Famous pastor and author Max Lukado celebrated the 50th anniversary of his recent salvation. Teachers at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas and the author of such books He chose his nails and I’m not worried about anything, When Lukado shared his testimony and urged his social media followers to embrace Christ, he posted a picture of his new tattoo on his Instagram page.
“I am celebrating the golden anniversary of God’s great grace in my life. Fifty years ago, Grace found me,” he wrote. “My testimony is interwoven with my favorite words from the Bible. cross Christ declared, “It’s over!” (John 19:30) in Greek – ‘TETELESTAI! “All in full is what this word means. This was a message that changed my life.
“I was a 20-year-old villain, I was a butt, a train. My priorities were six packs. It was like coming from Coors, not the kind that came from crunch. Friends. I was not only drunk, I was drunk.
At the time, Lukad changed his life by the pastor’s sermon, “Can Christ forgive a jerk like me?”
“On the spring evening of 1975, I heard the preacher explain grace greater than sin. On the cross, Christ paid my debt. It was a half-century that 50 years ago, I failed Jesus many times, but he never failed me.
“To celebrate this anniversary, I got a tattoo. Teteresti – finished.”
Lucado posted an image of a tattoo artist getting caught in her arm. His post included a link to his latest sermon detailing his conversion.
“Not everyone likes the idea that a 70-year-old pastor gets a tattoo. That’s fine,” Lukado said. “I didn’t do it for people, I thank Jesus for paying debts I can’t pay. Do you know this grace? If this truth is tattooed on your skin, I care deeply that it is tattooed on your heart.
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It was originally published on April 24, 2025.
