Gospel Light Minute X with Daniel Whyte III

What to Do When God is Whipping Your Behind (Part 1)

GLMX #48: On "Being Saved" in Black America II

Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message #44 Daniel Whyte III finishes his sermon series on a topic that many Christians overlook -- our enemy, the Devil. In today's message, Daniel Whyte III discusses the following points: I. The Devil will tempt you again and again II. We must resist the Devil in the name of Jesus III. Overcome the Devil through prayer + Plus, listen to Larnelle Harris singing "I Go to the Rock" and the 12th District AME Mass Choir singing "Oh, the Blood of Jesus"

Jesus said, "Here I stand Won't you please let me in?" And you said, "I will tomorrow" Jesus said, "I am He who supplies all your needs And you said, "I know, but tomorrow Ooh, tomorrow, I'll give my life" Tomorrow, I thought about today But it's so much easier to say" Tomorrow, who promised you tomorrow Better choose the Lord today For tomorrow very well might be too late And who said tomorrow would ever come for you Still you laugh and play and continue on to say, "Tomorrow" Forget about tomorrow, won't you give your life today Please don't just turn and walk away Tomorrow, tomorrow is not promised Don't let this moment slip away Your tomorrow could very well begin today. These are the words to a famous song written by Carvin Winans and Deborah Winans, and first sung by Carvin and his brothers Marvin, Michael, and Ronald in 1984. Carvin, Marvin, and their youngest brother, BeBe Winans sung this song again at Whitney Houston's homegoing service on Saturday, February 18, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey at the New Hope Baptist Church. The words to this song are a powerful reminder to all of us that tomorrow is not promised us. James 4:13-14 states, "Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away." I am sure that Whitney Houston looked forward to attending her music mentor, Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party in the days before her death. She even told him that she was working on getting her voice back and that she would be "ready by August". By many accounts she was looking forward to the future and to doing what she loved to do and spending time with her precious daughter, Bobbi Kristina. And for those of you who think that Whitney Houston had a death wish or a suicidal mentality, I assure you that the last thing on earth she wanted to do was die with her daughter just turning 18 years old. But "tomorrow" never came for Whitney Houston. Tomorrow is not promised to come for you or for me. Since today is all we have, this moment is all we have, the question is if you were to die today, are you ready to meet your Creator? Apparently, Whitney Houston was ready to meet Jesus Christ. Somewhere in her young life, she decided to believe in Jesus Christ. She loved Him and she knew that He loved her. She did not put off believing in Jesus until "tomorrow". 2 Corinthians 6:2 states, "now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." Dear friend, many people who were alive yesterday are dead this morning. Many people who thought they would be here today are not here. So, "Don't let this moment slip away." Don't put off accepting Christ until tomorrow or until some other time. "Your tomorrow could very well begin today." If you want to be ready to meet your Creator as Whitney Houston was, allow me to show you how: + Plus, listen Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald Winans singing "Tomorrow"

Whitney Houston's body will be laid to rest today, Sunday, February 19, 2012, after a fantastic homegoing service at her home church in New Jersey on Saturday. The church was filled with well-known pastors, singers, musicians, movie directors, actors, and music moguls from different backgrounds and walks of life. They all came not only to celebrate her life, but to celebrate her faith and love for God. Believe it or not, Whitney Houston was a witness for the Lord throughout her life even though she had gotten away from the Lord in her personal life from time to time. But like Samson she brought more glory to God in her death than in her life. She brought more people to the House of God to hear the Word of God, from all over the world, than some people will bring in a lifetime. Someone asked the Governor of New Jersey, 'why are you flying the flags half-staff for Whitney Houston? She had some drug abuse issues in her life.' The governor replied, "but for the grace of God go I." Some people may doubt if Whitney Houston went to Heaven when she died based upon some things she did in her latter years. If that were the basis for going to Heaven, then we could also doubt if some of the servants of the Lord whom God used in the Bible went to Heaven as well. Moses was a murderer, yet God allowed him to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land and God gave Him the Ten Commandments which, by the way, included the command, "Thou shalt not kill." David was an adulterer, murderer, and liar, but yet he was the king of Israel and remained so after he sinned, and despite his sins, God still called him a man after His own heart. Samson was a womanizer who used his God-given gifts and talents for his own purposes, yet God used him at the end of his life and even through his death to bring victory for the Israelites over their enemies for the glory of God. Peter committed the ultimate sin of denying he knew Christ, not once, not twice, but three times, yet he was the first one to enter the empty tomb of Jesus Christ after His resurrection, he was used by God to bring the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to the whole known world in the book of Acts, he wrote two books in the New Testament, and was used by God to be a key leader in the early church. Just based upon their behaviour and actions, none of these servants of the Lord should be in Heaven. But I can assure you that they are, not based upon their behaviour but based upon their belief in Jesus Christ - the Messiah. Whitney Houston, by the accounts of several of her friends and by her own words, believed in Jesus Christ and loved Him all the way to the end of her life. After a week of gathering information on her spiritual life, I am convinced that I will see Whitney in Heaven, along with Moses, David, Samson, and Peter. The question today is will I see you in Heaven? Dr. John MacArthur, who is a biblical scholar, said, "Heaven is a place more wonderful than we can ever begin to imagine. It is a place of joy and beauty, of peace and happiness that will never end." (end of quote) Just last night, after looking at a broadcast regarding Whitney Houston, they showed the movie "The Bodyguard", which Whitney Houston starred in with Kevin Costner. For the first time I watched that movie, and to my surprise, it was a good movie, and I told my family that Heaven will be like a great movie that never ends. Dr. John MacArthur continues by saying, "Heaven is also a place where there will be no sin or suffering, no sorrow or pain. Heaven is the place where we will have perfect joy, perfect peace, perfect knowledge, and live in perfect comfort. We will love God perfectly and will be loved perfectly by Him. His love will engulf us forever." Will I see you in this beautiful place called Heaven? If you were to die today and you're not sure that you would go to this place called Heaven where not only Moses, David, Samson, and Peter are, but where I believe Whitney Houston is, all

GLMX #77: I Will See Whitney, Moses, David, Samson, and Peter In Heaven -- Will I See You?

