Ricki a man's life is a lot like the
razor's edge
you
son now listen up your dad is going to
tell you a story
life in the weird when I was coming up
wasn't so different from life in the
hood
except for one time I didn't have a
daddy love man got important business
you gotta miss you get man I'm getting
married just the worst kind of
businessman Oh sinéad you know about it
as soon as it happens you got the ring
I'm going to pick it out right now
man you your stairs ain't you man you
crazy turtle you cry can I see the
headlines now local fighter turns lover
you're crazy man congratulations.
Oh.
You
you.
Oh.
Can I help you young man no I'm just uh
looking for a ring if I need some help
yeah what you trying to do now are you
trying to do John getting out or
something yeah yeah don't look now man
but here comes trouble put the capital T
may I help you gentlemen with something
yes I will I was looking for shoes
shares they're in the center aisle to
the left center out to the left
thank you ma'am it's so kind how about
you yes uh I'm shopping for a ring what
sort of a ring are you looking for uh uh
these right here these real go yes
they're ten karat gold wedding bands and
engagement vans so lose my wedding rings
yes as a matter of fact they are what
size does she wear um what size you wear
seven seven matter fast the same one my
girlfriend wears same signs uh let me
see that right there all right
in that right there sorry sorry
you have a layaway plan for these yes
10% down and reasonable monthly payments
would you like any of these hmm
huh no love like a better way you know
my light is pretty cheesy uh well when
you do decide they'll be right here
all right thank you you have a nice day
just a minute
just let your CDs stop
y'all make a better one they got a
pitcher please give me a big bid now
you mess with me man
spit it out dad I've heard the story a
hundred times I know Rick once more
won't hurt dad if it's about last week I
told you what happened again I messed up
and I'm sorry okay yeah I know dad it's
after hours
and you bring me down here for a haircut
and now you're telling me about your
wedding day what do you want from me.
Ricky see this razor how many strokes do
you think it'd take to make it fan ten
twenty fifty and how long do you think
that edge alas not long that's right
maybe about five minutes then you got to
go back to the Stroud you polish it and
you stroke it until it's smooth as glass
ya know now suppose I decided to scrape
some gum after armed with this chair dad
that would be crazy but he would get the
gum off wouldn't it and how would you
like for me to shave you with that razor
I will let you touch me with that Ricky
a man's life is a lot like the razor's
edge son you remember the day you
accepted Christ as your Savior of course
I do
son that day your life was bright and
shiny and brand new my dad's not going
to talk about last week that's over and
done but I am gonna talk about life When
I was your age I nearly ruined myself
adult my life as sure as you're sitting
in that chair son I won't let that
happen to you you mean drugs I mean lots
of things have I ever told you about how
my foster dad he sent me off tonight I
married your mama I don't know
well it wasn't anything like me and you
that's for sure you willing to hear it
yeah listen your daddy didn't always use
this razor like a barber you know what
is your face so cut up you better tell
me who you are and why you keep messing
with me man I spit it out yo man oh no
nobody wrong a man Iron Man
you ain't lying I guess you don't know
I'm like well I should cry a little
remind on your cheek is to make sure you
ain't fooling me huh you might mess up
the whole pretty ring that's on your
kinky man you real funny man
alright I'm letting you go but don't you
think you can start running things
around his neighborhood miss my
neighborhood ed this is my turn all
right big man I dig you'll wish your
name Toledo how about you
my name is Charis my friends call me
traveler you don't mind me asking what
you need that ring for anyway not that
it's none of your business but it'll
also get married at seven oh shoot he's
get married at 7:30 you gotta watch yeah
man I got several watches man is either
7262622 get better the chute crap
depending on which one of these you want
to believe you might want to pick up one
of these from time they come in handy
man
what you're doing out there boy born up
early tonight come in here and let me
see how you look what's in the sack just
some stuff let me see it ain't nothing
is just some stuff I bumped I said let
me see it's just my stuff well why are
you sneaking in the house like that then
I wasn't sneaking in I just don't want
to mess with you tonight
look I miss getting my stuff and then
I'm leaving leaving huh where are you
going I'm just getting out this house
that's all you need to know boy I heard
about your clan about what about your
plan to be married who said anything
about getting married you forget it
I told you Jackie I told you if I told
you once I told you a thousand times
that boys no good no good at all didn't
I tell her Mary you told her all right.
