Remembering the ministry and teachings of Lary R. Hale
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"Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed" (I Pet. 2:24). Well there's my text verse for the day, and as you can see, it is about the redemption of our soul and the healing of our body; both of which are in Christ, and are effective for and to those who are in Christ. Since I write so often on the first part of this verse that concerns being dead to sin and living in the righteousness of God, today I'm going to focus on the second part which is in regard to healing. I want to focus on what healing is, meaning is it a promise? I contend that healing is NOT a promise, but don't stop reading just yet. The reason I say that healing is not a promise is because a promise is about something that is yet to come or yet to be effected. But if you will note the verse you will see that Peter specifically says that we 'were' healed by the stripes that Jesus took on his body before he was crucified. What that clearly and simply means is that your body and mine were healed of all infirmity of all kinds WHEN Jesus took those stripes. What this also means is that all we need to do is BELIEVE that we were healed by his stripes, and the healing will manifest in our body. If we believe, then it has to. So then healing is actually a guarantee rather than a promise, because it is something that has already been done, not something that is promised to come. The truth is that people who are not even in Christ can be healed by believing that it is the will of God for them to be healed, because Jesus paid the price for everyone's healing. It doesn't make good sense for someone to be healed of a sickness or the like, and then not want to be redeemed from their sins and live for Jesus. Nonetheless that can certainly happen just because Jesus paid the price for their healing.
I remember years ago when a brother in Christ that I know was really laboring with a serious lower back problem. He had been praying about it and trying to find some kind of relief. One night he had a dream that he was driving down a highway, and he saw a huge billboard on the side of the road. Written on the billboard in big letters were the words, "Accept your healing." In other words the Lord was showing him that his healing had already been purchased and effected, and that he simply needed to receive it. To pray for God to heal us "if it's his will," is one of the most foolish things we can do, and it is also unbelief. "With his stripes we WERE HEALED!" How can it not be his will when it is something that has already been done? OF COURSE it's his will! He took a horrific beating in order to provide us with the assurance that it is his will. The scripture that really solidifies the healing guarantee is Proverbs 3:5: "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding." We can't 'think about' anything when it comes to the healing guarantee that Jesus purchased for us. We must simply believe it, having no thought at all other than the realization that Jesus DID purchase our healing for us two thousand years ago. Thinking about it at all can only gender to unbelief, and beside that there just isn't anything TO think about. It's done, it's stated, it's still available to us, and we need only to accept this beautiful privilege from God with faith and thanksgiving. We also need to apply this same principle to praying for the healing of others. Whoever we pray for, Jesus has already purchased their healing and we need to enact that healing upon them by our faith in what Jesus has already done. I believe this will suffice for the topic for the moment. God bless.
Lary Redman Hale of Louisville, KY entered into his greatest joy, the presence of King Jesus himself, welcomed by the cheers of angels and the saints of God on Sunday night, April 21, 2024.
What the outside world would see as the untimely passing of a humble, local minister, heaven saw as the triumphant finale of a valiant warrior's life. He fought the good fight, having kept the faith, and received what Christ himself called "The Champion's Wreath of Victory".
Lary was born November 13, 1954 to Marvin and Norma Hale. Being the youngest of his siblings ensured he had lots of time with his loving mother, from whom he undoubtedly developed his profound sensitivity, heartfelt sentimentality and emotional comfortability - characteristics that were trademarks of his life. He grew up surrounded by cousins and classmates that became his best friends.
At his 50 year class reunion he was overjoyed and excited to catch up with so many of them, smiling and laughing more than he had in a long time. He would often tell stories of how he treasured those times as a young boy riding bikes, shooting B.B guns and playing with his childhood dog Peanuts; all while getting into assorted harmless mischief. He cherished the time he spent living on his parents houseboat and helping his dad, a united states marine veteran, take care of the boat and dock.
His relationship with his dad was only strengthened in their later years as they watched boxing matches almost every weekend for the remainder of his dad's life. He admired his brother Gary for his athleticism and industrious attitude, and thought his sisters Vicki and Mila had hearts of gold just like his mother. In his teen years Lary developed three of his lifelong loves: swimming, cool cars and lifting weights.
Some people said Lary was part fish because of how well he swam, but Lary would correct them, he was actually part dolphin. As a young man he managed a health club where he helped multiple people lose weight and counted that a huge joy. He loved nature and taking photos of it, honing his skills and knowledge in cameras. His vocabulary was second to none and he enjoyed learning new words and using them especially in his writings.
