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"It just seemed like the right time to do it. I give all praise and glory to God but my father truly was the rock in my life and I know if it were not for his love and support, I would not be the man I am today," [Marvin Sapp] told the Defender. "My parents were both in the choir so God was introduced to me at an early age."
"Unlike other kids who play house or school, my friends and I played church. We had deacons, ushers, you name it, we had it," he recalled. "I can't see myself doing anything else but what I am doing today.""I love that movie. I watch it every week. It talks about vision and building something from nothing," Sapp said. "I also like to watch Law & Order. I think it's a great drama."The Grammy Award-winning recording artist and pastor of the Lighthouse Full Life Center Church in Grand Rapids, Mich. is riding high these days with his seventh solo album, Thirsty, and its mega-hit single, Never Would Have Made It. The award winning singer, whose past albums include his self-titled 1995 debut album, Diary of a Psalmist (2003) and Be Exalted (2005), has performed with a number of gospel artists and would love to someday do a duet with Stevie Wonder.See the full content of this document
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Gospel Sensation: Marvin Sapp
Very few pastors oversee their own church while maintaining a demanding singing career. Gospel singing sensation Marvin Sapp is one of those few.
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