It's A Man's World, But It Would Be Nothing Without The Love of God In 1966, James Brown released his hit, "It's a Man's World".  The main lyrics went something like this, "It's a man's world, but it would be nothing without a woman or girl."  Rev. O.L. Holliday contemplated a sermon inspired … [Read more...]

Heavenly Home Gathering was Rev. O.L. Holliday's favorite sermon. The latest sermon released by Rev. O.L. Holliday was Heavenly Home Gathering, which is the name of this site.  Heavenly Home Gathering was made while Rev. Holliday was remembering how his grandmother always brought … [Read more...]

For Rev. O.L. Holliday, "Love Train" was a sermon deferred. I remember my father visiting with us in Rancho Cucamonga, California. While sitting at a stoplight, a car pulled up beside us with the radio blasting. The song on the radio was "Love Train" song by the O'Jays. The young women in the … [Read more...]

Rev O.L. Holliday's, "If you Dance To The Music", was spun from the Chairman of The Board's "Pay The Piper". When Holland/Dozier/Holland left Motown in 1967 to establish their own Invictus/Hot Wax group of record labels, they teamed General Norman Johnson up with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods and … [Read more...]

Oh, How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You. "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a 1964 hit song written and produced by the Motown songwriting team of Holland–Dozier–Holland. It was originally recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye and became one of his most popular songs. Gaye peaked … [Read more...]

Dobie Gray's "The In Crowd" served as the motivation that led to Rev. Holliday’s sermon, "Come Out From The In Crowd". Rev. Holliday often sparked controversy in his day because he used the melodies and lyrics of popular secular music to reach the hearts and minds of young people. He believed … [Read more...]