The Seven Promises of a Promise Keeper

 Promise Keepers 1993-2024-2

The attendance of that conference in Indianapolis Indiana at the Hosier Dome was a little over 70,000. Many conferences over the next several years averaged between 60,000 and 70,000. Several conferences were held throughout the year, mostly from early summer into mid-fall. Some conferences were held in open stadiums and others held in enclosed arenas. One was even held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Before we get into the individual promises, I have listed the seven promises below to give you an idea of the direction we will be following.

I am currently working on a biography covering the years I was able to attend the conferences. Several years we were able to attend more than one conference and sometimes three. At the time the individual admission was $72.00 per person. Most of the men were from young families and the admission price was hard to come by, plus we had to add the cost for an overnight stay which varied anywhere from $50.00 to $75.00 per night. For some of the men that were going we were able to scholarship into the events through donations at the church along with the cost of the motel rooms.

We started off by offering a church-wide opportunity at my home church to attend at least one conference. The response was quite modest. Around 15 signed up and we joined another church which required a total of three full-size cruiser buses. The church sponsoring the buses gave us all a big send-off providing breakfast so we wouldn’t have to stop along the way. This conference was held in Atlanta, Georgia, a total of six hours from my home in North Carolina.

I will stop now and let you take a look at the seven promises below. We had seven speakers at each event covering one of each of the promises. The time they shared covers anywhere from fifty to sixty-five minutes. Each speaker held the attention of all the attendees to the point you could hear a pin drop. Men were obviously hungry for what the Word of God says to them as men. All I can say is “mission accomplished”.

Promise no. 1: A Promise Keeper is committed to honoring Jesus Christ through worship, prayer, and obedience to God’s Word in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Promise no. 2: A Promise Keeper is committed to pursuing vital relationships with a few other men, understanding that he needs brothers to help him keep his promises.

Promise no. 3: A Promise Keeper is committed to practicing spiritual, moral, ethical, and sexual purity.

Promise no. 4: A Promise Keeper is committed to building strong marriages and families through love, protection, and biblical values.

Promise no. 5: A Promise Keeper understands that Jesus calls him to be His hands and feet, serving others with integrity. He purposely lifts up the leadership of the church and his nation in prayer.

Promise no. 6: A Promise Keeper is committed to reaching beyond any racial, denominational, generational, and cultural barriers to demonstrate the power of biblical unity.

Promise no. 7: A Promise Keeper is committed to influencing his world, being obedient to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.

More on the next installment….

God Bless!

Have a GREAT Day!!!

In Christ,

Ted J. Wilkins

Founder and Director of “Good News Brief For Men” Ministries since 1997