Category: Illustrations

The Skunk and the Bear

The Skunk and the Bear Dale Carnegie visited Yellowstone Park where he saw a grizzly bear. The huge animal was in the center of a clearing, feeding on some discarded camp food. For several minutes he feasted alone—no other creature dared draw near. After a few moments a skunk walked through the meadow toward the […]

Death, the Consummation of our Warfare – Charles Spurgeon

Death, the Consummation of our Warfare – Charles Spurgeon THE commander’s eagle eye, as he surveys the plain, watches joyously the shook of battle as he sees that his victory is sure; but when at the last the fight culminates in one last assault, when the brave guards advance for the last attack, when the […]

The Best Man for the Job

The Best Man for the Job President Lincoln had an early political rival named Edwin Stanton. He called Lincoln the original gorilla. When Lincoln was elected President he chose Stanton to be his secretary of war because he believed he was the best man for the job. At Lincoln’s funeral Stanton said, “There lies the […]

Death, Sweetness of a Promise in – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Sweetness of a Promise in – Charles Spurgeon AH, how delightful it is to die with a promise on the lip, feeling it in the heart! It may be a very lone cottage, and the stars may come and look through the tiles, and the hangings of the bed may be very ragged, and […]

Love Forgives

Love Forgives Corrie Ten Boom and her family resisted the Nazis by hiding Jews in their home. They were ultimately discovered and sent to a concentration camp. Corrie barely survived until the end of the war; her family members died in captivity. Seared by this terrible trial by fire, Corrie’s faith in God also survived, […]

Death, Revolting Character of – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Revolting Character of – Charles Spurgeon ONE of the saddest reflections about poor dead human nature is what it will be. Death in itself, though a solemn matter, is not so dreadful as that which comes of it. Many a time when that dear corpse has first been forsaken of the soul, those who […]

Bitterness Hinders Revival

Bitterness Hinders Revival Dr. John R. Rice, a great evangelist now with the Lord, was asked to conduct a revival meeting at a Baptist church in Woodbine, Texas. Divisions and strife had broken the heart of the pastor until he had resigned and left. The county missionary, hoping to see the church revived and God’s […]

Death revealing Secrets – Charles Spurgeon

Death revealing Secrets – Charles Spurgeon THE hour of death has often served as a touchstone by which formality has been revealed. Men have felt the mask rudely plucked off when lying at death’s gate. They have been compelled to see the leprosy in their brow, which they had feared to think upon before; they […]

Death refining the Body – Charles Spurgeon

Death refining the Body – Charles Spurgeon O DEATH! you are no gainer by us, but we shall be mighty gainers by you, for though this poor body shall become worms’ meat, and through and through and through this mortal frame decay shall drive its tunnels and make its solemn ways; though back to dust, […]

Spitting in the Soup

Spitting in the Soup A young boy in Korea was a houseboy for some American soldiers. Sometimes they thought it was funny to play harmless jokes on him. They would tease him. They would tie his shoe strings together. They would lock him out of the house. Eventually they realized that their practical jokes were […]

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 […]

Death, Readiness for – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Readiness for – Charles Spurgeon OUR dear friend, Mr. James Smith, whom some of you remember as preaching the word at Park-street, and afterwards at Cheltenham, when I saw him, some little while before his departure, described himself thus: “You have seen a passenger that has gone to the station, taken his ticket, all […]

Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death

Wash Your Hands After Dealing with Death In 1818, Ignaz Philip Semmelweis was born into a world of dying women. The finest hospitals lost one out of six mothers to the scourge of “childbed fever.” A doctor’s daily routine began in the dissecting room where he performed autopsies. From there he made his way to […]

From East to West

From East to West Someone asked an elderly Christian lady, “Does the devil ever trouble you about your past sins?” She answered, “Yes.” When the inquirer asked what she did then, she replied, “Oh, I just tell him to go east.” “What do you do if he comes back?” “I tell him to go west.” […]

 Death, Preparation for—Our Wisdom – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Preparation for—Our Wisdom – Charles Spurgeon IN the old wars of the Danish kings, there is a legend that, when Harold was contending with his brother Harequin, an arrow was seen flying in the air, quivering as if it scarcely knew its way, and was searching for its victim; then on a sudden it […]

Kinds of Fear

Kinds of Fear Mysophobia is fear of dirt. Hydrophobia is fear of water. Nyclophobia is the fear of darkness. Acrophobia is fear of high places. Taxophobia is fear of being buried alive. Xenophobia is fear of strangers. Necrophobia is fear of the dead. Claustrophobia is fear of  confined places. Triskaidekaphobia is fear of the number […]

Death, Night of – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Night of – Charles Spurgeon “THE night comes.” You cannot put it off. As sure as night comes in its due season to the earth, so death comes to you. There are no arts nor maneuvers by which night can be deferred or prevented, nor by which death can be postponed or altogether adjourned. […]

Scaring the Cab Driver

Scaring the Cab Driver A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and gently tapped him on the shoulder to get his attention. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate window. For […]

Death Inevitable to all – Charles Spurgeon

Death Inevitable to all – Charles Spurgeon TAKE up the learned man’s skull, and what is the difference between that and the skull of the merest pauper that scarcely knew his letters? Brown, impalpable powder, they both crumble down into the same elements. To die in a respectable position, what is the use of it? […]

Death, Forgetfulness of – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Forgetfulness of – Charles Spurgeon RIGHT on the edge of our graves sometimes we are, and yet we sport and laugh as though we had a lease of life! You forget death, most of you. The cemetery is so far out of town, but still you should not quite forget, for the hearse goes […]

Death, Certainty of—To all – Charles Spurgeon

Death, Certainty of—To all – Charles Spurgeon “ALL flesh is grass.” The whole history of man may be seen in the meadow. He springs up green and tender, subject to the frosts of infancy which imperil his young life; he grows, he comes to maturity, he puts on beauty even as the grass is adorned […]

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 […]

 Daily Troubles taken to God – Charles Spurgeon 

Daily Troubles taken to God – Charles Spurgeon I BELIEVE that we fail to bring little troubles to God, and perhaps on account of their being so little, we fancy that we must not mention them to the Most High. This is but the fruit of our pride, for how know we that our great […]

 Daily Grace, Need of – Charles Spurgeon 

Daily Grace, Need of – Charles Spurgeon I TELL you, if you have ever done business in deep waters, you have found that anchors at home are of no use in a storm, and that the anchor which stood so well a year ago, if it is left at home on shore, is of no […]

Daily Cares brought to Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Daily Cares brought to Christ – Charles Spurgeon OH! you that are now the poor slaves of your daily cares, how happy would you be if you came to Jesus and trusted in him! The cage would grow no larger; the income might become no richer; you might still be among the poor and the […]

Curse of Sin gone – Charles Spurgeon

Curse of Sin gone – Charles Spurgeon SINCE our Lord Jesus Christ has taken away the curse due to sin, a great rock has been lifted out from the river-bed of God’s mercy, and the living stream comes rippling, rolling, swelling on in crystal tides, sweeping before it all human sin and sorrow, and making […]

Curse put away by the Cross – Charles Spurgeon

Curse put away by the Cross – Charles Spurgeon O UNHAPPY men, unhappy men, who are under God’s curse today! You may dress yourselves in scarlet and fine linen, you may go to your feasts, and drain your full bowls of wine; you may lift high the sparkling cup, and whirl in the joyous dance, […]

Cross, The—The place for Worship – Charles Spurgeon

Cross, The—The place for Worship – Charles Spurgeon FROM nature up to nature’s God is well, but from grace to the God of grace is the more sure and easy way. I have never worshiped even in the presence of Mont Blanc, or amid the crash of thunder, as I have at the foot of […]

Cross, The—Revealing the Glory of God – Charles Spurgeon

Cross, The—Revealing the Glory of God – Charles Spurgeon IF any created mind would gladly see the glory of God, he need not gaze upon the starry skies, nor soar into the Heaven of heavens, he has but to bow at the cross foot, and watch the crimson streams which gush from Immanuel’s wounds. If […]

Cross, The—Revealing Love – Charles Spurgeon

Cross, The—Revealing Love – Charles Spurgeon STANDING, as it were, at the world’s end, at the grave’s mouth, and at hell’s door, the cross of Jesus reveals love to the utmost end, and is a grand display of the immutability and invincibility of the affection of the heart of Jesus. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Cross, The—Arresting Passion – Charles Spurgeon

Cross, The—Arresting Passion – Charles Spurgeon THE stripes of Jesus, when well considered, arrest spiritual disorder. The man is brought to view his Lord as suffering for him, and a voice says to his rising lusts, “Hitherto shall you come, but no further. Here at Calvary shall your proud waves be stayed.” My feet had […]

Critical Hearers, Warning of – Charles Spurgeon

Critical Hearers, Warning of – Charles Spurgeon AH, dear hearer, beware of head knowledge without heart knowledge; beware of being so orthodox as to set yourself up as a judge of the preacher, and to refuse to be obedient to the truth. Beware of saying, “Oh yes, yes, yes, yes, that is very applicable to […]

Critical Christians – Charles Spurgeon

Critical Christians – Charles Spurgeon YOU shall usually find that the sharpest critics are those who never write; and the best judges of battles those who keep at a prudent distance from the guns. Christians of the kid-gloved order, who never make an attempt to save souls, are marvelously quick to tell us when we […]

Covetousness and Liberality – Charles Spurgeon

Covetousness and Liberality – Charles Spurgeon THERE is nothing in this world but lives by giving, except a covetous man, and such a man is a piece of grit in the machinery; he is out of gear with the universe. Man is a wheel running in the opposite direction to the wheels of God’s great […]

Covetousness, Danger of – Charles Spurgeon

Covetousness, Danger of – Charles Spurgeon BEWARE of a growing covetousness, for covetousness is of all sins one of the most insidious. It is like the silting up of a river. As the river comes down from the land it brings with it sand and earth, and it deposits all these at its mouth, and […]

Courage necessary for the Christian – Charles Spurgeon

Courage necessary for the Christian – Charles Spurgeon YOU tell me a deacon has thrown cold water upon your efforts. Cold water! Does that discourage you? Are you in a fluster about that? What would you have done if, like old Latimer, you had been called to take off your garments some cold morning in […]

Cooperation in work for Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Cooperation in work for Christ – Charles Spurgeon JESUS sent out his disciples by twos, for he knew that each would cheer his fellow. Service is usually best in companionship: he who works altogether alone will be in his temper either too high or too low, censorious or desponding. Two are better far than one; […]

Convictions, Obedience to – Charles Spurgeon

Convictions, Obedience to – Charles Spurgeon MAY you, my brethren, obey your convictions as constantly as matter obeys the laws of gravitation, and never may you sell your birthright for the world’s wretched pottage. Could this house be filled with such men and women, London would shake beneath the tramp of our army, this whole […]

Conviction, Ordeal ofConviction, Ordeal of – Charles Spurgeon

Conviction, Ordeal ofConviction, Ordeal of – Charles Spurgeon SOONER or later each saved man will have his hand-to-hand fight with the prince of darkness; and as a general rule, it is a great mercy to have it over on the outset of one’s career, and be able afterwards to feel, “Whatever comes upon me, I […]

Converts, not all Professed Ones Genuine – Charles Spurgeon

Converts, not all Professed Ones Genuine – Charles Spurgeon THE florist does not expect all his slips to become shrubs. Look you at the trees which, in a few short days, will be smothered with blossoms and glorious with beauty; do you expect those blossoms all to become fruit? No gardener thinks that such a […]

Conversion Times, the Church’s Joy – Charles Spurgeon

Conversion Times, the Church’s Joy – Charles Spurgeon WHAT joy there is in the church of God when sinners are converted! We have our high holidays, we have our mirthful days downstairs in the lecture-hall, when we hear of souls turned from the paths of the destroyer; and in the vestries behind, your pastors and […]

Conversion, Wisdom of God in – Charles Spurgeon

Conversion, Wisdom of God in – Charles Spurgeon YOU know the children’s toy, the kaleidoscope? Every time you turn it there is some fresh form of beauty. You seldom see the same form twice. So it is with nature, each time and season has its special beauty. There is always variety in its scenery; diversities […]

Conversion, Day of—Retrospect of the – Charles Spurgeon

Conversion, Day of—Retrospect of the – Charles Spurgeon DO you recollect the day when the gospel carried your heart by storm? You never can forget when the great battering-ram of truth began to beat against the gates of Mansoul. You recollect how you strengthened the posts and bars, and stood out against the gospel, resolving […]

 Contentment through the Cross – Charles Spurgeon 

Contentment through the Cross – Charles Spurgeon BELIEVERS in Jesus carry the pearl of content in their bosoms. Jesus takes away the restless spirit, and gives us rest. Jesus is the door that fits the heart, and when he is near to us he shuts out the world’s cold and heat, and gives us sweet […]

Consolation, Strong – Charles Spurgeon

Consolation, Strong – Charles Spurgeon WHAT is strong consolation? I think strong consolation is that which does not depend upon bodily health. What a cowardly old enemy the devil is! When we are strong and vigorous in body, it is very seldom that he will tempt us to doubt and fear, but if we have […]

Consolation, Everlasting – Charles Spurgeon

Consolation, Everlasting – Charles Spurgeon A MAN goes to work to make money, and after toiling hard for it he gets it, and it is a consolation to him, but it is not an “everlasting consolation,” for he may spend or he may lose all his money; he may invest it in some company (limited […]

Consistency its own Reward – Charles Spurgeon

Consistency its own Reward – Charles Spurgeon TO this hour truth offers no dowry but herself to those who will espouse her. Abuse, contempt, hard fare, ridicule, misrepresentation—these are the wages of consistency; and if better comes it is not to be reckoned on. If any man be of a noble enough spirit to love […]

Consecration to be Entire – Charles Spurgeon

Consecration to be Entire – Charles Spurgeon WE must bring before God, if we would be accepted in our works, something of all virtues. It must not be all galbanum nor all stacte; not all intrepid courage without any subdued reverence, nor all the simplicity of affection without any of the sublimity of faith; it […]

Consecration, Partial – Charles Spurgeon

Consecration, Partial – Charles Spurgeon I NOTICED the other day, a remark which struck me. Speaking of a certain congregation, the writer said he believed there were a hundred persons in it who were worth not less than five thousand pounds a-year each, and then he mentioned the sum that was given for the maintenance […]

 Consecration, Exhortation to – Charles Spurgeon 

Consecration, Exhortation to – Charles Spurgeon IF you could know regrets in the realm of blessedness, would not these be the regrets, that you have not served Christ better, loved him more, spoke of him oftener, given more generously to his cause, and more uniformly proved yourselves to be consecrated to him? I am afraid […]

Consecration, every Believer’s Desire – Charles Spurgeon

Consecration, every Believer’s Desire – Charles Spurgeon YOU know in the church of Rome they have certain orders of men and women who devote themselves to certain benevolent, charitable, or superstitious works, and who come to be especially considered as the servants of the Lord Jesus. Now, we have never admired this form of fraternities […]

Consecrated Buildings – Charles Spurgeon

Consecrated Buildings – Charles Spurgeon IF it be true that there is some sanctity this side of a brick-wall more than there is on the other side of it; if it be true that the fresh air blows away grace, and that for the highest acceptance we need groined arches, pillars, aisle, chancel, and transept, […]

Conscience, Awakened—Terror of – Charles Spurgeon

Conscience, Awakened—Terror of – Charles Spurgeon SEEING that there had been no wars in Cain’s day, and that the human heart had not been brutalized as it now is, so as to speak of war as we now do in such gentle terms, surely if he had had any conscience at all, it must have […]

Congregations, Thin—Comfort in – Charles Spurgeon

Congregations, Thin—Comfort in – Charles Spurgeon SOME years ago there was a young man, who, upon much such a morning as this—cold, snowy, dark—entered a house of prayer, as you have done today. I thought as I came here, this morning, of that young man. I said to myself, “This morning is so very forbidding […]

Definition of a Father

Definition of a Father “Fathers are what give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so they can have grandchildren that are smarter than anybody’s.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Father’s Day Card

Father’s Day Card Executives of a greeting-card company decided to do something special for Mother’s Day. They set up a table in a federal prison, inviting inmates to send a free card to their Mom. The lines were so long they had to to get more cards. Due to the success of that event, they […]

General MacArthur’s Priority

General MacArthur’s Priority “By profession, I am a soldier, and take pride in that fact, but I am prouder, infinitely prouder, to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; a father only builds, never destroys.  The one has the potentialities of death; the other embodies creation of life; and while the hordes of […]

Changing Diapers

Changing Diapers After bringing their first baby home from the hospital, the wife suggested to her husband that he try his hand at changing diapers. “I’m busy,” he said. “I’ll do the next one.” The next time the baby was wet, she asked if he was ready to learn how to change diapers. He gave […]

The ABC’s of Being a Father

The ABC’s of Being a Father A – Always trust them to God’s careB – Bring them to churchC – Challenge them to high goalsD – Delight in their achievementsE – Exalt the Lord in their presenceF – Frown on evilG – Give them loveH – Hear their problemsI – Ignore not their childish fearsJ […]

Waiting for a Child to Be Delivered

Waiting for a Child to Be Delivered The story is told of a young father-to-be who was pacing back and forth, nervously wringing his hands in the hospital waiting room while his wife was in labor. Finally, a nurse opened the door and said, “Well, sir, you have a little girl.” He heaved a sigh of […]

Day of Obedience

Day of Obedience Father’s Day is that one time of the year when I get complete obedience from every member of my family. I tell them not to spend a lot of money on me—and they don’t. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Source of Rejoicing

A Source of Rejoicing Professional baseball has been played in America since 1875, but on September 14, 1990, something happened that has never happened before or since. Late in his career, Ken Griffey, Sr., who had been a key member of the World Series champion Cincinnati Reds years before, was signed by the Seattle Mariners. […]

Mother’s Day Payback

Mother’s Day Payback In a story about some of the worst Mother’s Day gifts ever given, the Houston Chronicle repoted a story about Jerry Maltz giving his wife an iron. He got the message when she gave him an ironing board for Father’s Day. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Greatest Gift from Fathers to Their Children

The Greatest Gift from Fathers to Their Children “The greatest gift a father can give to his children is to love their mother.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Overtime and Family

Overtime and Family A New York Times article on people who are sick of too many hours at work tells the story of Diane Knorr, a former dot—com executive: “The first time I got a call way after hours from a senior manager, I remember being really flattered and thinking, wow! I’m really getting up there now.” But […]

TV and Grades

TV and Grades The A.C. Nielson Co., which measures television audiences and their behavior, revealed that in the average American home the television set is on six hours and fourteen minutes per day. This is 2 hours more per day than the daily average in the 1960’s which is approximately the same point in time that […]

Worshipping a House

Worshipping a House Janice is very proud of her home. She spends hours each day cleaning, vacuuming, and dusting. It makes her feel good when visitors comment what a beautiful home she has. But her children resent her compulsive cleanliness. They never invite their friends to come over because Janice is so paranoid about messing […]

Worshipping the Children

Worshipping the Children Debbie’s family means everything to her. Her son and cute little daughter play sports, take music lessons, and attend a private school. Debbie spends every waking moment of every day caring for her kids. Often she goes through an entire day without having time for her husband which makes him fell neglected. […]

What Every Boy Wants

What Every Boy Wants “It may be hard on some fathers not to have a son, but it is so much harder on a boy not to have a father.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Stockholm Syndrome

The Stockholm Syndrome “The term Stockholm Syndrome first occurred in 1973 at an attempted bank robbery in Stockholm, Sweden. A man tried to rob a bank, and the police caught him inside. He took three female hostages and one male hostage and held them for 131 hours, during which time he terrorized them. He fired his Russian […]

The Family Is the Core of Society

The Family Is the Core of Society The evidence is convincing that the better our relationships are at home, the more effective we are in our careers. If we’re having difficulty with a loved one, that difficulty will be translated into reduced performance on the job. In studying the millionaires in America (U.S. News and […]

Thanksgiving Fights

Thanksgiving Fights Dwayne frantically turned to his wife and muffled the phone’s mouthpiece. With an ashen face he quietly repeated the last comment from the telephone conversation he was having with his parents. He whispered to Ashley, “Dad said we can go to their house for Thanksgiving or they can cut us out of their will. He says […]

Stressful Vacations

Stressful Vacations Who can ever forget Winston Churchill’s immortal words: “We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, and we shall fight in the hills.” It sounds exactly like our family vacation. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Mother’s Salary

A Mother’s Salary Salary.com conducted a survey in 2010 that attempted to place a monetary value on the work of a stay-at-home mom. They determined that if mothers were to be paid for their ten most common tasks in the home (laundry machine operator, janitor, van driver, computer operator, housekeeper, day care center teacher, cook, […]

Congratulations, Spiritual – Charles Spurgeon

Congratulations, Spiritual – Charles Spurgeon LET us congratulate one another that our prayers, with all the faults that we are apt to find with them, are being heard. They are penetrating Heaven, they are entering the pearly gate, they are swarming the throne of the Most High. Through Jesus’ blood, which they use as their […]

Confidence in God, Childlike – Charles Spurgeon

Confidence in God, Childlike – Charles Spurgeon YOU heard your little boy the other day crying bitterly. His mother called him, and asked what ailed him? It was a splinter in his finger. Well, that was a small affair; you did not want to call in three surgeons to extract it, or raise a hue […]

Confidence in God – Charles Spurgeon

Confidence in God – Charles Spurgeon THAT is a grand story of Alexander’s confidence in his friend and physician. When the physician had mixed him a potion for his sickness, a letter was put into Alexander’s hand, warning him not to drink the medicine, for it was poisoned. He held the letter in one hand […]

