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Pocketing God’s Promises

The Lord’s Freedman

Friday, November 7, 2025 | Guest: Jon Crocker and Tim Berrey |
Topics: Missions

If you had been born into slavery in the 18th century, what would you ask God for? Would you ask to be freed from slavery, or would you ask God to give you a work to do for Him? Find out what George Liele asked for in this week’s episode of Pocketing God’s Promises.

Sources: https://www.bu.edu/missiology/missionary-biography/l-m/liele-george-c-1750-1828/, Letters Showing the Rise and Progress of the Early Negro Churches of Georgia and the West Indies, and the link to a pdf version of Daniel Akin’s sermon at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, preached in 2010.

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About the Hosts

Jon Crocker and Tim Berrey

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Mr. Jon Crocker, executive director of GFA, served as a missionary to Mexico for 10 years and is grateful to have been part of Christ’s building His church in Mexico City. Jon and his wife, Andrea, have five children. Dr. Tim Berrey, GFA’s director of missionary recruitment, served in the Philippines for nearly 20 years, training dozens of national leaders through Bob Jones Memorial Bible College. Tim and his wife, Laura, have six children. Both men have spoken across the US and around the world in churches, colleges, and conferences. The desire of their hearts is to see well-equipped gospel witnesses raised up in the next generation.