There is a sin among a large segment of the Christian clergy that I find despicable.

It is the sin of not sharing with a congregation what you know to be true about the bible, same sex practice, and Christianity.

Today the temptation to minimize, revise, if not disregard the importance of doctrine, critical to the Christian faith but offensive to the world, has slithered into every crevasse of our culture.

The silence of many has enabled and continues to fuel (1) the denigration of Biblical authority (2) the loss of a coherent definition of family and (3) the exploitation of children.

Silence has and continues to fuel many now worshipping another Jesus. A Jesus which has been created by man that requires absolutely no sacrifice, makes no demands of obedience,
and is completely and totally silent when it comes to sexual sin.

The Oxford American Dictionary defines “silence” as, “absence of sound; avoidance or absence of speaking or of making a sound; the fact of not mentioning something.”

I freely admit that I remain perplexed and deeply troubled by those in the Church that are terrified, if not paralyzed by the LGBTQ movement, and want to see any further legitimization of same sex practice stopped dead in its tracks but remain hesitant and unwilling to offer ministry to those who desire to come out of the behavior.

This makes absolutely no sense.

Today, while a segment of the Church continues to consciously and deliberately avoid the subject of homosexuality, God, however, is not silent and has never been silent.

As true faithful followers of Christ Jesus, we take the Bible in its entirety or not at all. We do not have the luxury of randomly selecting portions of Scripture and discarding the rest. God’s Word is not a thing that a person can push around at their convenience.

The Bible is a Voice, a Word, the very Word of the living God.

The Church must call homosexual practice sin, and that will remain offensive to many. We cannot water down God’s Word. There is no doubt our courage will be tested, there will even be times when some must stand alone and defend what is right.

As Paul said to Timothy: “At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me” (2 Timothy 4:16).

Today, maybe more than ever, a true faithful follower of Christ Jesus has crucified his rights and is willing to be completely and fully led by God’s Spirit. He fears God, that is, he has a healthy awe and respect for God and does not take God lightly.

We, as God’s people, should not be out to advance the claims of a church, of a nation, of an ideology, but of Jesus Himself.

There can be no true compassion, integrity, and outreach if the Name, the teachings, the promises, the life, the death, the resurrection, and the transformative power of the Holy Spirit are not proclaimed – and, proclaimed to the virtually untouched mission field around the world called ‘the LGBT community.’

What is stopping so many today in defending the Authority of Scripture with regard to same sex practice?

Is it fear of being beaten in an argument? Fear of not knowing what to say? Fear of messing it all up? Such fears are groundless.

Christians are not in the business of “winning the argument.”

People are not argued into the Kingdom of God. What is eloquent and pierces a heart and soul is the personal testimony of someone whose life has been transformed by Christ. This is exactly what excites and captivates the imagination and interest.

Not being well versed or educated on LGBT issues is no excuse for remaining silent. We each have our own story to tell.

Few things are more effective than people who learn how to be “a friend (who) loves at all times” (Proverbs 17:17) while not being afraid to uphold God’s truth that “better is open rebuke than hidden love.” (Proverbs 27:5)

I would submit that the calamity and dilemma many professing Christians face today with regard to same sex practice(s) is not unlike a time when Elijah spoke and said:

“How long will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow Him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing” (1 Kings 18:21).

Today, more than ever, we are in need of Christians that will not sidestep truth or grace but offer crystal clear truth on a host of issues, including LGBT issuess, toward every person.

Frankly, this is exactly what the Church was called to be from the beginning, and it is exactly what people are looking for today. It is a Church just like this that saved my life.

Many know and understand the importance and significance of reaching the unreached peoples of the world for Christ Jesus. What about the unreached LGBT population?

We, the Christian community, have a lot to learn about bringing Jesus to LGBT identified men and women who hopefully will one day knock at the doors of our churches.

How about, “If you struggle with sexual and relational brokenness and feel trapped – there is hope!

Come on into Church and investigate the roots and causes of your struggle. We will walk with you as you look past the surface, deep into your heart, and consider God’s will for your life.”