Condemnation through rejecting Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Condemnation through rejecting Christ – Charles Spurgeon HERE is a man out at sea; he has got a chart, and that chart, if well studied, will, with the help of the compass, guide him to his journey’s end. The pole-star gleams out amidst the cloud-rifts, and that, too, will help him. “No,” says he, “I […]

Condemnation not for the Believer – Charles Spurgeon

Condemnation not for the Believer – Charles Spurgeon THE sin of the believer was laid upon the Lord Jesus Christ, “for the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” And from that day forward the penalty of sin has been discharged and removed by the Redeemer’s having endured it himself. The black […]

Conceit of Man – Charles Spurgeon

Conceit of Man – Charles Spurgeon A CERTAIN worthy of our acquaintance, being out of a situation, made application to a friend to recommend him to a place, and remarked, that he would prefer a somewhat superior position, “for you know, Tomkins,” said he, “I am not a fool, and I aren’t ignorant.” We would […]

Companionship with Jesus – Charles Spurgeon

Companionship with Jesus – Charles Spurgeon IN days of persecution those who believed the Bible on secondhand have denied the faith, but those who have had it worked into the warp and woof of their being, who have had their souls dyed and tinctured through and through with it, because they have lived upon Christ, […]

Companionship of Jesus – Charles Spurgeon

Companionship of Jesus – Charles Spurgeon IF Jesus Christ be your companion, you may walk unharmed through Vanity Fair; and if your path should lie through it, you need not care for all the fools that pluck at your garment. Through a shower of mud it is safe and blessed traveling if Jesus be our […]

Communion Table, Music for the – Charles Spurgeon

Communion Table, Music for the – Charles Spurgeon WE should not choose a tune for the communion table which is not very soft. These are no boisterous themes with which we have to deal when we tarry here. A bleeding Savior, robed in a vesture dyed with blood—this is a theme which you must treat […]

Communion Table, Christ seen at the – Charles Spurgeon

Communion Table, Christ seen at the – Charles Spurgeon THE elements of bread and wine become the lenses of a far-seeing optic-glass, through which we behold the Savior; and I say again, if there be one spot of earth clear from the smoke of care, it is the table where saints have fellowship with their […]

 Communion with Christ, the means of Growth – Charles Spurgeon 

Communion with Christ, the means of Growth – Charles Spurgeon THE well-head and fountain of growth in grace is well-sustained communion and manifest oneness with Christ; we may strive after moral virtue if we will, but we shall be like those foolish children who pluck flowers and thrust them into their little gardens without roots; […]

Communion, Gates of – Charles Spurgeon

Communion, Gates of – Charles Spurgeon THIS city of communion has many pearly gates, every several gate is of one pearl, and each gate is thrown open to the uttermost that we may enter, assured of welcome. If there were but one small loophole through which to talk with Jesus, it would be a high […]

Communion, Bliss of – Charles Spurgeon

Communion, Bliss of – Charles Spurgeon COMMUNION with Christ has no after-bitterness in it. It never cloys; it is a sun without spots; it is a moon which never wanes; it is an ocean which never ebbs; it is a river which flows on forever—it is all Heaven and all bliss. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]

Coming of the Lord, Welcoming the – Charles Spurgeon

Coming of the Lord, Welcoming the – Charles Spurgeon IN Pompeii’s last tremendous hour the bread was in the oven, but the baker never saw it taken from it; the meat was seething in the pot never to be eaten; the slave was at the mill, the prisoner in the dungeon, the traveler at the […]

Comforters, Awkward – Charles Spurgeon

Comforters, Awkward – Charles Spurgeon YOU know, in common life, there are some people who seem to be born nurses. Others there are, to be sure, who cannot nurse at all; if you were ill, you would never have them about you even if they would come for nothing and pay you for having them. […]

Comfort, Undying, in God – Charles Spurgeon

Comfort, Undying, in God – Charles Spurgeon NONE of your dearest and most cherished loves are at all worthy to sit upon the throne of your heart—far down in the scale must they be placed when the God who gave them to you is brought into comparison. That broad bosom of your beloved husband beats […]

Comfort for Troubled Ones – Charles Spurgeon

Comfort for Troubled Ones – Charles Spurgeon THE saint’s lot has its blacks, but it has also its whites; drops of wormwood are ours, but milk and honey are not denied us. We mourn at Marah, but we sing at Elim. Bochim still stands, but Bethel is ours too. The lion roars, but the turtle […]

Coldness of Heart a Barrier to Communion – Charles Spurgeon

Coldness of Heart a Barrier to Communion – Charles Spurgeon AS one said, on a certain occasion, there is a fleet lying in the river richly laden, but it cannot come up, because the river is blocked up with the ice; so, methinks, I see my Master’s love lying out far down the river, and […]

Church of England, Unsoundness of – Charles Spurgeon

Church of England, Unsoundness of – Charles Spurgeon THE Church of England is eaten through and through with Sacramentarianism, but Nonconformity appears to me to be almost as badly riddled with philosophical infidelity. Those of whom we thought better things are turning aside one by one from the fundamentals of the faith. At first they […]

Church Discipline, Object of – Charles Spurgeon

Church Discipline, Object of – Charles Spurgeon SOME backsliders, I fear, are apostates, for having brought dishonor upon the Christian church, they nevertheless are far from being humbled, but impertinently thrust themselves and their supposed claims to attention upon the church whom they have grieved and injured; their much-talked-of repentance appearing to us to be […]

Church, Worldliness of—Her Curse – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Worldliness of—Her Curse – Charles Spurgeon A WORLDLY church chases away the Spirit of God. Wherever there is a people conformed to the maxims and ways of the world, indifferent in prayer and sluggish in effort, there will be the name to live, but there will be death; but where there is a people […]

George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will Of God …-George Mueller

George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will Of God …-George Mueller George W. Truett said: “To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!” (quoted in “Toolkit,” Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. 10.) From Matthew Kratz’s Sermon “But It’s Not Fair: Unjust Suffering” […]

Church to Confess her Sin – Charles Spurgeon

Church to Confess her Sin – Charles Spurgeon AS a church we want to be kept low before the Lord. Why what are we as a church? There are some sad sinners among us, who are such clever hypocrites that we cannot find them out, and there are others who walk so ill that we […]

Church to be Self-sacrificing – Charles Spurgeon

Church to be Self-sacrificing – Charles Spurgeon O THAT the Christian church had more self-sacrificing men, like old Curtius, who, when there is a chasm to fill up, leap into it, and feel it an honor to be swallowed up for Christ’s sake and the truth’s sake. O for many a Christian Scaevola, who, like […]

Church, the Place of Broad Vision – Charles Spurgeon

Church, the Place of Broad Vision – Charles Spurgeon IT was one of the common enjoyments of the citizen of any walled city to come to the top of the wall in order to take views afar. And when a man once gets into the altitudes of gospel doctrines, and has learned to understand the […]

Church, the Garden of the King – Charles Spurgeon

Church, the Garden of the King – Charles Spurgeon IF Louis Napoleon could call a senate of all the potentates in this world in Paris, and hold a congress there, the whole of them put together would not be worth the snap of a finger compared with half-a-dozen godly old women who meet together in […]

Church, the Garden of Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Church, the Garden of Christ – Charles Spurgeon ONE flower is very sweet. I smell its perfume. But I walk into some vast conservatories, into some gentleman’s garden acres in extent, and there are beds of flowers, the blue, and scarlet, and yellow. I see the verbena, the calceolaria, and the geranium and many others, […]

Church Sustained by God – Charles Spurgeon

Church Sustained by God – Charles Spurgeon THE church of God is God’s battle-axe and weapons of war in fighting his battles for truth and righteousness; and, up until now, history shows that none have been able to stand against God in the midst of his people. It is the fact, that along the whole […]

Church Strengthened by her Conflicts – Charles Spurgeon

Church Strengthened by her Conflicts – Charles Spurgeon EVERY age produces a new crop of heretics and infidels. Just as the current of the times may run, so does the stream of infidelity change its direction. We have lived long enough, some of us, to see three or four species of atheists and deists rise […]

Church, Safety of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Safety of the – Charles Spurgeon I STOOD this week by the side of a church which once was a considerable distance inland, but now it stands just by the ocean side. Almost every year a great mass of the clay cliff falls into the sea, and in a year or two this parish […]

 Church Recruited by Conversion – Charles Spurgeon 

Church Recruited by Conversion – Charles Spurgeon I SHOULD reckon it to be a burning disgrace if it could be said, “The large church under that man’s pastoral care is composed of members whom he has stolen away from other Christian churches.” No, but I value beyond all price the godless, the careless, who are […]

Church, Purification of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Purification of the – Charles Spurgeon WHILE a church is without the Spirit of God it will keep in its old way, it will plead precedent, it will endure grievous abuses, it will make excuses for this, and excuses for that; but, let the Lord once come, and out the hawkers and hucksters must […]

Church, Order of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Order of the – Charles Spurgeon A CHURCH is not a load of bricks, remember: it is a house built together. A church is not a bundle of cuttings in the gardener’s hand: it is a vine, of which we are the branches. The true church is an organized whole; and life, true spiritual […]

Church nothing without the Spirit – Charles Spurgeon

Church nothing without the Spirit – Charles Spurgeon IT awakens melancholy reflections when we hear of the bodies of old Egyptian kings, proud lords of millions of men, dragged by our discoverers out of their secret chambers in the pyramids and exposed to every vulgar eye. The great sarcophagus has had its lid uplifted, and […]

Church not to be Judged by her Hypocrites – Charles Spurgeon

Church not to be Judged by her Hypocrites – Charles Spurgeon WAS there ever a club in all the world without disreputable persons in it? Was there ever any association of men that might not be condemned, if the fool’s rule was followed, of condemning the wheat because of the chaff? When with all our […]

Church not to be Forsaken in Adversity – Charles Spurgeon

Church not to be Forsaken in Adversity – Charles Spurgeon PERHAPS some of you are living in a district just now where the ministry is painfully devoid of power. The lamp burns very low in your sanctuary, the members worshiping are few, and zeal is altogether dead. Do not desert the church, do not flee […]

Church, No need to Despond about the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, No need to Despond about the – Charles Spurgeon ACCORDING to the gloomy prophets, all England is going to the bad—not England alone, but all countries are hastening on to a general and everlasting smash. Then one begins to fret about the church of God; for according to the soothsayers of the age, Antichrist […]

Church, Hope for—In the worst Circumstances – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Hope for—In the worst Circumstances – Charles Spurgeon SUPPOSE it should ever come to this, as some say it will, that the churches, many of them, should desert the old truths, and the ministers become dumb dogs that cannot bark, and one by one their testimony should be silent, and every candlestick should be […]

Church, Greatness of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Greatness of the – Charles Spurgeon A DROP of water may be very precious to a thirsty tongue, but a river full of it! Children are pleased when for the first time in their lives they sail across some little lake, but how surprised they are when they come to the deep and rolling […]

Church, Glory of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Glory of the – Charles Spurgeon THERE is one lamp; well, that is very bright, very pleasing; you like to have it in your room; but think of all London illuminated to the very top of the cross of St. Paul’s, and what an idea you then have of brightness. Now, one glorified Christian […]

Church, every Member to work for God – Charles Spurgeon

Church, every Member to work for God – Charles Spurgeon A CERTAIN band of men, like knights, had been exceedingly victorious in all their conflicts. They were men of valor and of indomitable courage; they had carried everything before them, and subdued province after province for their king. But on a sudden they said in […]

Church, Enemies a Blessing to the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Enemies a Blessing to the – Charles Spurgeon WE have looked upon our adversaries, though they seemed like stormy petrels, as being the index of a favorable wind to the good barque of Christ’s church. Persecution seems to be the wave that, when it leaps up around her, speeds her course. Let the mountains […]

Church, Divisions in the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Divisions in the – Charles Spurgeon SOME of the old Roman walls are compacted with such excellent cement, that it would be almost impossible to separate one stone from another; in fact, the whole mass has become consolidated like one rock, so embedded in cement, that you cannot distinguish one stone from another. Happy […]

Church, Crown of the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Crown of the – Charles Spurgeon AS a church we have a crown, and for many years we have held it; but I would use the language of Christ in the Book of the Revelation, when, speaking to one of the churches, he says, “Hold fast that you have, that no man take your […]

Church, Conversion of Souls her Mission – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Conversion of Souls her Mission – Charles Spurgeon A CHURCH that does not exist to reclaim heathenism, to fight with evil, to destroy error, to put down falsehood, a church that does not exist to take the side of the poor, to denounce injustice and to hold up righteousness, is a church that has […]

Church, Building up the – Charles Spurgeon

Church, Building up the – Charles Spurgeon DID you ever win a soul to Christ? Did you ever get a grip of the hand of spiritual gratitude? Did you ever see the tear starting from the eye when the convert said, “Bless you! I shall remember you in Heaven, for you have brought me to […]

Church assured of Success in her Mission – Charles Spurgeon

Church assured of Success in her Mission – Charles Spurgeon WE heard it said, the other day, that the religion of Jesus Christ could not be expected to prosper in some places unless it had a fair start. Did that remark come from an infidel, or a bishop? If I were asked and knew not, […]

Memorizing & Studying Bible Low Priorities George -George Mueller

Memorizing & Studying Bible Low Priorities George -George Mueller Memorizing & Studying Bible Low Priorities George Barna Research reports “Our most recent surveys indicate that about half of all adult Amerocans listen to preaching or Bible teaching in a typical week.” Although 1 out of 3 read the Bible during the week, only 1 out […]

Christless Souls, Danger of – Charles Spurgeon

Christless Souls, Danger of – Charles Spurgeon I UNDERSTAND drinking bitter medicine, if it is to make me well; but who would drink wormwood and gall with no good result to follow? I can understand toiling if a wage is in prospect, but I cannot see the sense of toiling when there is no reward […]

English Evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) – George Mueller

English Evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) – George Mueller English evangelist George Whitefield (1714-1770) learned that it was more important to please God than to please men. Knowing that he was doing what was honoring to the Lord kept him from discouragement when he was falsely accused by his enemies.At one point in his ministry, Whitefield […]

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

In his book, Psalms of the Heart, George Sweeting illustrated a great truth-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 […]

A man named Mr. Jenner stood on a George Street in Sydney -George Mueller

A man named Mr. Jenner stood on a George Street in Sydney -George Mueller A man named Mr. Jenner stood on a George Street in Sydney, Australia, and asked people where they would spend eternity. 1. British pastor, Francis Dickson, found nine people from five countries who were led to Christ by Mr. Jenner. 2. […]

Christians, Unoccupied – Charles Spurgeon

Christians, Unoccupied – Charles Spurgeon I WALKED, a few days ago, by rows of houses all empty, and all shut up, and I could not help thinking if the landlords would take the smallest rent and put in the very poorest tenants, it would be better than to let them stand empty; for the boys […]

Christians, Sleeping – Charles Spurgeon

Christians, Sleeping – Charles Spurgeon SOME somnambulists have been able to walk on places where, had they been awake, they never would have been able to endure the dizzy height; and I see some Christians, if indeed they be Christians, running awful risks which I think they would never venture upon unless they had fallen […]

The Great Evangelist George Whitefield once asked a coal miner-George Mueller

The Great Evangelist George Whitefield once asked a coal miner-George Mueller The Great Evangelist George Whitefield once asked a coal miner what he believed. “Oh,” the miner answered, “That’s easy. I believe what my church believes.” “And what does your church believe?” asked the evangelist. “Well, the church believes what I believe.” “But what do […]

 Christians, Almost – Charles Spurgeon 

Christians, Almost – Charles Spurgeon A LEAKY ship went to sea, and a passenger was almost persuaded not to trust his life in it, but he did so, and he perished. A bubble speculation was started in the city, and a merchant was almost persuaded not to have shares in it, but he bought the […]

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ..-George Mueller

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ..-George Mueller “My name is George Snodgrass. I really believe that if Pastor DoGood would stop ending his sermons with the phrase, ‘But then again, what… Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

My Name Is George Snodgrass. I Really Believe ..-George Mueller

Christian’s Adieu to Earth – Charles Spurgeon

Christian’s Adieu to Earth – Charles Spurgeon WHEN we loose our cable, and bid farewell to earth, it shall not be with bitterness in the retrospect. There is sin in it, and we are called to leave it; there has been trial in it, and we are called to be delivered from it; there has […]

Dr. George Sweeting Tells A Story About The ..-George Mueller

Dr. George Sweeting Tells A Story About The ..-George Mueller Dr. George Sweeting tells a story about the tragedy of addictions. One day he watched several blocks of ice floating down a river at Niagara Falls. Curiously, several birds floated above water looking for fish. One sea gull spotted a fish frozen in one of […]

Christianity, Unostentatious – Charles Spurgeon

Christianity, Unostentatious – Charles Spurgeon AS you travel over the mountains and are smitten with thirst, you look for the cooling stream, but the traveler who has often passed the hills never stoops to drink of the little streamlets which run uncovered down the mountain side; he knows that their exposure to the heat of […]

Christianity, Fountain of – Charles Spurgeon

Christianity, Fountain of – Charles Spurgeon AS the heathens spoke of Minerva leaping armed from the head of Jove, so did the religion of Christ spring armed from the very heart of Jesus Christ; and it stands in the midst of the world an enemy of all unrighteousness, the foe of all oppression, the friend […]

Christianity contrasted with Profession – Charles Spurgeon

Christianity contrasted with Profession – Charles Spurgeon IT is almost painful to watch little children when some little pet of theirs has died, how they can hardly realize the difference between death and life! Your little boy’s bird moped for awhile upon its perch, and at last dropped down in the cage; and do you […]

Christian Experience, High—To be sought – Charles Spurgeon

Christian Experience, High—To be sought – Charles Spurgeon I BELIEVE that high-toned Christian experience is, to a great extent, what common Christians think to be quite out of their reach. Oh to get up above you mists which dim the valley! Oh to climb the mountain’s top which laughs in the sunlight! Oh to get […]

Christian Experience, Seasons of – Charles Spurgeon

Christian Experience, Seasons of – Charles Spurgeon IT is impossible to draw a fair comparison between the various stages of Christian experience, so as to give a judicious preference to one above another. Consider, as in a parable, the seasons of the year. There are many persons who, in the midst of the beauties of […]

John Wesley and George Whitefield – the two great preachers-George Mueller

John Wesley and George Whitefield – the two great preachers-George Mueller John Wesley and George Whitefield – the two great preachers of the 18th Century Evangelical Revival – were both great men of God. Sadly having been great friends at Oxford, they fell out over the Arminian/Calvinist debate. There was quite a bit of animosity […]

Christian, Work of—Continual – Charles Spurgeon

Christian, Work of—Continual – Charles Spurgeon I HEARD once of a clergyman who used to go hunting, and when he was reproved by his bishop, he replied that he never went hunting when he was on duty. But he was asked, “When is a clergyman off duty?” And so with the Christian, when is he […]

Last year Professor [Robert] George [of Princeton]- George Muwller

Last year Professor [Robert] George [of Princeton]- George Muwller Last year Professor [Robert] George [of Princeton] debated abortion at a convention of the American Political Science Association. His opponent was well-known deconstructionist Stanley Fish. In published articles, Fish had dismissed arguments against abortion as based on “religious conviction” alone, while suggesting that the case for […]

Christian Vigorous in Death – Charles Spurgeon

Christian Vigorous in Death – Charles Spurgeon WHEN travelers sail near to certain spice-islands, they tell their nearness to the gardens of perfume by the odors wafted to them on the winds; even so, as the Christian runner advances nearer to Heaven, he enjoys new delights such as celestial spirits rejoice to experience. In proportion […]

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 […]

A Recent Survey By George Gallup Jr. Revealed A ..-George Mueller

A Recent Survey By George Gallup Jr. Revealed A ..-George Mueller A recent survey by George Gallup Jr. revealed a startling trend in our culture. According to Gallup the evidence seems to indicate that there are no clear behavioral patterns that distinguish Christians from non-Christians in our society. We all seem to be marching to […]

Christian, Promptness of the – Charles Spurgeon

Christian, Promptness of the – Charles Spurgeon THERE have been some men in this world who have had little else to recommend them except that by which they have attracted their fellow men to yield them homage—like Napoleon Bonaparte, for instance, when he said to his soldiers at Austerlitz, “Soldiers, this battle must be a […]

Christian, Death of a – Charles Spurgeon

Christian, Death of a – Charles Spurgeon AH! it is sweet to see a Christian die; it is the noblest thing on earth—the dismissal of a saint from his labor to his reward, from his conflicts to his triumphs. The gorgeous pageantry of princes is as nothing. The glory of the setting sun is not […]

Christian, a Memorial of Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Christian, a Memorial of Christ – Charles Spurgeon YOU have at home today some trifle which, notwithstanding its little value, you would not sell for a thousand times its weight in gold because it belonged to a son or to a daughter since departed this life. That little memento is connected with some little deed […]

Christ Glorified, Attractions of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ Glorified, Attractions of – Charles Spurgeon NOWHERE on earth is Christ, and therefore nowhere on earth may our heart build her nest. Nowhere—no, not in the high places, or in the quiet resting places; not in the garden of nuts, or in the beds of spices; not in the tents of Kedar, or between […]

Christ Crucified, the Preacher’s Theme – Charles Spurgeon

Christ Crucified, the Preacher’s Theme – Charles Spurgeon DO not tell me that we ought mainly to preach Christ exalted. I will preach my Lord upon the throne and delight therein, but the great remedy for ruined manhood is not Christ in glory, but Christ in shame and death. We know some who select Christ’s […]

George Muller Said “The Beginning Of Anxiety Is -George Mueller

George Muller Said “The Beginning Of Anxiety Is -George Mueller George Muller said “The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

George Jessel Said, “The Human Brain Starts -George Mueller

George Jessel Said, “The Human Brain Starts -George Mueller George Jessel said, “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Christ Crucified, the Everlasting Father – Charles Spurgeon

