A Better Covenant

Now I will be the first to admit that when I think of visiting California, I don’t think of churches, but beaches and Palm trees. We also understand that California has not been popular for its Christian values either. MacArthur is there though and that is good. To make it even worse, when you think of Compton, CA you typically envision N.W.A murder capital of the world, and Easy-E and Ice Cube (for those of us who grew up on rap music). Well today I want to erase your mind of all that and recommend that you visit Greater Union Baptist Church. The lead pastor is Ken Jones and if you ever heard of the White Horse Inn or the Miami Pastor’s Conference then you may be familiar with him. If you are not, no need to fret, I have his sermons on the side bar below. Now I love good preaching, what I love even more is good preaching sprinkled with a little urban flavor, if you know what I mean. Black preaching has been know for its charisma, energy, and liveliness, Pastor Ken brings all of this, but there is something even better, he brings it with a Reformed perspective. This brother can flat out preach and as I listned to his last sermon of Grace, I had to check the legalist in me. The brother pushed me back to the cross and I found solace in Christ’s finished work and not my ability. You know sometimes we get on a sanctified kick and tend to look at ourselves more highly than we should.  I listened to three of his sermons yesterday and will finish the rest I have on my IPOD today. I have been blessed by Pastor Ken’s teaching and I believe you will also. He has a high view of Christ, great charisma, and a thorough knowledge of the Holy Scriptures. God bless and please don’t wait too long, you will understand once your heart is blessed by the beautiful brother in the Lord.