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                              New Book Release

Easter has come and gone, spring is nearly over, summer is peaking around the bend, and the kids (Nathan, Emily, and Noah) are counting down the last few days of school. I'm counting down the days too, but for a different reason. My new book A Practical Pattern for Prayer is in the process of being printed and will be released at the end of this month (May). Please take a moment to read the summary of the book to your left. Click on the "Order Your Copy Today" link to read the rest (there is no obligation to buy).

I was fortunate to be raised in a praying church and family. I wrote this book to encourage people to reignite their passion for, and rediscover the power of, prayer. I read a quote recently I liked, "Prayer can do anything God can do." How true! Prayer is the spiritual equivalent of backing up a truck to the warehouse of heaven. Take a little time to get alone with God. The Bible assures us that, if we pray about everything, we won't have to worry about anything. (Philippians. 4:6) Why worry when we can pray?

Prayer makes a profound difference. The power of prayer is immeasurable. "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." (James 5:16) So go ahead, give it a try. You might be surprised at what happens. Prayer moves the hand that moves the world! History proves that God moves when His people pray. In the words of the late great missionary to India, William Carey, we must dare to "Attempt great things for God and expect great things from God."


                                 
Easter 2012 (Michelle & I have shared 20 Easters together)


                                      Baptism Service at the Goodsprings Full Gospel Church

We were blessed to baptize 13 people at our church on March 4, 2012. Six of them were baptized for the first time. The other seven were baptized as children but backslid along the way. Since they recently rededicated their lives to God, they wanted to renew their baptism experience to mark a new beginning in Christ. Our six year old son, Noah, who recently got saved, was one of the 13 to be baptized. Praise the Lord!



Front Row (left to right): Brooklyn Caffee, Noah Godwin, Nick Phillips, Aaron Salter.
Back Row (left to right): Hunter Gross, Blanton Odom, Jill Smith, Sam Bramble,
Kayla Bramble, Logan Shumate, Pastor Ben Godwin, Helen Blackston, Sonny Hall, Pat Hall.



Incidentally, Noah is the same age I was when my father, an ordained minister, baptized me in the Big Bay Lake in Tampa, Florida. Our church didn't have a baptistery back then so we did things the old fashioned way. I also had the privilege of baptizing my other two children, Nathan and Emily, at the same tender age of six. Michelle and I are so thankful and proud that they are all serving the Lord at a young age. They attend Sumiton Christian School, sing in the youth choir, perform in the drama team and work in other areas of the church (children's ministry and media).

Ben at a book signing in Jasper, Alabama

Ben Godwin grew up in Tampa, Florida. He was struck by a car while riding a bicycle as a boy. Then he received a miraculous healing. He began preaching at the age of thirteen. He has been involved in full-time ministry since 1987. Ben served as an evangelist from 1987 until 1994, when he began pastoral work. For the past thirteen years he has served as the pastor of the Goodsprings Full Gospel Church, thirty miles west of Birmingham, Alabama.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Theology degree from Christian Life School of Theology, based in Columbus, Georgia. He has been blessed to preach in over half of the United States as well as Russia, Canada, Costa Rica and Mexico. He has shared his miracle testimony in hundreds of churches, schools and youth camps. His testimony has been featured in several magazines and on numerous television and radio programs. He also hosts a weekly TV program called The Word Workshop.

Ben's book, God's Strategy For Tragedy, explores the following themes:

God's Strategy for Tragedy provides solid answers to these and other questions and illustrates, both from Scriptures and real life how God can turn tragedy into a testimony.

Order your copy today!


Watch our weekly TV program The Word Workshop.

If you live in the Jasper, Alabama, area or in Walker or Winston Counties, you can view our telecast on Jasper's new digital TV 16-1 or Charter Cable channel 10 or Galaxy Cable channel 8. The program airs on Mondays @ 9 p.m. and Tuesdays @ 12 (noon). Our show features Gospel music and Pastor Ben's Sunday sermons. The program can also be seen in parts of Jefferson, Cullman, Fayette and Tuscaloosa counties. DVD's of each broadcast are available upon request.