Nationwide tour is a must-see musical tribute to the Father of Modern Gospel   

LOS ANGELES, Calif.  — The Andraé Crouch All-Star Tribute Tour “Let The Church Say Amen” has been rescheduled to kick off March 20 in Birmingham, Alabama, featuring guest performances by some of Gospel’s top artists, including CeCe Winans, Marvin Winans, Israel Houghton, DeLeon Richards, Marcus Cole, Keith Staten, Vonnie Lopez, Leon Timbo and jazz artist Gerald Albright among others. The nationwide tour hits 10 major markets for its initial run, with more dates to be announced, in honoring GRAMMY® Award winning Gospel music legend Andraé Crouch.  Crouch, who is widely recognized as the Father Of Modern Gospel, recently fell ill which led to the postponement of the tour’s initial run.

Says Crouch: “I am excited that the tour will go on and I am honored that Mano Hanes and such an incredible group of singers would take the time to pay tribute to me. To God Be The Glory for the things He has and continues to do.”
Crouch’s twin sister Sandra Crouch echoes: “We are overwhelmed by the cards, calls and prayers that have come from all around the world and ask that you continue to keep my brother in your prayers.”
Says Luther “Mano” Hanes, CEO/President of Riverphlo Entertainment and tour producer:  “I am excited to be able to move forward with the vision God has given me to bring together artists that not just know the music of Andraé Crouch but were a part of the legacy of Andraé Crouch.  We believe that this tour will for some remind them of some of the most powerful songs ever written and for others introduce them to the person that not only changed my life but also on whose shoulders a lot of the success and universal appeal of Gospel Music rests.”

The “Let the Church Say Amen” Celebration Tour will make stops in: Birmingham, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, New Orleans, Richmond, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Produced by Riverphlo Entertainment (Mano Hanes), the “Let The Church Say Amen” Celebration Tour pays homage to the living legend’s illustrious career spanning over five decades. With seven Grammy Awards, six GMA Dove Awards and an Academy Award nomination for The Color Purple, Andraé is a highly respected member of the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Andraé’s songs have been recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to Paul Simon, and he has worked as a producer and arranger with many of music’s top artists, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Quincy Jones, Diana Ross, Elton John, and many others. Andraé can also be heard on Michael Jackson’s hit singles “Man in the Mirror,” “Keep the Faith,” “Will You Be There” and “Earth Song.”

“LET THE CHURCH SAY AMEN” CELEBRATION TOUR DATES

Friday, March 20                    Birmingham, AL                      Alabama Theater
Sunday, March 22                  Charlotte, NC                         Bojangles’ Coliseum
Monday, March 23                 Atlanta, GA                             Cobb Energy Center
Thursday, March 26               Orlando, FL                            CFE Arena
Saturday, March 28                Miami, FL                               James L. Knight Center
Sunday, March 29                  Tampa, FL                              Sun Dome
Friday, April 3                          New Orleans, LA                   Waterfront Theater
Thursday, April 16                  Richmond, VA                        Altria Theater
Sunday, April 19                     Philadelphia, PA                    Liacouras Center
Monday, April 20                    Washington D.C.                    Constitution Hall

For more information please visit:  http://sayamentour.com

by Jerry Kingery

Joseph Made Ruler

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river:
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:  And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine:
And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known that they had eaten them; but they were still ill favoured, as at the beginning. So I awoke.
And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:  And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them:  And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh is one: God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do.
The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up after them are seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.
This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh: What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh.
Behold, there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt:  And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;
And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.  Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years.
And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt; that the land perish not through the famine.  And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.  And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:
Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

from Genesis 41

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… Fear ye not, stand still,
and see the salvation of the Lord …
Exodus 14:13b

Happy New Year, Dear Readers! Another one has come and gone. The Lord has granted us this moment in time to rejoice and know that He “does all things well” (Mark 7:27). We can take no credit for the good that God does on our behalf. All honor and glory belongs to Him. We must remember that “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). So in the coming days, when the world systems are crumbling around us, and with our own country threatened on every side with evil, not only from without, but from within – our God is still commanding this ship and He can do no wrong. He will prevail and we will arrive safely Home if we know Him in full pardon of sin.
In 2015, we will continue to explore the Dispensations. Following “Promise” came the Dispensation of the Law, which covers an immense amount of space and time, from the giving of the law at Mt. Sinai to the death of Christ at Mt. Calvary. God has miraculously led his children with that pillar of cloud in the daylight hours and the pillar of fire in the darkest night. Can you imagine their comfort levels knowing that those “pillars” were a wall of defensive protection between them and Egypt’s armies? God rolled back the waters of the Red Sea so they could kick up a little powdery dust as they safely tramped to the other side.
Does that boggle your mind? That’s okay, because our Creator God has already done matchless wonders with the Creation of Heaven and Earth, and we have never ceased to be amazed at that. He has already taken the Children through the fires and the flood as only He could do. He has already given them the warrior’s armor which they would use time and again across this Dispensation of the Law.
And to us of the Church Age, He has given Ephesians 6:12-13. “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore, take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to
stand …. ” Keep reading to the end of the chapter and receive your spiritual armor for the journey.
God has made a way of escape for Israel (Exodus 15:11-21). They are now in the shadow of Sinai, camped, being organized into a great Nation. God intervenes, bringing them out of bondage and into freedom. Israel’s national history begins as God gives the Commandments, Judgments, and Ordinances of which giving the Law at Sinai is an important part.
The Law teaches them how to approach a Holy God with sacrificial offering, and it gives them an understanding of the “Blood.” The people are required to listen to the awesome thundering voice of God. They are fearful and begged Moses: “… let not God speak with us, lest we die” (Exodus 20).
We of the Church Age, the Dispensation of Grace, must be thankful to a Holy God for allowing us to be born in such a time as this, for our Redeemer has come, and we have been set free from the bondage of the Law, from the bondage of sin and shame, and we can come boldly to the throne of grace without Abraham, without Isaac, without Jacob, and without Moses. Our Intercessor gives us that right and privilege because the Law has been nailed to the Tree. God’s Word is from His mouth to our ears because of Calvary, and in the name of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, and through the power of the Holy Spirit, we come boldly to that throne.
Next time, we will cover the last half of the Dispensation of the Law in a nutshell. Until then, I pray God’s richest blessings for a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Victor W. Baugh, Sr., Th.D., Ph.D.
Pastor, St. Luke AME Church
Havana, AL
Author of The Anchor Holds, Victor’s Story
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That Grace May Abound Ministries International ©2014

The Old Man
Many believers do not understand the Adamic nature that every born again believer has to contend with, that is why the Word of God teaches every believer to do not be conformed to the pattern of this world; be transformed by the renewing of the mind, as Romans 12:1-2 clearly states.
The renewing of the mind is a process, and it happens as one gives himself to the obedience of the Word of God. Joshua 1:8 points out how to get started, and Jesus points out in Luke 9:23, he who chooses to follow Jesus, obeys Scripture. Ephesians 4:22 says the old man is corrupt. After Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, he fell from light to darkness, and oh what a fall, and every person born, since that time was born with a sinful nature. When one accepts Jesus he receives a regenerated spirit, then he/she becomes a new creation in Christ Jesus. II Corinthians 5:17 says, “If any man is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things become new. Now is the time to accept Jesus as your everlasting Saviour. AMEN!
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