her mother-in-law, because she did. This lady forgave her mother-in-law and began to pray for her. The little girl was fine until a few days later when she suffered another seizure. This time the mother simply said, “Satan, I’m walking in love. Take your hands off my child.” The seizure stopped and the girl never again suffered another attack. I remember going to one of Dad Hagin’s meetings expecting to hear about his visions and latest revelations from God. Instead, he preached a message about forgiveness and walking in the God kind of love. I thought, “That is not my problem.” As he continued preaching, I realized I did have a problem with unforgiveness. At the end of the service, he called for those who needed to repent to stand to their feet. I was sitting in the minister’s section and thought there is no way I am going to do that – that would be embarrassing. But I knew I needed to respond so I stood up, repented, and decided, “I’m going to walk in love whether anyone else does or not.” It was a small adjustment, but it made a big difference. In fact, in just 30 days, I was out of debt as a direct result of my decision to forgive and to walk in the love of God. Does it pay to forgive? Yes, it does! Faith works by love. u Permission Granted Mark Hankins Ministries PO Box 12863 Alexandria, LA 71315 318-767-2001 contact@markhankins.org 16 GLAD TIDINGS JUNE 2025 5. Store car keys and fobs out of a child's reach and teach children that a vehicle is not a play area. Everyone — Including Bystanders Secure Your Car Always lock your car when you aren't using it. Even if you don't have a child of your own, a child in your neighborhood could get into your unlocked vehicle. Over 230 children have died from vehicular heatstroke since 1998 because they gained access to a vehicle and became trapped. Act Fast. Save a Life. If you see a child alone in a locked car, act immediately and call 911. A child in distress due to heat should be removed from the vehicle as quickly as possible and rapidly cooled. u STOP-LOOK-LOCK - Con’t ... position as new head at UC, Sanders praised God. "Out of all the persons in the world, God chose me," Sanders said. "For that, I thank Him; for that, I love Him; for that, I magnify Him; for that, I glorify Him; for that, I praise Him; for that, I owe Him. Each and every day, I'm trying to please Him." Since then, he has made it a point to incorporate faith-based practices into his coaching. Sanders, also known as Coach Prime, has invited different Christian speakers and chaplains to address the team. Recently, Hollywood star and newly licensed minister Denzel Washington spoke to the team a few days into spring training. "Don't rely on it for your happiness. Rely on the Almighty. Do not rely on this world for your happiness, because it'll tell you Tuesday that they love you, and Wednesday that they hate you. Probably said that about your team. It's not consistent," Washington told the team, as documented by The Pregame Network. "Hey, remember this fellas. Today is an opportunity to be the best you, that you can be," Washington added. "Whatever comes your way, whatever obstacles come your way, what an opportunity to overcome them and do better." It was a bold move for Coach Prime as he recently came under fire from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The Wisconsin-based secular activist group took issue with Sanders' decision to invite chaplain Pastor E. Dewey Smith to speak to the football team and offer a prayer after a win against Baylor University last year. The group sent a letter to Colorado's Executive Vice Chancellor Patrick T. O'Rourke claiming Sanders' invitation was a form of "religious coercion" and violated the rights of players and staff who do not share the same religious beliefs. FFRF demanded the school take action to protect the First Amendment rights of studentathletes. "Sanders needs to understand that he was hired to coach football, not to force student-athletes to engage in his preferred religious practices. He must cease infusing the football program with Christianity," the anti-religion group said in a statement. Sanders pushed back and sought legal counsel from First Liberty Institute, a non-profit legal group. First Liberty urged O'Rourke and the school to ignore "FFRF's legally incorrect letters." "FFRF fumbled the law," said First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel Keisha Russell. "The United States has a robust and widely recognized tradition of both public prayer and chaplain programs dating back to the Continental Congress in 1776." "This rich precedent demonstrates that the University's program joins the long-standing American tradition that welcomes the participation of chaplains within a variety of America's public spaces—or, as the case may be, even a locker room. Coach Sanders and the University of Colorado should ignore FFRF's hail Mary," she continued. The group added that the courts have upheld chaplaincy programs as constitutional in many different contexts including state legislatures, military chaplaincy programs, prisons, and hospitals. As CBN News previously reported, that was not the first time FFRF targeted Sanders. In 2023, the group accused Sanders of "inappropriate and unconstitutional actions" after receiving complaints from Colorado residents over the handling of faith and football. In a letter to Chancellor Phil DiStefano, the group claimed "constitutional concerns" and "potential religious coercion through the football program." As a result, the college's Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance met with Sanders to address issues, including "guidance on the boundaries in which players and coaches may and may not engage in religious expression." In a Feb. 1 response, school administrators said Sanders was "very receptive to this training and came away from it with a better understanding of the University of Colorado's policies and the requirements of the Establishment Clause." Still, the intimidation has not stopped him from expressing his faith in Christ. Almost daily, Sanders uses his platform to share faith-based words of wisdom or praise God. "Hold on everything will be ok. God got this," he wrote last week. Hold on everything will be ok. God got this. #CoachPrime "Without conflict there's no wisdom gained nor is there understanding! Let's thank God for allowing all for us to grow & go. Some of the greatest decisions we make comes after conflict & dysfunction. Use whatever it may be Lord. We trust u," he said on X the following day. u COACH SANDERS - Con’t LOVE - Con’t ... a shadow because life would overcome death. Light overcomes shadows. The definition of turbid (Webster’s Dictionary) relates the idea of turbulence that stirs up sediment in water so as to make it opaque. When we are traveling through our brook of Kidron, we cannot see where we are going. This is why we must learn to follow the voice of our Lord in faith, even when it seems we will drown. Jesus has marked the way for us. Actually, He is the Way! We must follow the trail He has blazed for us. His trail always ends in life. Jesus has not asked me to do anything He Himself was not willing to do. Perhaps when David wrote Psalm 23:4, he spoke of the valley of Kidron. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me.” In fact, I believe David was foremost writing prophetically the thoughts of our Lord on that dark, turbid night of His arrest. This realization began to strengthen me. It was truly Bread for my journey. I now pray it will be Bread for yours. May he who has ears to hear, understand what our Lord is teaching us. I also pray it will minister life to your spirit man. u KIDRON VALLEY - Con’t
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