It is the clarity of the Holy Scriptures that should compel each and every faithful follower of Christ Jesus to be a light where there is darkness, rather than hiding our witness from those who need it.

Luke 6:45 tells us, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.”

If we truly care about the eternal destination of a multitude of men and women, snared and deceived by the brokenness of same-sex attraction, we will not be silent.

Silence cannot and must not be an option.

Consider: Did God keep Himself in icy isolation from your predicament? Did He say, “They are probably all right as they are”?

The ultimate issue for the LGBT community is the same as it is for every individual. “Where do they stand? Are they dead in sin or alive in Christ?”

There are times when ‘silence’ becomes disobedience.

James 4:17: “Therefore, to him who knows the good to do and does not do it, to him it is sin” (NKJV).

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Christ Jesus has come into the world to save sinners and that through Christ’s death and resurrection, forgiveness of sins and eternal life are available to every person who repents of sin and trusts in Christ alone as Savior and Lord.

I, therefore, deny that the Lord’s arm is too short to save or that ANY sinner is beyond his reach.

That said, my considerable concern for many men and women today struggling, combating the unwanted brokenness of same-sex attraction remains…

How are they to follow the Holy Spirit when much of what God has to say regarding homosexual practice is being dismissed, disregarded and withheld? How are they to hear His voice when His words are being silenced?

Is it possible far too much of the Church is now relying on (feelings) which are very, very often completely disconnected from what the Bible says?

I have shared before it was Christians that held me to the truth and authority of Scripture throughout my discipleship. Admittedly, it was not always an easy road to travel. However, I understood they were holding me accountable because they truly had my best interest at heart. Thank God they never once lowered the bar on the truth of Scripture.

A very frightening reality hit me recently. If God’s truth had been withheld from me, what would I have been left with?

My walk, your walk with God is not about personal sensibilities. The gay Christian identity does not exist in the Kingdom of God. There is a much, much better way.

It isn’t new. It isn’t even really profound. It is the willingness and posture to let Scripture have its unhindered way. Most assuredly, humility (how we approach and receive the truth of God’s Word), is the ingredient necessary for transformation enabling you and me to give way to God’s Word, even when it is unpopular.

Romans 12:2, “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.”

But practically-speaking, how is that accomplished by someone like me that for many, many years lived life by the patterns of this world?

1. I had to agree with God that I had been greatly deceived.

2. I had to agree with God that I had been believing a lie, and I had to repent for doing so.

3. I had to allow; I needed to give God permission to show me just how destructive the lie I bought into and believed really was.

4. I had to reject the lie(s) I had believed for such a long time and then choose to believe what God says to be true.

5. I had to decide and choose to stand on the many truths God disclosed to me about myself instead of how I would normally have responded to life’s scenarios and circumstances.

By the way, all of the above-mentioned practical points often, very often, involved pushing through strong feelings and emotions that did everything they possibly could to sway me from doing what was right.

Without a doubt, the greatest battle was learning to value truth because it is true, and not just because it felt true.

“O God, make me know your ways. Teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation, and for you, I wait all the day long.” (Psalm 25:4-5)

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Much of the dysfunction in today’s modern Christianity, a dysfunction making us less fit for battle, stems from neglect of one of the two – ignorance of the truth or ignoring the truth regarding LGBT issues.

If we are to be accounted as stewards of truth (1 Corinthians 4:1-2), God grant we be found faithful in our stewardship.

– Biblically-speaking, every example of marriage is between a man and a woman. Man cannot redefine what he never originally defined.

– God says change is possible. (1 Corinthians 6:9-11).

– Biblical standards and relevant cultural witness are partners.

– To disagree or have a different belief does not = hate, bigotry or homophobic.

– God’s truth is absolute truth and those that live by His truth should be, must be engaged in the challenge of applying His unchanging standards to an ever-changing society and world.

– God’s definition of love has nothing to do with sex. True evidence of love for God results in obedience to His commands.