Christ Crucified, the Everlasting Father – Charles Spurgeon LOOK yonder at Christ on the cross! He did that day light such a candle as never can be put out. He is “the everlasting Father.” He set rolling that day as it were a snow-flake of truth as he died upon the cross; and you know […]

George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong -George Mueller

George Muller, Who Was Known For His Strong -George Mueller George Muller, who was known for his strong faith, confided. “The first 3 years after conversion, I neglected the Word of God. Since I began to search it diligently, the blessing has been wonderful. I have read the Bible through one hundred times and always […]

Christ Crucified, no Fear in – Charles Spurgeon

Christ Crucified, no Fear in – Charles Spurgeon THE man who has lived a life of service, at last dies a felon’s death! Look upon his head girt with the crown of thorns! Mark well his cheeks whence they have plucked off the hair! See the spittle from those scornful mouths, staining his marred countenance! […]

Dr. George Sweeting Wrote In Special Sermons For -George Mueller

Dr. George Sweeting Wrote In Special Sermons For -George Mueller Dr. George Sweeting wrote in Special Sermons for Special Days: “Several years ago our family visited Niagara Falls. It was spring, and ice was rushing down the river. As I viewed the large blocks of ice flowing toward the falls, I could see that there […]

George Bernard Shaw Is Perhaps Most Renowned As A -George Mueller

George Bernard Shaw Is Perhaps Most Renowned As A -George Mueller George Bernard Shaw is perhaps most renowned as a free thinker and liberal philosopher. In his last writings we read, “The science to which I pinned my faith is bankrupt. Its counsels, which should have established the millennium, led, instead, directly to the suicide […]

Christ’s Place of Prayer – Charles Spurgeon

Christ’s Place of Prayer – Charles Spurgeon JESUS, to prevent interruption, to give himself the opportunity of pouring out his whole soul, and to avoid ostentation, sought the mountain. What a grand oratory for the Son of God! What walls would have been so suitable? What room would have worthily housed so mighty an intercessor? […]

President George W. Bush regularly reads the One-George Mueller

President George W. Bush regularly reads the One-George Mueller President George W. Bush regularly reads the One Year Bible published by Tyndale. (Foster Letter 10/10/03)   Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered-George Mueller

America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered-George Mueller America’s Faith Changing: George Barna has discovered discernible faith transitions have occurred across various subgroups. Young Adults—When Baby Busters (born between ‘65 and ‘83) enter a new life stage, a 1st marriage or parenthood, religious faith stabilizes. Since ’96 7% more attend Sunday school; since ’98 6% […]

Christ’s care of his People – Charles Spurgeon

Christ’s care of his People – Charles Spurgeon WHEN Wickliffe was faint with standing, and begged to be allowed to sit, the bishop tells him that heretics shall have no seats, but John of Gaunt with rough, uncourtly words swears that he shall sit when he wills; and when the time comes the good man […]

Reshaping The Church Researcher George Barna has identified-George Mueller

Reshaping The Church Researcher George Barna has identified-George Mueller Reshaping The Church Researcher George Barna has identified 4 factors he describes as “indicative of the reshaping of the church in the U.S.” They are: (1) The priorities embraced by church leaders. Most local churches essentially ignore: ministry to children, ministry to families and prayer. (2) […]

Christ’s ability to Save – Charles Spurgeon

Christ’s ability to Save – Charles Spurgeon ABLE to save is Jesus still. “No hope” is not to be said by any of the mariners’ life brigade while he sights the crew of the sinking vessel. “No hope” is not to be said by any one of the fire brigade while he knows there are […]

Revolution, George Barna’s newest book, describes what he believes-George Mueller

Revolution, George Barna’s newest book, describes what he believes-George Mueller Revolution, George Barna’s newest book, describes what he believes will be the most massive reshaping of the nation’s faith community in more than a century. “These are people who are less interested in attending church than in being the church,” he explains. He found that […]

 Christ, Victory of – Charles Spurgeon 

Christ, Victory of – Charles Spurgeon HERCULES cleansed the Augean stable, says the fable, but what an Augean stable was this world! Yet Christ will purge it; he is purging it, did purge it by his death. This Aceldama shall yet become an Elysium; the field of blood shall be transformed into a garden of […]

George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success-George Mueller

George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success-George Mueller George Barna says, “As long as churches measure success on the basis of popularity and efficiency, we will continue to see a nation filled with people who can recite Bible stories but fail to live according to Bible principles.” (Barna Update 8/9/05) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp […]

Why Christian Lifestyles Aren’t Different: George Barna-George Mueller

Why Christian Lifestyles Aren’t Different: George Barna-George Mueller Why Christian Lifestyles Aren’t Different: George Barna, researcher and author of the book, Transforming Children Into Spiritual Champions, says, “For years we have reported research findings showing that born again adults think and behave very much like everyone else. It often seems that their faith makes very […]

How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna-George Mueller

How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna-George Mueller How Mosaics Evangelize: Researcher George Barna says recent Barna Group research finds that Mosaics (adolescents through 20’s) are much more likely to share their faith through ongoing discussions with friends and through e-mail and instant message conversations than older adults. He advises evangelistic ministries and churches to enable […]

Christ, Transparency of his Character – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Transparency of his Character – Charles Spurgeon IT is really wonderful how little Jesus Christ seemed to notice what people thought of him. There used to be an idea that Christ did a great many things to prevent people forming such and such erroneous impressions of him. For instance: it was supposed that he […]

George Barna claims “People’s faith commitment impacts-George Mueller

George Barna claims “People’s faith commitment impacts-George Mueller George Barna claims “People’s faith commitment impacts their moral perspectives. There is a clear relationship between a deep Christian commitment and serious concern about the moral state of America. This is one of those moments in history when genuine, fervent leaders of righteous character and with a […]

Christ to be Real to the Christian – Charles Spurgeon

Christ to be Real to the Christian – Charles Spurgeon LET not Jesus be a shadow to you or your religion will be unsubstantial; let him not be a name to you or your religion will be nominal; let him not be a myth of history or your religion will be mere fancy; let him […]

Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites-George Mueller

Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites-George Mueller Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites varied generational response to authority (older Americans accept it, Boomers want to control it, Busters ignore it), handling contradictions (elder citizens ignore them, Boomers strive to solve them, Busters appreciate them), and life fears (uselessness worries Seniors; Boomers fear being out of […]

Christ to be Praised – Charles Spurgeon

Christ to be Praised – Charles Spurgeon LET the loftiest panegyrics be heaped upon the head of Christ, and he will deserve something better. Let the angels make way for him, and let them pile their thrones one upon the other. Let them conduct him to the seventh heaven—even to the Heaven of heavens, and […]

Significant Finds: Researcher George Barna lists-George Mueller

Significant Finds: Researcher George Barna lists-George Mueller Significant Finds: Researcher George Barna lists the fol-lowing as his most notable findings in ’00. (1) Only 4% of born again adults are certain of the existence of absolute moral truth. (2) 94% of black adults rank having a close, personal relationship with God as a top life […]

Christ, Thoughts of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Thoughts of – Charles Spurgeon DO you think of Christ, desiring still nearer access and a clearer view of him, sighing out with sacred love-sickness, saying, “O that I were with him where he is, or that he were with me where I am”? Do you think of him with admiration, wondering at the […]

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna notes that-George Mueller

Busters Unresponsive: George Barna notes that-George Mueller Busters Unresponsive: George Barna notes that, “Baby Busters have proven to be the most gospel-resistant generation the Church has seen in many years. While more than 1/3 of Baby boomers were likely to be born again by the time they reached their early adult years, only ¼ of […]

Christ, The Water of Life – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, The Water of Life – Charles Spurgeon YONDER shipwrecked man has constructed a raft, and far out on the wild expanse of pitiless waters he has floated wearily day after day, sighing for a friendly sail or for sight of land; what would he not give for a little water, for water has become […]

Christ the Topstone of Humanity – Charles Spurgeon

Christ the Topstone of Humanity – Charles Spurgeon I SEE before me a stupendous pyramid; the base of it is exceeding broad: it is the inanimate creation. Stars unnumbered lie close together at its base, like the sands of the Lybian desert: ponderous masses of matter underlie the whole amazing structure, all radiant with the […]

Wait for Fruit

Wait for Fruit Some of the greatest missionaries of history devotedly spread the seed of God’s Word and yet had to wait long periods before seeing the fruit of their efforts. William Carey, for example, labored 7 years before the first Hindu convert was brought to Christ in Burma, and Adoniram Judson toiled 7 years […]

Finish Well

Finish Well In 1973, a horse named Secretariat became a legend in his time. Not only did Secretariat win the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, but he did it with an unprecedented performance. At the Belmont Stakes, he not only won the race by 31 lengths, but he set new records along the way as […]

Some Christians Are Like…

Some Christians Are Like… Some Christians are like: 1. Wheelbarrows–must be pushed2. Canoes–need paddling3. Kites–must be kept on a string4. Footballs–can’t tell where they will bounce next5. Balloons–full of wind ready to blow up6. Trailers–must be pulled7. Lights–go on and off8. Kittens–content when petted But some are like the North Star—there when you need them, […]

Breaching the Great Wall of China

Breaching the Great Wall of China “The Great Wall of China is a gigantic structure which cost an immense amount of money and labor. When it was finished, it appeared impregnable. But the enemy breached it. Not by breaking it down or going around it. They did it by bribing the gatekeepers.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp […]

Faithful to Duty

Faithful to Duty On May, 19th, 1780, in Hartford, Connecticut. The sky went from blue to gray at noon. Shortly thereafter the sky was so dark that men believed the end of the universe had come and fell to their knees begging for a final blessing. The House of Representatives was meeting, and many representatives […]

The Martyrdom of James

The Martyrdom of James From Acts 12:2 we know that Herod beheaded the apostle James, brother of John, but do you know the rest of this story? James was the first apostle to suffer death after the martyrdom of Stephen. Although Herod was the authority that took his head, James’s fate started when an individual […]

A Forgiving Wife

A Forgiving Wife The English artist George Romney fell in love and married a young lady, but then left her so that he could pursue his career wholeheartedly (although he did support her financially). His paintings brought him much income, but he eventually became too old to work and went back to his wife who […]

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Great Is Thy Faithfulness Thomas Obediah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. He received his education in a little country schoolhouse, and at age 16 began teaching there. He was saved at age 27, and with no college or seminary training was ordained to the Methodist ministry at age […]

Christ May Come Before Your Sermon Is Finished

Christ May Come Before Your Sermon Is Finished The great preacher F.B. Meyer once asked D.L. Moody, “What is the secret of your success?”  Moody replied, “For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

God Keeps the Christian

God Keeps the Christian Dr. Harry Ironside taught that salvation was like Noah inviting an unbeliever to trust God’s Word and board the ark. Some believe that salvation is like Noah putting a peg on the outside of the ark and saying, “If you just hang on through the storm, you’ll be saved.” God holds […]

The World’s Oldest Light Bulb

The World’s Oldest Light Bulb There is a lightbulb in Livermore, California that has burned almost continuously since 1901. The Livermore Power and Light Company gave the bulb to the Livermore Volunteer Fire Department over a century ago and it has been burning ever since with a few short interruptions. It has not been turned […]

Do the Task God Has Given You

Do the Task God Has Given You Adoniram Judson labored faithfully in Burma for eighteen years without a furlough, and for the first six years he did not have a single Burmese convert. He said that he never saw a ship leave Burma without wanting to board it and go home. When his wife became sick and […]

Don’t Give Up on Sinners

Don’t Give Up on Sinners Zach Dunlap said he feels, “Pretty good,” Just four months after the doctors almost removed his organs because he was declared brain dead. Mr. Dunlap was pronounced dead November 19, 2007 at United Regional Healthcare System in Wichita Falls, Texas. While family members payed their last respects just before his […]

Results Speak for Themselves

Results Speak for Themselves Colonel George Washington Goethals, the man responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal, had big problems with the climate and the geography. But his biggest challenge was the growing criticism back home from those who predicted he’d never finish the project. Finally, a colleague asked him, “Aren’t you going to […]

Their Death Validated Their Message

Their Death Validated Their Message At the one-hundredth anniversary of the arrival of missionaries in Zaire, Christians gathered to celebrate from that part of Zaire that was once called the Belgian Congo. Near the end of the celebration, a very old man stood to give a speech. He said that he would die soon and […]

God Rewards His Servants

God Rewards His Servants Billy Bray was a Cornish miner who accepted Jesus Christ as his Saviour in 1823 at the age of 29. He lived a life of drunkenness and debauchery before his salvation, but he became such an outgoing witness and testimony for God that he became known as “God’s glad man.” One […]

The Harvest Comes with Time

The Harvest Comes with Time The Puritan John Brown wrote, “Many Christians are like children; they would sow and reap the same day.” It is easy to become tired of sowing and be anxious for the harvest. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Be Faithful in Little Things

Be Faithful in Little Things A young preacher once approached Dr. F. B. Meyer and asked how he could one day become as influential and well-known as Dr. Meyer. Dr. Meyer responded, “Don’t waste your time waiting and longing for large opportunities which may never come. But faithfully handle the little things that are always […]

He Started Small

He Started Small Charles Spurgeon preached to thousands in London each Lord’s day, yet he started his ministry by passing out tracts and teaching a Sunday school class as a teenager. He was eventually invited to obscure places in the country side to preach, and after that became known as one of the greatest preachers […]

Get Up Again

Get Up Again The story is told that Andrew Jackson’s boyhood friends just couldn’t understand how he became a famous general and then the President of the United States. They knew of other men who had greater talent but who never succeeded. One of Jackson’s friends said, “Why, Jim Brown, who lived right down the […]

Henry Ford’s Formula for a Long Marriage

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The Secret to a Lasting Marriage

The Secret to a Lasting Marriage In 2005, the Guinness Book of World Records said that Percy and Florence Arrowsmith held two records—the longest marriage of a living couple (80 years) and having the largest married couple’s aggregate age (205 years). Both Mr. and Mrs. Arrowsmith have since died, but they left good advice for those who […]

Evangelizing Cannibals

Evangelizing Cannibals In the 1840s, John Geddie left the pastorate of a church in Canada to take his wife and two small children to the South Sea Islands to begin a mission work there. After a voyage of more than 20,000 miles, they arrived in the New Hebrides Islands at Aneityum. The island chain was […]

Faithful to the End

Faithful to the End In 1555, as part of her campaign to re-establish the Catholic Church in England, Queen Mary, also known as Bloody Mary, arranged for John Philpot, one of the leading Protestant ministers of the day, to be burned at the stake. When his death sentence was pronounced, Philpot said, “I am ready; […]

Divorce Statistics

Divorce Statistics One-third (35 percent) of Americans today say they have been through a breakup at least once in the past 10 years. Americans under age 35 are twice as likely as those between 35 and 54, and nearly five times as likely as those 55 and older, to have split with a significant other […]

Sacrificial Love

Sacrificial Love Maria Dyer was born in 1837 on the mission field in China where her parents were pioneer missionaries. Both her parents died when Maria was a little girl, and she was sent back to England to be raised by an uncle. The loss of her parents, however, did not deter her young heart […]

Neglecting the Midweek Service

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God’s Faithfulness

God’s Faithfulness Hudson Taylor, founder of China Inland Mission, use to hang in his home a plaque with two Hebrew words on it: Ebenezer and JEHOVAH JIREH. The first word means “Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.” The second word means, “The Lord will see to it or provide.” One looked back while the other […]

Faith Is a Shield

Faith Is a Shield A safari hunter was startled by the loud screeching of a bird. When he caught sight of the bird, it was darting back and forth around its nest. He was perplexed by all the racket until he noticed a huge snake moving up the tree. The hunter could have easily aided […]

George Mueller on Faith

George Mueller on Faith “Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man’s power ends.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Catch Hold of the Rope of Faith

Catch Hold of the Rope of Faith Some years ago a bargeman and a collier were in a boat above the rapids of a cataract, and found themselves unable to manage it, being carried so swiftly down the current that they must both inevitably be borne down and dashed to pieces. One was saved by […]

Faith Must Have a Foundation

Faith Must Have a Foundation Faith is worthless in itself. If faith is not properly founded, it can lead to nothing other than disaster. One night cars sped along the main highway between Jackson and Vicksburg, Mississippi. The drivers had faith in their cars and in the bridges over the streams. They passed over some […]

The Forgotten Parachute

The Forgotten Parachute In April 1988 the evening news reported on a photographer who was a skydiver. He had jumped from a plane along with numerous other skydivers and filmed the group as they fell and opened their parachutes. On the film shown on the telecast, as the final skydiver opened his chute, the picture […]

The Believer Is Safe in God’s Hand

The Believer Is Safe in God’s Hand A German botanist, who was traveling in Turkey, saw a rare flower hanging from an inaccessible precipice. He offered ten piastres, then twenty, then half-a-sovereign, and, finally, one pound, to a tempted but hesitating boy, if he would be slung over with a rope and cut the plant. […]

Statistics and Prophecies

Statistics and Prophecies The Old Testament contains sixty major prophecies and 270 ramifications about the Messiah. Jesus fulfilled every one of these predictions. The probability of Jesus fulfilling merely eight of the sixty major prophecies is 1 in 100,000,000,000,000,000. To put these odds in perspective, imagine that the entire state of Texas is covered with […]

Trust God from the Start

Trust God from the Start Vance Havner told a story about an elderly lady who was greatly disturbed by her many troubles—both real and imaginary. Finally, someone in her family tactfully told her, “Grandma, we’ve done all we can for you. You’ll just have to trust God for the rest.” A look of absolute despair […]

God’s Promises Are Facts

God’s Promises Are Facts When G. Campbell Morgan was a young man he visited two elderly ladies each week to read the Bible to them. When he read Matthew 28:20, “Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.” He said, “Isn’t that a wonderful promise?” One of the ladies quickly […]

The Delivery of Margaret Hillis

The Delivery of Margaret Hillis Missionaries Dick and Margaret Hillis were caught in China during the Japanese invasion. The couple lived with their two children in the inland town of Shenkiu. The village was tense with fear, and every day brought terrifying reports of the Japanese advance. At the worst possible time, Dick developed appendicitis, […]

Secure in Christ

Secure in Christ Virginian Colonel Byrd was condemned to death by the Cherokee Indians. In that tribe there was a chief who had been a friend to him. That chief said, “This man is my friend; before you can get at him, you must kill me.” The Cherokees let him go free.  The believer is […]

Praising God in the Midst of Trials

Praising God in the Midst of Trials I visited one who was ill in bed; and, after having buried seven of her family in six months, had just heard that the eighth, her beloved husband, was cast away at sea. I asked, “Do not you fret at any of those things?” She said, with a […]

Use Your Anchor

Use Your Anchor The mighty Niagara River drops 180 feet at the American and Horseshoe Falls. Above the falls there are violent rapids. Before reaching the rapids, where boats are still able to navigate, there is a bridge for pedestrians. There is a sign mounted to this bridge that says: “Do you have an anchor? […]

God’s Grace Is Sufficient

God’s Grace Is Sufficient Spurgeon told of an evening when he was riding home after a heavy day’s work. He felt weary and depressed, when as suddenly as a lightning flash he thought of 2 Corinthians 12:9, “My grace is sufficient for thee.” He said, “I should think it is, Lord,” and burst out laughing. […]

Faith and Works

Faith and Works An old Scotsman operated a little rowboat for transporting passengers. One day a passenger noticed that the old man had carved on one oar the word faith, and on the other oar the word works. Curiosity led him to ask the meaning of this. The old man said, “I will show you.” He dropped […]

Faith Jumps Where it Cannot See

Faith Jumps Where it Cannot See The African impala can jump to a height of over 10 feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these magnificent creatures can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not jump if they cannot see where their […]

Praying With Faith

Praying With Faith When Hudson Taylor sailed to China, he heard an urgent knock on his stateroom door. He opened it, and there stood the captain of the ship. “Mr. Taylor,” he said, “we have no wind. We are drifting toward an island where the people are heathen, and I fear they are cannibals.” “What […]

The Testimony She Left Behind

The Testimony She Left Behind Lauren McCain was one of the students killed at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007. The freshman from Shawnee, Oklahoma left a powerful statement about her faith on her personal web site. The 20-year-old had written, “The purpose and love of my life is Jesus Christ. I don’t have to […]

Giving the Firstfruits

Giving the Firstfruits A missionary had been teaching tithing to his church. One morning a young Christian came to the missionary’s door with a fishing pole in one hand and a fish in the other hand. He said, “Here’s my tithe.” The missionary asked him where the rest of his fish were and the man replied, […]

Proving God

Proving God Brother Kuykendal was a pastor in Texas when H. Z. Duke, founder of Duke and Ayers Nickel Stores, asked him if he believed in tithing to which he replied that he did. Mr. Duke then asked him if he practiced tithing. He answered, “No, I do not. I believe in tithing, but I […]

Make Large Plans

Make Large Plans On December 22, 1899, the evangelist D. L. Moody lay dying. His first job had been as a shoe clerk in Boston, gathering eighteen ragged boys off the street to organize a Sunday school class. In two years the class had grown to fifteen hundred. In his lifetime Moody was to take […]

He Can See Us

He Can See Us One night a house caught on fire, and a little boy was stranded on the second floor. All the boy could see was smoke and flames. However, he could hear his father’s voice. telling him to jump. The boy said, “Daddy, I can’t see you.” The dad said, “But I can […]

Where Is Your Faith

Where Is Your Faith The Muslim puts faith in the Koran and Mohammed. The Buddhist puts faith in graven images. The Humanist puts faith in himself. The Religious man puts faith in his works. The Materialist puts faith in his wealth. But, a true spiritual life of faith is only as good as its object. […]

