Reverend Dr. Robert Jeffress
First Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
Sponsor: Rep. Louie Gohmert, (R-TX)
Date of Prayer: 12/09/2014
One Minute Speech Given in Recognition of the Guest Chaplain:
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gohmert) is recognized for 1 minute.
There was no objection.
Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, our chaplain today is Dr. Robert Jeffress , senior pastor of the 11,000–member First Baptist Church in Dallas. His opinions are ubiquitous on radio and television, as is his radio program, ‘‘Pathway to Victory.''
His weekly TV program is on over 1,200 stations and systems worldwide, while he has authored 21 books and is a FOX News contributor.
While some churches flee downtown areas, Dr. Jeffress led his church in a massive revitalization of downtown Dallas. He has a bachelor's from Baylor, master's from Dallas Theological Seminary, doctorates from Southwestern Theological Seminary and Dallas Baptist University.
He and his wife, Amy, have two daughters, Julia and Dorothy, who are here today, and son–in–law, Ryan Sadler.
Dr. Robert Jeffress is principled, brilliant, charitable, and his faith in God leaves no room for fear of man. He and my wife, Kathy, grew up together in church, and he is a dear, treasured friend of mine.
Opening Prayer Given by the Guest Chaplain:
Heavenly Father, we come into Your presence recognizing that You are the one true God, the Lord over all creation.
Father, today I want to thank You for the men and women in this House who so selflessly serve You and serve our Nation. I pray that You would bless their work, protect their families, reassure them that they are in this place of leadership because You have promoted them here.
Today, Father, we acknowledge that all of us are here on Earth not to do our will but to accomplish Your will. We affirm the words of the psalmist who said, "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord."
We confess that no individual, no nation can experience Your favor apart from obeying Your commands, following Your principles. Father, I pray You would grant these Representatives the wisdom to lead our Nation and to do just that, so that we may experience Your blessings and not Your judgment.
We pray all of these things in the name of the One who was born in Bethlehem, who died on a cross, and rose again that we might have eternal life, Jesus Christ our Lord. It is in His name that we pray.
Amen.
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