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Vines: My Life and Ministry is unavailable, but you can change that!

Dr. Jerry Vines accepted the call to pastor First Baptist Church, Jacksonville,FL, in July 1982 and retired in February of 2006. He was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention in both 1988 and 1989. He traveled the country preaching and teaching the Bible at churches, conferences, and denominational meetings. Now, in his autobiography, the pastor, Baptist statesman, and father...

I was going to take a book of the Bible and preach consecutively through it. The people took a while to adjust to that kind of preaching. My sermons weren’t as bombastic and emotional as before. But pretty soon they realized they were learning God’s Word. And they were happy with the new method. The church had several fine Bible students. Though most had limited education, they showed remarkable insights into God’s Word. One of those was Ed Shellhorse. Ed lived across the street from us. He worked