This past weekend, Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina, held its first church service since the massacre that claimed the lives of nine members of its congregation.
Rev. Norvell Goff- preaching because the churchâ??s regular pastor, Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, was one of last weekâ??s casualties- delivered a Spirit-filled sermon that honored both the lives of those who were murdered and those people who came to- and responded in- Charleston with prayer and forgiveness. Goffâ??s fiery and inspirational sermon reflected the community of Charleston and the members of the congregation, encouraging both groups to persevere in the kind of Christ-like love that actively seeks to overcome the kind of race-based hatred that motivated Dylann Storm Roof to commit his terrorist acts of evil.
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