YOU CAN’T SOLVE A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH A TEMPORARY SOLUTION

What does it take to transform a free and favored people into a nation of slaves?  How do so many of our best and most intentioned ideas leave behind more problems than they’d solved?  Are there any lasting answers?  Are there any real remedies for the distress in our nation, our communities, our families, and our individual lives?

Discover the answers in a message called : YOU CAN’T SOLVE A PERMANENT PROBLEM WITH A TEMPORARY SOLUTION

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---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

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ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL

Out of one of those places where the Bible seems to contradict itself God spoke with powerful clarity and gave Pastor Graves a  message about the church and your church, an invitation and a warning.  The lesson is called:  ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL.

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

FATHERS OF THE FUTURE

Old school or modern: which kind of father is best?  There actually is a Biblical answer.  God commands us to be a certain kind of father----- but don’t assume you know which kind just yet.  Find out what kind of father, God has called men to be in a Father’s Day message is called:  FATHERS OF THE FUTURE

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---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

THE DAY THE CHURCH WAS BORN

A sermon for Pentecost called:  THE DAY THE CHURCH WAS BORN.

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---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

Audio of sermon: MY FATHER’S HOUSE

On the day of His resurrection, what did Jesus want?  After 33 years of earthly life and 3 days of death, what did Jesus want to do more than anything else?

Reconsider Luke’s two accounts of the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, because the answer may change------ everything.

The sermon is called:  MY FATHER’S HOUSE.

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

RUNNING, ENDURANCE, & GOING ON TO VICTORY

What does the last place finisher in an Olympic even have in common with the most prolific author of the New Testament?  And how does the answer reveal the secret to living a victorious life?

Find out in a message that I had to wear tennis shoes to deliver. It’s a message about RUNNING, ENDURANCE, & GOING ON TO VICTORY.

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

: GROW UP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE

How can you be a child of God and yet walk in such weakness and brokenness and lack of blessing?  How do you access all of the blessings promised to children of God.

Find out in a  Youth Sunday sermon for youth and adults alike.  The sermon is called: GROW UP AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR LOCAL CHURCH LEADERS

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MAMA, WHAT YOU CALL THEM---- THAT’S WHO THEY’LL BE

The Mother’s Day message is called MAMA, WHAT YOU CALL THEM---- THAT’S WHO THEY’LL BE.

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---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION

How much of what we believe comes from the Bible, and how much comes from “You know it’s like They say…,”   not They in the culture, but They in the church.

What if They are wrong?

What if what They always say about God's expectations isn't what the Bible says?

If you really want to know, Pastor Graves answers these questions in a message that challenges our conventional wisdom.

The message is called THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION.

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order.
Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT

Remember the alphabet song A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K- Ellamenopee…. 

The rhythm was so familiar that we just ran parts of it together and missed the real meaning.

Unfortunately, that’s what we do with the time between Jesus’ resurrection and ascension.  We lump it all together and miss the deep truths that Jesus revealed in the 40 days between Jesus’ resurrection and His ascension into the throneroom of Heaven.

In this message, Rev. Graves reveals how we have reduced the post-resurrection story to a blur and shows why THERE IS MORE TO IT THAN THAT.
(I've put an outline of Scripture references at the bottom of this post.)

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church in Montgomery, Alabama, executive director of the Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization (SAYNO) and director of rural leadership development for the National Institute for Human Development (NIHD).

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"There's More to it Than That"  SCRIPTURE OUTLINEJesus’ Appearance to 2 disciples,

Emmaus Road,

Resurrection Sunday afternoon

1.      Luke 24: 13-34

1^st Appearance to the Eleven (minus Thomas),

Jerusalem,

Resurrection Sunday evening

2.      Luke 24: 35-48

3.      John 20: 19-24

? Mark 16: 14-18  (Uncertain timing)

? Mark 16: 19, 20  (Uncertain timing)

2^nd Appearance to the Eleven (with Thomas),

in Galilee,

8 days after the Resurrection

4.      John 20: 24-31

3^rd Appearance to the Disciples,

in Galilee

5.      John 21: 1-17

6.      Matthew 28: 16-19

In various Places,

During the 40 days after the Resurrection

7.      Acts 1: 1-3

8.      1 Corinthians 15: 6, 7

The Ascension,

Between the Mount of Olives and Bethany,

40 days after the Resurrection

9.      Acts 1: 4-12

10.  Luke 24: 48-53

? Mark 16: 19, 20

DO YOU GET IT, NOW?

Over and over all the way to the cross itself, Jesus told and taught, explained and exemplified His Messiahship, His mission, and His method for bringing forth the plan of salvation.

Over and over, all the way to the cross , the people with and around Jesus didn’t get it.

As Holy Week comes to a close and we consider the lessons of the season, the fundamental question for us is the same question the those with around Jesus had to answer in the aftermath of the Resurrection:  DO YOU GET IT, NOW?

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com

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You can help support this Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and clicking the DONATE button on the right-hand sidebar.

Or send a donation of any amount by check or money order. 

Mail should be addressed to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

SAVE ME, LORD, BUT NOT FROM THAT

What does dating a “not good” girl have in common with Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?

Lots.

The Palm Sunday message was called: SAVE ME, LORD, BUT NOT FROM THAT!

Listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
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If you enjoy our work, please help support our work in the community. Send a donation of any amount by check or money order. 

Mail all contributions to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116

WHAT KIND OF MISSIONARY ARE YOU?

In the CME Church and other traditional African-American denominations, we have an organization called the Women’s Missionary Society and we have an expression:  “Everyone is a missionary.”  But in our churches, being a “missionary” doesn’t always mean what you might think it means.  So what does being a missionary mean TO GOD?

Originally delivered at Bass Tabernacle CME Church for the Tuscaloosa District of the Women’s Missionary Societies, this message poses the question: WHAT KIND OF MISSIONARY ARE YOU?

It’s not a question for certain groups in the church, but it is a question that EVERY Christian must personally ask an answer.

So, listen well.

---Anderson T. Graves II   is a writer, community organizer, and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.

Rev. Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Hall Memorial CME Church and the executive director of SAYNO (Substance Abuse Youth Networking Organization) in Montgomery, Alabama.

Call  334-288-0577
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
Friend me at www.facebook.com/rev.a.t.graves

Subscribe to my personal blog  www.andersontgraves.blogspot.com .

If you enjoy our work, please help support our work in the community. Send a donation of any amount by check or money order.

Mail all contributions to:
Hall Memorial CME Church
541 Seibles Road
Montgomery, AL 36116