– Scripturally speaking, it is impossible to validate homosexual practice in any form or to any degree.

– Did God really say? Satan’s deception has always been and will always be to get you to doubt what God said.

– Grace without truth is deception and useless.

– God’s truth will outlast any lie.

– It is not possible to say we love people while saying nothing and allowing them to compromise in a life of sexual sin, unchallenged.

– Churches that offer a balance, a blend of both truth and grace, are grounded and positioned to offer powerful, dynamic ministry.

– The Rainbow belongs to God because it is the sign of a Covenant.

– One’s true identity is in Christ Jesus – not sexuality.

– “Born That Way” remains a myth, a notion, a personal opinion.

– The Gay Christian identity does not exist in the Kingdom of Heaven.

– Our society’s sexual ethics is in direct contradiction to the teaching of Scripture.

– The Bible is the Word of God and true in all that it contains.

– Clearly, the New Testament Church, was filled with repentant ex-homosexuals who found new life in Christ. (1 Corinthians 6:11).

– Homosexual practice is not the greatest sin.

– No one gets to choose that which tempts them, but we do choose how we respond to temptation.

– To call homosexuality ‘gay’ is the ultimate contradiction.

– Every time homosexuality is mentioned in Scripture, it is always in the context of a behavior, not unlike many others, God says no one is to practice.

– The Church holds the only answer there is to the on-going crisis regarding homosexual practice.

– Gay and Gospel are not compatible.

– Pro-gay theology is becoming more acceptable resulting in sound doctrine, the Bible itself, being taken less seriously.

– The Christian community must respond with unconditional love to men and women dealing with same-sex attraction, while remaining unwavering in loyalty to God’s Word.

– God’s Word never changes. God’s Word does not adapt to culture, it transcends it.

– Jesus remains the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).

“If I profess with the loudest voice and clearest exposition every portion of the truth of God except precisely that little point which the world and the devil are at the moment attacking, then I am not confessing Christ, however boldly I may be professing Christ. Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of soldier is tested.” Martin Luther

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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It is abundantly clear the on-going debate regarding same-sex practice(s) continues to be fueled by…

• Those on the left lumping anyone who disagrees with them into, “If you don’t support, you hate.”

• Meanwhile, those on the right see compromise, silence, and spinelessness in anyone who doesn’t get red-faced and militant as, “If you don’t hate, you support.”

But true dedicated faithful followers of Christ Jesus walk neither path.

We have something to say that no one else is saying or can say.

We do not claim allegiance to either the left or right camp.

True, we do not celebrate homosexual practice; we acknowledge God’s clear revealed word that it is sin but neither do we hate those who embrace homosexuality.

True care, concern and love do not collapse under social pressure.

How can you say you love people and allow them to compromise in a life of sexual sin, unchallenged?

You can’t!

Galatians 6:1-2 says, “Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Contrary to what some may believe or define as “the ultimate victory” regarding same-sex attractions – (a shift from same-sex attractions to opposite-sex attractions)…

…and while such a change would be from unnatural desires to natural ones, the battle with temptation would remain.

The theater of battle would have moved, but the fighting would remain just as fierce.

When does temptation become sin?

The book of James sheds light on this important question: “But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin.” (James 1:14-15)

There is always a time gap between conception and birth. A thought occurring in our mind can be either killed or nurtured. If it grows, it gives birth to sin. That is where our ability to choose comes into effect. We make the choice whether or not an improper heterosexual or homosexual sexual thought (temptation) will become sin.

It’s a fact that much of modern society is preoccupied, if not consumed by sex. Today, many Christian men and women are highly disturbed by their sexual feelings. For some, sexual obsession has become a form of worship. Anytime we give our hearts, minds and bodies over to remain in a state of sexual arousal, we are indeed doing exactly what the Apostle Paul talks about when he refers to worshiping created things rather than the Creator.

“Therefore, God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator – who is forever praised. Amen. (Romans 1:24-25)

As the prophet asked in Ezekiel 33:10, “How should we then live?” In a society that is so permeated by sex that even the most dedicated Christian is affected. More specifically, how does a Christian man or woman face and deal with sexual temptations?