How to Avoid Being Destroyed by the Devil (Part 4): How to Overcome the Tricks of the Devil

Your Tomorrow Could Very Well be Today (Gospel Light Minute #40)

Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message #43 Daniel Whyte III continues his sermon series on a topic that many Christians overlook -- our enemy, the Devil. In today's message, Daniel Whyte III discusses the following points: I. Satan will attack you at your weakest point II. Jesus resisted the Devil with the Word of God The Bible passage for this message is Matthew 4:1-11: "Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him." + Plus, listen to Bard Millard singing "Victory in Jesus" and The Canton Spirituals singing "Wonderful Change"

The night before Whitney Houston suddenly died, she sang the words to an old hymn titled "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" at a pre-Grammy party. This song has been sung by young children in Sunday School and prominent musical artists alike down through the years. Allow me to read a few lines of this wonderful song: Jesus loves me! This I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; They are weak, but He is strong. Jesus loves me! He will stay Close beside me all the way; Thou hast bled and died for me, I will henceforth live for Thee. Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. As far as we know, "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" is the last song that the queen of pop, Whitney Houston, who many are calling "the Voice", sung. We all want to experience love in our lives. We want to know that someone loves us just for who we are. Well, God is really the only Somebody who loves us just for who we are, unconditionally and fully, without fail. He offers the kind of love that makes life worth living. Yes, indeed, Jesus does love you and Yes, indeed, Jesus does love me, and Yes, indeed, Jesus does love Whitney. His love is a love that you don’t have to earn. It is an unconditional love that is stronger than any human love. We do not know if Whitney Houston was a Christian or not. We hope that when she was a little girl singing at New Hope Baptist Church that she accepted Christ into her heart. We do know however that if she received Jesus Christ into her heart and believed that Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again, her soul is now at rest in Heaven with the Lord. Do you want to experience this unconditional love of God in your life and go to Heaven when you die? Well, let me show you how.

Psalm 39:4 reads, "LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is: that I may know how frail I am." Hebrews 9:27 reads, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" Whitney Houston, the once reigning queen of pop, with a soulful voice and chart-topping hits died suddenly and unexpectedly on February 11 at age 48, just one day before the 54th GRAMMY Awards. Born into Gospel royalty, she began singing at her church in New Jersey as a young girl and was inspired by her mother Cissy Houston, her cousin Dionne Warwick, and her godmother Aretha Franklin. For over a decade and a half she mesmerized the world with her beautiful voice, selling over 200 million albums including seven back-to-back multi-platinum albums. Her No. 1 hits included: "Saving All My Love for You," "How Will I Know" and "The Greatest Love of All." She won over 415 awards throughout her career including two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, and 22 American Music Awards. After a tumultous marriage to Bobby Brown, she was immersed in drugs and her drug use took a toll on her voice. In recent years, she struggled to make a musical comeback. She produced a new album and starred in a soon to be released movie titled "Sparkle". Although millions will mourn her sudden and untimely passing the Bible reminds us that all of us will one day die. You could say that death is a fact of life. Psalm 39:5 says, "Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity." Most of us expect to live long, rewarding lives before death's ultimate arrival. We want to marry, raise children, and retire well. Certainly no one expects to die "before our time". So we spend ourselves on living and give little thought to dying. "I'll prepare later," we say. But death often comes with no opportunity for final preparation. So, these words are a gift to you --- a gift to help you spend time preparing for death. This is not being morbid. Truth is, if you prepare well to die, you'll live at your peak now, and when you die you will enter an eternity of complete joy. 2 Corinthians 4:17 says, "For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;" Whitney Houston's death reminds us that we all have an appointment with death. Hebrews 9:27 reads, "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:" You might guess that your death is a long way off, when actually it might be as soon as...today. Wise people prepare to die when the likelihood of death seems very far away. Wise people are ready for death whenever it comes. + Plus, listen to Whitney Houston singing "Yes, Jesus Loves Me"

How to Avoid Being Destroyed by the Devil (Part 3): How to Resist the Devil and Make Him Flee

Whitney Houston's Last Song Was "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" (Gospel Light Minute #39)

GLMX #76: Whitney Houston is Dead: The Question Today is 'Are You Prepared for Your Death?'

Sunday Evening Evangelistic Message #42 Daniel Whyte III continues his sermon series on a topic that many Christians overlook -- our enemy, the Devil. In today's message, Daniel Whyte III discusses the following points: I. God Commands Us to Resist the Devil II. The Tools We Have for Fighting Back III. We Are Already Guaranteed Victory in the Fight With the Devil Bible passage for this message: James 4:7: "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." + Plus, listen to Shirley Caesar as she sings "Favor" and Yolanda Adams singing "Victory".