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I think I am having a Wife

I think I am having a Wife At Sunday school they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down […]

Irascible Persons Not To Be Provoked – Charles H Spurgeon

Irascible Persons Not To Be Provoked – Charles H Spurgeon In the Jardin des Plantes we saw a hooded snake in a most unamiable condition of temper. There was a thick glass and a stout wire between us, and we did nothing but look at him, yet he persisted in darting at us with the […]

Interest In Holy Work To Be Maintained – Charles H Spurgeon

Interest In Holy Work To Be Maintained – Charles H Spurgeon It is of the utmost importance to keep up our interest in the holy work in which we are engaged, for the moment our interest flags the work will become wearisome. Humboldt says that the copper-coloured native of central America, far more accustomed than […]

Ingratitude To God – Charles H Spurgeon

Ingratitude To God – Charles H Spurgeon The Staubach is a fall of remarkable magnificence, seeming to leap from heaven; its glorious stream reminds one of the abounding mercy which in a mighty torrent descends from above. In the winter, when the cold is severe, the water freezes at the foot of the fall, and […]

Influence – Charles H Spurgeon

Influence – Charles H Spurgeon Lord Peterborough speaking on one occasion of the celebrated Fénélon, observed:: ‘He is a delicious creature; I was forced to get away from him as fast as I possibly could, else he would have made me pious.’ Would to God that all of us had such an influence over godless […]

Infirmities Use Of – Charles H Spurgeon

Infirmities Use Of – Charles H Spurgeon ‘Someof the arable land along the shore on the southeast coast of Sutherland, is almost covered with shore stones, from the size of a turkey’s egg to eight pounds weight. Several experiments have been made to collect these off the land, expecting a better crop; but in every […]

Indolence A Shameful Sickness – Charles H Spurgeon

Indolence A Shameful Sickness – Charles H Spurgeon There once lived in Ghent a beggar, who was accustomed to collect alms upon the pretence that he had a secret disease lying in his bones and weakening his whole body, and that he dared not for shame mention the name of it. This appeal was exceedingly […]

Inconsistency Glossed Over – Charles H Spurgeon

Inconsistency Glossed Over – Charles H Spurgeon ‘Silk is interdicted by Mussulman law as being an excrement. They elude this prohibition by mixing a very little cotton with it.’ After the same manner it is growing too common at what are called Penny Readings, to indulge in. the idlest jesting and absurdity, and then to […]

Inconsistency – Charles H Spurgeon

Inconsistency – Charles H Spurgeon Mark Antony once yoked two lions together, and drove them through the streets of Rome, but no human skill can ever yoke together the Lion of the Tribe of Judah and the Lion of the Pit. I did see a man once trying to walk on both sides of the […]

Inconsistencies – Charles H Spurgeon

Inconsistencies – Charles H Spurgeon The orthodox Greek churchman is scandalised at the image-worship of the Romanist; it is flat idolatry, and he denounces it vehemently. But what are those pictures in the Russian churches, many of them made to stand out in relief with solid plates of gold and silver? Why, these are pictures […]

Inactivity The Evils Of – Charles H Spurgeon

Inactivity The Evils Of – Charles H Spurgeon What a mournful sight the observer may see in some of the outskirts of our huge city; row after row of houses all untenanted and forlorn. The owners had far better let them at the lowest rent than suffer them to remain empty, for the boys make […]

Immutability Of God – Charles H Spurgeon

Immutability Of God – Charles H Spurgeon There be many Christians most like unto young sailors, who think the shore and the whole land doth move when they ship, and they themselves are moved. Just so not a few do imagine that God moveth, and saileth, and changeth places, because their giddy souls are under […]

Insignificant Subjects Not Fit For The Pulpit – Charles H Spurgeon

Insignificant Subjects Not Fit For The Pulpit – Charles H Spurgeon Carlyle in narrating an instance of the preservation of etiquette at the court of Louis XVI., while the mob were demanding entrance into his private apartments, and the empire was going to pieces, compares it to the house-cricket still chirping amid the pealing of […]

Imitation Of Good Men Its Limit – Charles H Spurgeon

Imitation Of Good Men Its Limit – Charles H Spurgeon Plutarch says that among the Persians those persons were considered most beautiful who were hawk-nosed, for no other reason than that Cyrus had such a nose. In Richard the Third’s court humps upon the back were the height of fashion. According as the various potentates […]