First, we must understand and believe the clarity of Scripture that Jesus, our Savior and High Priest was tempted Himself and understands our temptation. Please embrace and take comfort in Hebrews 4:14-16: “Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are – yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”

It is a fact that God knows our struggles, understands and forgives our failures. More than not, the questions most people face when confronted with temptation is not “Does God care?” but “Do I care?” Clearly, within Scripture God has made an abundance of resources available to us that we are sometimes unwilling to employ. Therefore, let’s be honest. We sin because we choose to sin rather than because we are left without resources by a God who doesn’t care.

According to the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has seized us except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” Clearly, when we choose to ignore the resources offered to us by God, we fail.

Every now and then, I am challenged by someone that feels I should not speak so frankly and openly about sexual and relational brokenness. The view, by some, is that by making people aware I may be encouraging them to participate. I do listen, even trying to take them seriously due to their usage of the following:

“The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.” (Romans 13:12-14)

While I do respect their opinion, I still believe we must know the enemy and understand both the subtle and the obvious ways he tries to affect us. Making people aware of dangers is not the same as thinking about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

So, what do you and I do when we fail? Ultimately, it’s pretty easy to keep the right focus and attitude when sexual temptations have been resisted successfully. However, when any man or woman has given into sexual temptation, “What’s the use?” is all too common to surface. “I’ve blown it and so I just might as well do some other things also,” is anything but the thought, attitude or approach recommended by Jesus. I guarantee you that in adopting or embracing these mentioned thoughts or actions will only lead to deep guilt as well as continued sexual frustration and spiritual frustration also.

When Jesus confronted individuals who had sinned and who were truly repentant, His response was always the same. He forgave the sin but also challenged the person to forsake it and begin living a better way. Once our sin has been admitted and we see our sin as God sees it, it is imperative we place our full attention and focus on our Savior and no longer upon our sin. Do not remain in a mode of mentally replaying your sin. That, in and of itself, can become an obsession.

When we are purposed to keep our eyes on Jesus, we see victory. This absolutely gives us hope. However, when we continue to fix our eyes on our recurring brokenness or sin, we will see only defeat which can easily transcend to becoming ashamed even to look at Jesus. We must keep our focus and attention on our source of hope rather than that which is broken. That is exactly why a regular time of reading Scripture and praying is essential. It puts our attention on Christ where it belongs.

One more time – look at the Savior, not at the sin.

I really believe that any discussion about sexual temptation would be incomplete without a look at the way David dealt with his own sin. David was brutally honest with God, which just may be why, despite his sin, he was called a man after God’s own heart. In Psalm 51:5-12 he writes:

“Surely, I have been a sinner from birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice. Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity. Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of our salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”

In Christ Jesus, you can find a kindred spirit who knows your experience through his own.

Facing down temptation is one way suffering sanctifies because it brings us closer to God.

God would never call us to a standard He would not also empower us to meet.

There is a way out.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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Filled with both grace and truth! A right now word for one of the most controversial subjects of our time.

“And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.” Revelation 12:11

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I have been asked more than once, “Why do you write about homosexuality, and not about theft, or greed, or drunkenness, or reviling, or swindling?”

I mention these sins because the Bible lists them alongside homosexual practice as sins that will keep us out of the Kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:9–10), unless we are forgiven and justified by faith in Christ (1 Corinthians 6:11).

I write about homosexuality because far too many people in the world and the Church now celebrate it. My hope is to help Christians disapprove of it in a distinctly Christian way.

Be sure that if millions of people around the world began to celebrate the beauty of adultery during “Adultery Pride” month, I would write about it.

No sin must keep a person out of heaven. None.

What keeps a person out of heaven is the unrepentant pursuit of sin, and the rejection of God’s provision for its forgiveness in Jesus’s death and resurrection.

Same-sex desires need not be chosen, planned, or wanted. They are simply there. We choose whether to engage them as the enemy, or we make peace with them and risk our souls.