Giving Thanks When It Takes Faith

Giving Thanks When It Takes Faith In the late 1800’s George Mueller operated an orphanage that at one time had 1,000 orphans. One morning there was no food to eat, but he called all the children and staff together and prayed thanking God for the provision of food, even though no food was on the […]

The Reasons for J. C. Penney’s Success

The Reasons for J. C. Penney’s Success On one occasion J. C. Penney was asked the reason for His success. He said, “Adversity, and Jesus Christ.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Faith for Converts

Faith for Converts Faith honors God and God honors faith. For 10 years Robert and Mary Moffat labored faithfully in Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) without one ray of encouragement to brighten their way. They could not report a single convert. Finally the directors of their mission board began to question the wisdom of continuing the […]

You Must Trust Christ Alone

You Must Trust Christ Alone When evangelist Gypsy Smith got saved, an elderly gentleman explained to him the importance of trusting Christ alone. Gypsy Smith replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing; and I cannot trust in what I have, for I have nothing; and I cannot trust in what I know, for […]

Charles Spurgeon on Faith

Charles Spurgeon on Faith If our faith be worth anything, it will stand the test. Gilt is afraid of fire, but gold is not: the paste gem dreads to be touched by the diamond, but the true jewel fears no test. It is a poor faith which can only trust God when friends are true, […]

Afraid of the Master’s Touch

Afraid of the Master’s Touch Mendelssohn once visited the cathedral at Fribourg, and having heard the great organ, went into the organ loft and asked to be allowed to play it. The old organist, in jealousy for his instrument, at first refused, but was afterward prevailed on to allow the great German composer to try […]

Training Arabian Horses

Training Arabian Horses Arabian horses are trained rigorously in the  middle eastern deserts. The horses must learn to fully obey their master. This obedience is tested by depriving the horses of water for many days and then turning them loose near water. As the horses get to the edge of the water, and just before […]

God Has Plans for Your Life

God Has Plans for Your Life Some time ago I came across this “message from God” that shows His love and concern for you and I so beautifully: My Precious Child,I am in control. I am sovereign. I am able to make things happen the way I want them to go. Yes, I allow you […]

Waiting on God

Waiting on God Amy Carmichael, missionary to India wrote, “Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace…If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you know what His will […]

Pull the Weeds

Pull the Weeds One of the most destructive weeds that crop farmers must deal with is the Canadian thistle. It has an extensive root system that makes it extremely difficult to eradicate once it is established. The root structure can reach a depth of fifteen feet, and the roots can also spread out the same […]

God Meant it for Good

God Meant it for Good Samuel Brengle was a worker with the Salvation Army in Boston many years ago. As he passed by a saloon, some men threw a brick at his head. Their aim was good, and Brengle nearly died. As it was, he spent eighteen months in recovery. During that time he wrote […]

Flying in the Clouds

Flying in the Clouds A recently licensed pilot was flying his private plane in a cloudy day. He was not very experienced in instrument landing. When the control tower was to bring him in, he began to get panicky. Then a stern voice came over the radio, “You just obey instructions, we’ll take care of […]

Finding the Truth

Finding the Truth George Washington Carver became one of the most honored and respected scientists of his generation by focusing on the very simple peanut. Eventually he would discover some three hundred uses for this most basic and seemingly insignificant common food. Carver attributed all of his scientific discoveries to God. He once said that […]

Faith Does Not Preclude Trials

Faith Does Not Preclude Trials “Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

God Will Provide for His Children

God Will Provide for His Children Charles Spurgeon told this story of his grandfather James and his faith in God. “He had a large family and a very small income, but he loved his Lord, and he would not have given up his preaching of the gospel for anything.” One day the cow on which […]

Serving God with or without Vision

Serving God with or without Vision William Booth was greatly stirred by the needs of the poor of London, and realized that most churches were doing nothing to reach the “undesirables”—drunkards, morphine addicts, prostitutes, and the poor. He set out to reach them with what he called the 3 S’s: soup, soap and salvation. Thousands […]

George Mueller on Building Faith

George Mueller on Building Faith “God delights to increase the faith of His children. We ought, instead of wanting no trials before victory, no exercise for patience, to be willing to take them from God’s hand as a means. I say—and say it deliberately—trials, obstacles, difficulties, and sometimes defeats, are the very food of faith…We […]

Not Trusting the Airplane

Not Trusting the Airplane Uncle Oscar was apprehensive about his first airplane ride. His friends, eager to hear how it went, asked if he enjoyed the flight. “Well,” commented Uncle Oscar, “it wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be, but I’ll tell you this. I never did put all my weight down!” Facebook […]

God Wants to Do the Impossible

God Wants to Do the Impossible “God is looking for people through whom He can do the impossible. What a pity that we plan only the things we can do by ourselves.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Acid Test

The Acid Test There are a lot of metals that on the surface look similar to gold. Centuries ago, people discovered that unscrupulous operators would take advantage of this to trick people into paying for worthless metal. In order to determine whether gold was genuine or not, scientists devised an “acid test.” The item that […]

Asking in Faith

Asking in Faith When Hutson Taylor was sailing to China to begin his missionary work, his ship was in great danger. The wind had died, and the current was carrying them toward sunken reefs which were close to islands inhabited by cannibals—so close they could see them building fires on the shore. Everything they tried […]

A Gold Doorstop

A Gold Doorstop In 1799, Conrad Reed discovered a seventeen-pound rock while fishing in Little Meadow Creek. Not knowing what it was made of, his family used it as a doorstop for three years. In 1802, his father, John Reed, took it to a jeweler who identified it as a lump of gold worth about […]

Faith to Risk it All

Faith to Risk it All The first two Scottish missionaries sent to the New Hebrides Islands were killed and eaten by cannibals on the day they arrived. After that it proved difficult to find missionary volunteers. But even when John G. Paton agreed to go, well-meaning people in the church tried to dissuade him. One […]

Saving Faith

SAVING FAITH I believe in a physician when I put my case into that physician’s hands, and trust him to cure me. I believe in a lawyer when I leave my case in his hands, and trust him to plead for me. I believe in a banker when I put money into his hands, and […]

 Christ the Standard Bearer – Charles Spurgeon 

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Don’t Focus on Your Worries

Don’t Focus on Your Worries One day John Wesley was walking with a troubled man who expressed his doubt as to the goodness of God. He said, “I do not know what I shall do with all this worry and trouble.” At the same moment Wesley saw a cow looking over a stone wall. “Do […]

Christ the Root of all true Religion – Charles Spurgeon

Christ the Root of all true Religion – Charles Spurgeon I LIKE that story of the Sandwich Islanders who had been converted through some of our missionaries, and the Gospel had been preached to them for years. At last two or three gentlemen in long black gowns landed there, and the people asked them what […]

There Are Bridges All the Way

There Are Bridges All the Way A young girl, unaccustomed to traveling, was taking a train ride through the country, and it happened that in the course of the day her train was obliged to cross two branches of a river and several wide streams. The water seen in advance always awakened doubts and fears […]

Larry King’s Greatest Fear

Larry King’s Greatest Fear For the twentieth anniversary of Larry King Live, Barbara Walters interviewed the man who became famous interviewing others. She asked him direct and revealing questions. Two of the most telling responses came when she probed about fear and faith. Walters asked King, “What is your greatest fear?” He immediately replied, “Death.” This […]

Christ the only Legislator for the Church – Charles Spurgeon

Christ the only Legislator for the Church – Charles Spurgeon WE deny that either king or parliament can legislate for Christ’s church; for Thomas Cranmer’s church they may if they please, but for Christ’s church, never! In the midst of those churches which are true to Christ’s authority, the Bible is the only statute book, […]

Christ the End of the Law – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ the Believer’s Pattern – Charles Spurgeon

Christ the Believer’s Pattern – Charles Spurgeon THE painter would never attain to eminence if he went to an exhibition and devoted himself to the study of some work of moderate worth, and said, “I will attempt to reach this, and there I will stop contented.” No, he goes to the galleries of the great […]

Christ, Sympathy with the Sufferings of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Sympathy with the Sufferings of – Charles Spurgeon THE outside world knows nothing about Christ’s soul sufferings. They draw a picture of him, they carve a piece of wood or ivory, but they do not know his soul-sufferings; they cannot enter into them. Nay, the mass of his own people even do not know […]

Christ, Standard of—To be Planted Everywhere – Charles Spurgeon

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No Need to Read Them

No Need to Read Them A great many people say, you must hear both sides; but if a man should write me a most slanderous letter about my wife, I don’t think I would have to read it; I should tear it up and throw it to the winds. Have I to read all the […]

Kind Words

Kind Words One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down. It took […]

Visible Result

Visible Result We ought to know better than to despair over the visible result of spiritual endeavor. During a recent visit to Johannesburg I spent a day at one of the gold-mines. There was immense activity, gangs of workers, clouds of dust, hissing steam, deafening stamps, heaps of quartz, torrents of water and cauldrons of […]

Prince Edward’s Visit

Prince Edward’s Visit In 1934, a British magazine told the story of young Prince Edward and a visit he made to a small hospital where thirty-six hopelessly injured and disfigured veterans of the First World War were tended. He stopped at each cot, shook hands with each veteran, and spoke words of encouragement. He was […]

Horse Survives Being Shot With Crossbow

Horse Survives Being Shot With Crossbow A horse shot twice with a crossbow survived after four fellow mares spent three hours taking turns licking the wound clean. The 20-year-old horse, Zeta, was in critical condition after one of the arrows bounced off her rib, while another lodged an inch from her lung as she grazed […]

Motivation to Keep Going

Motivation to Keep Going I heard once of a man who dreamed that he was swept into Heaven, and oh, he was so delighted to think that he had at last got there. All at once one came and said: “Come, I want to show you something.” He took him to the battlements, and he […]

The Grass Grows on Your Path

The Grass Grows on Your Path Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God. Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these believers […]

God Will Take Care of You

God Will Take Care of You James Cash Penney (who started J. C. Penney stores) made some unwise commitments and became very depressed. He worried so much that he developed shingles. He went to see his doctor who admitted him to the hospital, but his condition became worse. One night he was prescribed a sedative […]

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn Alexander Solzhenitsyn was a prisoner in a Soviet prison in Siberia. He became so weak and discouraged that he wished he would die. The guards would beat and usually kill anyone that stopped working. He decided to stop working so that the guards would kill him. As soon as he did so, another […]

The Result of Praise

The Result of Praise One morning Marion Gilbert opened her door and was surprised to see a small dog she had never seen before with her paper in its mouth. Delighted with his “delivery service,” she gave him some treats. The next morning she was horrified to see the same dog sitting in front of […]

The Power of a Mother’s Praise

The Power of a Mother’s Praise When the great painter Benjamin West was a young boy he decided to draw a picture of his sister. He got out bottles of ink and succeeded in making a mess. When his mother got home she said, “What a beautiful picture,” and kissed him. Later in life he […]

Cheering Others On

Cheering Others On Forty thousand fans were on hand in the Oakland stadium when Rickey Henderson tied Lou Brock’s career stolen base record. According to USA Today, Lou, who had left baseball in 1979, had followed Henderson’s career and was excited about his success. Realizing that Rickey would set a new record, Brock said, “I’ll be there. […]

How Is Your Arthritis?

How Is Your Arthritis? Mamie Adams always went to the same post office in her town because the postal employees there were friendly. She went there to buy stamps just before Christmas one year and the lines were particularly long. Someone pointed out that there was no need to wait in line because there was […]

Sailing around the World

Sailing around the World On May 24, 1965, a 13½ foot boat slipped quietly out of the marina at Falmouth, Massachusetts. It would be the smallest craft ever to make the voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to England. The Tinkerbelle was piloted by Robert Manry, a copy editor for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, who felt that 10 years at […]

They Said He Couldn’t Sing

They Said He Couldn’t Sing As a young boy he worked in a factory, but had an intense desire to be a singer. When he turned ten years old, he took his first voice lesson which procured a less than encouraging remark from his teacher, “You can’t sing. You haven’t any voice at all. Your […]

Psalm 23

Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherdThat’s relationship! I shall not wantThat’s supply! He maketh me to lie down in green pasturesThat’s rest! He leadeth me beside the still watersThat’s refreshment! He restoreth my soulThat’s healing! He leadeth me in the paths of righteousnessThat’s guidance! For His name’s sakeThat’s purpose! Yea, though I walk through […]

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 […]

Encouragement Is Not Soon Forgotten

Encouragement Is Not Soon Forgotten “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

All They Do Is Study

All They Do Is Study A college freshman was giving her friend a tour of the college she attended. She pointed out the various recreational sights in the area and the numerous places for eating out. When they returned to the dorm, the freshman reminded her visiting friend that they needed to be quiet because her […]

Plagiarism

PLAGIARISM Lenny realized how much things had changed since he was a kid when his teenage son asked him for help with some homework. He momentarily felt honored to be included and said he would be glad to help. His son then said, “Good, I need your credit card for the research-paper web site.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp […]

Praying with Your Family

Praying with Your Family When Dr. Richard Halverson was the U.S. Senate chaplain, he spoke before a group of evangelicals who had expressed their anger about Congress’ inactivity on the subject of school prayer. They were irritated that congress had not acted with a strong initiative to restore prayer in schools. To these who were […]

Poem about the Resurrection

Poem about the Resurrection The tomb could hold Him no longer;Death is strong, but life is stronger.Stronger than the dark—the light.Stronger than the wrong—the right.Faith and hope triumphant say,“Christ arose on Resurrection Day!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Resurrected Relative

Resurrected Relative A young man came to his boss and asked for the day off to attend his grandmother’s funeral. His boss said, “Sure.” The next day the young man was talking to his boss. The boss said, “Do you believe in resurrection from the dead?”   Young man, “Yes.”  “Interesting, because after you left work yesterday, your […]

Threatened with Death

Threatened with Death It was Easter Sunday, 1973. Uganda groaned under the terror of Idi Amin. Still fresh in young Pastor Kefa Sempangi’s memory was a face burned beyond recognition, the sight of soldiers cruelly beating a man, and the horrible sound of boots crushing bones—all for the crime of being a Christian. But Easter […]

Removing Excuses

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A Welcome Phone Call

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The Sound of Church Bells

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Bad Behavior Cancels Easter Egg Hunt

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Why the Stone Was Rolled Away

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News from a Cemetery

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Don’t Be Like an Easter Egg

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Christ Is Alive

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Buddha Is in the Grave—Christ Is in Heaven

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George Barna claims “People’s faith commitment impacts-George Mueller

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Generations Differ: Researcher George Barna cites-George Mueller

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Significant Finds: Researcher George Barna lists the fol-lowing-George Mueller

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Robbed His Own Store

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 Christ, Sight of—Worth Death – Charles Spurgeon

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Building Your House

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Christ, Self-forgetfulness of – Charles Spurgeon

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Dishonesty Always Catches up to You

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Christ, Secret Rest in – Charles Spurgeon

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Don’t Buy That Bridge

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Unbribable Justice

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Christ Real to a Christian – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Presence of—The Church’s Inspiration – Charles Spurgeon

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Greener Pastures

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Wanting More

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Christ, Presence of—Ensuring Success – Charles Spurgeon

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Two Husbands

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Joy Is Not Found in Money

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Christ, Presence of – Charles Spurgeon

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Church on the Island

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Know When to Stop

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Christ, Poverty of—In his Birth – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ: Perfection of his Character indescribable – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ: Perfection of his Character – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Perfect Consecration of – Charles Spurgeon

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Work Reflects Your Character

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Quotes on Chastisement

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Prisoner of His Appetite

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The Priority of Devotions

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The Overeager Policeman

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Committing to Faithful Men

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Do You Know God?

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Sin Hinders the Work of the Holy Spirit

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The Domino Effect of Soulwinning

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Monarch Migration

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Definition of Waiting on God

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Doing God’s Will

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Yield Your Rights

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Christ Only – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Meditation on Overwhelming – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Loving us in our Sins – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Living on – Charles Spurgeon

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 Christ, Likeness to – Charles Spurgeon 

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Christ, Kiss of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Kiss of – Charles Spurgeon HAVE you never heard of the Persian king who gave his various councillors different gifts: to one he gave a golden goblet, but to another a kiss; whereupon all the councillors of the court were envious of the man who had the kiss, and they counted the goblets of […]

Christ, Kingship of—Our Comfort – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Invitation to – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ: Intensity of his Zeal – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Ill-Treatment of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Ill-Treatment of – Charles Spurgeon “MY head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.” Ah, sorrowful remembrances, for those drops were not the ordinary dew that fall upon the houseless traveler’s unprotected head; his head was wet with scarlet dew, and his locks with crimson drops of a […]

Christ Growing in Value – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Gentleness of – Charles Spurgeon

Christ, Gentleness of – Charles Spurgeon HOW very gentle, though all but omnipotent, is the influence of the sun upon the earth and all the planets! How they constantly revolve around and follow him in his wondrous march; yet you never feel that he draws! If you harness a horse to your chariot, he tugs […]

 Christ, Fullness of – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Face of—The Glorified Saints’ Vision – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ Entertained by the Soul – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Encouragement from his Sufferings – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Coming to—As a Sinner -Charles Spurgeon

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Christ All to the Believer – Charles Spurgeon

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Christ, Absolute Rule of – Charles Spurgeon

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 Christ a Tender Shepherd – Charles Spurgeon 

Christ a Tender Shepherd – Charles Spurgeon THERE is a mother here this morning: she has seven children; I know what child she has been thinking of while we have been preaching. She has not been thinking of John, who is married and away, nor of Mary, who is in health, nor of Thomas, who […]

Christ a Physician – Charles Spurgeon

Christ a Physician – Charles Spurgeon THERE lies a poor man; he has been wounded in battle. In yonder hospital there is a bundle of liniment. The blood is flowing: he has lost an arm; he has lost a leg. There are plenty at the hospital who can bind up his wounds, and plenty of […]

 Cholera, Voice of the – Charles Spurgeon 

Cholera, Voice of the – Charles Spurgeon THIS cholera is like the sound of a trumpet. The voice of the Christian ministry is not heard. Those who go to listen to it do not all hear it, for they hear as though they heard not; while the great mass know nothing, and care less about […]

Child’s Cry heard by God – Charles Spurgeon

Child’s Cry heard by God – Charles Spurgeon IT is very seldom Christ Jesus keeps poor sinners waiting long. Sometimes he does. He answers them not a word; but then it is to try their faith. Though he keeps them waiting, he will not send them away wanting; he will be sure to give them […]

 Children, Salvation of – Charles Spurgeon

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 Children in the Church – Charles Spurgeon 

Children in the Church – Charles Spurgeon I AM very thankful that our heavenly Father has saved so many of the children of this church. We rejoice that “Many dear children are gathering here, For of such is the kingdom of Heaven.” May the Lord plant in his garden many more of those sweet flowers […]

Childhood, Purity of—A Restraint upon Sin – Charles Spurgeon

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Character, Impression of – Charles Spurgeon

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

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Ceremonies, No Peace in – Charles Spurgeon

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George Gallup States, “This Is The Most Crucial -George Mueller

George Gallup States, “This Is The Most Crucial – George Mueller George Gallup states, “This is the most crucial decade in history. Designer, a la carte religion flourishes as traditional Christianity is undermined by counterfeits.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Ceremonialism, Quackery of – Charles Spurgeon

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George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will Of God -George Mueller

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So What Is A Vision? George Barna Defines It As- George Mueller

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George Foreman: “The Truth Is, My Relationship -George Mueller

George Foreman: “The Truth Is, My Relationship -George Mueller George Foreman: “The truth is, my relationship with God is the reason I have such a positive outlook on life. Before I found Christ I was blind…but when Jesus came into my life, He opened my eyes and started showing me all the good things that […]

Cavilers – Charles Spurgeon

Cavilers – Charles Spurgeon IT is very likely that neither ministers nor their sermons are perfect—the best garden may have a few weeds in it, the cleanest corn may have some chaff—but cavilers cavil at anything or nothing, and find fault for the sake of showing off their deep knowledge: sooner than let their tongues […]

The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something-George Mueller

The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something-George Mueller The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something from Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story.” It comes in two parts: the sad, earlier life and the hard but hopeful latter life. A dramatic and tragic event in the middle brought life-changing consequences for […]

 Carnal Mind, Ignorance of the – Charles Spurgeon 

Carnal Mind, Ignorance of the – Charles Spurgeon THE tree planted by the river feels not the ague which breeds in the fen and lurks in the morass; but, put a man there, and you will see him shivering from head to foot before long; and the carnal mind, dead in sin, knows not the […]

Spirit Of God, Descend Upon My Heart” By George -George Mueller

Spirit Of God, Descend Upon My Heart” By George -George Mueller “Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart” by George Croly I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies, No sudden rending of the veil of clay, No angel visitant, no opening skies; But take the dimness of my soul away. This verse is left out […]

Cares to be cast on God – Charles Spurgeon

Cares to be cast on God – Charles Spurgeon DEAR mother, the thought of the children at home has frequently disturbed your devotions in the assembly of the saints. Good friend engaged in business, you do not always find it easy to put a hedge between Saturday and Sunday. The cares of the week will […]

Burdens to be cast on God – Charles Spurgeon

Burdens to be cast on God – Charles Spurgeon HE who loved us from before the foundations of the world has immutably determined all the steps of our pilgrimage. Wherefore, then, disturb yourself? There is a hand upon the helm which shall steer your vessel safely enough between the rocks, and by the quicksands, and […]

Brother George Honeycutt Tells A Real Life -George Muller

Brother George Honeycutt Tells A Real Life -George Muller Brother George Honeycutt tells a real life adventure story about a friend of his who refused to surrender to preach the word of God. During WWII his friend was aboard a destroyer in the North Atlantic, when torpedoes were spotted rapidly approaching his ship. His Friend […]