Ignorance Possible In Most Constant Hearers – Charles H Spurgeon

Ignorance Possible In Most Constant Hearers – Charles H Spurgeon Samuel Wesley visited one of his parishioners as he was upon his dying bed: a man who had never missed going to church in forty years. ‘Thomas, where do you think your soul will go?’ ‘Soul! soul!’ said Thomas. Yes, sir,’ said Mr. Wesley, ‘do […]

Ignorance – Charles H Spurgeon

Ignorance – Charles H Spurgeon Payson well says,’ Oh! when we meet in heaven, we shall see how little we knew about it on earth. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

IN NEEDS — their Company to be Avoided-Charles Spurgeon

IN NEEDS — their Company to be Avoided-Charles Spurgeon When a man is known to suffer from a sadly contagious disease, none of his friends will come near the house. There is little need to warn them off, they arc all too alarmed to come near. Why is it men are not as much afraid […]

Increase With Our Strength – Charles H Spurgeon

Increase With Our Strength – Charles H Spurgeon I had,” said Latimer, describing the way in which his father trained him as a yeoman’s son, “my bows bought me according to my age and strength; as I increased in them so my bows were made bigger and bigger.” Thus boys grew into cross – bowmen, […]

It Is Hard to Be an Atheist

It Is Hard to Be an Atheist 21% of those who define themselves as atheists say they believe in God. 13% of Christians who attend evangelical churches say God is more of an impersonal force than a Person with Whom people can have a relationship. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

In 1829 a man named George Wilson was arrested for robbery-George Mueller

In 1829 a man named George Wilson was arrested for robbery-George Mueller In 1829 a man named George Wilson was arrested for robbery and murder in a US mail heist. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. Some friends intervened on his behalf and were able to obtain his pardon from President […]

I am the Resurrection and the Life

I am the Resurrection and the Life A man was once conversing with a Brahmin priest, and he asked: “Could you say, ‘I am the Resurrection and the Life?’” “Yes,” replied the priest, “I could say that.” “But could you make any one believe it?” Christ proved His superiority right there. His character and His […]

Invictus

Invictus Timothy McVeigh was executed for bombing the federal building in Oklahoma. He did not speak any final words, but he did have a handwritten statement distributed at his execution which included portions of the poem Invictus. “It matters not how straight the gate,How charged with punishments the scroll,I am the master of my fate,I am […]

In the early 1990s when President George Bush had John Sununu-George Mueller

In the early 1990s when President George Bush had John Sununu-George Mueller In the early 1990s when President George Bush had John Sununu as his White House chief of staff, a reporter asked Sununu if his job was difficult. He quickly answered, “No.” The reporter thought Sununu had misunderstood the question, so he asked again, […]

I know a fair amount about President George W. Bush-George Mueller

I know a fair amount about President George W. Bush-George Mueller I know a fair amount about President George W. Bush. He is the son of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and is now married to Laura, and they have young adult twin daughters. I also know that in his youth, George W. Bush […]

In his book, Men at Work, George F. Will takes a close look-George Mueller

In his book, Men at Work, George F. Will takes a close look-George Mueller In his book, Men at Work, George F. Will takes a close look at four baseball players. One of those examined is Orel Hershiser (of Dodgers fame), who talks about his philosophy of pitching. “There are two theories of pitching,” Hershiser […]

In his book, Psalms of the Heart, George Sweeting illustrated-George Mueller

In his book, Psalms of the Heart, George Sweeting illustrated-George Mueller In his book, Psalms of the Heart, George Sweeting illustrated a great truth from the experience of two Moody Bible Institute graduates, John and Elaine Beekman. God called them to missionary work among the Chol Indians of southern Mexico. Sweeting reports that they rode […]

I was reading about the Rev. George Whitefield-George Mueller

I was reading about the Rev. George Whitefield-George Mueller I was reading about the Rev. George Whitefield. He was the greatest preacher that the Church of England ever had. But he also worked well with Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, and anyone else who believed in the gospel. One day, a colleague asked him, “Why do you […]

