The Character of a Champion ( In Memory of Joseph Wesley
Good evening and Marvelous Monday. Brand new week, Brand new attitude. The past is the past. The future is unlimited. As I am writing this teaching my eyes are welling up with tears. One of the greatest men in my life has departed and we have, my family and I, have said our goodbyes to him. My Uncle Joseph Wesley left this earth on 10-11-16. The home going services were wonderful and everyone spoke well, sung well and afterwards even ate well. While I did not have a chance to speak, one of the things that I knew that I was going to do was to honor him with this memorial teaching which is going to be about him. It is aptly named for what he was about and who he embodied, The Character of a Champion. As I come into this teaching I want to define the two key words in this teaching, character which means as follows, qualities of honesty, courage and integrity, and champion which means, a person who has defeated all opponents. Joseph Wesley character was that of all of the words tha