By Roscoe Barnes III, PhD
Author, F.F. Bosworth: The Man Behind "Christ the Healer"
Copyright (c) 2020
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(1905-1975)
On Nov. 21, 1975, Jack T. Moore, the man who introduced Gordon Lindsay to William Branham, died in Shreveport, La. He was 70.
It was Moore who said Branham's meeting with F.F. Bosworth was "love at first sight."
Moore was a oneness Pentecostal. In addition to being the founding pastor of Life Tabernacle Church, he had a lifelong career in construction. His company built many homes in Louisiana.
Moore played a pivotal role in the ministry of Branham, and he assisted Lindsay in the creation of The Voice of Healing. His support of Lindsay's ministry lasted for many years and it did not go unnoticed. His name is recognized to this day on the campus of Christ For The Nations, where the school's library is named, Jack Moore Hall. Freda Lindsay, Gordon's wife, has been quoted as saying, "There wouldn't be a Christ For The Nations if it wasn't for Jack Moore."
Moore learned about Branham, a Baptist preacher, in 1947. When he attended Branham's meeting, he reportedly saw first-hand Branham's amazing gift in the ministry of healing. Impressed, he welcomed Branham to his own church for ministry. Despite Branham's effectiveness in praying for the sick, his ministry fell short in some ways because of his lack of education and his inability to organize and promote his ministry. Moore stepped in to help Branham find a wider audience. After promoting Branham and arranging meetings for him in several states, Moore reached out to Lindsay for help.
It was in March 1947 when Moore contacted Lindsay by letter and invited him to see Branham in Sacramento, Calif. At the time, Lindsay was pastoring a church in Ashland, Ore. He accepted Moore's invitation and drove to California to see Branham. What he saw in Branham"s ministry proved to be life changing as it altered the course of his own ministry. Lindsay felt led of the Lord to manage Branham's campaigns, and through his efforts, Branham became well known throughout the United States and other countries. Lindsay reported: "At the time I had already known Bro. Jack Moore for a number of years. God used this Brother to introduce me to the greatest ministry I have ever seen in my lifetime."
The significance of Lindsay's work was not lost on Moore. He wrote:
It is without hesitation that I say this was the first step in a process that changed the course of Bro. Lindsay's life completely, and consequently, perhaps, the lives of many others, for he initiated abd became the editor of THE VOICE OF HEALING magazine, reaching tens of thousands, where he once only touched the lives of a single congregation.
In January 1948, Branham conducted meetings in Miami, Fla., where he met F.F. Bosworth. Moore recounted:
Heaven smiled on us one night during this campaign when we were privileged to meet Rev. F. F. Bosworth, a veteran of the healing ministry in earlier days, of whom we had heard and read for many years. It was "love at first sight" for Brother Bosworth and Brother Branham, as well as the rest of us, and it was our later pleasure to have him work with us in the evangelistic party."
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