"30 minute version":http://harvestevan.org/assets/files/audio/TedHahsMourning1-25-09.mp3 "80 minute version":http://harvestevan.org/assets/files/audio/BlessedAreThoseWhoMourn-Bermuda09.mp3 When Sandra and I first moved up here to the Bay Area 12 years ago we didn’t have any family here and didn’t know anyone outside of the Harvest people. One of the first people we connected with was Nancy Harden, a spirit filled intercessor and matriarch in Oakland. Immediately the Lord kit our hearts together and she became like a spiritual mother to me. I called her my African American mother. A few years ago when she suddenly lost her husband, I learn so much by observing the way she walked through the grieving process with so much godly wisdom. When friends wanted to comfort her prematurely, she told them, “No, I don’t need that now, let me mourn.”
When Jesus taught “blessed are those who mourn” he put mourning as a key step in the process of repentance, not only for those who have experienced the lose of a love one or the pain of a divorce, but for all of us who want to be cleaned of our sins and enter into the kingdom of heaven.
There are two versions of this message, a 30 minute version I shared at our local congregation here in San Jose and an 80 minute “soul” version I shared at Randal Road Christian Fellowship in Bermuda.
I hope they will minister to your spirit and open up Jesus’ teaching in the sermon on the mount to you in a fresh new light. Blessings, Ted PS. We'd love to hear your testimony or know how we can pray for you, post a note below, or send us an email at "ted@harvestevan.org":mailto:ted@harvestevan.org