Bubble Companies – Charles Spurgeon

Bubble Companies – Charles Spurgeon IT is not wise to aim at impossibilities—it is a waste of powder to fire at the man in the moon. Making deal boards out of sawdust is a very sensible scheme compared with what some of my London friends have been aiming at, for they have been trying to […]

Researcher George Barna Notes Research Outcomes -Geore Mueller

Researcher George Barna Notes Research Outcomes – Geore Mueller Researcher George Barna notes research outcomes help to better understand the place of Christian belief in American society. He observes, “Many people seem to divide the Bible into two separate and unequal portions: the Old Testament, with what they perceive to be allegorical stories, and the […]

Quote: George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will of God is the greatest knowledge-George Mueller

Quote: George W. Truett Said: “To Know The Will of God is the greatest knowledge – George Mueller Quote: George W. Truett said: “To know the will of God is the greatest knowledge! To do the will of God is the greatest achievement!” –(quoted in “Toolkit,” Cell Church, Winter, 1996, p. 10.) From Matthew Kratz’s […]

Broken Bones, the Sinner’s Penalty – Charles Spurgeon

Broken Bones, the Sinner’s Penalty – Charles Spurgeon WE think comparatively little of wounds which only tear the curtains of flesh, but when the solid pillars of the house of manhood are snapped in twain, and the supporters of the body are broken, then every man confesses that the pain is great indeed. David declares […]

Books, Heretical—Danger of – Charles Spurgeon

Books, Heretical—Danger of – Charles Spurgeon I AM asked sometimes to read an heretical book: well, if I believed my reading it would help its refutation, and might be an assistance to others in keeping them out of error, I might do it as a hard matter of duty, but I shall not do it […]

George Macdonald “In Whatever Man Does Without -George Mueller

George Macdonald “In Whatever Man Does Without -George Mueller George MacDonald “In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Researcher George Barna In 2006 Asked Pastors -George Mueller

Researcher George Barna In 2006 Asked Pastors -George Mueller Researcher George Barna in 2006 asked pastors what they thought was the number 1 priority in the lives of their congregations. Pastors responded that 70% of their peoples #1 priority was their walk w/God. Keep in mind that Barna is asking pastors about people who regularly […]

Bodies of Believers, Resurrection of – Charles Spurgeon

Bodies of Believers, Resurrection of – Charles Spurgeon How does Paul put it? “Absent from the body;” but you have hardly said that word, when he adds, “present with the Lord.” The eyes are closed on earth and opened again in Heaven. They lose their anchor, and immediately they come to the desired haven. How […]

According to research done by George Barna, 75% of Christians-George Mueller

According to research done by George Barna, 75% of Christians-George Mueller According to research done by George Barna, 75% of Christians believe the Bible teaches that God helps those who help themselves. It doesn’t. More than ½ of the people describing themselves as Christians believe that Satan is not a living entity, but just symbolic: […]

Esquire, written by Robert George, editorial page-George Mueller

Esquire, written by Robert George, editorial page-George Mueller Esquire, written by Robert George, editorial page writer of the New York Post, entitled, “The Worst Generation.” George wrote: “The Baby Boomers are the most self-centered, self-seeking, self-interested, self absorbed, self-indulgent, self-aggrandizing generation in American history. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

George Barna has broken down the American population-George Mueller

George Barna has broken down the American population-George Mueller George Barna has broken down the American population into five existing generationsf: Seniors: those that were born in 1926 and earlier Builders: those that were born between 1927 and 1945 Boomers: those that were born between 1946 and 1964 Busters: those born between 1965 and 1983 […]

Blood of Christ, the great Necessity – Charles Spurgeon

Blood of Christ, the great Necessity – Charles Spurgeon IF I read the experience of men who have known their own hearts and mourned before the Lord, I wish that I had as deep a sense of sin as they had; or, if I read the story of saints who have lived the angelic life, […]

George Yandell: ‘often We Ascribe To God Aspects -George Mueller

George Yandell: ‘often We Ascribe To God Aspects -George Mueller George Yandell: ‘Often we ascribe to God aspects of our own make-up, without realizing we project our own stuff onto God’s self.’ Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Blessing, Anticipation of – Charles Spurgeon

Blessing, Anticipation of – Charles Spurgeon OH, start not back, you men of prayer! Fail not now, since God is still your arm! You carry bows, turn not back in the day of battle! You have the trophies of past victories before your eyes! Now for a mighty attack upon the mercy seat, that you […]

George Barna found that most Americans believe-George Mueller

George Barna found that most Americans believe-George Mueller George Barna found that most Americans believe that salvation is an outcome to be earned through their good character or behavior. 57 % believe that “if a person is generally good, or does enough good things for others during their lives, they will earn a place in […]

 Bible, Full of Christ – Charles Spurgeon 

Bible, Full of Christ – Charles Spurgeon HOW delightful this Bible looks to me when I see the blood of Christ sprinkled upon it! Every leaf would have flashed with Sinai’s lightnings, and every verse would have rolled with the, thunders of Horeb, if it had not been for Calvary’s cross. Now as you look […]

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 […]

Bible, Freshness of – Charles Spurgeon

Bible, Freshness of – Charles Spurgeon I HEARD a gentleman say yesterday, that he could walk any number of miles when the scenery was good; but, he added, “When it is flat and uninteresting, how one tires!” What scenery it is through which the Christian man walks—the towering mountains of predestination, the great sea of […]

In 1893, engineer George Ferris built a machine that bears his name-George Mueller

In 1893, engineer George Ferris built a machine that bears his name-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 […]

 Benefits, Divine – Charles Spurgeon

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Earlier this month, President George W. Bush granted-George Mueller

Earlier this month, President George W. Bush granted-George Mueller Earlier this month, President George W. Bush granted a pardon to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, sparing him from a 2 ½ year prison term in a CIA leak case. Libby was the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney. He was convicted in March […]

Believers Influenced by Christ – Charles Spurgeon

Believers Influenced by Christ – Charles Spurgeon BRETHREN, the Christian minister should be like these golden spring flowers which we are so glad to see. Have you observed them when the sun is shining? How they open their golden cups, and each one whispers to the great sun, “Fill me with your beams!” but when […]

Believer groaning for Heaven – Charles Spurgeon

Believer groaning for Heaven – Charles Spurgeon DID you hear that groan just now? It is a traveler lost in the deep snow on the mountain pass. No one has come to rescue him, and indeed he has fallen into a place from which escape is impossible. The snow is numbing his limbs, and his […]

Battle Field, Christian Life a – Charles Spurgeon

Battle Field, Christian Life a – Charles Spurgeon THE devotion of the cloisters is by no means equal to that of the man who is engaged in the battle of life; the devotion of the nunnery and the monastery is at best the heroism of a soldier who shuns the battle; but the devotion of […]

Backsliding, not a Necessity – Charles Spurgeon

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Backsliding, Gradual – Charles Spurgeon

Backsliding, Gradual – Charles Spurgeon REMEMBER, brethren, that decays in grace and backsliding are usually very much like the fall of the autumn leaves. You are watching the trees, for even now they are beginning to indicate the coming fall. They evidently know that their verdant robes are to be stripped from them, for they […]

George Whitfield Once Said About True Grace- Georege Mueller

George Whitfield Once Said About True Grace- Georege Mueller George Whitfield once said about true grace…. “True grace will not be content eating mere morsal but will want to bring others to feast on the delights that are ours in Christ Jesus.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

General and President, George Washington, went-George Mueller

General and President, George Washington, went-George Mueller General and President, George Washington, went with his troops into battle. Spent the winter in Valley Forge with the troops not at home with his wife in their well heated home place. As a general he said: “We have therefore to resolve to conquer or die: Our won […]

King George and Queen Elizabeth and then Princess Elizabeth-George Mueller

King George and Queen Elizabeth and then Princess Elizabeth-George Mueller King George and Queen Elizabeth and then Princess Elizabeth set the example of being great leaders of and role models for their people by being servants. The Rev. Dr. John C. Maxwell is an honored pastor in the Wesleyan Church Dr. Maxwell and founder of […]

Babes, Dead—Missionaries to Survivors – Charles Spurgeon

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Awakened Souls, Opportunity for Preaching to – Charles Spurgeon

Awakened Souls, Opportunity for Preaching to – Charles Spurgeon PEOPLE go to sleep for a long time, but all on a sudden they begin to rub their eyes, and to inquire about this, and about that, and about something else. Well, now is the time, when the spirit is thus aroused, to preach the gospel […]

George Washington Said, “When There Is An Elder -George Mueller

George Washington Said, “When There Is An Elder -George Mueller George Washington said, “When there is an elder man and a younger man in the same room, the elder man should never mention it, but the younger man should never forget it.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God?-George Mueller

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Avarice, Destroying Nature of – Charles Spurgeon

Avarice, Destroying Nature of – Charles Spurgeon OH, what tears have strong men shed in this city, tears which fell not outside the cheek, these had been harmless; but they dropped within the soul, to scald and sear it with ever-abiding melancholy! That which cheered and comforted them, the gain of wealth, has gone, and […]

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 […]

Atonement, Worthy of our Trust – Charles Spurgeon

Atonement, Worthy of our Trust – Charles Spurgeon IS there a grander verse in the whole Bible, is there anything in the compass of Scripture, that ever glorified God more than that notable expression of David when he had been sinning with Bathsheba, and made himself as foul and as filthy as the very swine […]

Newspaper columnist and counselor George Crane tells of a wife-George Mueller

Newspaper columnist and counselor George Crane tells of a wife-George Mueller Newspaper columnist and counselor George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. “I not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him […]

 Atonement, Value of—To the Sin-convinced – Charles Spurgeon 

Atonement, Value of—To the Sin-convinced – Charles Spurgeon I DO not think anyone ever knows the preciousness of the blood of Christ until he has had a full sight and sense of his sin, his uncleanliness, and his ill-desert. Is there any such thing as really and truly coming to the cross of Christ until […]

Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife-George Mueller

Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife-George Mueller Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. “I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt […]

 Atonement, Unlimited Character of the – Charles Spurgeon 

Atonement, Unlimited Character of the – Charles Spurgeon I KNOW there are some who think it necessary to their system of theology to limit the merit of the blood of Jesus: if my system of theology needed such a limitation, I would cast it to the winds. I cannot, dare not, allow the thought to […]

George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania in 1778-George Mueller

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 Atonement Typified – Charles Spurgeon 

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George E. Mendenhall, Associate Professor Of ..-George Mueller

George E. Mendenhall, Associate Professor Of ..-George Mueller George E. Mendenhall, associate professor of religious studies at Harwick in New York, defines repentance as “a reorientation of a value system and a redirection of choices and actions consistent with those values.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Back in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing the U.S-George Mueller

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George Muller Was Asked, “What Is The Secret Of..-George Mueller

George Muller Was Asked, “What Is The Secret Of..-George Mueller George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service for God?” Muller’s responce: “There was a day when I died, utterly died, died to George Muller, his opinions, preferences, tastes and will… died to the world, its approval or censure… died to the […]

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

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I Am a Lighthouse

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Growing in Sanctification

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KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING

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Living in the Past

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The Road Not Taken

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There Is More to Life than Superbowl

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They Needed a New Director

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Know Where You Are Going

Know Where You Are Going Albert Einstein was traveling from Princeton on a train. When the conductor came down the aisle punching tickets Einstein reached in his vest pocket; he could not find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets. It wasn’t there so he looked in his briefcase, but still could not […]

What Direction Are You Going?

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Do Not Enter

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Listening to the Holy Spirit

Listening to the Holy Spirit In the world of technology there is a new development called Hyper Sonic Sound (HSS). The inventor, Elwood “Woody” Norris, has engineered sound waves to travel like a laser beam for about 150 yards. This allows sounds to be heard by a person in a particular place but not by […]

Two Words

Two Words Sandra Bullock won the 2010 Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Leigh Ann Tuohy in The Blind Side. The sensational film chronicles a Christian family who took in a homeless young man and gave him the chance to reach his God-given potential. Michael Oher not only dodged the hopelessness of his […]

Gaining Strength through Trials

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The Path of Sin

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The Importance of Details

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Perception

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How to Use an ATM

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Don’t Twist the Truth

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Faithful in Small Tasks

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Clean Your Windows

Clean Your Windows A young couple moved into a new neighborhood. The next morning while they are eating breakfast, the young woman saw her neighbor hanging her wash to dry. “That laundry is not very clean,” she said. “She doesn’t know how to wash correctly. Perhaps she needs better laundry soap.” Her husband looked on, […]

Sleeping When the Wind Blows

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The Growth of Wisdom

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Desire for Wealth Grows With It

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Patrick Henry’s Desire

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Unaware of His Possessions

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Christ Bought Our Salvation

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A Tuned Ear

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Boxing

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Finishing the Race

Finishing the Race Derek Redmond was a great runner, but he was an even greater finisher. Derek will be forever remembered for his staggering performance in the 400-meter men’s semifinals during the summer Olympics of 1992 in Barcelona, Spain. After years of training, persistence, and self-discipline, Derek was competing on the world stage. His dream […]

Multitasking

Multitasking Adams Towing service got some pretty bad press in August 2009. One of their trucks was pictured in newspapers all across the country.  It was damaged and partially submerged in a backyard swimming pool with another vehicle in tow. Law enforcement officials outside of Buffalo, New York said the 25-year-old driver was texting on one […]

Don’t Give Access to the Devil

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Livingstone’s Diary

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They Wouldn’t Give Up

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How to Not Backslide

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God Has Not Moved

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Are You Contributing or Committing?

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William Carey’s Fire

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Preaching Truth

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The Difference Between Winning and Losing the Super Bowl

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Catch the Vision of Your Leader

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Don’t Tolerate a Little Sin

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Be on God’s Side

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What Consecration Is

What Consecration Is “Will you please tell me in a word,” said a Christian woman to a minister, “what your idea of consecration is?” Holding out a blank sheet of paper the pastor replied, “It is to sign your name at the bottom of this blank sheet, and to let God fill it in as […]

Discovering Pluto

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Laying Aside Weights

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The Unseen Heroes

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Willing to Jump

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The Obedience of a Dog

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The Walk of the Christian

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Perseverance Is the Key

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George Bancroft states this about gossips-George Mueller

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Jim Elliot’s Prayer

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George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002- Goerge Mueller

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Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted-George Mueller

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Robert Lewis Was George Washington’s Private-George Mueller

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Quotes on Success

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George Gordon Liddy Was A Watergate Conspirator -George Mueller

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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

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There’s a man named George Raindrop, an interesting name- George Mueller

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She Gave Her Ring

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Give God Your Heart

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Payed Volunteers

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Passing the Test

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It Is Not the Critic Who Counts

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Aim for the Right Goal

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Continually Growing

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Faithful All the Time

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Don’t Quit

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Don’t Let a Storm Stop You

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The Promises of God

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Two Frogs in Cream

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Be Willing to Make a Road

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The Wrong Car

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Famous Violinist

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Talent Is Cheap

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Atonement, Greatness of the – Charles Spurgeon

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Give Yourself to God

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If You Could Rewind Your Life

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Leaving the Ground

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The Canteen at North Platte

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Know Your Calling

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Success Requires Sacrifice

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 Aspirations, Heavenly—Wrought by God – Charles Spurgeon 

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Giving it Your All

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Ark, The—A Type of Christ’s Salvation – Charles Spurgeon

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Architecture, no help to Devotion – Charles Spurgeon

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Appearances, False Judgment by – Charles Spurgeon

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Annihilation, Doctrine of—Warning against – Charles Spurgeon

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Angels Watching the Professor – Charles Spurgeon

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Angels, Sympathy of – Charles Spurgeon

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Angels, Guardians of the Church – Charles Spurgeon

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Angelic Service, a Pattern for us – Charles Spurgeon

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Angelic Observation – Charles Spurgeon

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Amen – Charles Spurgeon

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Aim, Singleness of – Charles Spurgeon

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Age, Golden—To come – Charles Spurgeon

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Affliction, Revealing Christ’s Heart – Charles Spurgeon

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Affliction, Preparation for Service – Charles Spurgeon

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Affliction, Jewels of – Charles Spurgeon

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Affliction, a School of Experience – Charles Spurgeon

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Affliction, a help to Piety – Charles Spurgeon

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Activity, Christian – Charles Spurgeon

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Acquaintanceship with Christ – Charles Spurgeon

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PRAYER JOURNAL ENTRY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON-George Mueller

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George Matheson was born in Glasgow, Scotland-George Mueller

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General and President, George Washington -George Mueller

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King George and Queen Elizabeth and then Princess-George Mueller

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George Washington said, “When there is an elder man-George Mueller

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George Muller was asked, “What is the secret of your service to God-George Muller

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ROBERT LEWIS WAS GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRIVATE SECRETARY-George Mueller

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Accessibility of God – Charles Spurgeon

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There’s a man named George Raindrop-George Mueller

There’s a man named George Raindrop-George Mueller There’s a man named George Raindrop, an interesting name. He Wrote a book called “No Common Task.” It’s got one interesting event in it that I want to relate it to you. In the book he tells about a nurse and how this nurse taught a man to […]

George Washington Bush was born in Pennsylvania-George Mueller

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George Gordon Liddy was a Watergate conspirator-George Mueller

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Back in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing the U.S.-George Mueller

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George E. Mendenhall, associate professor of religious-George Mueller

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Illustration for Prayer – Sir George Adam Smith-George Mueller

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Newspaper columnist and counselor George Crane-George Mueller

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George Whitfield’s Sense of Urgency in Preaching the Gospel-George Mueller

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

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Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells-George Mueller

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George Barna wrote The State of the Church in 2002-George Muller

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Vanishing Evangelists: Researcher George Barna recently noted-George Muller

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Abiding with Jesus – Charles Spurgeon

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Differing Teen Personalities: Researcher George Barna says-George Mueller

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Novelist and essayist George A. Birmingham was in his nonliterary life-=George Mueller

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As Vice President, George Bush represented the U.S-George Mueller

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

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The English Anglican evangelist George Whitefield-George Mueller

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The Story Of George Beverly Shea-George Mueller

The Story Of George Beverly Shea-George Mueller George Beverly Shea was a young man in the late 1920s aspiring to become a well-known singer. He entered Houghton College in New York in 1928 to get some good music training, but family financial problems caused him to leave after only one year. He found a job […]

PREFACE – Charles Spurgeon

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The Cross and Crown.- Dwight Lyman Moody

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The Cross and Crown. – Dwight Lyman Moody

WISDOM. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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Mrs. Moody Teaching her Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mrs. Moody Teaching her Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a time when our little boy did not like to go to church, and would get up in the morning and say to his mother, “What day is to-morrow?” “Tuesday.” “Next day?” “Wednesday.” “Next day?” “Thursday;” and so on, till he came to the answer, […]

“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, […]

“Pull for the Shore, Sailor.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Pull for the Shore, Sailor.” – Dwight Lyman Moody A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager eyes were watching and strong arms manned the life-boat. For] hours they tried to reach that vessel through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand-bank but it seemed impossible. The boat appeared to be leaving […]

GIVING: GEORGE MULLER-GEORGE MULLER

GIVING: GEORGE MULLER-GEORGE MULLER George Muller pastored his first church at the age of 25 (1830) and was paid $275.00 a year. He learned through the next five years to trust God for His provision. George Muller began a ministry in 1835 for orphaned children based entirely upon God for support. April, 1836 he had […]

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller The late great Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz Santayana y Borras (1863 – 1952), better known as “George Santayana” once said: “O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward vision close the eyes, […]

GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS-George Mueller

GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS-George Mueller Max Ellerbusch tells the story of the Friday six days before Christmas. He was working feverishly in his instrument repair shop so he could have all of the Christmas holiday at home with the family when the call came. His 5-year-old Craig had been fatally struck by a car. Craig […]

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-Goerge Mueller

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-Goerge Mueller “Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in […]

“Let the Lower Lights be Burning.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Let the Lower Lights be Burning.” – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago at the mouth of Cleveland harbor there were two lights, one at each side of the bay, called the upper and lower lights; and to enter the harbor safely by night, vessels must sight both of the lights. These western lakes […]

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-Goerge Mueller

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-Goerge Mueller Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family’s “black sheep” problem: Uncle George. Uncle George […]

The Skeptical Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Skeptical Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody When Mr. Sankey and I were in the north of England, I was preaching one evening, and before me sat a lady who was a skeptic. When I had finished, I asked all who were anxious, to remain. Nearly all remained, herself among the number, I asked her […]

The Reporter’s Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Reporter’s Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody One of the most conspicuous persons at the Brooklyn Rink was a man of over fifty years, a reporter, apparently of a sensational sort. One of my friends entered into conversation with him the second evening, and found him partially intoxicated, ribald, sneering, and an infidel. Inquiring further […]

“Saved.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Saved.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while in a town East at the time of the loss of the Atlantic on the banks of Newfoundland, there was a business man in the town who was reported lost. His store was closed, and all his friends mourned him as among those who went down on […]

Removing the Difficulties. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Removing the Difficulties. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was speaking to a young lady in the inquiry-room some time ago, and she was in great distress of mind. She seemed really anxious to be saved, and I could not find out what was the trouble between God and her. I saw ,there was something that […]

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance-George Muller

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance-George Muller George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God George MacDonald, “In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.” Any seemingly successful person who does it independently of God is above all most miserable! Man is incomplete […]

George Barna Study-George Mueller

George Barna Study-George Mueller Specifically, 61 percent of today’s young adults, who, as teenagers, were churched at one point, are now spiritually disengaged. Spiritual disengagement is identified as being inactive when it comes to church attendance, Bible reading, or prayer. Only 20 percent of twentysomethings have maintained spiritual activity consistent with that of their high […]

