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Weldon C. Bares
Senior Pastor

 

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

Good Medicine

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 13 in Reflections

     E. Stanley Jones, the great Methodist missionary to India, told about a doctor in New York City who wrote a prescription for a very sick man, an emotionally sick individual.

         This is what he wrote: “Go down to Grand Central Station and find someone there who needs you and do something for that person.”
       

     The ill man thought to himself, “Well, this doctor is crazy, plain and simple.” But he was in desperate need, so he went. He found a woman in a corner, sitting on her suitcase, weeping. Her daughter was supposed to be there to meet her, but she wasn’t there. She was terribly frightened by the big city.
     

        So here is what he did. He found the daughter’s address in  the telephone book and put the old mother into a taxi. He went with her, and even  bought her some flowers on the way and he delivered her to the daughter. They both cried because they were so grateful.
         

       After it was all over, he called the doctor on the telephone and said, “Hey, Doc, that was great medicine! I feel better already.”
       

      The Bible proclaims, “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . KINDNESS.” (Galatians 5:22)
        

      When the Holy Spirit touches and fills our lives, God causes us to be kind and loving to other people. And THAT is always good medicine!
        

      Try it today and see for yourself.


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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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