In the News ... "Brem emphasizes grace"

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• Second Baptist pastor has led churches in Branch, Rochester and Colorado City

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
• Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - It’s not easy to understand God’s love, but it is a necessity if one is to love mankind, says the Rev. Jackie Brem.

“Once we begin to grasp the height, depth and width of God’s love for us, our response is to love God back,” said Brem, pastor of the Second Baptist Church at 711 E. 17th St. “Then as we love God, we begin to have his heart for people.”

Citing Romans 5:8, he said, “God loves the world and the people of the world when they do right and when they don’t ...

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