I Give You the Flag

I Give You the Flag Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the flagThat flew over valley forgeWas torn in two by the gray and blueAnd bled through two world wars. I give you the flag that burned in the streetIn protest, in anger and shame,The very same flag that covered the menWho died defending her […]

I Am the New Year

I Am the New Year I am the New Year. I am an unspoiled page in your book of time. I am your next chance at the art of living. I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months. All that you sought and didn’t find is […]

I Don’t Know Him

I Don’t Know Him A beautiful young mother in New York City reterned to the building in which her little infant lay asleep and was appalled to see the building in flames. The firemen could not restrain her and she dashed through the flames and rescued her child, but in doing so, she was so severely burned […]

I Do Not See Those With Two Legs Going

I Do Not See Those With Two Legs Going George Stott, a one-legged school teacher from Scotland, volunteered for missionary service in China. When asked why he with only one leg thought of going to China, he said, “I do not see those with two legs going, so I must.” Thus began his more than […]

If I Had Known

If I Had Known If I had known what trouble you were bearing,What griefs were in the silence of your face;I would have been more gentle and more caring,And tried to give you gladness for a space.I would have brought more warmth into the place,If I had known. If I had known what thoughts despairing […]

It Is Better to Be Kind Than Clever

It Is Better to Be Kind Than Clever Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon.com, was ten years old when he saw a commercial stating that every puff a smoker took on a cigarette shortened his or her life by two minutes. He was quite a math whiz, so he began adding up how many minutes […]

Indications of a Bad Day

Indications of a Bad Day You know it will be a bad day when: You wake up face down on the pavement.Your wife says, “Good morning, Bill,” and your name is George.You call Suicide Prevention and they put you on hold.Your pacemaker is recalled by the manufacturers.You see a 60 Minutes news team waiting in […]

Intimacy with Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Intimacy with Christ – Charles Spurgeon EVEN in our own days great men are not readily to be come at. There are so many back stairs to be climbed before you can reach the official who might have helped you, so many subalterns to be parleyed with, and servants to be passed by, that there […]

Intercession, Privilege of – Charles Spurgeon

Intercession, Privilege of – Charles Spurgeon O PRICELESS grace; if you, O believer, know how to ask by faith, you may hand out to your brethren wealth more precious than the gold of Ophir; for intercession is the key of the ivory palaces wherein are contained the boundless treasures of God. Saints in intercession reach […]

Instrumentalities, Humble—Not to be Despised – Charles Spurgeon

Instrumentalities, Humble—Not to be Despised – Charles Spurgeon SEE the gardeners going down to the pond, and dipping in their watering-pots to carry the refreshing liquid to the flowers. A child comes into the garden and wishes to help, and yonder is a little watering-pot for him. Now, see that little water-pot, though it does […]

Instruments, Weakness of—Used by God – Charles Spurgeon

Instruments, Weakness of—Used by God – Charles Spurgeon REMEMBER the Greeks when they attacked old Troy: you have the record in ancient story. They waited many years until their ships had well near rotted on the seas, but the prowess of Hector and the armed men of Troy kept back the “King of men,” and […]

Insignificance of Man a Plea for Mercy – Charles Spurgeon

Insignificance of Man a Plea for Mercy – Charles Spurgeon YOU could not see on your road home tonight a poor fainting woman, and pass her by, I trust. You could not have brought in before your presence a half-starved child, that could not drag its weary limbs along, without feeling that you must give […]

Insensibility of the Sinner – Charles Spurgeon

Insensibility of the Sinner – Charles Spurgeon YOU may stab a dead man in a thousand places, but he will not cry out. So is it with ungodly men. You may tell them of the love of Christ, the story of which might surely melt a rock, and make the adamant dissolve; but if they […]

Inner Life, Manifestation of the – Charles Spurgeon

Inner Life, Manifestation of the – Charles Spurgeon THE divine life is such a thing of force that surrounding circumstances do not operate upon it as you might have supposed. In frosty weather, when we have seen the rivers frozen across, we have been told by peasants that the old spring-head on the side of […]

Ingratitude, Sin of – Charles Spurgeon

Ingratitude, Sin of – Charles Spurgeon I REMEMBER in our Baptist martyrology the story of one of the Baptists of Holland escaping from his persecutors. A river was frozen over, and the good man crossed it safely, but his enemy was of greater bulk, and the ice gave way under him. The Baptist, like a […]