To be clear men and women are just as likely to perish from embracing anger and self-pity as our neighbor is from embracing homosexual desires. That’s how serious all sin is.

Ultimately, my writing, teaching and speaking about homosexuality is not a crusade. It is a mission to see sinners saved.

Somewhere along the line we lost our Biblical footing, and we abdicated our authority – the Word of God.

We are losing our culture largely because many have and continue to refuse to fight individually and collectively, not against flesh and blood, but Satan and his degenerate, degrading ways.

When it comes down to fighting for lost souls, standing in the gap and speaking the truth about sexual sin, I refuse to cower in the face of homosexual intimidation. I will endure your harsh rhetoric, insults, and threats but I will not sidestep either truth or grace, being purposed to speak clear truth about this issue and extend grace toward every person – yourself included.

“We rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (Romans 5:2).

No one, no one should ever be excluded from knowing His joy.

Which is why dedicated faithful followers of Christ Jesus live to include as many as possible in it.

It is the only joy that lasts forever.

Please do not forsake the eternal by living only for the temporal.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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To be genuinely homophobic, a person must manifest an irrational fear or hatred of homosexuals. What would constitute an irrational fear? Something along the lines of believing one might become gay by just being in the presence of a homosexual or that one could get AIDS by driving a car serviced by a homosexual auto mechanic. Such attitudes need professional attention, as well as punitive action from society.

What isn’t homophobic is a reasoned, principled, even compassionate denial of the moral normalcy of homosexual acts. Nor is it homophobic to oppose social policies and legislation which grant protected status to those who engage in homosexual acts. It is not even necessarily homophobic to support anti-sodomy laws, if such support is motivated by the belief that such behavior is harmful to both individuals and society. It is not homophobic to try and convince others that homosexuality and the homosexual movement are wrong.

What many people forget, both among those for and against homosexual rights, is that it is quite possible both to judge a behavior or lifestyle as immoral and yet treat individuals with the respect and dignity which they deserve.

Ultimately, neither truth nor love is homophobic. Therefore, responses to homosexuality which bear these qualities can never be homophobic. Any society which seeks to base its public policy upon truth and love will ultimately gain one of the most precious of social virtues – justice.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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“They were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage…but then it started to rain.” (Luke 17:27)

While homosexuality has become perhaps the most controversial social issue of our time, often resulting in a host of challenging, if not divisive questions, it is also an undeniable fact the homosexual community, through a masterful plan, has achieved monumental results in a very, very short period of time. There is no doubt homosexuality (an identity based on sexual preference) is a multi-dimensional phenomenon.

Today, the homosexual agenda continues its march from state to state and nation to nation. Education systems have become much more tolerant and sensitive to LGBT students with false pro-homosexual lessons being taught through health education curriculum. Religious institutions have and continue to revise the historic teachings on homosexual practice by caving to social trends in order to accommodate active homosexuals.

There is no question as to the media and movies having become pulpits relentlessly promoting homosexual practice often without question, challenge or debate. Compounding the crisis and continuing to fuel the phenomenon is the reluctance, if not total disregard by scientific organizations and churches, to allow any discussion about the causes and the resolving of unwanted same-sex attraction.

No doubt, the pinnacle of success for the homosexual community has been the legalization of same-sex marriage. The homosexual community which successfully and dramatically blurred the lines enough making “love” the ingredient, the quality, which has the power to validate anything that is done in its name.

The homosexual community, though a relatively small segment of society, has nevertheless become extremely significant and influential. And, so it seems, the achievements and the power of the politically organized and active homosexual community has it all.

But is this really the case?

“…sin is fun for a season.” (Hebrews 11:25)

Surfacing more and more by both men and women practicing homosexuality, largely influenced and generated by the accomplishments of the homosexual community, is a sense and questioning of true personal value, a true sense of being loved and accepted, and a sense (question) of living a meaningful life.

