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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Houston are celebrating the installation of their new pastor, the |
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| 7 | 8 | | Reverend Dr. Johnny W. Gambrell Jr., on April 14, 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Diboll, Dr. Gambrell earned bachelor's |
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| 9 | 10 | | and master's degrees in theology from the Tennessee School of |
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| 10 | 11 | | Religion in Memphis; he additionally holds doctoral degrees in |
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| 11 | 12 | | theology, divinity, and law from the Inter-Baptist Theological |
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| 12 | 13 | | Center in Houston, along with doctoral degrees in philosophy, |
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| 13 | 14 | | letters, and Christian counseling from the Basic Training |
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| 14 | 15 | | Development Theological Institute of Houston, where he serves as |
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| 15 | 16 | | vice president and as an instructor of Old and New Testament |
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| 16 | 17 | | classes; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Gambrell was the associate minister at Little |
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| 18 | 19 | | Flock Missionary Baptist Church in Baytown before he was called |
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| 19 | 20 | | upon to assume the pulpit of Morning Star Missionary Baptist |
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| 20 | 21 | | Church; as he begins the next exciting chapter of his ministerial |
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| 21 | 22 | | career, he is blessed with the support and encouragement of his |
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| 22 | 23 | | loving wife, Sandra Gambrell, and their cherished family; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Johnny Gambrell has committed his life to |
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| 24 | 25 | | spreading the gospel and sharing his wisdom and expertise with his |
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| 25 | 26 | | community of faith, and the members of the Morning Star |
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| 26 | 27 | | congregation may indeed look forward to a future of meaningful |
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| 27 | 28 | | fellowship under his guidance; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Reverend Dr. Johnny |
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| 30 | 31 | | W. Gambrell Jr. on his installation as pastor of Morning Star |
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| 31 | 32 | | Missionary Baptist Church and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 32 | 33 | | a rewarding and productive tenure; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for Reverend Gambrell as an expression of high regard by |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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