Bronner: Behind the Scenes, God Was Working | Ep 107
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- čas přidán 20. 01. 2022
- On January 19, 2008, Rick received a phone call informing him that his 2-year-old son, Bronner, had fallen into a pool and drowned. The events that followed this tragedy can only be described as supernatural. As we mark the anniversary of the earthly death of Bronner, we look back at the incredible work God has done, and is still doing, through this loss. You've read the headlines; now take a look behind the scenes and see how God can change lives in this touching and inspirational episode of Rick & Bubba University.
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Watching a man stand at his son's funeral and preach is a testament to the strength God can give a human and the message that was preached that day greatly impacted my life. While I hold my children tighter and tighter every day I do know come what may with God by my side I can make it. Bless you guys.
I lost my 27 year old son August 30th. It's the worst thing I've ever been through. I cannot imagine facing this without Christ. His promises are true, His love is overwhelming, and His peace is beyond description. God's purpose is so much greater than ours. I pray God is glorified through it all. I pray others can be brought to Him through my son's story. Love you guys. Thank you for sharing.
I remember listening to an interview Bubba had with someone on Fox News. His comments were definitely given to him by the Holy Spirit! He didn’t miss a beat or struggle for a comment! Such a great witness for a large audience!
I started listening to the show when I turned 16. I am now 41. I will never forget this event, and how Rick unpacked it in the following weeks for all of the listeners. I have met Rick once at a men's conference, but after listening to someone every day for 25 years, its like we are family. Christ is the way folks. Accept him now. Tomorrow is not promised on Earth, but Eternity is.
Edit: We dealt with a ruptured umbilical cord during the birth of our 5th child. Things went from zero to crazy in a flash. That situation is no joke.
Thank you Rick Burgess. I hope to become a man as godly as you. Im so sorry for your your loss, but I'm so inspired by your testimony. God bless you and Sherri
Thank you for sharing your story. I'm so sorry this happened to your family, but I love hearing how God used this tragedy to touch so many other lives. You all and the staff are amazing. Thank you for inspiring us everyday through live broadcast and podcast.
I remember listening to the show that day. Touched me today as much as it did that day.
Thank you for sharing this today. The staff pulling together that week and allowing us all to grieve with and for Rick and family was exactly what we needed at that time. There are two other things I have always remembered--- The 1st is the reaction of every other radio stations in the Birmingham market; each one, no matter their standard musical format, played comforting songs of the Christian faith as the entire city mourned together and sought comfort. The 2nd thing is that on Jan 18 & 19, 2008, I "felt" the compulsion (almost as an audible voice), saying, "pray for Rick Burgess & family." I thought to myself that I was getting too caught up in the lives of people I had never met... yet I also prayed each time that thought crossed my mind for 2 days. When I got to church on the 20th, I realized WHY and prayed more specifically and fervently. I believe many more lives than we can imagine were touched and changed that week. Losing a child is heart-breaking (my 2 month old son died 48 years ago and I still miss him), but it's only by clinging to God that we can stand up and walk forward, knowing that we do have Hope & a Comforter.
Your team does an amazing job relating to your audience and I appreciate all the staff does there and the sacrifice your families also make to be able to pull this off everyday.
I remember that day and how heartbroken I was for Rick, Sherri and the staff. I asked the Lord to pour out His comfort and strength to all of you. I enjoyed hearing the background and I am praising the Lord for the show and your testimony of the power of the Holy Sprint.
Ima try to compact this story the best I can but idk how compact it will be lol I lost my mom feb 8 2019, she was 55. I got the call from my dad at 1:52 am to inform me of my mom passin in the hospital. She had been sick for years(never got a concrete diagnosis) i had always been a believer in Christ, but that mornin it reassured me of my faith. Less than 3 mins after I got off the phone w my dad, I sat on the side of my bed weeping of course, felt a presence sit next to me, at that time I wasn’t 100% of “who” it was jus tht it felt like my mom but felt like it was something more. About 1 min after that I was no longer crying or askin why me why now, it was like I had the warmest hug of happiness and relief in a way. Then I turned to my right again and it once again felt like someone sitting beside me. I felt a warmth come over me again and then I knew it was my mother telling me that she ok now, she’s no longer in pain, that it’s goin to be ok. As soon as I felt that presence leave, I called my dad back, and told him what I had just experienced. He said “I know Bubba, I asked her and Jesus to some how help you. And I felt that my wish was Carried out and knew god answer that prayer” then I told him I’m ok I’m at peace with it. That was one of the worst times in my life, but at the same time amazing. I know that my mom accompanied by Jesus sat next to me that morning to ease my pain. I was/still a momas boy big time. And I could here people talkin to each other sayin how shocked at how good I was and that it’s blessing, and god was at work helpin me work thru it. They couldn’t be more right. I was a pill addict for almost 10 years, I got sober oct 2 2018, jus few months prior to my moms passing. With out that experience that mornin, there’s no doubt I would’ve relapsed easily. But I didn’t. This a short short story of that day. And dec 2 2019 my grandma(my moms mom), jan 21 2020 a uncle(moms brother), and feb 6 2020 another uncle(my dads brother) all passed in 1 year and I have a extremely close family. So it’s relatives I see ALL the time, I was close with them all. It was the hardest year of my life no doubt. But Christ helped me thru it and didn’t give me more than I could handle. I’ve remained sober as well. That’s a big win and I have my faith and family to thank for that. God is good, god is great all the time and I’ve never once questioned him and I won’t! Love the show guys been a looooong time listener. Be safe and god bless!