Ingratitude of Despising Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Ingratitude of Despising Christ – Charles Spurgeon SOMETIMES in our police courts you may have seen an inhuman husband brought before the magistrate for having maltreated the poor unhappy woman who is linked to him for life. The policeman has taken him in the very act of assaulting her, her poor sickly face bears evidence […]

Influence, Christian – Charles Spurgeon

Influence, Christian – Charles Spurgeon TRAVELING on the Lake Lugano, one morning, we heard the swell of the song of the nightingale, and the oars were stilled on the blue lake as we listened to the silver sounds. We could not see a single bird, nor do I know that we wished to see—we were […]

Infidelity and Superstition Abounding – Charles Spurgeon

Infidelity and Superstition Abounding – Charles Spurgeon THESE are times when scoffers are boundlessly impudent. Did it not make your blood chill when you heard revolutionists in unhappy Paris talk of having “demolished God”? It struck me as almost a sadder thing when I read the proposition of one of their philosophers, who would have […]

Infidelity, Poor Prospect of – Charles Spurgeon

Infidelity, Poor Prospect of – Charles Spurgeon MAN is like a prisoner shut up in his cell, a cell all dark and cheerless save that there is a window through which he can gaze upon a glorious landscape. Infidelity comes like a demon into the cell, and with desperate hand blocks up the window, that […]

Infant Christ, a Sign to Men – Charles Spurgeon

Infant Christ, a Sign to Men – Charles Spurgeon THE sign that the joy of the world had come was this—they were to go to the manger to find the Christ in it, and he was to be the sign. Every circumstance is therefore instructive. The babe was found “wrapped in swaddling clothes.” Now, observe, […]

Industry a Check to Grief – Charles Spurgeon

Industry a Check to Grief – Charles Spurgeon JOHN BRIGHT, who married young, lost his wife shortly after marriage. He went to Leamington, where Cobden visited him, and found him bowed down by grief. “Come with me,” said Cobden, “and we will never rest until we abolish the Corn Laws.” Bright arose from his great […]

Individuality of Man – Charles Spurgeon

Individuality of Man – Charles Spurgeon THERE are cabinets in the chamber of the soul which no man can open but the individual himself. We must die alone; friends may surround the bed, but the departing spirit must take its flight by itself. We shall hear no tramp of thousands as we descend into the […]

Individual Responsibility – Charles Spurgeon

Individual Responsibility – Charles Spurgeon IN the nocturnal heavens there had long been observed bright masses of light: the astronomers called them “nebula;” they supposed them to be stores of unfashioned chaotic matter, until the telescope of Herschel resolved them into distinct stars. What the telescope did for stars, the religion of Christ, when received […]

Inconsistent Professors – Charles Spurgeon

Inconsistent Professors – Charles Spurgeon STAND in fancy in one of the fights of the old civil war. The Royalists are fighting desperately and are winning apace, but I hear a cry from the other side that Cromwell’s Ironsides are coming. Now we shall see some fighting. Oliver and his men are lions. But, lo! […]

Incarnation of Christ, the Wonder of Angels – Charles Spurgeon

Incarnation of Christ, the Wonder of Angels – Charles Spurgeon DID you ever hear of angels hovering around the assemblies of philosophical societies? Very interesting papers are sometimes produced speculating upon geological facts; startling discoveries are every now and then made as to astronomy and the laws of motion; we are frequently surprised at the […]

Impressions, Transient – Charles Spurgeon

Impressions, Transient – Charles Spurgeon WHEN I hear it said of such-and-such preachers that they have many converts for a time, but that few of these can be found after a month or two, I am grieved that there should be so much truth in the statement, but I am not at all surprised; for […]

Impressions not always Saving – Charles Spurgeon

Impressions not always Saving – Charles Spurgeon I AM not always sanguine concerning persons who are readily excited, for they so soon cool down again. Some are like India-rubber, and every time you put your finger on them you leave a mark, but it is wasted time, because they get back into the old shape […]

Imitation of Jesus – Charles Spurgeon

Imitation of Jesus – Charles Spurgeon HAVE you ever noticed how badly boys write at the bottom of the pages in their copy-books? There is the copy at the top; and in the first line they look at that; in the second line they copy their own imitation; in the third line they copy their […]

