If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. - John 12:26
It was thirty-six years ago that God was pleased to reveal his Son and the gospel of his glory and grace in me and to this church. Since that time we have endeavored to preach the gospel of his free and sovereign grace regardless of the cost, the consequences, or the results. Our message, our doctrine, and our emphasis on the person and effectual work of the dear Redeemer is totally unchanged from that time in 1950 to this day and, by his mercy, will not change!
The Lord has been pleased to bless us—Oh, how he has blessed us, enlarged our borders, and extended our ministry around the world. To God be the glory! I encourage you to pray for me, for the television ministry, and for the conferences and church meetings here and abroad. God opens the doors without our promotion, he supplies the need without our begging, and he reveals Christ to sinners without any compromise of his truth.
If I could leave one strong, solemn word to young pastors and preachers, it would be, “Preach, without compromise, the divine, incarnate, crucified, risen, victorious, exalted Christ! Look not to, nor lean upon, the arm of flesh in any way. Know no man after the flesh. Enter not into the ways and means of well-meaning religionists who suggest shortcuts to success.”
There are no shortcuts nor doors which we can open by fleshly methods. God will honor the Son, and he will honor and use men who honor the Son.
About Henry Mahan
Henry T. Mahan was born in Birmingham, Alabama in August 1926. He joined the United States Navy in 1944 and served as a signalman on an L.S.T. in the Pacific during World War II. In 1946, he married his wife Doris, and the Lord blessed them with four children.
At the age of 21, he entered the pastoral ministry and gained broad experience as a pastor, teacher, conference speaker, and evangelist. In 1950, through the preaching of evangelist Rolfe Barnard, God was pleased to establish Henry in sovereign free grace teaching. At that time, he was serving as an assistant pastor at Pollard Baptist Church (off of Blackburn ave.) in Ashland, Kentucky.
In 1955, Thirteenth Street Baptist Church was formed in Ashland, Kentucky, and Henry was called to be its pastor. He faithfully served that congregation for more than 50 years, continuing in the same message throughout his ministry. His preaching was centered on the Lord Jesus Christ and Him crucified, in full accord with the Scriptures. He consistently proclaimed God’s sovereign purpose in salvation and the glory of Christ in redeeming sinners through His blood and righteousness.
Henry T. Mahan also traveled widely, preaching in conferences and churches across the United States and beyond. His ministry was marked by a clear and unwavering emphasis on Christ, not the preacher, but the One preached. Those who heard him recognized that his sermons honored the Savior and exalted the name of the Lord Jesus Christ above all.
Henry T. Mahan served as pastor and teacher of Thirteenth Street Baptist Church in Ashland, Kentucky for over half a century. His life and ministry were devoted to proclaiming the sovereign grace of God and directing sinners to the finished work of Christ. He entered into the presence of the Lord in 2019, leaving behind a lasting testimony to the gospel he faithfully preached.
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