What does Psalms teach us about Christ?

This lesson is for the week of August 8-14, with Bryan Ready Host. Brought to you by http://www.cedarfort.com

Bryan was an ordained Southern Baptist Pastor with a formal theological education. He firmly believed that Joseph Smith was a false prophet. In 1979, Bryan and his mother were driving home from a fireside featuring members of the Osmond Family. He had listened to their testimonies of the gospel of Jesus Christ and was impressed. He turned to his mother and said, "Mom, I want to be a Mormon." Her answer was a firm and adamant "No!" Over the next thirty-five years, Bryan became a committed follower of Jesus Christ-and a staunch anti-Mormon. But then things changed. His heart began to soften as he opened his mind to the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. His faith would face the ultimate test of conviction-to quit his ministry and seek baptism. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Union University, Jackson, TN, as well as a Master of Divinity and Master of Theology from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate school in Louisville, KY. His master's thesis was entitled, William Heth Whitsitt: Insights into Early Mormonism. Prior to joining the Church in 2016, he studied Church history and theology for over thirty years. He is a member of the Mormon Historical Association. As a Southern Baptist minister, he engaged in dialogue with members of the Religious Studies Faculty at Brigham Young University (BYU); and he facilitated dialogues between Southern Baptists and local Church leaders. In 2018, Bryan was invited by BYU's Office of Religious Outreach to give a presentation on Intersections of LDS & Baptist Doctrine: Perspectives from an LDS Former Baptist Pastor. Bryan has been married for twenty-six years and is the father of six children.

Members of the church believe in the Bible and the Book of Mormon. The book of Mormon is another testament to Jesus Christ and chronicles the history of Jesus visiting the Natives in North America in ancient times. The book of Mormon was translated with priesthood power by Joseph Smith Jr. who was martyred as the prophet of the Church in 1844. The Church has grown to 16.6 million members worldwide, who love Jesus Christ and his restored gospel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.