I began listening to R&B about a year after Bronner died. I could tell that the core team of the show was very tight and had each other's backs. I envy you your faith and am glad it brings you all comfort and strength. Well done episode and thanks for sharing such a meaningful but painful series of events. It helps those of us who weren't with the show in those days to understand the R&B team better.
Hugging my baby a little tighter this morning. Thank you for continuing to be open with your listeners. It’s a good reminder that we need Yahweh and his strength, it’s also a good reminder of what is actually important in this life. Much love to you all.
What a testimony to the power of the Holy Spirit…only God can take tragedy and change lives for good. Bless you gentlemen for sharing this story of love, faith and His power…
I remember that day! It was powerful and sobering to say the least. Thank you for sharing with us the behind the scenes of that day.
I have listened to this show depending on which state I was in on and off for 20 plus years and have now brought my husband and son in the loop. I know it sounds ridiculous but y'all mean a lot to my family. Thank you for this podcast today...it's what I needed.
That is absolutely the Truth. God was Moving through the show that week. I was a New Follower of Christ two weeks earlier I made the commitment Jan. 8! I had never heard of the show until that week. Your strength that only came from God was coming through the airwaves. I watched the memorial live on CZcams and I will never forget the way Sherry raised her hand just like Jesus was reaching down from Heaven holding her hand♥️you are such examples on how to allow Jesus to carry you both through the unimaginable
I have been listening to you guys for 10+ years. No matter how hard life may be, you guys seem to be able to meet me where i need you guys to keep me focused in my walk with Him
Ummmm yeah I knew when this was gonna be the topic I would likely cry all the way through it and sure enough I did. I remember the event well. It challenges me to reevaluate my faith. Can I really praise God when everything falls apart??? One song that comes to mind is Jeff and Sheri Easters song called Praise His Name.
When everything falls apart praise His name
When you have a broken heart raise your hands and say
Lord, You're all I need, You're everything to me
And He'll take the pain away
When it seem you're all alone praise His name
When you feel you can't go on just raise your hands and say
Greater is He that is within me
And you can praise the hurt away if you'll just praise His name.
Thank you Rick and Sheri for your testimony through this tragedy.
Thank you so much for sharing your life with us - God bless each of you !!
Well guess I needed a good cry today.. been listening to the show for over 20 years and man I remember this like it was yesterday and how heart breaking it was but how strong in faith y’all all were.. definitely had a huge impact on my faith.. thank y’all for sharing this part of the story.
This Podcast was so amazing. Thank you for this one. I wish I could listen to the show the days afterwards. How can I find them?
Brandon Moore from Etowah and Blount County, long time way back to the 90s listener...and I love these shows like this and I loved the audio book. Bout to listen and can't wait. Thanks guys!
This event changed my life. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
I remember the day this happened. Broke my heart then and still does. I don’t think anything supernatural was or is at play here but certainly understand the need for human comfort at the expense of truth, especially in the face of such tragedy.
The randomness of the universe is scary. We create meaning where none exists in order to keep our sanity.
I can understand how difficult God's peace can be to believe or comprehend if you've never felt it. However, once you've felt it, you will spend the rest of your life telling others how they too can find that peace. No doubt that God was all in this entire situation. He gave strength where there otherwise would be none. Prayers for those that don't believe that one day they will come to know Jesus.
@@karabishop2632 You’re actually wrong, as I was all in for most of my life, even occasionally giving my testimony and even leading others to Christ. I’ve felt what I thought was the Holy Spirit and all that, so I get it. The mind is a powerful thing, especially combined with a lifetime of religious indoctrination from birth. So I understand how and what you feel. I would simply recommend you go back and read and study the entire Bible from cover to cover, but do without any preset or fixed opinions if possible. Then study some basic science and psychology. If you believe in truth, you must follow it wherever it takes you, even scary, unfamiliar, uncomfortable places.
@@jdnlaw1974 we can agree to disagree. I understand where you are coming from though. I am not wrong about my experiences and what I know to be true for me. I may be wrong about your experiences. So I will say for me and those on the video we just watched, what we feel is real. I'm thankful for it! Have a good day.
You and your wife and family are truly blessed and truly godly people God be with you all ways aman
😔 This episode got me balling
I remember that well.
Wish I was that strong I lost my son and ever since that day I e felt she'll shocked.
This podcast is only 3 minutes in and it has me in tears. I've said on the regular show I also had a son to drown. It was an accident of my own making, such a terrible accident. My wife was able to bring Matt Matt back to us, thank God.
My son has cerebral palsy and I was going to give him a bath after I gave my daughter a bath. I put Matt in the tub and right then my dad knocked on the door and for the life of me I don't know why I left him in tub with water on. I spoke with my dad a couple min and came back in sat down on couch and wife said I hear water running. That was the moment it hit me what I had just done.
We had to allow a guy from dhr in our home 8 hours a day for months to observe if I was a threat to my kids. They actually told me at a meeting I tried to kill Matt.
I hope I can hear something to help me with personal thoughts I about the actions that day.
God bless everyone that has anything to do with your show. Thank you for sharing!
God bless you and your family Ray. Brother we all make mistakes like this, some just cost us more than others. I had a delivery service come bring a large package a couple months ago and for some reason I walked away from my one year old daughter who was laying on a changing table on my couch to help them get it in just not thinking at all. She fell down on the floor and was completely unharmed praise Jesus but she could have been seriously hurt. Forgive yourself knowing you had only good intentions with your father and know that everyone loses track like this and then we wonder why in the world we lost focus on what was most important. Blessings be with your family all of your days🙏
The shows following Bronner’s death used to be archived on the website. Does anyone know if they are available somewhere?
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Rick, I strive to be the Christian you are....