A Pastor's Story

About the Book

What makes an ordinary man, husband, coach, or restaurant owner suddenly wake up one morning and wonder about God. David Stevens was just a regular guy making a living and providing for his wife and family and who loved to spend his weekends with friends having drinks, dancing, and sleeping in on Sunday morning. Dave figured he had plenty of time left to get things right, until the night he had the dream that made him realize that his life could end at any moment before he got things right with God. Dave’s search brought him to the realization that his life was not about Dave, but it was about God. Dave discovered that God had not just a plan for him but a calling on Dave’s life to go and tell people about the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Dave went from just an ordinary man to an extraordinary man of God who preaches and teaches about the salvation we can all receive through Jesus Christ. Through the incredible teachings of Christ in the Bible and the testimonies of other godly men, Dave’s life was transformed from a man centered on what the world said was acceptable to a man who desired on what God said was acceptable. He met men and women whose lives had been changed because of their interaction with Christ through dreams, through life experiences, or through the revelation of Christ. Pastor Dave, as he is now known, shares his journey of coming to Christ through his own experience of meeting the Savior. As he was mentored by other men of God, Pastor Dave began to see the urgent need to share the love, mercy, and grace of surrendering one’s life to Christ and sharing that message with his friends and family and finally to others. —Minister Bonetta J. Hutson

About the Author

Pastor Stevens is a God-fearing God-loving man. He is an ordained pastor of the Living Word Church of God in Clovis, New Mexico. It is affiliated with the Church of God out of Anderson, Indiana. He has also been a pastor of a Freewill Baptist Church and a General Baptist Church. He has been blessed to preach in and for a couple Wesleyan Churches, Nazarene Churches, and also in several Church of Christ in Christian Union Churches. Their headquarters is in Circleville, Ohio. Pastor Stevens has preached on the street, in tents, on TV, and on the Internet. Wherever God calls him, he is there. He has his bachelor’s degree in divinity and Bible studies. He has also completed a two-year doctrinal study, which he gives God all the glory for. He uses his studies and his calling of God into the ministry to teach and preach of God’s word to feed the flock of his church and in his many outreach ministries. He serves as a jail chaplain and a nursing home and the local hospital chaplain. He lives his life according to the saying “A pastor’s call goes way beyond the walls of the church.” Pastor has written a two-year weekly Bible study, which he and others use in their jail ministries. He has five children away from home and one daughter, Davena, still at home. His wife, Paula, and his daughter, Davena, sing Gospel music and sing with the praise team at their church. Pastor Stevens, his wife, and his daughter are a part of the Celebrate Recovery program held at their church each week. Please pray for his church and family as he prays for you and yours. His motto is ,“Preaching and teaching Jesus through God’s anointing.”