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Fall 2009 | Volume 68, No. 1
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Mother Comes to Faith Through Son’s Sermon
by Keith Collier
Beau Brewer could hardly complete his sermon. As he preached the Gospel in a small West Texas church, he was overcome with emotion by the weeping of a woman seated in the congregation.
That woman was his mother. Jeanne Brewer was weeping over her sins—something her son had prayed for earnestly for more than a decade. When Brewer gave the invitation, his mom came forward, and he was able to help lead her to the Lord amidst an abundance of tears.
Brewer, a Master of Divinity student at Southwestern, was filling the pulpit of Crossway Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas, as part of an evangelistic weekend coordinated by the seminary and the Cross Timbers Baptist Association (CTBA). As part of President Patterson’s vision, churches within the association that had experienced no baptisms in the previous year invited Southwesterners to do door-to-door evangelism on Saturday and preach in their pulpits on Sunday.
Southwesterners distributed more than 250 Gospel tracts and directly shared the Gospel with nearly 100 people on Saturday, resulting in nine professions of faith. Additionally, three individuals made professions of faith during worship services on Sunday.
During a group prayer meeting, Brewer mentioned his parents would be hearing him preach for the first time, and he earnestly prayed over their spiritual condition.
“More than anything, I prayed for clarity,” Brewer said. “I prayed that my parents would be able to look beyond who I am and all my flaws … and see Christ living in me and desire that same thing.”
Brewer is excited to see the woman who gave him life experience new birth in Jesus Christ. He bought her a Bible, which she reads regularly now, and they talk daily as she continues to grow in her faith.
“What I’ve learned about the Gospel,” Brewer said, “is that the Gospel can reach anyone at anytime.”
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