 Imitation of Christianity – Charles Spurgeon 

Imitation of Christianity – Charles Spurgeon WE can endure the odd ways of a really fervent lover of Jesus, but the mere wax-work of superstition is not to be tolerated. I frequently see persons coming into a place of worship looking into their hats, or shading their eyes with their hands, as if they were […]

Imagination, the Cause of our Troubles – Charles Spurgeon

Imagination, the Cause of our Troubles – Charles Spurgeon PROBABLY the major part of our griefs are born, nourished, and perfected, entirely in an anxious, imaginative brain. Many of our sorrows are not woven in the loom of providence, but are purely homespun, and the pattern of our own invention. Some minds are specially fertile […]

Image of Christ in the Believer – Charles Spurgeon

Image of Christ in the Believer – Charles Spurgeon I HAVE heard it said that the good sculptor, whenever he sees a suitable block of marble, firmly believes that there is a statue concealed within it, and that his business is but to take away the superfluous material, and so unveil the “thing of beauty,” […]

Illustrations, Use of – Charles Spurgeon

Illustrations, Use of – Charles Spurgeon THE prophets frequently spoke in parables. This they did partly to excite the attention of their hearers. Those to whom they spoke might not have listened to didactic truth expressed in abstract terms, but when they heard mention of common things, such as bellows, and lead, and brass, they […]

Ignorance, Spiritual—Mask of – Charles Spurgeon

Ignorance, Spiritual—Mask of – Charles Spurgeon IT has long been a mystery who was the man in the iron mask. We believe that the mystery was solved some years ago, by the conjecture that he was the twin brother of Louis 14., King of France, who, fearful lest he might have his throne disturbed by […]

Idol-making – Charles Spurgeon

Idol-making – Charles Spurgeon IDOL-MAKING was not only the trade of Ephesus, but it is a trade all the world over. Making shrines for Diana, nay, shrines for self, we are all master craftsmen at this in some form or another. Images of jealousy, which become abominations of desolation, we have set up. We may […]

Idleness – Charles Spurgeon

Idleness – Charles Spurgeon MANY a parson buys or hires a sermon, so that he may save himself the trouble of thinking. Is not this abominable laziness? They sneer at the Ranters, but there is not a Ranter in the kingdom but what would be ashamed to stand up and read somebody else’s sermon as […]

Indications You Are a Mother

Indications You Are a Mother Motherhood has truly set in when: You offer to cut up other people’s foodYou hide in the bathroom to be aloneYou hope ketchup is a vegetable because it’s the only one your kids will eatYou read that the average five-year-old asks 492 questions a day and you feel proud your […]

Illustrious Servant or Servant of an Illustrious Master?

Illustrious Servant or Servant of an Illustrious Master? Hudson Taylor was scheduled to speak at a large church in Melbourne, Australia. The moderator of the service introduced the missionary in eloquent and glowing terms. He told the large congregation all that Taylor had accomplished in China, and then presented him as “our illustrious guest.” Taylor […]

Isn’t It Strange

Isn’t It Strange Isn’t it strange how a twenty dollar bill seems like such a large amount when you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping? Isn’t it strange how two hours seem so long when you’re at church, and so short when you’re at a ball game? Isn’t […]

I See No Rebels Here

I See No Rebels Here There was a king who had suffered much from his rebellious subjects. But one day they surrendered their arms, threw themselves at his feet, and begged for mercy. He pardoned them all. One of his friends said to him, “Did you not say that every rebel should die?” “Yes,” replied […]

Is Your Integrity Above Question?

