Texas shooting: Pastor encouraged members to lean on God in last week's sermon
Frank Pomeroy
Seven days before a deadly shooting took place in a Texas church   its pastor  gave a sermon encouraging his congregation to turn to God when life becomes difficult.
 Pastor Frank Pomeroy  was in Oklahoma when a shooter opened fire today inside  his  church  First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.  His  14-year-old daughter  Annabelle Renee Pomeroy  was among those killed  he told ABC News.
But a week ago  on Sunday  Oct. 29   Pomeroy  took to the wooden altar inside the church  nestled on a dusty road  to preach from Proverbs 3:5. It was a message   he  said  that God placed on  his  heart.
"When you start to lean on your understanding of a situation  that's when we tend to have issues "  Pomeroy  said.
 Pomeroy  used  his  hunter green and cream motorcycle  placed at the altar in front of yellow and purple flowers  to further make  his  point.  He  admitted that many church members had asked that morning why the bike was there.
 He  said  he  and  his  daughter had driven the motorcycle recently and "had a good time coming in. It was a beautiful ride " the pastor added.
 Pomeroy  said that  his  daughter "still tends at times to get a little nervous when we go around bends."
"It is very unnatural for us as human beings to want to lean into that road that's coming up so close to you "  he  said. "Yet the safest way around the corner on a motorcycle is to lean down into the turn.
Seven days before a deadly shooting took place in a Texas church   its pastor  gave a sermon encouraging his congregation to turn to God when life becomes difficult.
 [TGT]was in Oklahoma when a shooter opened fire today inside  [TGT]  church  First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs.  His  14-year-old daughter  [TGT]was among those killed  [TGT] told ABC News.
But a week ago  on Sunday  Oct. 29   [TGT]took to the wooden altar inside the church  nestled on a dusty road  to preach from Proverbs 3:5. It was a message   [TGT]  said  that God placed on  his  heart.
"When you start to lean on your understanding of a situation  that's when we tend to have issues [TGT]said.
 [TGT]used  [TGT]  hunter green and cream motorcycle  placed at the altar in front of yellow and purple flowers  to further make  [TGT]  point.  [TGT]  admitted that many church members had asked that morning why the bike was there.
 [TGT]  said  [TGT]  and  [TGT]  daughter had driven the motorcycle recently and "had a good time coming in. It was a beautiful ride " the pastor added.
 [TGT]said that  [TGT]  daughter "still tends at times to get a little nervous when we go around bends."
"It is very unnatural for us as human beings to want to lean into that road that's coming up so close to you "  he  said. "Yet the safest way around the corner on a motorcycle is to lean down into the turn.