Bernice and I heard you well at least
somebody hears me I told her right out
he's trouble I said Jackie that boy's
trouble but does she listen to her mama
fat chance of that I'm responsible for
you you ain't my daddy no I'm not sure
sorry black daddy but when the people
downtown gave you to me they told me to
treat you like you were my son and no
son of mine is getting married at the
age of 17 you scared huh you're scaring
us are sending you less money huh boys
not about money didn't what
you don't give a rip about what happens
to me anyway I don't care you think I
don't care who put food in your belly
and clothes on your back and a roof over
your head and whatever you got that you
can call your own who gave it to you
and you tell me I don't care he shows
himself to be what he is good for
nothing mama knows what she's talking
about.
Mama's shut I mean please be patient I
told him 7:30 he can at least give him
to them before you start chopping him up
like a piece of meat and besides I
didn't fight you are not married yet a
girl I know but if you're getting.
Harrod Your Mama's gonna see it's done
right and proper I'm not sure he'll let
you come well let him try and stop me
our common hoodlum that's what he is
and you ain't getting made how are you
gonna stop me you ain't my boss I'm sick
and tired of people telling me what to
do boy you just wanna have to learn for
yourself
what's wrong which you think you're
grown because you smell your armpits but
you'll learn
look I'm just getting my stuff and then
I'm leaving yeah you get your trash and
get it out of my house and I'm gonna
tell you one thing and you listen you're
nothing you never was nothing you never
will be nothing because nothing from
nothing needs nothing
another thing you'll just be another
deadbeat on welfare he's up to his neck
and fighting and steal and then who
knows what all he know him mama he is
not a hood I love him mama don't let me
anything to you I loved him and he loves
me
love gonna buy your groceries we'll make
it he'll get a job in one day he's going
to be somebody he just wouldn't see
wait a minute let me tell you something
else
no I-step
look through that door again asking me
any favors don't worry I won't only
anybody not everybody get out
say maybe I best be going I don't know
what's keeping him it's not like him to
be late
well I lack in my not either missed his
own wedding
Jackie honey this for the best you trust
your mama bad boy wasn't any good for my
baby it's just as well
hoji he'll come Selita
ready honey excuse just for a minute
sorry I'm late I want to be here you
drive disclaimer
she foster dad isn't he'll bother me
none well you never have to see him
again just you and me none
yeah I like the sound of that Oh Richard
what don't be mad
the mom and not Mary don't want to
witness the ceremony fella dressed up
well what happened to you and me and
that two-bit Baptist preacher you know I
told him what we planned
she insisted you know it is when she
makes up her mind yeah I do
hey it makes you happy and it's alright
with me do you mean it I mean it you got
anything in this world that matters to
me and just think it'll be a family now
it's finally here let's go be beautiful
like it Oh Richard is perfect
I did it's just perfect you like it I
love it
give me a little shudder that come on
let's go get it done right now just
think I'm going to be mrs. Richard
Williamson
from this night on it forever that's
right forever in every man your mama was
the first good thing that ever happened
to me son I loved her with all my heart
still do yo looky here what do these
eyes see it can be their little the
married man can then you guys don't know
what it's like coming home to a woman
you love every minute you're right yeah
man but can she cook family talking
about Kay she could there's such fine
food I've ever tasted
cooking is cooking but how is she for
company if you don't I mean the triple
what he was buying man is just playing
the come on combat all right completely
talk about my wife like they do the
basement understand he goes to the
restaurant man bears no gas money your
answer little Naik so what's the job
you hit a Butley kami fourth bang boom
but you couldn't make a me gonna carry
that much money shooting game man
someone count me up to $500 at a time
come up like your thing when they
stopped me to put extra money grab
so why you need me sometimes carry guns
and they won Hold'em won the first
that's why we needed Jamie we split
50-50 that's all name is only 64 t
remember blazing based on what
combinations I this time this gear 60/40
but next me Z the 50/50 I'll find
somebody else doom so we're two fellas
40th in college Cleveland Park was we
meet somebody there so you guys got any
money yeah yeah we got money okay then
you get it so if you guys go to school
no man we dropped out
okay fellas we're here that'll be ten
fifty all right fool your hands in the
gas is a gas
right yeah oh my friction don't hurt me
man will you give you touch hair so
little joke oh how much money man shut
up man with a money Ghamdi couch get cut
okay so someone to the safe hurry up man
come on hurry up hurry up not worth it
man I'll take these keys out does Wayne.
