I am writing you this letter with a heavy heart. As you know, RevolutionNYC has been struggling financially for the last year. I know these are difficult times and we appreciate all those that have helped keep us afloat.

As of late, our situation has reached a critical level. I want to be honest with you about where we are.

1. We did not make payroll this pay period.

2. We are sending this email using our old server which runs out this month. We do not have the money to purchase a mailing list plan for the next newsletter.

3. At the rate we are going, we will not have enough fund to pay our internet server. If this happens we will not be able to continue the weekly podcasts that many of you enjoy.

These financial constraints have severely limited our ministry. It seems that our staff time is dedicated solely to keeping our basic operations going. We continue to minister to people both on line and here in Brooklyn, but we could do so much more if we didn’t have to worry about meeting our monthly bills. Most of our staff is volunteer, and Pastor Vince and I have salaries that are well below an average church salary. All of this, in one of the most expensive cities to live in. We run a bare bones operation. No health insurance. No office space. No expense accounts. Your donations go directly to the ministry of grace. Hanging out with people. Listening. Helping with their struggles. Communicating the message of God’s unconditional love.

I am convinced that in times like these, a ministry like ours is so sorely needed. Please help us continue to exist.

You can donate with a credit card or debit card by clicking here, and you can donate through PayPal by clicking the link over to the left of this column.

You can also mail in checks to 190 Bedford Ave. #211 Brooklyn NY 11211.

Humbly in Grace,

Jay Bakker

Pastor, Revolution NYC

Download audio file (20090719.mp3)

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Study Resources:

Grace Amazing by Steve McVey

Ephesians 2:8,9

Galatians 2:19

James 2:10

And for you online folk who would like to see the tattoo Jay talks about in the sermon…

And as a bonus, another comic in our little disGRACE’d series by Jamie Buckner.

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Study Resources:

Ephesians 2:8-9

Romans 3:21

Colossians 1:15-23

Hebrews 8:7

“Soul Among Lions” by Will D. Campbell

“I Do Believe” by Waylon Jennings (Lyrics)

“I Do Believe” (iTunes)

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Study Resources:

The Sacredness of Questioning Everything by David Dark

David Dark on Twitter

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Study Resources:

Abortion Doctor Slain by Gunman in Kansas Church (via NYTimes.com)

Acts 2:1-21

John 16:4-15

Colossians 1:24-28

*Since our website is still having issues, you can download this podcast by right-clicking on this link and choosing “save file/link as…”.

http://www.revolutionnyc.com/audio/20090531.mp3

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Study Resources:

Leviticus 19:18

Proverbs 10:12, 17:17

Song of Solomon 8:6-7

Micah 6:8

Romans 12:9-19

Hebrews 13:1-6

1 John 4:8

*Since our website is still having issues, you can download this podcast by right-clicking on this link and choosing “save file/link as…”.

http://www.revolutionnyc.com/audio/20090524.mp3

Just a reminder- this Sunday’s sermon will not be posted until next Sunday (May 24th). Feel free to take this Sunday to go back and catch up on some of our vintage stuff- we have a massive archive of past sermons on our homepage, RevolutionNYC.com. See you next week!

[audio http://www.revolutionnyc.com/audio/20090510.mp3]

Study Resources:

CNN Torture Survey

Galatians 1:6-9

Galatians 2:19-21

“With God On Our Side” by Bob Dylan

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Study Resources:

Matthew 9:9-13

Luke 12:14-21

Luke 16:19-29