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Weldon C. Bares
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Rev. Weldon Bares, a native of Lafayette, graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Communication. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Weldon was ordained as an elder in full connection in the Louisiana Annual Conference in 1981.

Rev. Weldon's articles are printed weekly in the Lake Charles American Press, and sermons are rebroadcast weekly on the radio.  Tune in to 100.5 FM Sundays at 8:00am.

A Pastor's Reflections

Rev Weldon C. Bares

Few, Powerful Words

by Rev Weldon C. Bares
Rev Weldon C. Bares
Rev. Weldon Bares is the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Lake Ch
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 on Feb 20 in Reflections

 

        Does the name Edward Everett sound familiar to you?

     He was a famous orator from the mid 1800's. Actually, he is the man who delivered the speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery that preceded President Lincoln’s speech on November 19, 1863.

     But here was the difference. Everett’s speech lasted for two hours. Abraham Lincoln’s speech lasted for two minutes.
Everett’s speech made the front page of the newspapers of his day, but nobody today can quote a line from his speech. But Lincoln’s speech is immortal.

     The contrast of the two reminds us today of something very important: it is not how long one speaks, but the power of the message.

     In the New Testament, the 20th chapter of the book of Acts tells the story of the Apostle Paul preaching so long one evening that somebody in the congregation fell asleep and then fell out of a third-story window!

     There is no record of Jesus ever preaching to such a great length. What he said was always to the point, but spoke deeply to the soul. The Gospel of John quotes the guards as saying, “No one ever spoke like this man.” (John 7:46)

     Isn’t it amazing that after all these centuries, those few, powerful, words of Jesus continue to greatly influence our lives?

     May our hearts today cry out along with the hymn-writer, “Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life.”

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Rev Weldon C. Bares

Rev. Weldon Bares is the Senior Pastor of First United Methodist Church, Lake Charles. A native of Lafayette, he graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a degree in Communication. He received his Master of Divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary. Weldon was ordained as an elder in full connection in the Louisiana Annual Conference in 1981. He has served the following churches: Asbury United Methodist Church in Lafayette (associate pastor) for 11 years; First United Methodist of Plaquemine and Grand River United Methodist for 5 years; Springhill United Methodist for 4 years; Lea Joyner Memorial United Methodist in Monroe for 10 years. He became the senior pastor of First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles in June of 2010. Weldon enjoys traveling, reading, sports (especially the Dallas Cowboys), and movies.

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