Guan know read see what you got under
here put up enough until yeah boom desam
got a bag got a bag Oh got a bag meet
with Nick Toledo we got
every 3-4 days clear.
Oh.
I knew nothing
yeah I didn't do it Olivia
that's enough you got the right to
remain silent
will you take me to get you in a court
of law I'll own your fault too long man
about three times as long as a honky
would have been for the same crime
man this obsession was a gift of Smith
yeah what'd you do I listened to a fool
Robbie cam got all cut the catfight oh
happy mean you ever get used to it
mister what man you said I'm watching us
all the time no man never get you stood
there's like a stinking zoo in here man.
Shh man you I could like you if you went
out early better learn to play as gay
let me play the game on my life man
when I get out man it's gonna be my game
I'm gonna be the man those years were
the longest years of my life but Ricky
when I got out I was gonna be a new man
hey Toledo
play-doh.
I missed you see
things are gonna be different you just
waiting to see Jackie it's gonna be fine
just fine a rough day one I believe me a
nice cold beer my place tonight
don't care man we still the old me.
Oh sounds good to me man let's do it.
Jessica technology strong boy are you
gonna come home empty-handed get me a
job
what's up Toledo always invite your
spelling refresh it I know gal and thank
you very high but Oh BOM you're winding
up 15 would not admit defeat dolls it
all on Monday all right Holy Roller
a pecan lesson that never sleep it
turkey plays about what you doing madam
man as quiet as a mouse straight as an
arrow
do you want him coming down to arson hey
what you talking about serious sin it's
only a friendly game of craps
oh man tell that Deacon I may have you
save this area every time some new man
huh I start drinking again drugs you
name it all night crap games just like
the gun and the reason you might say I
was ruining the edge of my blade we
would gamble and drink all night and I
drag into work and somehow I did
by the time you came along I wasn't just
taking drugs I was dealing running from
the police but the money was good fares
and I start to think I was really
something that is until I went to see a
white man in a black suit to get along
for our first house hey man and this
banker man looked me up one side and
down the other as if to say thank you
really something don't you boy
well you ain't nothing oh yes yes have a
seat
yes I remember you oh let me see I think
I have your loan application here
somewhere um
um where were you employed prior to your
present position Oh.
Oh then Mary sir listen I've been out of
a year and I haven't missed a day of
work yet and I really I really had the
chance to to buy this house and my
family needs a bigger place oh oh yes
let me be very frank with you mr.
Williamson personally I'd love to give
you the law but with your rather shaky
background that the creditors would
demand a fairly substantial down thing
how much I beg your pardon
how much is enough Oh 20% I would think
looking at your financial heart thank
you fine I'll get the money so it's not
a problem for you like I say I really
need this new house I'll get you the
money cash well well I guess we only
have service de métro when we got the
house everything seemed fine for a while
we had a nice place we had friends we
had parties we had it all this went on
for several years we got more and more
friends things seemed to be perfect but
the more we got the more I wanted I got
deeper and deeper into drugs that's
where the money was and the money was
everything to me until there one
Christmas Eve it all blew up in my face
on the game's over Gameboy.
No.
