***Six years ago today
the world lost a great leader, pastor, father, husband, and lover of Jesus Christ, David Wilkerson. I never met this man in person, but I have come to love listening to his sermons on YouTube and Sermonindex. I have read his many books, and still follow his ministry that he left behind at Times Square Church, New York City. I'm profoundly touched by every sermon. I love this man because he loved Jesus and when you hear his sermons you know that he spent a great deal of time on his face before God. I admire people like David Wilkerson. We lost him on April 27, 2011. His wife, Gwen, died the following year. If you ever get the chance look him up on YouTube and download his sermons at
Sermon Index You will be greatly blessed!***
***From the Blog Archive Series April 30, 2011***
This morning in the early a.m. hours I learned of the death of David Wilkerson, Founding pastor of Times Square Church in New York City. I was up early as I often am, but sitting on my fold-away bed doing some research on causes of migraine headaches that hurt most at night. I always have my radio on when I go to bed, and Prophet R.G. Stair was on the airways. I heard him first mention something about Bro. David Terrell that got my attention. Then I got up to go to the bathroom, and when I returned I heard him mention David Wilkerson. He began to say how pastor Wilkerson was driving on the highway and his car swirved into ongoing traffic and he ran head on into an 18-wheeler tractor trailor and was killed instantly. His wife Gwen, who was also in the car with him, survived but remains in critical condition. This news just devastated me! I didn't know what to think or what to feel. For a moment I was not believing the news that I'd just heard. Shock would be the word to describe what I felt most. Since it was my prayer hour I tried praying but was just still so overcome. So I went back to my sister's room and told her of the news. She was shocked to hear it. After spending a few minutes back there I came back to pray. My prayer was mostly sobbing. This was a great man of God. His sermons impacted my life from the first moment I heard him several years earlier. I had heard of David Wilkerson from Prophet Bro. David Terrell, who often spoke highly of him. Then I discovered him for myself and began to listen to his sermons online, and later on You Tube viewed his videos. I subscribed to his newsletter "Pulpit Series" and still have many of them that I saved. I'm so glad that I did. Even though the physical man is gone on to be with the Lord, I can always keep his writings with me. I can always hear his sermons. Today I hope to buy some blank cd disks to save some of his sermons that are online at his World Challenge website. I don't want to ever forget this man or the impact that he made on my life and I'm sure the lives of many other people. David Wilkerson's preaching touched me tremendously. There were many moments when I just needed a stir in the Word and I would listen to one of his sermons from his website. I never tired of listening to him. He was a real man of God. Listening to him I could tell that he spent many hours alone with God in the prayer closet. He was a man of fasting. He was a man devoted to helping others. God really blessed him to preach the Good News to many people. I was just one of them. As I was sobbing this morning from his passing (Wednesday April 27, 2011) God came and comforted me. He assurred me that Pastor Wilkerson is with Him now. He assured me that he felt no pain. He was instantly at home with Him. Then my heart truly rejoiced. Though I will miss him dearly in this life and hearing his stirring sermons, David Wilkerson is now in his eternal glory. Praise God! But I thought to myself just what could his passing truly mean in a time like this. He was 79 years old. What could I get from this? April 27, 2011 was also the day that the worst storm since Hurracaine Katrina hit the South. Sevaral states were affected, especially Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where many people lost their lives. As of this writing, 15 died here in Georgia. Devastation and death all around us it seems. And I wanted to know what God was saying to me. God wants us to wake and stir ourselves in much prayer. We can never get comfortable or lose sight of what the devil is doing. We must continue to press on and put down our idols. We must get hidden sins out of our heart. No one knows the day nor hour of His coming. It pays for us to always be ready. Some of us Christians have gotten comfortable. We've conformed to this world. We are to be different. We are not to be and act as the world. It's time to clean up from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. It's time to prepare ourselves for the endtimes and the days of sorrow that's at the doors. It's time to pray without ceasing.
I'm so grateful to God for discovering the man, Pastor David Wilkerson. Listening to him always edified me and made me want to live for Jesus. I truly got the sincerity of his sermons and felt the love of Jesus resonating throughout each word spoken. I'm so happy to have discovered him for myself. I find myself picking up his book, "Have You Felt Like Giving Up Lately?" many times, especially during the last four years after the death of my father in April, 2007 when I experienced some of the darkest moments in my life. Every word on the page spoke to me. This was the impact that David Wilkerson had on my life. And he continues to inspire me for in his death I'm only motivated more to know more about this man, Jesus Christ. I want to inspire others and let other people know about our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pastor Wilkerson is with the Lord. Praise God! Praise God! Praise God! His fight is over."I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith" Second Timothy 4:7 (NASB)