In other words…

“Those of us that proudly proclaim to be gay-identified and now have the legal right to pursue what we deem ‘natural,’ free from any and all forms of discrimination based on orientation and/or behavior, free to be, free to do, free to go, socially accepted, and free to practice a sexual preference in a social environment free from prejudicial treatment even by those who find such behavior completely unacceptable, even free from religious establishments…”

“Why aren’t all these freedoms freeing?”
“Why am I still so empty?”
“Why isn’t this working for me?”

“…He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)

Homosexuality, rather than being a divine gift that needs to be celebrated, is now being seen as anything but ‘gay’ by many.

And they will be turning to the Church in greater numbers.

Those making the decision to leave homosexual practice and the gay community will not just be abstaining from or abandoning sexual sin, they will be disconnecting from a whole network of support and an identity. Having made the right choice to say “No!” to homosexual practice, they will be arriving on our church doorsteps with absolutely nothing.

Will we, God’s people, celebrate the decision of the homosexual who has said “Yes” to God and “No” to homosexuality?

Will we, God’s people, be abundantly clear in affirming the biblical position that God loves all people, that homosexual practice is but one sin among many and that the Holy Spirit is available to transform all persons – including homosexual persons?

Will we, God’s people, minister to persons struggling with homosexuality, their families and all others affected by homosexuality as partners in Christ’s work of healing?

Will we, God’s people, integrate all persons striving to live as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ into full membership in the local church?

“Indeed, it is raining but not just on the homosexual.”

“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people.” (Acts 2:17)

All Christians are part of God’s overall plan for the redemption of the world. To say, “The Church is of God,” means that we are not part of some optional and respectable social club.

The Church is called by God “out of the world” in order to transform the world.

Each of us, then, is part of God’s plan.

“A much-needed later rain is needed.”

“Pastor, the homosexuals are coming, the homosexuals are coming!”

“Wonderful! They can have a seat next to the gossips, those having sex before marriage, the adulterers, the liars, those that drink excessively, the greedy…”

We, His Church, must stand for Jesus Christ and witness to His grace and power – to and for all people.

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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“I know where I am going because I know where I have been.”

Oh, how well I remember!

It was many, many years ago when I was on staff at Chester Avenue Baptist Church, (now, Chester Avenue Community Church), that friend and Senior Pastor, Pastor Keith Fultz, began to encourage me about sharing what God had done in my life.

My initial response was, “Get real!”

In terms of my past involvement with homosexuality, it was a dead, ugly, a “don’t want to talk about it” issue, that I did not want to revisit or certainly share publicly.

However, through my Pastors encouragement and a whole lot of prompting by the Holy Spirit, I finally came around and agreed to go public. And I mean public!

Ultimately, a Sunday morning service was selected for me to share my testimony. No advance announcement was given in terms of my sharing and certainly not what I would be disclosing.

To this day, I find it remarkable if not downright amusing that the sanctuary was packed. Wouldn’t you know it?

I remember very well saying to God – “Father, I know you have a sense of humor, but this is not funny!”

So, there I was for the very first-time spilling “it” in detail. Yes, you could have heard a pin drop.

I remember stating to my Pastor that if I was going to “tell all about it,” then I was going to “tell all.” Now, not the sordid, gory details – that never has any value.

After sharing my testimony, my pastor asked the congregation if they would be willing to come forward and pray for me. To my absolute delight and “Whew, it’s going to be ok,” the entire church began making their way to the altar where I was standing.

A sea of humanity was making its way to me. It really was as though they couldn’t get close enough. Frankly, I was overwhelmed.

There is something incredibly powerful and wonderful that God does when we are open and transparent about your shortcomings, when we expose the dark past and present our lives in an atmosphere of honesty and vulnerability.

It’s as though the light of truth is able to shine on those formerly dark and hidden places, and the power of God powerfully, dramatically, and significantly provides healing and wholeness in the twinkling of an eye.

Those sudden and totally unexpected visits of God when He provides all that you need and enables you to move well beyond what you thought was impossible.

He remains a God that says today – “Yep! Possible!”

Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries

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