TO GOD BE THE GLORY! ON SUNDAY EVENING 08/31/08 I HAVE BEEN ORDAINED AN ELDER IN THE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST DURING THE 88TH HOLY CONVOCATION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PA JURISDICTION C.O.G.I.C.. I AM SO EXCITED AND OVERWHELMED THAT GOD WOULD ENTRUST ME WITH THE PRIVILEDGE AND TASK OF FULFILLING THIS OFFICE. THIS HAS BEEN A LONG BUT REWARDING PROCESS, AND I MADE IT. UMMM ELDER CHRIS GRAHAM, I'LL HAVE TO GET USED TO HEARING THAT LOL...
HEY FAMILY THIS YEAR ALONE HAS BEEN A YEAR OF MANY CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS WHICH IS JUST A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT GOD IS STILL GOD. I HAVE GROWN SPIRITUALLY AND NATURALLY. MY CD IS DOING WELL AND MINISTERING TO THE LIVES OF GOD'S PEOPLE. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL OTHER MUSIC ENDEAVORS. I'VE BEEN TRAVELING AS PART OF THE TEAM MINISTERING WITH GOSPEL HIPHOP ARTIST "DA' TRUTH" WHICH HAS BEEN BANANAS. GOD HAS OPENED MANY DOORS ALLOWING ME TO MINISTER THRU THE WORD OF GOD. PLEASE, BY NO MEANS THINK THAT THIS HAS BEEN EASY. THE PRICE HAS BEEN GREAT AND CONTINUOUS. MANY TIMES I JUST WANTED TO GIVE UP BUT THE HOLY GHOST WOULD NOT ALLOW. MY PASSION AND ZEAL FOR GOD AND WINNING SOULS WAS GREATER THEN MY OWN WILL. THE SONG THAT GOD GAVE ME "I'M IN PURSUIT" HAS HELPED ME THRU SO MUCH SERVING AS A REMINDER THAT WHERE I AM PRESENTLY IS TEMPORARY. WELL WAKING UP ON 9/1/08, REALITY KICKS IN. I'M NOW SERVING AS AN ELDER, AND TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH MORE IS REQUIRED. I MUST CONTINUE TO DO WHAT GOD HAS COMMISSIONED OF ME AND FULFILL MY DIVINE PURPOSE. IT TAKES MUCH SACRIFICING, SEPARATION, STAyING IN GOD'S WORD, AND A CONTINUOUS PRAYER LIFE. I MUST REMAIN FAITHFUL TO MY LOCAL CHURCH, AND TO ASSIST MY PASTOR IN THE BUILDING UP OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD. (MATTHEW 6:33 - BUT SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD, AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND ALL THESE THINGS SHALL BE ADDED UNTO YOU) THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS BRIEF BLOG, AND ALSO THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE CD CHRIS GRAHAM "I'M IN PURSUIT". IF YOU DIDN'T GET IT YET, CHECK IS OUT ON CDBABY.COM OR ON ITUNES. FAM THERE WILL BE MORE BLOGS TO COME. BE BLESSED.