You
what you do
oh no look at this daddy you scared me
get to bed paryupasate a glass kiss you
look at what he did honey what am I
gonna do I'm gonna explain this with you
man they breaking bones for less than
this well honey maybe it's time to quit
I can't just quit dinner how much this
is worth
no you don't do you well I'll tell you
six thousand dollars explain to them
that it got spilled you don't get it do
you if I don't come up with the bag or
the money due they'll kill me what can't
you tell them what happened they don't
care what happened but I'll come up with
the bag of the money then I'm Dan me do
you want them to come here looking for
me well what else can you do
what get rocked for making look bad
enough if I make it look three but it
mean look real
the only way they're happy believe I'll
tell my dumpling guys money and they
took my money to stop they have to have
tools can I wake up daddy to play not
right now honey but it's Christmas we're
having a daddy last night mama
don't worry about it
you
what are you doing we're leaving for a
while
what do you mean were you doing you're
going to mamas
you can't honey we'll manage why are you
doing this I know I need to do better
buying you but it's not me I'm worried
about no you know I wouldn't do anything
to hurt you
no I guess not he doesn't care that his
daddy was too wasted to get him on
Christmas and that he laid there looking
like a loser after prizefight yeah I'm
wait a minute don't go blame it all on
me I try to do my best for you on it
beaten up on your face is the best you
can do bring you something I hope I
never see the worst I can't stand it day
me I can't stomach it anymore I just
can't let you do this to yourself I love
you too much
now you're going to take me to Mama's or
should I keep the car I'll get my coat I.
Drive.
No.
Ricky all my life I've been told I was
nothing and that day Christmas Day it
was true my brother was living at that
time in a high-rise low-rent
tenant at Downtown said I could come and
live with him and his wife for a while
a week later I went back to our house
son I can't tell you the emptiness I
felt
you wouldn't be there to run out and
meet daddy at the car
your mama wouldn't be there at the door
nobody nothing just empty
Cole empty house done that was the
lowest moment of your daddy's life both
of all right
ain't nothing ain't no work blanks the
word fight the left
ain't nothing
he's gone furniture repossessed power
cut off and the banker man said they're
gonna repossess the house nothing left
nothing all gone
nobody to blame but myself
don't be is it somebody help
oh I like to be like this anymore please
nigga please help me
to leave him a man what's up what's
happening
Angela well mind if I join you for lunch
see we're sushi man.
Oh baloney been getting where I hate
decidable Onan no telling what's in that
stuff know what I mean man and you look
low today you got troubles no I ain't in
the mood for junk blessed is this guy
what's up
weird ain't you going on 15 years
you can't you're lucky man lucky man you
got troubles at home yeah mm-hmm
everything was going alright my wife
went back to her Mama's house
oh I'm sorry man I know that's tough I'm
sorry
yeah it's like everything just slipping
through my hands man slipping through my
hands like singer got out of prison man
put a fresh start man I was getting my
life back together
now look at me back on dope wasn't took.
Ricky back your mama's house I'm sorry
man that's tough you got no heat had to
go bang to my brother
so we'll be sleeping out on the streets
ain't got nothing man I'm nothing
maybe you know what it's like meant to
be nothing Hey Toledo hey you may be
empty but you're not nothing what you
feeling is bad but it's not the end of
the line please
mind if I share something with you mom
there will then hear me out please shoot
this emptiness you feel it's bad but
it's not the end what a man comes to the
end of himself he starts to realize that
no matter how smart her house is strong
or how fast
no man can go it alone
enough dope Oh drinking drugs that's all
just a part of it there are symptoms man
what you needs a cure for the disease we
understand Johnny what disease.
Santa Lita I'm a sinner you are sir
we're all sinners we're born that way
it's not the one thing that can cure
that and what you mean there you mean.
God well I mean the Lord Jesus Christ.
God sign over here John 3:16 and I know
about church
I didn't say Church church is good but
going to church won't change your life.