Is Your Integrity Above Question? As a schoolboy, I worked with my father during the summer months. Each morning we stopped to pick up the early edition of the newspaper at a small grocery store. One morning when we got to work, my father found that by mistake he had taken two newspapers instead of […]

In 1893, Engineer George Ferris Built A Machine -George Mueller

In 1893, Engineer George Ferris Built A Machine -George Mueller In 1893, engineer George Ferris built a machine that bears his name-the Ferris wheel. When it was finished, he invited a newspaper reporter to accompany him and his wife for the inaugural ride. It was a windy July day, so a stiff breeze struck the […]

In Late Fall Of 1777, Gen. George Washington And -George Mueller

In Late Fall Of 1777, Gen. George Washington And -George Mueller In late fall of 1777, Gen. George Washington and has rag tag army of militiamen suffered 2 defeats at the hands of the British at Brandywine and Germantown. He and his 11,000 men retreated to Valley Forge, PA to establish winter headquarters. It was […]

It Is Well with My Soul

It Is Well with My Soul One of the best-loved hymns of the faith, “It Is Well with My Soul,” was written by Horatio Spafford. Mr. Spafford, a wealthy businessman in Chicago, lost much of his real estate holdings in the Great Chicago Fire. After the fire, he sent his wife and four daughters on a ship […]

In October 1991, George Hennard Jr. Drove -George Mueller

In October 1991, George Hennard Jr. Drove -George Mueller In October 1991, George Hennard Jr. drove his pickup truck through a cafeteria window in Killeen, Texas, and then started RANDOMLY shooting people while they were having LUNCH. Before putting the gun to himself, he killed 24 people and wounded 22 more. On an Oprah Winfrey […]

In 1829, a man named George Wilson robbed the U.S.-George Mueller

In 1829, a man named George Wilson robbed the U.S.-George Mueller In 1829, a man named George Wilson robbed the U.S. Mail and in the act, committed a murder. He was later arrested, tried and convicted, and sentenced to be hanged. Some of his friends petitioned President Andrew Jackson for a pardon. The pardon was […]

Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith tells-George Mueller

Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith tells-George Mueller Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were […]

In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot-George Mueller

In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot-George Mueller In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot where the Titanic sank in 1912. He and his crew recovered numerous artifacts, everything from eyeglasses to jewelry to dishware. In his search, Tulloch realized that a large piece of the hull had broken […]

I Am a Lighthouse

I Am a Lighthouse The captain of a ship looked into the dark night and saw a light in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message, “Alter your course ten degrees south.” He promptly received a reply, “Alter your course ten degrees north.” The furious captain sent another message, “Alter your […]

It Is Not the Critic Who Counts

It Is Not the Critic Who Counts It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat […]

If You Could Rewind Your Life

If You Could Rewind Your Life Fifty people who were over ninety-five years old were asked one question: “If you could live your life over again, what would you do differently?” Many different answers were given, but three answers were seen repeatedly. They were: If I had to do it over again, I would . […]

Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith-George Mueller

Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith-George Mueller Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith tells how he and his guide were climbing the Weisshorn in the Swiss Alps. It was stormy and they were making their climb on the sheltered side of the peak. When they reached the summit, they were filled […]

In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot-George Mueller

In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot-George Mueller In 1996 George Tulloch led an expedition to the spot where the Titanic sank in 1912. He and his crew recovered numerous artifacts, everything from eyeglasses to jewelry to dishware. In his search, Tulloch realized that a large piece of the hull had broken […]

in the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”-George Mueller

In the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”-George Mueller In the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life”, George shares with Mary all his wishes and plans. After throwing a rock at the old house he explains how he knows what he will do today, tomorrow, and the next day. How he’s going to see the world, and […]

“I Am Trusting Jesus”—A Young Lady’s Trust. – Dwight Lyman Moody

“I Am Trusting Jesus”—A Young Lady’s Trust. – Dwight Lyman Moody The other Sunday, when I was speaking on “Trust,” a person came to me next day and said, “I want to tell you how I was saved. You remember you told about that lady who sought Christ three years and could not find Him, […]

Influence of Music

Influence of Music Some say that the music they listen to does not affect them. It would be hard to convince the Kuntz family of this. Fifteen year old Richard Kuntz was listening to a Manson album when he committed suicide by shooting himself. His father says Richard was a major Manson fan and his […]

It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Work

It Is Easier to Criticize Than to Work A man came up to Moody once and criticized him for the way he went about winning souls. Moody listened courteously and then asked, “How would you do it?” The man, taken aback, mumbled that he didn’t do it. “Well,” said Moody, “I prefer the way I […]

