Kim Burrell Encourages Christian Unity
Robert Abendroth
Last Monday evening,
Las Vegas held another amazing and powerful prayer dinner. At the event there
were 200 or more participants from many different places – members, guests of
members, members of local church congregations, and others that found the event
from online advertisements. The keynote speaker was Grammy nominee and renowned
Gospel singer, Kim Burrell, who’s main message was on overcoming life’s obstacles,
personal value , and unity in the church.
The night
began with a beautiful and emotional performance of “Reckless Love” by 2nd
Generation, Unification Church member, Diane Kelalu.
Then Rev. Jenkins, the national chair of the Universal Peace
Federation, introduced in a powerful way, the origins of the Holy Spirit
Association and described Father and Mother Moon’s life and teachings. He then
gave a rousing and entertaining report about the Peace Starts With Me Rally in
Los Angeles last April, and at the same time encouraged participants to be a
part of the next rally and minister convocation.
Before Kim Burrell’s message, the Friends of Gospell Chior
blessed the audience with two incredibly powerful and beautiful songs.
Kim Burrell began with a testimony of her own life and the incredible
difficulties she faced being a big name in the entertainment industry. She overcame
those difficulties by staying focused on God and her mission for God rather than
worrying about the praise of men. She encouraged the audience to focus on their
mission for God. She asked the audience to repeat ”I am God’s workmanship” and encouraged
them to have confidence in their amazing, Godly uniqueness. Finally, she spoke on the importance of the Unity
of the Church and how to bring unity.
She spoke on the hindrances of unity such as selfishness.
She said “there has got to be a paradigm shift.”
A shift away from our own views to understanding God’s perspective. She said it’s
going to be a shift from the old measures of church success to a focus on actually
making a difference in the world around. To conclude, Ms. Burrell sang a beautiful rendition of “Let
Peace Begin with Me.”
Afterwords there were remarks from TL Barrot, and FFWPUSA
President, Demian Dunkley. President Dunkley gave a short yet inspiring
testimony of his own and it was a great way to conclude the evening.
To watch the entirety of the evening please visit the Las
Vegas Family Church Facebook page à https://tinyurl.com/y5w98ln7