Dr. Antjuan Marsh urges people to ignore ‘voices of captivity’
The New Year’s Day service at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Bagdad celebrated the 161st anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. While the event focused on that landmark proclamation, guest speaker Dr. Antjuan Marsh urged listeners to instead champion ‘spiritual emancipation.’ “No man, no congress, can do what God can do,” Marsh said. “The Emancipation Proclamation could not set you free from sin; there is only one ‘Great Emancipator,’ one God who will deliver you from evil.” During his message, Marsh used the Biblical story of David illustrating how the eventual King of Israel ignored “voices of captivity” from family members, friends and others who explained why he couldn’t or shouldn’t attempt a feat and instead, actively pursued God’s purpose for his life. “If you’re still (living), God has a purpose for you,” Marsh said. “In 2024, don’t hear the voices of captivity, listen to the voices of emancipation. Go for God, who has a purpose for you and a plan for you.”
