". . . the mouth speaks what the heart is full of" Luke 6:45c. This book represents more than three years of regurgitating what was on Steve's heart and in his brain regarding the Kingdom. After the third chapter, he had what I call a brain fart. He put the writing aside for more than a year before he decided to pick it back up, but only after he was hit with the dreaded "C" word for a second time in November of 2012.
This book represents Steve's exact words. Nothing has been added, other than a precursory edit. This project was never completed because his health prevented him from doing so. As a result, you will see that chapter 5 is a bit shorter than the previous 4 chapters.
Two very renowned theological scholars on the Kingdom were asked to review the book to see if there was even a chance of it becoming publishable. Both agreed that it was quite "raw" and would need some more "loving." Discouraged and quite saddened, I wanted to see to it that Steve's blood, sweat, and tears would not go back on the shelf to collect dust and be forgotten. Thus, the reason for this website and all of its contents.
There is a desire to take this project and see it to completion. Those plans are currently in process. However, we do not feel we should wait to share what the Lord had placed on Steve's heart. He wouldn't want that either. After all, this message was his life.
There have been many lives transformed by this message. A relatively small local church in eastern North Carolina manifested the fruit of this message. That is how the Kingdom works. A little goes a long way. And Steve's ministry was far more than just a little. We bring you this work, as it is, out of respect for his desire for everyone to know it, embrace it, internalize it, and live it out. It is for this reason this page was created. Please enjoy reading what Steve left us. Give it to others. Spread the Good News. We need this message now more than ever. If Steve were still here with us, he would still be doing this very task until his last breath.
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