“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 NKJV
Let your walk speak so loudly that the world can hear what you say.
In “Just As I Am,” Billy Graham wrote: “T.W. Wilson has been so much a part of my life since youth that I feel as if he has been with our ministry forever. At the [area-wide Mordecai Ham] meetings, I struck up an acquaintance with a likable student from the notorious Central High School, Grady Wilson. He was already a Christian, but he was having some problems of his own. He had an older, unconverted brother, Thomas Walter, called T.W. by everybody, a big fellow who could be pretty rough. I would not call him a bully, at least not to his face, but I could safely describe him as burly.”
Billy Graham and T.W. Wilson were both born again during the Mordecai Ham evangelistic meetings in Charlotte.
Graham wrote about his friend T.W. Wilson: “A gifted evangelist who held citywide meetings for years before joining our Team, T.W. often is a wise and practical counselor to people. His humor and his willingness to work long hours have been a source of great encouragement to all of us. I’ve leaned on him in practical ways perhaps more than on any other person in recent years.”
Jesus said: “I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day; the night is coming when no one can work.” John 9:4 NKJV
In 1971, my Dad was in the hospital in Houston, recovering from a heart attack. The pastor of the church my parents were attending came by to pray with Dad while I was there. He invited me to attend a meeting of area pastors to hear Jerry Falwell. I was very impressed with the suggestion Jerry made that day to those pastors: “Don’t criticize John Bisagno and his success at First Baptist. Learn from him. Share the Gospel effectively as he is doing, and you too can reap great results.”
Following the meeting, I had the privilege of meeting Jerry Falwell personally and ordering the book that he and Elmer Towns had written together: “Church Aflame,” the story of Thomas Road Baptist Church.
Across the years, we met numerous times in various places. At the Christian Booksellers Association Convention in Dallas in 1980, I introduced my daughter Tami to him, and he in turn introduced his daughter Jeannie to us. Then turning to me, Jerry asked, “Is Tami smart?” I answered in the affirmative. And he turned to Tami, saying: “Come to Liberty.”
In the first chapter of “Building Dynamic Faith,” Jerry Falwell wrote in 2005: “This first story contains core elements of faith that helped me plant and build Thomas Road Baptist Church, plus the 21,000-student Liberty University [now in 2025, over 140,000 residential and online students] … God did it and I give all credit to Him. It is not the size of the miracle of faith that matters, but the size of our God.”
Jesus said, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Mark 9:23 NKJV
Tami is a very loyal Liberty University graduate, keeping me updated on how “Champions for Christ” are continuing to set records and achieve far-reaching goals.
“The mission of Liberty University – Training Champions for Christ – is a bold invitation to leave your mark on the world, not to settle for mediocrity but to envision a life that elevates everything and everyone it touches. The Liberty culture is not about maintaining the status quo but about challenging men and women to pursue excellence in every sphere of life and be who they were created to be” (from Liberty University’s website).
Liberty alumni are using their God-given talents to serve God and people in remarkable ways.
This weekend, the Liberty Lady Flames softball team is playing in the NCAA Super Regionals for the first time, after defeating #1 overall seed Texas A&M in the regional tournament. Coach Dot Richardson and multiple players are consistently giving God the glory and lifting high the name of Jesus.
Warren Wiersbe in his Study Bible wrote: “Salvation cannot be a reward for ‘works’ “or doing ‘good things,’ because the work of salvation has already been completed on the cross … And today, on the basis of that price paid at Calvary, He is working in us to conform us to Christ. God cannot work in us unless He has first worked for us, and we have trusted His Son. Also, He cannot work through us unless He works in us.”
When you “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,” you can work for God’s glory.