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Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

Martin Luther King Jr. and the Power of One

Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations

The Christian Research Institute

Education, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality

4.9809 Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, contemplates the power of one and the life of Martin Luther King Jr. He was stabbed, his home was bombed, and ultimately was murdered. Yet his legacy lives on because he was willing to contend for truth no matter the cost. Although Hank has significant theological differences with Dr. King, he greatly admires his life and legacy. Thinking of Dr. King’s last oration—the night of April 3, 1968—the night before his assassination. He fixed our eyes on an eternal prize and counseled his devotees to have tough minds, yet tender hearts. To speak truth boldly from a heart of love. He was a demonstration of the power of one—one smile, one word, one vote, one prayer, one journey, one life. The night before he died, he said, “I do not know what will happen now. We have some difficult days ahead. But it doesn’t matter with me because I have been to the mountain top. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life—longevity has its place. But I’m not concerned about that now. I just want to do God’s will. And he’s allowed me to go to the mountain, and I’ve looked over and I’ve seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the Promised Land. And so I’m happy tonight; I’m not worried about anything; I’m not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.”

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Hank Hanegraff, present with the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Inserman broadcast with another Hank unplug short. Today, the day after

0:25.2

memorializing Martin Luther King Jr., I'm thinking, I'm contemplating about the power of one.

0:41.1

Martin Luther King Jr.

0:43.3

was a man who was stabbed,

0:46.6

his home was bombed,

0:49.8

and ultimately he was shot.

0:55.3

And yet, his legacy continues on because he was willing to contend for truth no matter the cost.

1:08.0

Now, obviously, I have significant theological differences with Martin Luther King, Jr.

1:17.6

But I greatly admire his life and his legacy.

1:23.6

I've often thought about his last speech, the last oration he gave before he died.

1:36.4

It was the night of April 3, 1968.

1:43.1

The night before, he was assassinated.

1:49.0

That night he spoke of fixing our eyes on an eternal prize.

1:58.4

He counseled his devotees to have tough minds, but yet tender hearts, to speak truth boldly,

2:08.6

but to always do that from a heart of love.

2:22.4

Well, he was the ultimate demonstration of the power of one.

2:24.9

One smile.

2:27.4

One word.

2:29.7

One vote.

2:31.9

One prayer.

2:43.7

One journey. one life, and I'm sure you can think of many other such ones.

2:50.7

But I do want to quote what he said.

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