Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility, Philadelphia PA
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Written By: Charles Wagner, founder of Gramazin Organization: Christian Life Prison and Recovery Ministry Location: Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility, Philadelphia, PA Date: January 26, 2016 |
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Prison Worship Service Reflects Worship in Heaven
It was a room filled with drug dealers, kidnappers, assailants, thieves, lifers, the Holy Spirit, and goosebumps!
My word! How many Christians have no idea what heaven will be like?
Sure. Heaven is the place where God dwells. Heaven is the place where Jesus Christ reigns. The streets in heaven are paved with gold. There will be no tears.
There also will be no pretention! No artificiality! No seeking to impress! No worrying about your reputation! We will worship Christ in heaven without a single thought of how we look in other people’s eyes!
“Peter” greeted us with a bright smile and a strong handshake. His nicely groomed appearance was that of a professional and he had a countenance of confidence.
A young man, who we will call “Peter”, owes his drug dealer $ 8,000. A gun is put to his head – “Give me my money or you are dead!” In fear for his life, desperate for money and the drugs he is addicted to, Peter robs four banks and a drug store in Bucks County Pennsylvania. One morning a few weeks later, the FBI and the local police arrest him at the home of his girlfriend’s parents. He is sentenced to a minimum of 5 years at a state penitentiary in western Pennsylvania.