Jesus Christ will change your life in
the Bible
John 3:16 says for God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten Son
that's Jesus that whosoever believeth in
him that's salvation should not perish
we should not perish but have
everlasting life that's the cure man
that's the cure
it's that simple that simple you trust
Jesus Christ and he'll give you power to
break sin in your life I know I'm living
proof I trusted him when I was 27 that's
going on 15 years now and he never
failed me yet I failed him you think he
can save me I know he can here take this
little booklet
it'll tell you just what I told you
it'll also give you some verses that you
look up in the Bible so you can know
that God said it and it's not just my
idea I wouldn't read it
sorry that's good Legion regards who
loved the world I don't understand
what's in this world of love
there he gave us Burnley begotten son
or do better for my boy we're ready to
grow up like me
if it girls like me he's better off dead
dick
whosoever believeth in him should not
perish but have everlasting life what
does it mean to believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Oh Tina that if thou shalt confess with
thy mouth the Lord Jesus I shall believe
in my heart that God has raised him from
the dead thou shalt be saved
sound so simple
yeah
because I love my life.
I hurt people it's locked up three years.
Oh God can you think
to God I realize I'm a sinner not
deserve to go to hell but you say in
these verses but the Lord Jesus Christ
came and died for my sins
oh god I want to change I don't like the
way that I am he's got a boy I trust you
as my savior
right now I believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ they and what he did on the cross
for me I believe come into my heart
save me change my life did I do wrong
good hash you make away back into Ricky
and Jackie that I love them they got
getting my family back help us do about
two something female
if there's someone here today who's
never trusted Christ as their Savior
never made a profession of faith in the.
Lord Jesus Christ this is your day this
is your time to come forward and get
right with God in fact the Bible says
for the wages of sin is death but the
gift of God is eternal life in Jesus
Christ our Lord is the one why don't you
go down front and tell the pastor what
you told me on the way over here I'll go
down with you through only - that's okay
John I need to do this on myself
come down amen here's one is is there
another one you've been running from God
and now you want to get right with God
would you come forward please we'd love
to share from God's Word how you can get
saved we have a brother this morning I'd
like to make a personal confession of
his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
brother Richard Williamson thank you sir.
I haven't been to church in years
my life was pretty rough on you
this last week I came to what I thought
was was the end of my rope
and I'm here tonight
because of
gather
I don't even know your last name John
anyway he gave me this little book on
Friday and he told me to read it
idea I looked up all the verses
that's all the verse rooms
ten
if she's infested I'm out yes and
believe in my heart that God is raising
us from him from the dead
we shall be saved and I did just that
I believed on Jesus in my heart and I
asked him to save me
and this is a total pastor I want to
come up here
and confessing with my mouth praise the.
Lord and all the Turk said hello.
Jacky's me oh hi I got some big news for
you about all news to loot oh it's
something I want to tell you look if
it's about money no it's not about money
it's about me something's changing I
want to tell you about it I don't know
what can I come over to talk with you
just talk that's right honey
sure I guess so I love you I love you
too Toledo
you.
Marvel says you don't want you here
sometimes that woman makes you so mad
don't worry about it can we take a walk
yeah ready
so how's Ricky well he misses the old
neighborhood and all his friends know
he's doing okay
you know how he loves his grandma he's
doing just fine and you
Jackie southern eat
what is it Richard Jackie when you were
he left I didn't want my life to end
like it did I didn't want that either
well honey I'm not blaming you so what
are you doing I just want to say you did
I'm sorry and I'm not the same I'm not
the same man as I was before yeah I
heard that before
Jackie this time is just not me changing
then what is it I accepted Jesus Christ
as my personal Savior hear what I got
saved Jackie I'm not the same man as I
was before you mean you got a religion
no I didn't get religion that same well
that's great and everything but if you
think that Ricky and I run back home
with you you better think again
well I didn't come to answer your Ricky
to come back then what are you doing
I've come here to ask you to see if you
were near Ricky would kind of to the
church to see need be baptized baptized
boy church is it Oh Grace Baptist Church
on Washington Avenue will you come
hey I come ain't Ricky
job market
you will you're not going to support us
are you using Jackie your thing.
I wasn't going to disappoint your mama.
