Jeffery Richards

White Oak Grove Baptist Church
Potosi, Missouri 63664
5732104965

• Education: Bachelor in Bible with Pastoral Studies minor from Central Baptist College in Conway, AR. Master of Arts in Psychology and Christian Counseling from Louisiana Baptist University. Clinical Pastoral Training through Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville, AR. where I served as an Associate Chaplain.
• Comment to those looking at my sermons: I pray they will be a blessing to you. Be a doer not a hearer only.
• Sermon or series that made a difference: The sermon that my parents preached every day of my life. Although at times it seemed long and boring, I am grateful now for the the harvest of that message.
• Family: I have a beautiful wife, 2 daughters and 2 sons. The Lord has blessed me with a great family. Both my wife and I were raised in Christian homes for which I am thankful and by which I have been permanently impacted in a positive direction.
• What my parents think of my sermons: They say they love them
• What my spouse (really) thinks of my sermons: She is my greatest supporter.
• Best advice given to me about preaching: The mind can’t comprehend more than the seat can endure.
• Books that have had an impact: Left Behind, The New Birth Order Book, Connecting
• Hobbies: Golf, fishing, hunting, reading, computer tinkering and web site designing.
• If I could Preach one more time, I would say...: Work as if everyday is your last, prepare as if you will be here 50 more years, expectantly look for the return of our blessed Savior, and make sure that you know him personally by accepting his offering of salvation by grace through faith.
• Something funny that happened while preaching: I was preaching on the passage in Isa 40:31 and instead of saying "wings of eagles" I said "Wings of Weagles". The congreation broke up and I didn’t think we would ever get back on track.
• What I want on my tombstone: A man that spent his life ministering to the hurting and feeding the spiritually hungry. He finished strong.