The Story Behind Words of The Bible Explained

About the Book

I was born in Brooklyn, New York. A child with no father. He passed away when I was one year old, but I went on with life. My mother has six kids. Yes, I was brought up in a group home till I was twelve, moved to Brooklyn to live with my biological mother, and have been with her ever since. Life was hard as a teenager. There were many drugs in my life, anger and resentment to all for the loss of my father, and the homelessness I had to endure. But God, amen, he called me to ministry service at the age of fourteen. I was brought up in the church but backslid for I wanted to live a life with women and drugs, so my nickname was Mr. Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. This life turned me into a bad person with a good heart. I was strung out on crack cocaine and alcohol for three years; but God stepped in, took me out of the abandoned buildings I was sleeping in, and now gave me more than I ever had, because God saw my heart and saved me in 1995 at the Helping Hands Ministry under Pastor Randolph Ferdinand. There I learned how to pray in the spirit, how to believe in God to remove my hurt. There I heard God teach me his laws, and he told me what he wanted me to do. So I grew in the Lord with wisdom, finished the program, obtained a job, worked hard, got married, and became a pastor of the House of Prayer under Apostle Gladis Dugue. There I was blessed by God with a ministry, and I became a Sunday school teacher. I have my associate’s degree in management and my bachelor’s degree in science in religion, and I prayed, and God showed me the words in the Bible. He said, “You must teach on every word in the Bible before you leave this earth.” I began reading the words, and the Holy Spirit guided me into understanding the meaning of the words in the Bible for everyday life. None of the meanings are from the dictionary—all from God to me to you. I would like to thank my wife, Noreen Bridgeforth, who inspired me, my son; Apostle Dugue; Apostle Tyrone Monroe; and House of Prayer, an anointed new beginning where I teach Sunday school. I would like to thank my grandfather Willie Bridgeforth Sr. and my father, Robert, and my mother, Marie Bridgeforth. Thank you to all my family and friends at Helping Hands Ministry and Pastor Randolph Ferdinand.

About the Author

About the Author Pastor Garrick Bridgeforth was born in Brooklyn, orphaned of a father and lived in a group home away from his biological mother for twelve years. Times were tough on him during the teenage years, living in abandoned buildings and partaking in drugs, evil-inspiring music, alcohol and casual relations with women. In 1995, Pastor Randolph Ferdinand of the Helping Hands Ministry saved him from his wayward ways and introduced him to God. After much hard work and study, he attained an associate’s degree in Management and a bachelor’s degree in Science of Religion, and became a pastor in the House of Prayer. God called him to help the faithful in understanding the words of the Holy Bible, and that has become his life’s vocation. He is married to his loving wife Noreen, and they have a son.