Ricky not this time at least that's what
I thought I got all cleaned up got a
haircut and was ready to get baptized
the next morning with you and your mama
watching when who shows up one of the
guys I used to run here is a mass you
man
got a favorite nothing to talk to you
it's about well man you got troubles
well it's kind of personal talk right
here walking out here with
yeah
hey you hey man how about bet your
groceries they don't count like from
this chill off oh it's like that huh
church boy you can't it's not that man -
what is it there man oh shit
what
oh yeah hey I'm ashamed to say it son
but that night the very night before I
was supposed to get baptized I messed up
my life again when a man gives his life
to the Lord Jesus Christ he's got no
business going back to his old ways but
that night I went back like a dog to his
own vomit and I learned a hard lesson
that night about the wages of sins
you're not getting getting dusted what
about it man man you crazy mean you can
barely send up your two legs talking
about dusty stand up I can't my fellow
man okay okay all right there fall it's
all right listen right now oh yeah all
right man
is the good man all right
oh-oh-oh
Jay Jay where is he what's my bottom up
so where is he
is he alright mr. Haire Zod forums where
is he now
emergency room Jay jumps or is this
hold compressions no pulse
still no pulse hold compressions Richard
Williamson
he's an emergency come on sorry you'll
have to stay here no nope here again
we have a rhythm I have a pulse starting
to breathe on his own yes can someone
get me a blood pressure
honey I mean is that you
check James
I'm so sorry
thank you for being here today oh you
don't have to thank me
I'm your wife I want to be I thought I
was over this.
I thought my life turned around oh why I
feel so pretty lo tomato I saw you in
the emergency room they're trying to get
your heart if you were breathing ticket
I thought I'd lost you
I don't know what to do with that so
scared.
Genki
honey I never would you to see me like
this
if this is a bad time I can come back
later
oh no come on in pastor George come on
in please how do you feel like fill it
all right
pastor George like to introduce you to
my wife Jackie how you doing hello
Jackie this is pastor George from grace.
Baptist Church where I suppose I'm
supposed to get baptized oh don't don't
worry about that we have plenty of time
to take care of that you know Jackie
your husband made a real impression on
our congregation last week when he
shared his testimony oh really
did they tell you I was in here for yeah
hey P so you know about the drugs I do
that's it don't know what happened I
thought all over this I prayed about it
but I just can't quit well you know
sister Williamson I don't want to
intrude on your time with your husband I
can come back at another time if it'd be
better no that's all right go right on
ahead thank you
you know Toledo when you shared your
testimony in our church the other day
yes did you really mean what you said I
really did pastor well you know you said
there that you trusted Christ to save
you from your sin yes I did did he do it
would you do it or what you mean
did he save you believing it
Toledo can I can I be straight with your
bastard you see when you gave your life
to Christ the devil got man he put you
on his hitless
and he was out to get you
you mean the devil
yeah you see you were servant of the
devil but now you're child of God and he
doesn't like that
and he'll do everything he can do to
mess up your life but Noble nobody let
me do it
no you're right but you know in the
Bible here.
God lets us know he says every man when
he is tempted
he's drawn away by his own lusts and his
enticed then when lust hath conceived it
bringeth forth sin and sin when it is
finished well it bringeth forth death.
Toledo do you know what I think
what's that bastard I think the devil
was mad at since he couldn't have you
anymore
he tried to kill you well he almost did
Toledo do you really want to be
delivered from drugs ask it's not a
matter of what I want I'm an addict
don't you know what that means.
I just can't quit
so they don't look at me when Jesus
Christ saved you
he not only forgave your sin but he gave
you power to have victory over sin so
that you can defeat whatever temptation
the devil was sending your life bastard
you'll notice pray you're right I don't
know what it's like to leader but I sure
know someone who does
the lord Jesus never promised that life
would be easy but what he did promise
was that he'll never leave us or forsake
us pastors want to believe what you say
wanna conquer this thing but I don't
know if I can you can do it you can you
see this book right here
I could go to first active verse after
verse and they could give you ammunition
so that no matter what temptation he
throws at you you can have victory over
it in fact we could find in the book of.
