From January 1995 to January 2002, I served as pastor of Rose Hill Church in Ashland, Kentucky. I have quite a few memories of my ministry there, including opportunities to share the Gospel. One such event took place on May 12, 1998 at 11pm at King’s Daughters Medical Center.

We had 4 sisters who faithfully attended our church: Janet, Lou, Wanda, and Gloria. They were all successful businesswomen. They operated a local motel, a Shell gas station, a florist, and much more.

Late the night of May 12, their mother, Nannie, who was 85 years old, was seriously ill in the hospital. For one solid hour, she would lift up her hands to GOD, pray for forgiveness, lay her hands down and declare, “I guess GOD must not be hearing me.” Obviously, they were both upset and concerned, so they called and asked if I could come to the hospital as soon as possible.

So, I drove from my house to King’s Daughters Medical Center. I went into the room to talk with Nannie. She said to me, “I’ve spent all my life trying to make money. I’ve never slowed down to reflect on the priorities of life.” And she was right. She had made a lot of money in her lifetime. But now, facing the reality of death, she realized she couldn’t take it with her.

So, that night, I had the privilege and joy of sharing the gospel with her. She made the decision to pray to receive JESUS as her personal Savior. It was a remarkable moment in that hospital room as Nannie repented of her sin and placed her trust and faith in JESUS. Her four daughters were so elated – and so relieved.

How wonderful is the truth of Romans 10:9-10:

“That if you confess with your mouth the LORD JESUS and believe in your heart that GOD raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made to salvation.”

Then Romans 10:13 declares:

“For whoever calls upon the name of the LORD shall be saved.”

Then Romans 10:14 reminds us of the significance of one to share the story of JESUS with a non-Christian:

“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a witness?”

Let’s make the commitment of the apostle Paul our commitment in sharing the good news of the Gospel:

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of CHRIST, for it is the power of GOD to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.” - Romans 1:16