Angry at First, Saved at Last. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Angry at First, Saved at Last. – Dwight Lyman Moody In Dublin I was speaking to a lady in the inquiry-room, when I noticed a gentlemen walking up and down before the door. I went forward, and said: “Are you a Christian?” He was very angry, and turned on his heel and left me. The […]

Madness and Death. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Madness and Death. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was coming along north Clark street one evening when a man shot past me like an arrow. But he had seen me, and turned and seized me by the arm. Saying eagerly, “Can I be saved to-night. The devil is coming to take me to hell at […]

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-George Mueller

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-George Mueller “Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in […]

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-Goerge Mueller

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-Goerge Mueller Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family’s “black sheep” problem: Uncle George. Uncle George […]

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God-Goerge Mueller

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God-Goerge Mueller George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God George MacDonald, “In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.” Any seemingly successful person who does it independently of God is above all most […]

Sowing the Tares. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sowing the Tares. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was at the Paris Exhibition in 1867, and I noticed there a little oil painting, only about a foot square, and the face was the most hideous I have ever seen. On the paper attached to the painting were the words “Sowing the tares,” and the face […]

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller The late great Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz Santayana y Borras (1863 – 1952), better known as “George Santayana” once said: “O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward vision close the eyes, […]

The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties-Goerge Mueller

The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties-Goerge Mueller The great evangelist George Whitefield was relating the difficulties of the gospel ministry to some friends. He said that he was weary of the burdens and was glad that his work would soon be over and that he would depart this earthly scene to be […]

By the Wayside. – Dwight Lyman Moody

By the Wayside. – Dwight Lyman Moody I went down past the corner of Clark and Lake streets one day, and, fulfilling my vow, on seeing a man leaning up against a lamp-post, I went up to him and said: “Are you a Christian?” He damned me and cursed me, and told me to mind […]

The Orphan’s Prayer. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Orphan’s Prayer. – Dwight Lyman Moody A little child whose father and mother had died, was taken into another family. The first night she asked if she could pray, as she used to do. They said “Oh yes.” So she knelt down, and prayed as her mother taught her; and when that was ended […]

A Child’s Prayer Answered. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Child’s Prayer Answered. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a child that lived with her parents in a small village. One day the news came that her father had joined the army (it was at the beginning of our war), and a few days after the landlord came to demand the rent. The mother […]

The Praying Cripple. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Praying Cripple. – Dwight Lyman Moody I once knew a little cripple who lay upon her death-bed. She had given herself to God, and was distressed only because she could not labor for Him actively among the lost. Her clergyman visited her, and hearing her complaint, told her that there from her sick-bed she […]

Black-balled by Man, Saved by Christ. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Black-balled by Man, Saved by Christ. – Dwight Lyman Moody At the Fulton street prayer-meeting a man came in, and this was his story. He said he had a mother who prayed for him; he was a wild, reckless prodigal. Some time after his mother’s death he began to be troubled. He thought he ought […]

The Sinner’s Prayer Heard. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Sinner’s Prayer Heard. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man at one of our meetings in New York City who was moved by the Spirit of God. He said, “I am going home, and I am not going to sleep to-night till Christ takes away my sins, if I have to stay up […]

In the autobiography of George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury-George Mueller

In the autobiography of George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury-George Mueller In the autobiography of George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. Soon after he became a Christian he was called up to do his National Service in the Royal Air Force. He writes that the first test of his Christian discipleship was to […]

The Praying Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Praying Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember being in the camp and a man came to me and said, “Mr. Moody, when the Mexican war began I wanted to enlist. My mother, seeing I was resolved, said if I became a Christian I might go. She pleaded and prayed that I might become […]

GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS-George Mueller

GRACE AND GEORGE WILLIAMS-George Mueller Max Ellerbusch tells the story of the Friday six days before Christmas. He was working feverishly in his instrument repair shop so he could have all of the Christmas holiday at home with the family when the call came. His 5-year-old Craig had been fatally struck by a car. Craig […]

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-George Mueller

GEORGE BARNA ON LEADERSHIP-George Mueller “Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skilful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in […]

Prayer Answered. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Prayer Answered. – Dwight Lyman Moody Only a few years ago in the City of Philadelphia there was a mother that had two sons. They were just going as fast as they could to ruin. They were breaking her heart, and she went into a little prayer-meeting and got up and presented them for prayer. […]

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-George Mueller

THE STORY OF UNCLE GEORGE-George Mueller Being honest is not always easy. The children in a prominent family decided to give their father a book of the family’s history for a birthday present. They commissioned a professional biographer to do the work, carefully warning him of the family’s “black sheep” problem: Uncle George. Uncle George […]

Always Happy. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Always Happy. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man converted here some years ago, and he was just full of praise. He was living in the light all the time. We might be in the darkness, but he was always in the light. He used to preface everything he said in the meeting with […]

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance-George Mueller

George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance-George Mueller George MacDonald and Alan Redpath on the Importance of Depending Upon God George MacDonald, “In whatever man does without God, he must fail miserably, or succeed more miserably.” Any seemingly successful person who does it independently of God is above all most miserable! Man is incomplete […]

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller

GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH-George Mueller The late great Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz Santayana y Borras (1863 – 1952), better known as “George Santayana” once said: “O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward vision close the eyes, […]

George W. Truett-George Mueller

George W. Truett-George Mueller George W. Truett George W. Truett, a well-know pastor in Texas, was invited to dinner at the home of a very wealthy Texas man. After the meal, the host led him to a place where they could get a good view of the surrounding area. • Pointing to the oil wells […]

There is a story about George Whitefield and John Wesley-George Mueller

There is a story about George Whitefield and John Wesley-George Mueller There is a story about George Whitefield and John Wesley, two of the greatest preachers in the 1700’s til now. They disagreed on doctrinal matters, very sharply. One person asked Wesley if he expected to see Whitefield in heaven. Wesley said no. The person […]

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRAYER-George Mueller

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S PRAYER-George Mueller We have a rich history of how God miraculously intervened in the creation of this nation. You won’t read this in the public school history books because anti-Christian writers take great pains to remove God’s handiwork in the building of America. In 1776, British commander William Howe was moving 30,000 Veteran […]

GIVING: GEORGE MULLER-George Muller

GIVING: GEORGE MULLER-George Muller George Muller pastored his first church at the age of 25 (1830) and was paid $275.00 a year. He learned through the next five years to trust God for His provision. George Muller began a ministry in 1835 for orphaned children based entirely upon God for support. April, 1836 he had […]

George Barna Study-George Muelle

George Barna Study-George Muelle George Barna Study Specifically, 61 percent of today’s young adults, who, as teenagers, were churched at one point, are now spiritually disengaged. Spiritual disengagement is identified as being inactive when it comes to church attendance, Bible reading, or prayer. Only 20 percent of twentysomethings have maintained spiritual activity consistent with that […]

The captain of an ocean steamer tells that on one occasion-George Mueller

The captain of an ocean steamer tells that on one occasion-George Mueller The captain of an ocean steamer tells that on one occasion his ship was engulfed in a dense fog off the coast of Newfoundland. It was Wednesday evening and the captain had been on the bridge for 24 hours when he was startled […]

George Floyd-george mueller

George Floyd-george mueller God can use you to make a difference in our broken world no matter your past. Just commit your way to the Lord like Jephthah did and depend on His Holy Spirit. When I think about Jephthah, I think about George Floyd, who was recently murdered in Minneapolis. George was a towering […]

George Barna-george mueller

George Barna-george mueller George Barna: 96% believe in God. 92% believe the Bible is God’s Word. 42% belong to a local… Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Filled To The Brim! (07.05.05–Joy Every …-george mueller

Filled To The Brim! (07.05.05–Joy Every …-george mueller Filled To The Brim! (07.05.05–Joy Every Day–Ecclesiastes 5:1-9) When I was younger I remember being moved on more than one occasion, either by laziness or a predisposition to want to do something more “rewarding” on a Sunday morning, to prompt my dad with this question: “Why do […]

Always when needs were pressing, Mr. Mueller would call-george mueller

Always when needs were pressing, Mr. Mueller would call-george mueller Always when needs were pressing, Mr. Mueller would call the staff together for prayer. And often, when getting off their knees, they would see dray wagons [drawn carts] backing up to the kitchen door, loaded with buns, bread, apples, cakes, potatoes, boxes of soap, sacks […]

The Loving Father. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Loving Father. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember my little girl had a habit of getting up in the morning very cross. I don’t know whether your children are like that. She used to get up in the morning speaking cross, and made the family very uncomfortable. So I took her aside one morning […]

The Cruel Mother—Hypothetical. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Cruel Mother—Hypothetical. – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose a mother should come in here with a little child, and after she has been here awhile the child begins to cry, and she says, “Keep still,” but the child keeps on crying, and so she turns him over to the police and says, “Take that child, […]

The Faithful London Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Faithful London Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was in London, there was one lady dressed in black up in the gallery. All the rest were ministers. I wondered who that lady could be. At the close of the meeting I stepped up to her, and she asked me if I did not […]

Divided We Fall. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Divided We Fall. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember one mother who heard that her boy was impressed at our meeting. She said her son was a good enough boy, and he didn’t need to be converted. I pleaded with that mother, but all my pleading was of no account. I tried my influence with […]

A Defaulter’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Defaulter’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody One week ago I preached on the text, “Christ came to heal the broken-hearted.” I told you just before I came down that I had received a letter from a broken-hearted wife. Her husband one night came in, to her surprise, and said he was a defaulter and […]

The Sleep of Death. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Sleep of Death. – Dwight Lyman Moody I read some time ago of a vessel that had been off on a whaling voyage and had been gone about three years. I saw the account in print somewhere lately, but it happened a long time ago. The father of one of those sailors had charge […]

The Repentant Father. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Repentant Father. – Dwight Lyman Moody Not long ago a young man went home late. He had been in the habit of going home late, and the father began to mistrust that he had gone astray. He told his wife to go to bed, and dismissed the servants, and said he would sit up […]

The Stolen Boy—A Mother’s Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Stolen Boy—A Mother’s Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a boy a great many years ago, stolen in London, the same as Charley Ross was stolen here. Long months and years passed away, and the mother had prayed and prayed, as that mother of Charley Ross has prayed, I suppose, and all her […]

The Two Fathers. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Two Fathers. – Dwight Lyman Moody Whenever I think about this subject, two fathers come before me. One lived on the Mississippi river. He was a man of great wealth. Yet he would have freely given it all could he have brought back his eldest boy from his early grave. One day that boy […]

Obedience. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Obedience. – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose I say to my boy, “Willie, I want you to go out and bring me a glass of water.” He says he doesn’t want to go. “I didn’t ask you whether you wanted to go or not, Willie; I told you to go.” “But I don’t want to go,” […]

Johnny, Cling Close to the Rock. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Johnny, Cling Close to the Rock. – Dwight Lyman Moody Little Johnny and his sister were one day going through a long, narrow railroad tunnel. The railroad company had built small clefts here and there through the tunnel, so that if any one got caught in the tunnel when the train was passing, they could […]

The Horse that was Established. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Horse that was Established. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a little boy converted and he was full of praise. When God converts boy or man his heart is full of joy—can’t help praising. His father was a professed Christian. The boy wondered why he didn’t talk about Christ, and didn’t go down to […]

The King’s Pardon. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The King’s Pardon. – Dwight Lyman Moody A man was once being tried for a crime, the punishment of which was death. The witnesses came in one by one and testified to his guilt; but there he stood, quite calm and unmoved. The judge and the jury were quite surprised at his indifference; they could […]

Napoleon and the Conscript. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Napoleon and the Conscript. – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a well-known story told of Napoleon the First’s time. In one of the conscriptions, during one of his many wars, a man was balloted as a conscript who did not want to go, but he had a friend who offered to go in his place. […]

Snapping the Chains. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Snapping the Chains. – Dwight Lyman Moody —In the North there was a minister talking to a man in the inquiry-room. The man says, “My heart is so hard, it seems as if it was chained, and I cannot come.” “Ah,” says the minister, “come along, chain and all,” and he just came to Christ […]

Revival Begins In The Prayer Closet-George Mueller

Revival Begins In The Prayer Closet-George Mueller E.M. Bounds, who was born in 1835, began his three-hour prayer routine at 4am. To him, prayer was not a prelude; it was a priority. Edward Payson, who ministered during the Second Great Awakening, was said to have worn grooves into his hardwood floors as a result of […]

Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished-George Mueller

Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished-George Mueller – Without time for prayer, nothing can be accomplished. – Scroggie – He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day. – John Bunyan – When asked how much time he spent in prayer, George Mueller’s reply was, […]

DISCERNING GOD’S WILL-George Mueller

DISCERNING GOD’S WILL-George Mueller DISCERNING GOD’S WILL George Mueller’s recommended method for discerning God’s will: 1. Have no will of your own in the matter. (Mark 14:36) 2. Seek the will of God in direct connection with the Word of God (Psalm 119:33-35) 3. Circumstances will agree with the Word of God (Judges 6:36-40) 4. […]

Sustaining Commitments

Sustaining Commitments Commitments are sustained through strong inward motives.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Doing What Is Important

Doing What Is Important The Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the heart of the Gaza Strip was a point of much conflict with militant Palestinians for several years. The conflict was so great that the settlement was evacuated in 2005. Those who lived in Netzarim did so at great personal risk because they felt it […]

We Died Before We Came Here

We Died Before We Came Here When James Calvert went out as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the ship captain tried to turn him back, saying, “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages.” To that, Calvert replied, “We died before […]

Fervency Is Needed in Soulwinning

Fervency Is Needed in Soulwinning Charles Peace, a notorious criminal in England, was executed on February 25, 1879. Just before his execution, an Anglican minister halfheartedly read to him from The Consolations of Religion: “Those who die without Christ experience hell, which is the pain of forever dying without the release which death itself can bring.” Charles […]

The Fastest Man Alive

THE FASTEST MAN ALIVE It took less than ten seconds for Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt to cover the one hundred meter distance on the Olympic track and win the gold medal in London. Those few seconds cemented his status as the “fastest man alive” and placed him on the winner’s podium once again. But the […]

The Treasure Hunt

The Treasure Hunt For more than thirty years, archaeologist Howard Carter searched the deserts of Egypt for something that most people thought didn’t exist—the tomb of King Tutankhamen. Most experts believed that everything in the Valley of the Kings had already been discovered, but Carter continued his search. Eventually after five more years without result, […]

Get Up and Try Again

Get Up and Try Again Though he would later be acclaimed as one of the greatest inventors of history, Thomas Edison’s school career lasted three months. The teacher believed he was incapable of learning anything and sent him home. Edison’s mother taught him, and he was on his way to a lifetime of overcoming what […]

A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner

A Blind, Illiterate Soulwinner A missionary to Africa told the story of an elderly woman who was reached with the gospel. Though she was blind and could neither read nor write, she wanted to share her new found faith with others. She went to the missionary and asked for a copy of the Bible in […]

The Cost of Obedience

The Cost of Obedience Pierre Barlot was a gunner in the fort of Mont Valerin during the Prussian siege of Paris. One day he was standing by his gun when General Noel, the commander, came up and leveled his glass at the Sevres bridge. “Gunner,” he said, “do you see the Sevres bridge over there?” […]

Staying on the Right Path

Staying on the Right Path There were 128 runners in the field for the cross country race at the 1993 NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships. As they set out on the 6.2 mile run, they were following a course that had been marked for them by the race officials. Toward the end of […]

The Necessity of Preparation

The Necessity of Preparation In May 2013, thirteen-year-old Arvind Mahankali correctly spelled the word “knaidel” (a German-Yiddish word for a dumpling) to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee. Mahankali had finished third each of the two previous years. In both of those years he was eliminated when he failed to correctly spell a German-derived […]

Hang On and Keep Climbing

Hang On and Keep Climbing In May of 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something that only about 150 people per year do—reaching the top of Mount Everest. The thing that made Erik’s achievement unusual is that he is the first blind person to succeed in scaling the tallest mountain in the world. Erik was born with […]

Focus on Christ

Focus on Christ Marla Runyan gave her all to qualify for the Olympic Games in 1996, but her best time finished short of the mark to make the United States team. Undeterred by that failure, she returned in 2000 and made the team for the Sydney Olympics. Her eighth place finish in the 1,500 meter […]

The Plight of the Lost Should Disturb Us

The Plight of the Lost Should Disturb Us On January 13, 2012, the massive Costa Concordia cruise ship with more than 4,200 passengers and crew on board was sailing off the coast of Italy on a tour of the Mediterranean Sea. The captain deviated from his planned course and the ship struck a reef near the shore. […]

Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition

Standing Strong in the Face of Opposition When he was appointed as the pastor a church in Cambridge, England, in 1783 Charles Simeon was delighted. The people of the church did not share his joy. Many of the prominent members of the church opposed his convictions on reaching the lost with the gospel. To show […]

A Revival Funeral

A Revival Funeral When I was a student in college I heard Dr. John R. Rice tell the story of being invited to preach a revival meeting for a godly pastor. For several months the pastor and Dr. Rice corresponded about a date that would work out for these meetings in both of their schedules. […]

What the Doctor Forgot to Say

What the Doctor Forgot to Say Doctor to patient: “I have bad news and worse news.” Patient: “So let’s have it.” Doctor: “The bad news is that you only have 24 hours to live.” Patient: “I can’t imagine what could be worse than that!” Doctor: “I forgot to tell you yesterday.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]

Loved Ones Are Not Lost When They Go to Heaven

Loved Ones Are Not Lost When They Go to Heaven A little girl whose baby brother had just died asked her mother where Baby had gone. “To be with Jesus,” replied the mother. A few days later, talking to a friend, the mother said, “I am so grieved to have lost my baby.” The little […]

The Biggest Fool of All

The Biggest Fool of All There is an old story of a king and his clown or “jester” who sometimes said very foolish things. One day the jester had said something so foolish that the king handing him a staff, said to him: “Take this, and keep it till you find a bigger fool than […]

Churchill’s Funeral

Churchill’s Funeral Winston Churchill planned his funeral before he died. His wishes called for a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul’s to play the taps after the benediction. The taps were meant to represent that his physical life was over. But then came the most dramatic turn: as soon as the taps […]

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 […]

Death Is Not a Respecter of Persons

Death Is Not a Respecter of Persons At the end of World War II a young Bible college student in Illinois met Ira Hayes on the streets of Chicago. In an effort to offer him hope, Bill shared John 3:16. Ira stopped him, “Do you remember Iwo Jima? I’m the man who put the flag on […]

A Dead Man Cannot Respond

A Dead Man Cannot Respond I went to the UCLA Medical Center with my high school anatomy class and saw a cadaver on a cold, stainless steel counter. A dead person is totally powerless. It’s impossible to reach him. I could have handed that cadaver a Gospel tract or witnessed to him, but he couldn’t […]

Death Accepts No Substitutes

Death Accepts No Substitutes President Wilson once received a call in the middle of the night from a civil servant who informed him that one of his appointees had just died. The caller said, “While I’m sure we are all saddened by this news, I would like to know if I can take his place.” […]

Moody with Gen. Grant’s Army in Richmond. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody with Gen. Grant’s Army in Richmond. – Dwight Lyman Moody It was my privilege to go to Richmond with Gen. Grant’s army. Now just let us picture a scene. There are a thousand poor captives, and they are lawful captives, prisoners in Libby Prison. Talk to some of them that have been there for […]

First Century Epitaphs

First Century Epitaphs Archaeologists have dug up first century cemeteries in Greece and Rome and have found many tomb stones that bear the Greek or Latin inscription for “No hope.” Imagine living your entire life with no hope! Imagine going to your death, to that eternal night, with no hope! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Moody on “Duty”—How He Loves His Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody on “Duty”—How He Loves His Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody I have an old mother away down in the Connecticut mountains, and I have been in the habit of going to see her every year for twenty years. Suppose I go there and say, “Mother, you were very kind to me when I was […]

Don’t Climb the Fence

Don’t Climb the Fence On June 28, 2008, Asia LeeShawn Ferguson went over two fences and entered a restricted area in Six Flags Over Georgia. The seventeen-year-old was hit and killed by the Batman roller coaster. It is not known why Ferguson climbed the fences; and his father said, “Nobody knows but my son and […]

The “Without” of the Lost

The “Without” of the Lost A great without has been written on heathenism. Men and women are toiling without a Bible, without a Sunday, without prayer, without songs of praise. They have rulers without justice and without righteousness; homes without peace; marriage without sanctity, young men and girls without ideals and enthusiasm; little children without purity, without […]

Unusual Deaths

Unusual Deaths Anthony Fernando, a twenty-one-year-old man living in Colombo, Sri Lanka, went fishing one day off the coast of the island. He had no idea he would never make it back alive. A forktail gar fish jumped out of the water and cut him on the neck with its tail. He bled to death […]

Out of Libby Prison. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Out of Libby Prison. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a story told me while I was in Philadelphia, by Capt. Trumbull. He said when he was in Libby Prison the news came that his wife was in Washington, and his little child was dying: and the next news that came was that his child […]

Stopping Just Short of the Goal

Stopping Just Short of the Goal There is a marker on a rock near the top of Mount Washington, marking the spot where a woman climber lay down and died. She was so close to the top that she could almost hit it with a stone. A hundred steps more and she would have reached […]

Knowledge Must Be Acted Upon

Knowledge Must Be Acted Upon Scientists studied a native tribe in South America whose people have been dying prematurely for generations. After thorough investigation, the cause of premature death was determined. The disease was transmitted by an insect that lived in the walls of their adobe homes. This knowledge presented several options. They could move […]

Old Sambo and “Massa.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Old Sambo and “Massa.” – Dwight Lyman Moody A friend of mine said he was down in Natchez before the war, and he and a friend of his went out riding one Saturday— they were teaching school through the week—and they drove out back from Natchez. It was a beautiful day, and they saw an […]

