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The Last Sermon at Mason Temple

Source: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee, 1968239 wordsAI-crafted by ChurchWiseAI

On the evening of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a crowd at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He had come to...

This is a contemporary on sacrifice and hope, drawing on Philippians 1:21.

On the evening of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. stood before a crowd at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee. He had come to support thirteen hundred African American sanitation workers striking for dignity and fair wages. A thunderstorm raged outside. King was exhausted, battling a fever, and had almost stayed at his hotel. But the people were waiting.…

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Philippians 1:21

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