I Am Not All Right. – Dwight Lyman Moody

I Am Not All Right. – Dwight Lyman Moody I had to notice during the war, when enlisting was going on, sometimes a man would come up with a nice silk hat on, patentleather boots, nice kid gloves, and a fine suit of clothes, which, probably, cost him $100; perhaps the next man-who came along […]

“I Have Intellectual Difficulties.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“I Have Intellectual Difficulties.” – Dwight Lyman Moody There is another voice coming down from the gallery yonder: “I have intellectual difficulties; I cannot believe.” A man came to me sometime ago and said, “I cannot.” “Cannot what?” I asked. “Well,” said he, “I cannot believe.” “Who?” “Well,” he repeated, “I cannot believe.” “Who?” I […]

Is Your Cow More Grateful Than You Are?

Is Your Cow More Grateful Than You Are? One year when Christmas Day fell on a Sunday, a farmer decided to go to church. (Like some people, he thought he was fulfilling his religious obligation by going to church twice a year—at Christmas and Easter!) The sermon that day was preached from the text, “The […]

It’s Okay to Say, “Merry Christmas”

It’s Okay to Say, “Merry Christmas” According to the Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey for 2011, 70% of American adults like stores to use signs that say “Merry Christmas” rather than “Happy Holidays” when they are shopping. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Ice Cream

Ice Cream A lady once took her children to a restaurant. Her six-year-old son asked if he could say grace. As he bowed his head he said, “God is good, God is great. Thank you for the food, and I would even thank you more if Mom gets us ice cream for dessert. And Liberty and justice […]

If Grades Don’t Improve

If Grades Don’t Improve A little girl said to her teacher, ”Miss Hayes, I don’t want to scare you, but my dad said, If my grades don’t improve, someone’s going to get a spanking!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

If You Hear or Smell Anything It’s Me

If You Hear or Smell Anything It’s Me A little girl received a watch and perfume for her birthday. She was so excited she pestered everyone all day to look at her watch and smell her perfume. At dinner her mother said, “Honey, I know you’re proud of your gifts, but please don’t mention them while we […]

Investing Time

Investing Time Charles Francis Adams, son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of President John Adams, kept a diary. One day he entered: “Went fishing with my son today—a day wasted.” His son, Brook Adams, also kept a diary, which is still in existence. On that same day, Brook Adams made this entry: “Went […]

“I THINK I’M HAVING A WIFE”

“I THINK I’M HAVING A WIFE” At Sunday school they were teaching how God created everything, including human beings. Little Johnny, a child in the kindergarten class, seemed especially intent when they told him how Eve was created out of one of Adam’s ribs. Later in the week his mother noticed him lying down as […]

IMPROVING ON MILK

IMPROVING ON MILK Two cows were grazing in a pasture when they saw a milk truck pass. On the side of the truck were the words, “Pasteurized, homogenized, standardized, vitamin A added.” One cow sighed and said to the other, “Makes you feel sort of inadequate, doesn’t it?” People try to improve on milk, but one […]

“I Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“I Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody The man of God who has fixed his feet on the rock of salvation can say *th certainty, “I know.” If you have not got assurance and want it, just believe God’s Word. If you go down South and ask those three million colored people how they think they […]

“If I Knew.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“If I Knew.” – Dwight Lyman Moody Many think that assurance is not to be had while traveGng through this world—they must wait till they get before the terrible judgment seat to know whether they are accepted or not. And I find some ministers preach this precious doctrine from their pulpits. I heard of a […]

“I Don’t Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“I Don’t Know.” – Dwight Lyman Moody There is no doubt about assurance in the Word of God. A person said to me some time ago: “I think it is great presumption for a person to say she is saved.” I asked her if she was saved. “I belong to a church,” she sobbed. But […]

“It will Kill’Her.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“It will Kill’Her.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I was thinking to-day of the difference between those who knew Christ when trouble comes upon them and those who knew Him not. I know several members of families who are just stumbling into their graves over trouble. I know two widows in Chicago who are weeping and […]

I WANT TO BE ALPHABETIZED

I WANT TO BE ALPHABETIZED A father was talking to his oldest son about the boy’s upcoming baptism. Wanting him to understand the significance of the event, he took great care to communicate with him. While they were talking, the boy’s younger brother, a little four-year-old, left the room. He seemed visibly upset so teh […]