Too Busy

Too Busy Too busy to read the Bible, too busy to wait and pray;Too busy to speak out kindly, to someone who passes by the way! Too busy working and worrying, to think of the life to come;Too busy building earthly mansions, to plan for the Heaven above. Too busy to help a brother, who […]

A Purpose for Living

A Purpose for Living The famous and very successful football coach Bear Bryant often told reporters, “I’d croak in a month if I quit coaching.” After twenty-five years as the head coach at his alma mater, Bryant announced he would be stepping down at the end of the season. On December 29, 1982, he coached […]

A Worn-out Body

A Worn-out Body When John Quincy Adams was eighty years old, a friend said, “How is John Quincy Adams?” He replied, “John Quincy Adams himself is very well, thank you; but the house he lives in is sadly dilapidated. It is tottering on its foundations. The walls are badly shattered, and the roof is worn. The building […]

Death’s Sting Is Gone

Death’s Sting Is Gone A little boy and his father were driving down a country road on a beautiful spring afternoon. Suddenly out of nowhere a bumblebee flew in the car window. Since the little boy was deathly allergic to bee stings he became petrified. His father quickly reached out, grabbed the bee, squeezed it […]

The Drunken Father and his Praying Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Drunken Father and his Praying Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when out in Kansas, while holding a meeting, I saw a little boy who came up to the window crying. I went to him and said: “My little boy, what is your trouble?” “Why, Mr. Moody, my mother’s dead, and my father […]

Our Best Days Are Yet to Come

Our Best Days Are Yet to Come A bright young girl of fifteen was suddenly cast upon a bed of suffering, completely paralyzed on one side and nearly blind. She heard the family doctor say to her parents as they stood by the bedside: “She has seen her best days, poor child!” “No, doctor,” she […]

Moody’s Attitude toward Heaven

Moody’s Attitude toward Heaven Thousands came to faith in Christ through Moody’s meetings. As he approached the end of his life, he viewed Heaven as something to anticipate. Moody wrote: “Some day you will read in the papers that D.L. Moody of East Northfield, is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it! At that […]

Moody Asks a Few Questions. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody Asks a Few Questions. – Dwight Lyman Moody Let me ask you a question. Do you think that those gamblers, thieves, harlots, and drunkards who are trampling the ten commandments under their feet, they who have never given any respect to God’s Word or to His instructions—do you think they will be swept into […]

The Story of “Awful Gardner”

The Story of “Awful Gardner” One of the most notoriously bad characters that ever lived in New York was Orville Gardner. He was the trainer of prize-fighters and companion of all sorts of hard characters. His reputation was so thoroughly bad that he was called “Awful Gardner.” He had a little boy, whom he dearly […]

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the […]

“O Edward.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“O Edward.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember going into a young converts’ meeting in Philadelphia, where I heard a story that thrilled my soul. A young man said he had been a great drunkard. He had lost one situation after another, till finally he came to the very dregs. He left Philadelphia, and went […]

Fear of Abandonment

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A Remarkable Case. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Remarkable Case. – Dwight Lyman Moody I may relate a little experience. In Philadelphia, at one of our meetings, a drunken man rose up. Till that time I had no faith that a drunken man could be converted. When any one approached he was generally taken out. This man got up and shouted, “I […]

Death to Self

Death to Self When a man asked George Mueller the secret of his service, Mueller responded: “There was a day when I died, utterly died; died to George Mueller, his opinions, preferences, tastes, and will; died to the world, its approval or censure; died to the approval or blame even of my brethren and friends; and […]

Famous Last Words

Famous Last Words “I can beat it!” “I wonder if it’s loaded. I’ll look down the barrel and see.” “Look at this wire hanging down into the street! I’ll throw it to one side.” “I wonder how much electricity these wires carry. I’ll touch this one and see.” “I wonder whether this rope will hold […]

The Most Hopeless Man in New York now a SundaySchool Superintendent. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Most Hopeless Man in New York now a SundaySchool Superintendent. – Dwight Lyman Moody A young man in one of our meetings in New York got up and thrilled the audience with his experience. “I want to tell you,” he said, “that nine months ago a Christian came to my house and said he […]

A Distiller Interrogates Moody. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Distiller Interrogates Moody. – Dwight Lyman Moody In Europe in a place where there was a good deal of whisky distilled, one of the men in the business was a church member, and got a little anxious in his conscience about his business. He came and asked me if I thought that a man […]

The Way of the Transgressor is Hard. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Way of the Transgressor is Hard. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man whom I knew who was an inveterate drinker. He had a wife and children. He thought he could stop whenever he felt inclined, but he went the ways of most moderate drinkers. I had not been gone more than three […]

PRAYING TIL THEY CHANGE-George Mueller

PRAYING TIL THEY CHANGE-George Mueller “George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be saved. […]

How a Little Study Upset the Plans of a few Prominent Infidels. – Dwight Lyman Moody

How a Little Study Upset the Plans of a few Prominent Infidels. – Dwight Lyman Moody It is said of West, an eminent man, that he was going to take up the doctrine of the resurrection, and just show the world what a fraud it was, while Lord Lyttleton was going to take up the […]

THE PATIENT PRAYER-George Mueller

THE PATIENT PRAYER-George Mueller George Mueller, the founder of a great Christian orphanage work in England in the 1800’s, was a powerful man of prayer. He knew the importance of keeping at prayer evne when the answer seemed delayed. When he was young he began praying that two of his friends might be saved. He […]

A Dying Infidel’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Dying Infidel’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody I want to read to you a letter which I received some time ago. I read this to you because I am getting letters from infidels who say that not an infidel has repented during our meetings. Only about ten days ago I got a letter from […]

An Infidel who would not Talk Infidelity before his Daughter. – Dwight Lyman Moody

An Infidel who would not Talk Infidelity before his Daughter. – Dwight Lyman Moody Not long ago I went into a man’s house, and when I commenced to talk about religion he turned to his daughter and said: “You had better go out of the room; I want to say a few words to Mr. […]

The Young French Nobleman and the Doctor. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Young French Nobleman and the Doctor. – Dwight Lyman Moody In London, when I was there in 1867, I was told a story which made a very deep impression upon me. A young French nobleman came there to see a doctor, bringing letters from the French Emperor. The Emperor Napoleon III. had a great […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —The way to heaven is straight as an arrow. —Heaven is just as much a place as Chicago. It is a destination. INFIDELITY. —What reason have I for doubting God’s own word? —I just as much believe that God sent Christ into the wprld to be the Saviour of the […]

A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller-George Mueller

A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller-George Mueller A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller, once told of an experience involving Mueller’s great faith. While sailing off the coast of Newfoundland in extremely heavy fog, Mueller came to him and said, “Captain, I need to tell you that I must be […]

Spiritual Gardening

Spiritual Gardening It’s time to plant our gardens. As you plant, may I suggest the following rules for your garden planting: Plant three rows of squash: 1. Squash gossip; 2. Squash criticism; 3. Squash indifference Plant three rows of peas: 1. Purity; 2. Patience; 3. Perseverance Plant six rows of lettuce: 1. Let us be […]

Calling the Roll of Heaven. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Calling the Roll of Heaven. – Dwight Lyman Moody A soldier, wounded during our last war, lay dying in his cot. Suddenly the deathlike stillness of the room was broken by the cry, “Here! Here!” which burst from the lips of the dying man. Friends rushed to the spot and asked what he wanted. “Hark,” […]

Complaining

Complaining “Complaining is like bad breath, you notice it when it comes out of somebody else’s mouth, but not your own.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Murmuring

Murmuring “Murmuring is an outward manifestation of an inward lawlessness and rebellion against a holy God.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Turn Trials into Pearls

Turn Trials into Pearls The oyster takes a grain of sand and turns it into a beautiful pearl. Many people are just the opposite—they take pearls and turn them into grains of sand. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Responding to Critics

Responding to Critics Colonel George Washington Goethals was responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal. The climate and geography of the region were two large obstacles to completing the canal. But his biggest challenge was the growing criticism back home  by those who said he would never finish the project. At one point a […]

Pastor, Don’t Leave

Pastor, Don’t Leave The average pastor leaves a church over eight critics. When the pastor leaves, the problems stay. When the pastor stays, the problems leave. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Prone to Criticism

Prone to Criticism In a Peanuts cartoon, Linus is curled up in a chair, reading a book, while Lucy stands behind him with a funny look on her face. Lucy then says, “It’s very strange. It happens just by looking at you.” “What happens?” Linus asks. Lucy calmly answers, “I can feel a criticism coming on.” Facebook […]

Abraham Lincoln on Answering Critics

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Respect for a Foe

Respect for a Foe During the Civil War someone reported to Abraham Lincoln that Edwin Stanton, one of the President’s cabinet members, had referred to him as a fool. Mr. Lincoln replied, “Well, I must check into that, for I have found that he is usually correct in his judgments.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Eleventh Commandment. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Eleventh Commandment. – Dwight Lyman Moody There are a great many people who forget that there are eleven commandments. They think there are only ten. The eleventh commandment is: “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” How many of us remember—ah! how many people in Chicago forget the words of the Lord now in […]

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 […]

Handling Criticism

Handling Criticism George Whitefield was a famed English evangelist in the 1700s. He led many meetings where hundreds of people come to Christ. His ministry had great affect around England and was instrumental in sparking a revival in the land. Yet for all the good he did, he was not without his critics. He very […]

Don’t Mail It

Don’t Mail It One day Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, came to him with a wrathful letter written to a Major-General who had accused him of favoritism. Stanton read Lincoln the letter which was full of sharp retorts and the President told him it was a good letter that the general deserved. While […]

Practicing Grace

Practicing Grace Charles Spurgeon and Joseph Parker both had churches in London in the 19th century. On one occasion, Parker commented on the poor condition of children admitted to Spurgeon’s orphanage. It was reported to Spurgeon however, that Parker had criticized the orphanage itself. Spurgeon blasted Parker the next week from the pulpit. The attack […]

Criticizing What They Can’t Do Themselves

Criticizing What They Can’t Do Themselves “You will find that, as a rule, those who complain about the way the ball bounces are usually the ones who dropped it.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Anti—Creationism Class

Anti—Creationism Class A University of Kansas course devoted to debunking creationism and intelligent design was canceled after the professor caused a furor by sending an e-mail mocking Christian fundamentalists. Twenty-five students had enrolled in the course, “Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism and Other Religious Mythologies,” which had been scheduled for the spring. Professor […]

A Sad and Singular Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Sad and Singular Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was a young boy—before I was a Christian—I was in a field one day with a man who was hoeing. He was weeping, and he told me a strange story, which I have never forgotten. When he left home his mother gave him this […]

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made In the summer of 2005, the London Zoo posted a sign in front of their newest exhibit, reading, “Warning: Humans in their Natural Environment.” The exhibit featured eight Homo sapiens in a sealed enclosure adjacent to another sealed enclosure of various primates. The human “captives” were chosen from an online contest, and […]

R. A. Torrey on Creation

R. A. Torrey on Creation “Perhaps the most remarkable movement in philosophic thought that has occurred in any age was the rise and general acceptance by scientific circles of the evolutionary theory as propounded by Darwin, Huxley and Spencer. It was remarkable that men of science, whose peculiar boast it is that they deal only […]

The Dying Boy. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Dying Boy. – Dwight Lyman Moody But I have another anecdote to tell. It was Ralph Wallace who told me of this one. A certain gentleman was a member of the Presbyterian Church. His little boy was sick. When he went home his wife was weeping, and she said, “Our boy is dying; he […]

The Rich Man Poor. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Rich Man Poor. – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a farmer who, when a friend of mine called upon him to give something for the Christian Commission, promptly drew a check for ten thousand dollars. He wanted the agent to have dinner with him, and after they had dined the farmer took the […]

Mothers are Looking Down from Heaven. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mothers are Looking Down from Heaven. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember in the Exposition building in Dublin, while I was speaking about Heaven, I said something to the effect that at this moment a mother is looking down from Heaven expecting the salvation of her daughter here to-night, and I pointed down to a […]

Moody in a California Sunday School. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody in a California Sunday School. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when I went to California just to try and get a few souls saved on the Pacific coast, I went into a school there and asked, “Have you got some one who can write a plain hand?” “Yes.” Well, we got up the […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —We must not limit the mighty grace of God. —Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor. —A man does not get grace till he comes down to the ground, till he sees he needs grace. […]

George Washington “I beg it -George Mueller

George Washington “I beg it -George Mueller George Washington “I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.” John Adams “Gentlemen in other colonies have large plantations of slaves, and are […]

A Man Of Powerful Prayer-George Mueller

A Man Of Powerful Prayer-George Mueller George Mueller was known for his powerful prayer. In the course of his ministry to the orphans of England, he never asked for financial assistance from men – only God… and he constantly received what was needed to the penny. Once while on his way to speak in Quebec […]

Be assured, if you walk with Him-George Mueller

Be assured, if you walk with Him-George Mueller Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you.” — George Mueller Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller-George Mueller

One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller-George Mueller One of the modern day heroes of faith is George Mueller. George Mueller started many orphanages without raising the funds to do so. He simply trusted God to do the work and keep it going. On more than one occasion God provided for […]

Lion’s Tail

Lion’s Tail A man was bragging that he had cut off the tail of a man-eating lion with his pocket knife. When asked why he had not cut off the lion’s head, the man replied: “Someone had already done that.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Toasting Water

Toasting Water Admiral Heihachiro Togo, whose brilliant tactics had destroyed the Russian fleet at the battle of the Sea of Japan in 1905, visited the United States shortly after the Russo-Japanese War. At a state dinner in Admiral Togo’s honor, William Jennings Bryan was asked to propose a toast. Because Bryan was well known as […]

The Marine Recruiter

The Marine Recruiter Three recruiters were to address high school seniors. Each recruiter represented a branch of the military (the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps) and was to have fifteen minutes. The Army and Navy recruiters got carried away, so when it came time for the Marine to speak, he had just two minutes. He […]

No Turning Back

No Turning Back I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away or be still. My past is redeemed, my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low […]

Thank You Captain

Thank You Captain It is said that Napoleon once lost control of his horse and a private jumping into the path of the horse took control of it. Napoleon then said, “Thank you, Captain.” With that one word Napoleon promoted the soldier from the rank of private to captain, but it was because that soldier […]

Your “John Hancock”

Your “John Hancock” Often when we ask for a person’s signature, we will call it their “John Hancock.” This is because of the fifty-six signatures on the Declaration of Independence, one stands out above the rest. That signature belongs to John Hancock. He was the first to sign the declaration and he signed it in […]

Courage Is Fear Holding on a Minute Longer

Courage Is Fear Holding on a Minute Longer Famed World War II tank commander General George Patton said, “Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.” If you give in to your fears, you are on the path to defeat. If instead you stand strong in spite of your fears, you are on the path […]

Avoiding Decisions

Avoiding Decisions “Some people are very decisive when it comes to avoiding decisions.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Fear of Man

The Fear of Man One of the most gifted speakers in church history was John Chrysostom—the name comes from a Greek word meaning “golden tongued.” John was sent from Antioch to what was then Constantinople where he preached fearlessly in the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. His denunciation of the lavish extravagance of the […]

Heeding Wise Counsel

Heeding Wise Counsel George Washington’s father died when he was just eleven, and for a time the young Washington had his heart set on joining the British navy. However, his mother had some serious reservations about that path and eventually strongly urged him to reconsider. He listened to his mother, and rather than becoming the […]

Dangerous Marriage Counseling

Dangerous Marriage Counseling The pastor and his wife knew they had made a mistake by agreeing to counsel with Mrs. Smith when she opened their first session by saying, “I want to thank you for seeing me, especially since my husband said he’d kill anybody that I talked to about our problems.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp […]

They Needed Counseling!

They Needed Counseling! When a couple asked a pastor if he would perform their marriage ceremony, he proceeded to tell them that he likes to give several sessions of premarital counseling before performing weddings. To which they replied, “We don’t need counseling. We’ve both been married several times before.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Gratefulness

Gratefulness John Wesley was about 21 years of age when he went to Oxford University. He came from a Christian home, and he was gifted with a keen mind and good looks. Yet, in those days he was a bit snobbish and sarcastic. One night, however, something happened that set in motion a change in […]

Personal Devotions

Personal Devotions In the 1880s a young man who was an earnest Christian found employment in a pawnshop. Although he disliked the work, he did it faithfully as unto the Lord until a more desirable opportunity opened for him. To prepare himself for a life of Christian service, he wrote on a scrap of paper […]

Contentment Is Learned in Trials

Contentment Is Learned in Trials “If we would find content[ment], let us go to homes where women are crippled with rheumatism, or dying of cancer, where comforts are few, where long hours of loneliness are not broken by the intrusion of friendly faces, where the pittance of public charity hardly suffices for necessary need, to […]

The Quaker and His Neighbor

The Quaker and His Neighbor A devout Quaker was watching his new neighbor move in next door. After all kinds of modern appliances, electronic gadgets, plush furniture, and costly wall hangings had been carried in, the onlooker called out, “If you find you’re lacking anything, neighbor, let me know and I’ll show you how to […]

The Eagle and the Weasel

The Eagle and the Weasel A man once saw a bald eagle soaring in circles. The circles began to tighten and the man looked over to see a weasel. Suddenly the eagle dropped out of the sky like a jet and caught the weasel in its talons. Amazingly, as the eagle began to fly away […]

The Danger of Comparison

The Danger of Comparison “Don’t be guilty of comparing your accomplishments or performances with those of any other preacher.  To do so is to lessen your own effectiveness and frustrate the grace of God.  You are you, and to attempt to become more is to become less.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

114 Years Without Complaints

114 Years Without Complaints On November 4, 2010, Eunice Sandborn became the world’s oldest living person. She celebrated her 114th birthday in July, 20, 2010, at her church, First Baptist, in Jacksonville, Texas. Eunice says that she not only loves everything about her life, but she also has “no complaints.” If she had wanted to […]

The Diamond Mine of Golconda

The Diamond Mine of Golconda Russell Conwell told of an ancient Persian, Ali Hafed, who owned a very large farm that had orchards, grain fields, and gardens. Ali was a wealthy and content man. One day Ali entertained a guest who told him all about diamonds and how wealthy he would be if he owned […]

Be Content Where You Are

Be Content Where You Are The story is told about a pilot who always looked down intently on a certain valley in the Appalachians when the plane passed overhead. One day his co-pilot asked, “What’s so interesting about that spot?” The pilot replied, “See that stream? Well, when I was a kid I used to […]

A Frosted Flakes Puzzle

A Frosted Flakes Puzzle A blonde called out and asked her husband to help her with a very difficult jigsaw puzzle that she could not figure out how to get started. Her husband asked, “What is it supposed to be when it’s finished?” She replied, “According to the picture on the box, it’s a tiger.” […]

8 Contributors to Peace of Mind

8 Contributors to Peace of Mind Duke University did a study on “peace of mind.” Factors found to contribute greatly to emotional and mental stability are: 1. The absence of suspicion and resentment. Nursing a grudge was a major factor in unhappiness. 2. Not living in the past. An unwholesome preoccupation with old mistakes and […]

Be an Encourager

Be an Encourager George Truett was a tremendously effective pastor for decades in Texas. His heart was broken when he accidentally killed his best friend while they were on a hunting trip. His daughter said that she never heard him laugh after that day. Truett had a radio program, and each day when it came […]

The Measure of Compassion

The Measure of Compassion “Compassion can’t be measured in dollars and cents. It does come with a price tag, but that price tag isn’t the amount of money spent. The price tag is love.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital

Bleeding to Death outside the Hospital Christopher Sercye was playing basketball with his friends on May 16, 1998 when he was shot in the chest, and a bullet perforated his aorta. His friends helped him get to within forty feet of the entrance to Ravenswood Hospital and then went inside and asked for help. The […]

Wrong Perspective

Wrong Perspective The story is told of two liberal sociologists who were walking down the street. They saw a man lying unconscious and covered with cuts and bruises from a terrible mugging. One of the sociologists turned to his colleague and said, “Whoever did this terrible deed really needs our help.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]

Weeping for the Lost

Weeping for the Lost D.L. Moody told the story of his conversion this way: “When I was in Boston I used to attend a Sunday school class, and one day I recollect my teacher came around behind the counter of the shop I was at work in, and put his hand upon my shoulder, and […]

The Mistaken Hearing

The Mistaken Hearing At the end of a revival service the evangelist invited people to come forward if they wanted someone to pray for them. About midway through the line of people stood an imposing, intimidating looking man. When the minister asked about his prayer request, the burly guy said, “Reverend, I need you to […]

Lack of Communication in Marriage

Lack of Communication in Marriage Married couples spend an average of 27.5 minutes per week talking to each other, according to Ray Bridwhistell, speech communication expert. However, they spend 46 hours per week watching TV. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

He Applauded His Own Speech

He Applauded His Own Speech Ronald Reagan, told the following story: “I once addressed a very large, distinguished audience in Mexico City and sat down to rather scattered and unenthusiastic applause. And I was somewhat embarrassed, even more so when the next man who spoke, a representative of the Mexican government speaking in Spanish, which […]

Messages on Church Signs

Messages on Church Signs Free trip to Heaven—details inside. Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins’. Searching for a new look? Have your faith lifted here! Have trouble sleeping? We have sermons—come hear one! People are like tea bags—you have to put them in hot water before you know how strong they are. Come […]

The Dog Is on the Roof

The Dog Is on the Roof Tact is one of the lost arts of the twentieth century. I heard about a man who lacked tact. He was the type of person who just couldn’t say anything graciously. He and his wife owned a poodle. They loved this dog. It was the object of their affection. […]

The Value of Punctuation

The Value of Punctuation A woman who traveled abroad without her husband got to Paris and found a fabulous bracelet she’d been looking for. So she sent a wire back home saying, “I have found this beautiful bracelet, one I’ve been looking for all my life. It only costs $7,500. Do you think I can […]

Ads That Should Have Been Proofread

Ads That Should Have Been Proofread Dinner Special: Turkey $2.35; Chicken or Beef $2.25; Children $2.00 Dog for sale: eats anything and is fond of children. We do not tear your clothing with machinery. We do it carefully by hand. For Rent: 6-room hated apartment. Auto Repair Service: Free pick-up and delivery. Try us once, […]

She Talked As Long As Someone Would Listen

She Talked As Long As Someone Would Listen Christine Chapman was supposed to bring her mother-in-law to the doctor, but she could not get her to stop talking to the neighbor. Finally, Christine escorted her away from the conversation so they wouldn’t be late. Once inside the car, her mother-in-law said, “Sorry, but I didn’t […]

He Acted Like He Was Listening

He Acted Like He Was Listening A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. “Oh, well never need that. My wife and I have a great relationship,” the husband explained. “She was a communications major in college and I majored in theatre arts.” […]

The Biggest Problem in Communication

The Biggest Problem in Communication “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Silent Treatment

The Silent Treatment A married couple had a quarrel and ended up giving each other the silent treatment. Two days into their mute argument, the man realized he needed his wife’s help. In order to catch a flight to Chicago for a business meeting, he had to get up at 5 a.m. Not wanting to […]

How Long Does it Take to Get to Frankfort, Germany?