Romans where God says it that we are
more than conquerors through Christ who
loved us and that's right here in the
book and that's only one verse after I
want to believe what you think
I want to defeat this thing I don't know
maybe I can help
what
so maybe I can help if you really want
to turn your life around I'll stand
beside you and do it I can you mean
you'll you'll come back if I can do
something to bring us back as a family
hi I'm Willy you really mean it if you
really mean you want to quit yes I
really do
yeah I love you Jackie I love you too
honey
praise the Lord pasty Lord really does
answer prayers she really does but
Jackie honey we don't have any heat the
fireplace works doesn't yes but we'll
find a way to get that if you don't mind
me asking
just what are your knees what we're a
little bit behind on a mortgage Jackie
don't worry about that I'll go and talk
to the banker and whatever it takes
where gets you're in that house and I
want you to know that the church is
gonna be beside you that's what I
appreciate it but we can't no don't you
worry about that leave it to me we'll
take care of all of those details after
all giving is what the church is all
about do you mind if we pray together
let's pray our Father in Heaven we thank
you that we can come to you in a time of
need we thank you Lord that you have
given us the strength to say no to sin
and thank you for the victory that we
can claim in Jesus Christ I just pray
for Toledo Lord that you would help him
to live in the victory that we have in
Christ was him
endless Jackie we thank you for all of
this in Jesus name Amen
from that day to this the Lord Jesus
Christ has been faithful to his promises
to me and now we don't have much we're
family now an army later this is all
I've ever wanted I just hope the meat
and pasture setup works out.
Annie.
I'm happy
he gave me victory over drugs he gave me
back my family Ricky you won't believe
this but he even gave me a burden for
the banker man in the pinstripe suit
when I went to see him he was still the
same man praise the Lord
your daddy was a new man if you don't
mind my asking this pastor George is is
he a penny well in a manner of speaking
he's my brother in Christ oh I see well
he certainly is a good friend that's for
sure you know what I mean by my my
brother in Christ no I don't think I do
well you got a minute well I uh I
suppose so well pastor George led me to
the Lord and when I got saved I became a
part of God's family and that's how
we're our brother in Christ and I'm here
I'm here to tell you mr. McMahon that
when Jesus Christ saying the Lord didn't
work and just save myself say my life is
alone yes
I'm ashamed to admit it I had a problem
with drugs nobody loved my dear wife the
power of the Holy Spirit I was able to
feel gotta feed my addiction I just want
to praise the Lord for His love and just
say that if there's anyone who's
wondering if now I can really change
we're making difference in your life I'm
living proof
save me
see my wife
and you saved my family as well yeah I
just want to say thank you Lord for
saving myself praise the Lord let the
church say Amen brother Toledo thank you
for your testimony have you received the.
Lord Jesus Christ as your personal.
Savior is that best you're ready to
follow him in believers baptism you say
based on your confession of faith and
the Lord Jesus Christ
we'd like to baptize you now but the
power invested in me as a minister of
the gospel we baptize you in the name of
the Father and the Son and the Holy.
Ghost.
Hey
well that day was over 10 years ago and
I just thank the Lord that I have never
gone back to drugs or alcohol God has
truly been faithful to me he had a
pretty rough life daddy
I did son but here's what that's all
about
I never had a daddy that loved me I was
told to my face that I would never
amount to anything but here I am yeah
son your mom and I spent our whole lives
trying to help you and after last week I
just wanted to tell you that I love you
and I want what's best for you I love
you too that here I got a little
something for you to help you make a
first start
your mama give me that razor when I was
finishing barber school whoa it's a
beauty
that's to help you keep your face clean
when I'm not around to shave you anymore
here open this
that's to keep your heart clean every
day when you use that razor I want you
to think about that book and make it as
much a habit a shave inside this book
will keep you from sin saying will keep
you from this book we are more than
conquerors through him that loved us
love dad thanks in my opinion dad you
really did him after something
you