Before he passed he still exercised as much as his body would allow and he longed to return to the ocean and the white sands of Destin, Florida.
Like most disenfranchised teens in the early 70s, Lary indulged in countless vices that left him empty and searching for more. Although his long black curly hair, loud clothes, muscles and muscle cars made him the envy of the boys and the heartthrob of the girls, none of these things satisfied his heart. He pursued a college education briefly, desiring to be a marine biologist or philosopher but found that this was not what he was missing either - he longed for true fulfillment.
Depressed, empty, and feeling hopeless, Lary heard about a particular beautiful girl he had a crush on that was attending a small church where the "Spirit of God" was changing people's lives. After wondering why someone like her would attend a church like that, he began to attend also.
After a few months, he made a simple prayer on his hands and knees, saying "God I can't stop smoking, drinking, raging or any of the other countless vices I have - but if you can set me free from these things, I'll know you're real and that you want me to serve you". The next morning Lary woke up and described the next few hours as "walking on air" realizing he was, in his words "delivered" and never going back to those vices.
This began his life long commitment to glorifying Jesus, the king of glory, for how he transformed Lary's life from darkness to light. Lary would marry that same beautiful girl, the love of his life, Fay Kustes, and they would have two sons together, Benjamin Isaac and Elisha Daniel. Lary's greatest joy in life was being a husband and father.
He was happiest when he was sharing what he was learning in the bible with his family, and teaching them that knowing God was simplistic and yet powerful - that God was not merely a religious concept, but a powerful savior on a day to day basis. As Lary made it his life's goal to find "the lost sheep", he would tap into his multifaceted creativity that went largely underappreciated.
Lary produced well over a thousand episodes of gospel presentations: self-producing, mixing, editing and encoding both a radio and television show. Between the two, he broadcast for over 30 years. All of this in the analog age, where self produced radio and TV shows were nearly unheard of, especially without any budget whatsoever.
Lary was an evangelist in Louisville and southern Indiana, being asked to preach and teach in multicultural and multi-generational churches across the city. The churches he was most loved and welcomed by were the African-American Baptist and Pentecostal churches that loved and welcomed his passionate, excitable and action packed style of preaching.
Once the dawn of the internet came, he immediately worked to have a website published, making his literature and gospel teachings available. Eventually he'd use social media to teach, preach and encourage believers all across the world. He would spend every night praying with and encouraging christians from every nation until the end of his life. Many of which saw him like a second father and all of whom greatly mourn his passing.
Even though he produced over a thousand episodes of media, taught in multiple churches, mentored in multiple countries, and had multiple printed works of literature, he considered his greatest life's work to be his two sons. One of their earliest memories is Lary saying "the most important job in the world is not preaching the gospel, it's raising kids in the gospel". This threaded through his entire life.
In his final week on earth, he reminisced on his life saying "I see my life as the highest success, because my life's work are my two sons, who I am so incredibly proud of - not for their natural achievements but for their love, humility and personal faith in Jesus that is not only evident in their lives but also in their love. Because of them, I know my life is a true success - and I credit Jesus for all of it".
His sons today see him as the most successful man they will ever know. He succeeded in loving them and never hurting them. Leading them and never controlling them. Being there for them and never leaving them. He was a man that would apologize quickly, forgive quickly, and always encouraged his sons to "get up and go from here". He succeeded in teaching them faith, hope and love in a world starving so badly for all three. His ministry lives on in them.
The lives of everyone touched by their lives are forever indebted to this humble, prayerful man of faith.
He is preceded in death by his father Marvin, mother Norma, sister Mila, sister-in-law Marlene, nephew Adam, aunts, uncles, treasured cousins, and his beloved dog of 18 years, Champ.
Until they are reunited in the glory of heaven, he is survived and will be missed by his sons, Benjamin and Elisha (Katrine), his wife of 30 years, Fay, his brother Gary, His sister Vicki (Dan), his cousins, nieces, nephews, his friends, and those that called him their pastor and teacher.
"The righteous perish, and no man lays it to heart: merciful men are taken away and no one considers that the righteous person is being spared from the evil to come. He shall enter into peace: he shall rest in his bed, having walked in uprightness." Isaiah 57:1&2
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A life in pictures and film
Watch the tribute video shared with Lary’s obituary. It brings together moments from his life and footage of the man so many loved.
Video hosted by Tribute Slides through Newcomer Kentuckiana.