IDIOT DRIVERS

IDIOT DRIVERS A young mother and her little boy were driving down the street. The little boy asked, “Mommy, why do the idiots only come out when Daddy drives?” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Infidel Books – Dwight Lyman Moody

Infidel Books – Dwight Lyman Moody If you stop to ask yourself why you don’t believe in Christ, is there really any reason? People read infidel books and wonder, why they are unbelievers, I ask why they read such books. They think they must read both sides. I say that book is a lie, how […]

I am not All Right – Dwight Lyman Moody

I am not All Right – Dwight Lyman Moody I had to notice during the war, when enlisting was going on, sometimes a man would come up with a nice silk hat on, patent-leather boots, nice kid gloves, and a fine suit of clothes, which, probably, cost him [USD]100; perhaps the next man who came […]

I am not One of the Elect – Dwight Lyman Moody

I am not One of the Elect – Dwight Lyman Moody I can imagine some men saying, “Mr. Moody has not touched my case at all. That is not the reason why I won’t accept Christ. I don’t know as I am one of the elect.” How often I am met with this excuse — […]

It’s Better Higher Up – Dwight Lyman Moody

It’s Better Higher Up – Dwight Lyman Moody Not long ago there lived an old bed-ridden saint, and a Christian lady who visited her found her always very cheerful. This visitor had a lady friend of wealth who constantly looked on the dark side of things, and was always cast down although she was a […]

If I Knew – Dwight Lyman Moody

If I Knew – Dwight Lyman Moody Many think that assurance is not to be had while traveling through this world — they must wait till they get before the terrible judgment seat to know whether they are accepted or not. And I find some ministers preach this precious doctrine from their pulpits. I heard […]

I Don’t Know – Dwight Lyman Moody

I Don’t Know – Dwight Lyman Moody There is no doubt about assurance in the Word of God. A person said to me some time ago: “I think it is great presumption for a person to say she is saved.” I asked her if she was saved. “I belong to a church,” she sobbed. But […]

I Can’t Feel – Dwight Lyman Moody

I Can’t Feel – Dwight Lyman Moody “I can’t feel,” says one. That is the very last excuse. When a man comes with that excuse he is getting pretty near the Lord. We are having a body of men in England giving a new translation of the Scriptures. I think we should get them to […]

I Live There – Dwight Lyman Moody

I Live There – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 12:18-24For you are not come to the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor to blackness, and darkness, and tempest,… Some one asked a Scotchman if he was on his way to heaven. “Why, man,” he said, “I live there.” He was only […]

It is Madness to Refuse Christ – Dwight Lyman MoodyIt

It is Madness to Refuse Christ – Dwight Lyman MoodyIt John 3:18He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already… Suppose I was going over London Bridge, and saw a poor miserable beggar, bare-footed, coatless, hatless, with no rags hardly to cover his nakedness, and right behind him, […]

I Know! – Dwight Lyman Moody

I Know! – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 24:1Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the sepulcher, bringing the spices which they had prepared… The man of God who has fixed his feet on the rock of salvation can say with certainty, “I know.” If you have […]

In the course of his ministry

In the course of his ministry 6) In the course of his ministry , Silas early adopted Indian dress. He felt that this brought him closer to the people to whom he sought to minister. . . . For the most part, Indian dress was comfortable, because the loose fitting garments allowed the air to […]

If Jesus is not your advocate he will be your judge

If Jesus is not your advocate he will be your judge If Jesus is not your Advocate he will be your Judge A lady received a summons to appear in court on a certain day at a certain hour to answer a charge brought against her. She knew she was guilty of the breach of […]

If I were the Devil

If I were the Devil Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                                       If I Were the DevilIf I were the prince of darkness, I’d want to engulf the world in darkness, and I’d have a third of its real estate, and I’d have four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t […]

I know

I know Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za I Know! * I know He is the beginning so why do I worry about the end? * I know He is the creator, so why do I wonder who will destroy? * I know He has forgiven me so why can’t I forgive myself? * I know He […]

I give thee Humble thanks

I give thee Humble thanks Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za I Give Thee Humble Thanks “Giving thanks for all things…” (Eph. 5:20). For all the gifts that Thou dost send, For every kind and loyal friend, For prompt supply of all my need, For all that is good in word or deed, For gift of health […]

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