TAMPA, Fla -- A mother adjusted her four children and fanned the youngest as she fell asleep. It was 8 P.M. on a Saturday and University Baptist Church was filled to the brim. Everyone could have been tending to other responsibilities, but guest speaker Paster P. Duverlus was preaching for their 2nd Annual Revival and the members didn’t want to miss this.
The probability of someone categorizing Duverlus as a southern gospel stereo-type, was highly likely and his glossy grey three piece suit didn’t help. Despite Duverlus’ fanatics and over-the-top emphasis throughout the sermon, there is no doubt that he was sticking to what the Bible said.
“The flyer had me thinking he was gonna shut it down, havin us run around the room in the holy ghost, but simply did what Jesus did and taught.” Said Wendel Jean Pierre UCF alumnus. Visitor Yves Brutus, 56 interjected, “And that’s what the youth need today, they don’t need to just feel good and go home living the same life, we all need to know that we’ve been freed from sin.”
“Touch your neighbor, say slavery still exist!” Duverlus howled. “Say It’s the way you live.” He repeated. Duverlus spewed the reality of what goes on with so-called Christians. He set an atmosphere to receive the teaching by giving very private but common compromising situations.
“You have to know who you are preaching to,” said Duverlus. “music, television and the world is telling our youth to have sex, curse and to get money regardless of the circumstance; to please every part of your flesh when that will only cause separation from God.” The man knew his stuff and was confident in his faith. There was something more to him than just the attention. He wanted the listeners to have that same freedom and peace that he did. “Saying it is one thing but its up to you all to learn what God sais for yourselves.”
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