Sunday mornings using your smart phone, tablet, or laptop/desktop. By going to Events in the YouVersion Bible app, you can follow along with the sermon outline, email your notes, submit prayer requests, or give online.

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Download the FREE YouVersion Bible app.

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Choose MORE, then EVENTS.

If your device automatically reads your location, it should provide you with all of the options for churches in our area using Live Events.

If your device does not read your location, type in the zip code “74112” in the search area and you should gain access to all Live Events in our area.

Choose the Live Event with Eastwood Baptist Church below the title.

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You can see Events that have already ended, if you have saved the Event, or if you have a direct link to it. However, once an event has ended, it will no longer appear in Events search.

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March 16, 2016January 12, 2018

DAVID PHELPS FREEDOM TOUR TULSA, OK MARCH 25TH, 2016

Multiple Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist,

David Phelps To Be Featured In Tulsa

At The Eastwood Baptist Church On

March 25th, 2016

The unmistakable sound of multi-Dove and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, David Phelps, will be featured in Tulsa, OK, on Friday, March 25, at the Eastwood Baptist Church. This exciting concert event begins at 7:00pm.

Once a childhood musical prodigy from Tomball, TX, David Phelps earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Baylor University. Since then, he has become a nationally celebrated vocalist, whose gifts and talents are matched by none. Perhaps best known as the powerful tenor for the multiple Grammy and Dove Award-winning Gaither Vocal Band, Phelps is constantly building on a career that has already been groundbreaking. Emerging as a leading voice in contemporary Christian music, Phelps has been winning the hearts of audiences all over the world for more than two decades. He has performed at numerous prestigious venues across the globe, including the White House, New York’s Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House in Australia. With 14 solo albums to his credit, David’s electrifying voice has moved audiences from all walks of life,crossing generational and stylistic barriers.

This March 25 event in Tulsa, featuring David Phelps, will also include talented female vocalist, Charlotte Ritchie, as well as Phelps’ seven-piece musical entourage. Many of the songs featured during this exciting evening are included on Phelps’ recently released Freedom recording. Any music lover, regardless of sytlistic preference, will not want to miss this special evening of worship and community celebration. Make plans now to be a part of this special event with David Phelps in Tulsa, OK, at the Eastwood Baptist Church, located at 949 South 91st Avenue.

Complete information may be obtained about this eventby calling 918-836-8686 or visiting www.eastwoodtulsa.org. Ticket information is available by calling 1-800-965-9324 or by visiting www.itickets.com.

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Family Ministry

The next several months will be an exciting time for the Family Ministry at Eastwood. There are several families that will be heading to Monarch, Colorado on Spring Break for three days of snow skiing. It will be a great week of fun, fellowship and spiritual renewal. Please pray for travel safeties and a great experience for everyone going.

On Sunday, May 22nd, we will be honoring our high school and college graduates in the morning service.

If you know of any graduates who are church members that would like to attend and be honored that morning let me know as soon as possible.

Faith Week will be held on June 12th – 16th at Camp Wow this year.

Camp Wow is located off highway 75, two hours south of Tulsa. We are excited about the new chapter of Faith Week! This year’s speakers are Brandon Friebe and Doug Robbins. The worship will be led by the Jason Ellsworth Band. We are expecting around 500 campers this year. The cost is $200 a student. To check out the facilities of the camp go to campwow.

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com. Please put Faith Week on your prayer list. Pray that God moves in the hearts of all those who attend this year.

Eastwood’s Vacation Bible School is June 27th-30th.

We will host multiple locations this year.

There will be a VBS at Eastwood and another VBS at a nearby apartment complex. Please pray that God will bring us many children to VBS so they can hear the word of God.

In July the Eastwood kids will be heading off to Cross Timbers for a week of camp. The dates are July 5th – 8th. If you know of a child that would like to go contact Ms. Lujean for more information.

And lastly, the youth will be going on Choir Tour on July 15th – 22nd. They will be heading back to Van Cleave Mississippi to minister at the Homes of Grace. This will be an amazing week of ministry. So as you can see there are a lot of things going on in the Family Ministry over the next several months. Please be in prayer for all these great events. Thank you for your love and support to me and my family.

Have a great week!

Love, Bro. Doug