Amos - The God Of Justice - Preach The Word

THE GOD OF JUSTICE
David Legge
The God Of Justice - Chapter 5
"The Sentence"
Copyright 2011
by David Legge
G
ood evening. Where does a week go? Hard to believe it's all over, almost! We're
almost finished a week of ministry under the sound of God's word morning and
evening, and I know that it's been a blessed time for me, and I hope and trust
that all of you can testify to that as we have not only met together, but I believe met
with God.
I want to thank, just before I begin my message tonight, the CPA for the invitation to
return to this convention to preach the word of God. I do count it a great privilege,
and I want to thank them for asking me to come and share in this very special
occasion. I want to thank them also for inviting the whole family, and the
accommodation that they set up for us was tremendous, and it was a real blessing to
have the family with me as I was ministering this week - it would definitely have been
very different to be running up and down from Portadown each day - but it combined
a bit of a break, especially for the children, with ministry here. We do appreciate that
very greatly.
Also the S.O.S. Club that is going on now, that have been looking after my children,
that has been a real blessing, especially for my wife, allowing her to come and enjoy
the ministry of God's word. It's a tremendous idea - so many churches, even up to
now, don't have creches, would you believe it, and it's a very blessed thing
particularly for mothers, to hear the word of God - especially when the husband and
the father is the preacher!
I really have enjoyed fellowship with the Rev Noel Darragh. He said this morning that
I was only a name to him before this convention, and he was really the same - though
his reputation went before him, and I have some friends who know him and love him
dearly, and I have grown to love him over this week in the sweet ministry that we've
had from the prophet Isaiah. I do count him now as a good friend after this week and
enjoying fellowship with him.
Thank you to you all. You know, it would be some job to stand up here and preach,
and nobody in the pews! You've been here - some of you have been here every
morning and every evening. At the door, when the preacher has given all that he can,
and he's shaking hands, it's wonderful to have your encouragement and to have the
assurance of your prayers. I do appreciate some of you intimating that you will pray
for us from here on in - and thank you for that. Some of you didn't get our prayer
letter, they ran out of them on the table, there might be some left now, we brought a
few extra and you can get that this evening. I'm sure I've forgotten to thank
someone, but forgive me for that - but we give all the praise and glory to God, don't
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