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He Asked at the Wrong Time

He Asked at the Wrong Time The story is told about a barber who had just been gloriously saved in an old-fashioned revival meeting. The next morning at work he wanted to share his new faith and witness to the lost. A customer came in, and the barber began to shave him. He was trying […]

107 Trillion Emails

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Dividing through Gossip

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You Can’t Take it Back

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A Delightful Voice

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Mark Twain on Reading

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Church Attendance

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How to Stay Safe

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Only on Easter Sunday

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Compromise with a Bear

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Know What You Believe

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Every Christian Is Important

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Pulling an Airplane

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Churches Are for Mending Lives

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Tug-of-War With an Alligator

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The Lifesaving Station

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The Groom Is Coming

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A Christian Without a Church

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Why People Choose a Church

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Sunday School Statistics

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The “Unreligious”

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Pew Sharing

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Changing Churches

Changing Churches I don’t know why some people change churches—what difference does it make which one you stay home from? Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Don’t Forget Your Purpose

Don’t Forget Your Purpose A preacher was in Atlanta, several years ago, and noticed in the restaurants section of the Yellow Pages, an entry for a place called Church of God Grill. The peculiar name aroused his curiosity and he dialed the number. A man answered with a cheery, “Hello! Church of God Grill!” The […]

Baptist Perpetuity

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Quotes on Work

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Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol-George Mueller

Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol-George Mueller Have you ever heard of George Mueller? One day he looked down the streets of Bristol, England, & saw 100’s of homeless children. He was so moved with concern for them that he decided that something had to […]

Mr. George Mueller set forth five conditions of prevailing prayer-George Mueller

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George Mueller was a great man of faith. He believed in the greatness of God-George Mueller

George Mueller was a great man of faith. He believed in the greatness of God – George Mueller George Mueller was a great man of faith. He believed in the greatness of God, and prayed accordingly. A Christian steamship captain, a contemporary of George Mueller, once told of an experience involving Mueller’s great faith. While […]

A Long Ladder Tumbles to the Ground. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Long Ladder Tumbles to the Ground. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing of a man who dreamt that he built a ladder from earth to heaven, and when he did a good deed up went his ladder a few feet. When he did a very good deed his ladder went higher, and when […]

Young Moody Penniless in Boston is Warned by his Sister to “Beware of Pickpockets.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Young Moody Penniless in Boston is Warned by his Sister to “Beware of Pickpockets.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when I was a boy and went to Boston, I went to the postoffice two or three times a day to see if there was a letter for me. I knew there was not, as […]

Dr. Arnott’s Dog “Rover.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Dr. Arnott’s Dog “Rover.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when Dr. Arnott, who has gone to God, was delivering a sermon, he used this illustration. The sermon and text have all gone, but that illustration is fresh upon my mind to-night and brings home the truth. He said: “You have been sometimes out at […]

Moody’s First Sermon on Grace. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody’s First Sermon on Grace. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember preaching one night in winter—one of the coldest winters we had—the winter after the Chicago fire. I had been studying up grace, and it was the first time I had spoken of it, and I was just full of it. I started out of […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —All you have got to do is to prove that you are a sinner, and I will prove that you have got a Saviour. —Do you believe the Lord will call a poor sinner, and then cast him out? No! his word stands forever, “Him that cometh unto Me I […]

Reuben Johnson Pardoned. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Reuben Johnson Pardoned. – Dwight Lyman Moody I want to tell you a scene that occurred some time ago. Our Commissioner went to the Governor of the State and asked him if he wouldn’t pardon out five men at the end of six months who stood highest on the list for good behavior. The Governor […]

Moody and the Judge. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody and the Judge. – Dwight Lyman Moody A number of years ago as I was coming out of a daily prayer meeting in one of our Western cities, a lady came up to me and said: “I want to have you see my husband and ask him to come to Christ.” She says, “I […]

Moody in a Billiard Hall.—A Remarkable Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody in a Billiard Hall.—A Remarkable Story. – Dwight Lyman Moody In a meeting recently a man got up. I didn’t know him at first. When I was here he was a rumseller, and broke up his business and went to the mountains. This is how it happened. When I was here before, he opened […]

A Rich Father visits his Dying Prodigal Son in a Garret and Forgives him. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Rich Father visits his Dying Prodigal Son in a Garret and Forgives him. – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a story told of Mr. William Dawson, which I would like to relate. While preaching in London, one night at the close of his sermon, he said that there was not one in all London […]

How Moody’s Mother Forgave her Prodigal Son. – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Moody’s Mother Forgave her Prodigal Son. – Dwight Lyman Moody I can give you a little experience of my own family. Before I was fourteen years old the first thing I remember was the death of my father. He had been unfortunate in business, and failed. Soon after his death the creditors came in […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —God will honor our faith. —There is nothing on this earth that pleases Christ so much as faith. —Faith is the foundation of all society. We have only to look around and see this. —I believe there is no man in the world so constituted but he can believe in […]

Faith More Powerful than Gunpowder. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Faith More Powerful than Gunpowder. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember at one of the meetings at Nashville, during the war, a young man came to me, trembling from head to foot. “What is the trouble?” I asked. “There is a letter I got from my sister, and she tells me every night as the […]

Mr. Morehouse’s Illustration. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mr. Morehouse’s Illustration. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember Mr. Morehouse, while here four years ago, used an illustration which has fastened itself on my mind. He said, suppose you go up the street and meet a man whom you have known for the last ten years to be a beggar, and you notice a […]

Taking “the Prince at his Word.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Taking “the Prince at his Word.” – Dwight Lyman Moody Some time ago I remember reading of an incident that occurred between a prince in a foreign land and one of his subjects. This man for rebellion against the government, was going to be executed. He was taken to the guilotine block. When the poor […]

How Moody’s Faith Saved an Infidel. – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Moody’s Faith Saved an Infidel. – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was in Edinburgh, at the inquiry meeting in Assembly Hall, one of the ushers came around and said, “Mr. Moody, I’d like to put that man out; he’s one of the greatest infidels in Edinburgh.” He had been the chairman of an infidel […]

The Invitation. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Invitation. – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose we should write out here to-night this excuse, how would it sound? To the King of Heaven:— While sitting in the Tabernacle in the City of Chicago, January , 187 J, I received a very pressing invitation from one of your servants to be present at the marriage supper of your only-begotten […]

Excused at Last. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Excused at Last. – Dwight Lyman Moody It is a very solemn thought that God will excuse you if you want to be excused. He does not wish to do it, but He will do it. “As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn […]

A Good Excuse. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Good Excuse. – Dwight Lyman Moody If you have got a good excuse don’t give it up for anything I have said; don’t give it up for anything your mother may have said; don’t give it up for anything your friend may have said. Take it up to the bar of God and state […]

“Those Hypocrites.” – Dwight Lyman Moody”

“Those Hypocrites.” – Dwight Lyman Moody” “I won’t accept this invitation because of those hypocrites in the churches.” My friend, y6u will find very few there if you get to heaven. There won’t be a hypocrite in the next world, and if you don’t want to be associated with hypocrites in the next world, you […]

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 […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —The mightiest man that ever lived could not deliver himself from his sins. If a man could have saved himself, Christ would never have come into the world. —He came to deliver us from our sinful dispositions, and create in us pure hearts, and when we have Him with us […]

The Demoniac. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Demoniac. – Dwight Lyman Moody When this man found himself delivered he wanted to go with the Saviour. That was gratitude; Christ had saved him, had redeemed him. He had delivered him from the hand of the enemy. And this man cried: “Let me follow You around the world; where You go I will […]

Geo. H. Stewart Visits a Doomed Criminal. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Geo. H. Stewart Visits a Doomed Criminal. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing a story of Mr. George Stewart. One day the Governor of Pennsylvania came to him and said, “Mr. Stewart, I want you to go to such a prison and tell that man for whose execution I signed the warrant the other […]

The Scotch Lassie. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Scotch Lassie. – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a story told of an incident that occurred during the last Indian mutiny. The English were besieged in the city of Lucknow, and were in momentary expectation of perishing at the hands of the fiends that surrounded them. There was a little Scotch lassie in this […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —If you receive Him it will be well; if you reject Him and are lost it will be terrible. —Thanks be to God, there is hope to-day; this very hour you can choose Him and serve Him. —Now just think a moment and answer the question, “What shall I do […]

Moody Puts a Man in his “Prophet’s Room.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody Puts a Man in his “Prophet’s Room.” – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago as I stood at the door of a church giving out invitations to a meeting to take place that evening, a young man to whom I offered one said, “I want something more than that. I want something to […]

“A Day of Decision.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“A Day of Decision.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I believe there is a day of decision in our lives—a day upon which the crisis of our lives occurs. There is a day when the Son of Man comes and stands at our heart and knocks and knocks for the last time and leaves us forever. […]

The Embassy Building

The Embassy Building One of our ambassadors to a foreign country said, “You have invited me to tell you about the duties of an ambassador. Let me begin by telling you first of the embassy, the place where we live. The embassy is a little spot of America set down in an alien land. On […]

Watch out for the Hushers

Watch out for the Hushers Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. You’re not supposed to talk out loud in church.” “Why? Who’s going to stop me?” Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the […]

Moody’s Mistake. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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Children Must Be Taught While They Are Young

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When the Church Was Full

When the Church Was Full As the pastor introduced his children’s sermon on Easter, he asked the little ones, “Do you see anything different about our church today?” Little Heather quickly figured out the difference and blurted out, “It’s full!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Epitaph of an Empty Pew

Epitaph of an Empty Pew I am an empty pew.I vote for the world as against God.I deny the Bible.I mock at the preached Word of God.I rail at Christian fellowship.I laugh at prayer.I break the Fourth Commandment;I am a witness to solemn vows broken.I advise men to eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow […]

12 Reasons I Don’t Go to Sporting Events Anymore

12 Reasons I Don’t Go to Sporting Events Anymore 1. Every time I went, they asked me for money.2. The people sitting in my row didn’t seem very friendly.3. The seats were very hard.4. The coach never came to visit me.5. The referees made a decision I didn’t agree with.6. I was sitting with hypocrites—they […]

Trying to Avoid Church

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GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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Skipping Church

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Those with No Church

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The Anonymous Usher

The Anonymous Usher An elderly woman walked into a church. The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps, “Where would you like to sit?” he asked politely. “The front row please,” she answered. “You really don’t want to do that,” the usher said “the pastor is really […]

An Irishman Leaps Into the Life-Boat. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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Just Going to Church Is Not Enough

Just Going to Church Is Not Enough A little boy said, “Dad, did Grandpa make you go to Sunday school when you were my age?” His father said, “He sure did. We went every Sunday.” The boy said sadly, “Well, I bet it won’t do me any good either.” It is not enough to just […]

Churches Closing

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This Is My Church

This Is My Church This is my church. It is composed of people just like me. It will be friendly if I am. It will do a great work if I work. It will make generous gifts to many causes if I am generous. It will bring others into its fellowship if I bring them. […]

Sleepwalking in Church

Sleepwalking in Church “I hope you didn’t take it personally, Preacher,” an embarrassed woman said after a church service, “when my husband walked out during your sermon.” “I did find it rather disconcerting,” the pastor replied. “It wasn’t out of any disrespect to you,” insisted the woman, “Fred has been walking in his sleep ever […]

Falling Asleep in Church

Falling Asleep in Church Dr. Al Fasol, a retired preaching professor, wrote about the true story of a man who experienced a rude awakening in church. He generally slept in church, so he dropped off like he always did, only this time a power outage left the auditorium in total darkness. The pastor did not […]

Mark Me Absent

Mark Me Absent Two sisters were playing together when eight-year-old Martha insisted that they play school. Five-year-old Jenny wasn’t the least bit interested in thinking about school, but the older sister wouldn’t take “No” for an answer. Finally, little Jenny conceded and said, “OK, I’ll play.” She then added, “Mark me absent!” Unfortunately, that is […]

Quotes on the Church

Quotes on the Church “If a church changes doctrine and structure to follow its members’ views, it is difficult to see the value of that church and its religion. Religions must claim to be true, and in their essentials, to uphold principles that are universal and eternal. No church that panders to the zeitgeist deserves […]

Going to Church for the First Time

Going to Church for the First Time Grace Davidson took her four-year-old granddaughter to “big church” for the first time. She sat quietly taking in every aspect of the service and her attentive curiosity stayed in check until the pastoral prayer. The pastor said, “We thank You, Lord, for Your presence.” The little girl’s eyes […]

The Boy with the “Drug” Problem

The Boy with the “Drug” Problem An elderly lady was amazed at how nice the young man was next door. Everyday he would help her gather things from her car or help her in her yard. One day the old lady finally asked the young man, “Son, how did you become such a fine young […]

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 […]

Atheists’ Day

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Christmas and Easter Christians

Christmas and Easter Christians There were four country churches in a small Texas town: The Presbyterian church, the Baptist church, the Methodist church, and the Catholic church. Each church was overrun with pesky squirrels. One day,the Presbyterian church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they […]

Our Greatest Need

Our Greatest Need If our greatest need had been information,God would have sent us an educator;If our greatest need had been technology,God would have sent us a scientist;If our greatest need had been money,God would have sent us an economist;If our greatest need had been pleasure,God would have sent us an entertainer;But our greatest need […]

Worst Gifts

Worst Gifts An American Express survey about Christmas gifts found that fruitcake was chosen most often (31%) from a list of “worst” holiday gifts. It even finished ahead of “no gift at all.” When asked how to dispose of a bad gift, 30% of those surveyed said they would hide it in the closet, 21% would […]

Writing to Santa

Writing to Santa One child wrote a letter to Santa which read, “Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year before that. This is your last chance. Signed, Alfred.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Better Than Christmas Shopping

Better Than Christmas Shopping A few days before Christmas two men in Florida decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men went out sailing a terrible storm arose. They had great difficulty keeping the boat under control, and as they maneuvered their way back to land, they were grounded on […]

Christmas Is Jesus’ Birthday

Christmas Is Jesus’ Birthday After unwrapping all of his presents, a little boy was asked, “Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas?” He thought a moment and said, “No, but then, it’s not my birthday.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Faxing Money

Faxing Money When a young woman’s mother’s office got a fax machine, the daughter suggested sending their correspondence by fax instead of using the post office. Although she told her many times that it was a faster and less expensive way to communicate, her mother continued to send her mail by weekly letters. At Christmas, […]

4 Stages in the Life of a Man

4 Stages in the Life of a Man 1. He believes in Santa Claus.2. He doesn’t believe in Santa Claus.3. He is Santa Claus.4. He LOOKS like Santa Claus. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Charlie Brown Complex

The Charlie Brown Complex In a Charlie Brown Christmas Charlie Brown was having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit so Linus said, “Charlie Brown, you’re the only person I know who can take a wonderful season like Christmas and turn it into a problem.” Unfortunately, some Christians seem to have the same problem as Charlie Brown when […]

Christmas and Political Correctness

Christmas and Political Correctness The following memo was sent by a school administrator: Dear Staff,Please remember that we live in a multicultural community, and it is not acceptable to continue to act and speak as if everyone celebrates Christmas as the birth of Christ. The use of the word Christmas and references to nativity or the birth […]

1 Corinthians 13—Christmas Version

1 Corinthians 13—Christmas Version If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights, and shiny balls; but do not have love, I’m just another decorator. If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals, and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime; but do not […]

The Unread Card

The Unread Card One lady waited until the last minute to send Christmas cards. She knew she had forty-nine folks on her list. So she rushed into a store and bought a package of fifty cards without really looking at them. Still in a big hurry, she addressed the forty-nine and signed them without reading […]

Advertisement in a Department Sore

Advertisement in a Department Sore Make this Christmas one you will not soon forget—charge everything! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Christ Came to People of All Classes

Christ Came to People of All Classes In a survey, nearly a third of those questioned stated, that of all the persons mentioned in the Christmas story, they identified the most with the shepherds. The shepherds were average, ordinary people and were invited to see the birth of the King of kings! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp […]

The Promise and the Proof

The Promise and the Proof “Christmas is the promise, and Easter is the proof.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Using Desserts to Help with Stress

Using Desserts to Help with Stress It’s only natural that stressed-out people eat more desserts, because “stressed” spelled backwards is “desserts.” If that’s true, there’s a lot of stress between Thanksgiving and New Year. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

8 Responses to Weird Gifts

8 Responses to Weird Gifts 8. Well, well, well, now, there’s a gift! 7. No, really, I didn’t know that there was a Chia pet tie! Oh, wow! It’s a clip-on too! 6. You know, I always wanted one of these! Jog my memory—what’s it called again? 5. You know what?—I’m going to find a […]

“Free.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Free.” – Dwight Lyman Moody You will remember when we had slavery we used to have men come up from Kentucky, Tennessee, and other slave states in order to escape from slavery. I hope if there are any Southern people here they will not think in this allusion I am trying to wound their feelings. […]

Moody a Young Convert. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody a Young Convert. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember soon after I got converted a pantheist got hold of me, and just tried to draw me back to the world. Those men who try to get hold of a young convert are the worst set of men. I don’t know a worse man than […]

The Arrows of Conviction. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Arrows of Conviction. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while preaching in Glasgow, an incident occurred which I will relate. I had been preaching there several weeks, and the night was my last one, and I pleaded with them as I had never pleaded there before. I urged the people to meet me in […]

Very Hard, yet Very Easy. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Very Hard, yet Very Easy. – Dwight Lyman Moody The hardest thing, I will admit, ever a man had to do is to become a Christian, and yet it is the easiest. This seems to many to be a paradox, but I will repeat it, it is the most difficult thing to become a Christian, […]

Mr. Moody’s First Impulse in Converting Souls. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mr. Moody’s First Impulse in Converting Souls. – Dwight Lyman Moody I want to tell you how I got the first impulse to work solely for the conversion of men. For a long time after my conversion I didn’t accomplish anything. I hadn’t got into my right place; that was it. I hadn’t thought enough […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —If Christ comes into our hearts we are not ashamed. —I wish we had a few more women like the woman of Samaria, willing to confess what the Lord Jesus Christ had done for their souls. —Believing and confessing go together; and you cannot be be saved without you take […]

The Young Convert. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Young Convert. – Dwight Lyman Moody A young convert got up in one of our meetings and tried to preach; he could not preach very well either, but he did the best he could—but some one stood up and said, “Young man, you cannot preach; you ought to be ashamed of yourself.” Said the […]

Peter’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Peter’s Confession. – Dwight Lyman Moody One day He said, “Whom do men say that I am?” He wanted them to confess Him. But one said, “They say thou art Elias,” and another “that thou art Jeremiah;” and another— “Thou art St. John the Baptist.” But He asked, “Whom do you say that I am?”—turning to His […]

The Family that Hooted at Moody. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Family that Hooted at Moody. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a family in Chicago that used to hoot at me and my scholars as we passed their house sometimes. One day one of the boys came into the Sunday-school and made light of it. As he went away, I told him I was […]

The Little Tow-Headed Norwegian. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Little Tow-Headed Norwegian. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while in Boston I attended one of the daily prayer meetings. The meetings we had been holding had been almost always addressed by young men. Well, in that meeting a little tow-headed Norwegian boy stood up. He could hardly speak a word of English plain, […]

George Mueller was a man of faith. He was a prayer warrior -George Mueller

George Mueller was a man of faith. He was a prayer warrior -George Mueller George Mueller was a man of faith. He was a prayer warrior who financially supported missionary operations, especially orphanages in 26 different countries. Near the end of his life he admitted to reading the entire Bible about 200 times; 100 times […]

What a Woman Did. – Dwight Lyman Moody

What a Woman Did. – Dwight Lyman Moody One place we were in, in England, I recollect a Quakeress came in. The meeting was held in a Methodist Church, and the Spirit of God was there—souls were being saved: multitudes were pressing into the kingdom. She had a brother who was a di inker and […]

Fourscore and Five. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Fourscore and Five. – Dwight Lyman Moody When we went to London there was an old woman eightyfive years old, who came to the meetings and said she wanted a hand in that work. She was appointed to a district, and called i>n all classes of people. She went to places where we would probably […]

A Zealous Young Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Zealous Young Lady. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was very much interested some time ago in a young lady that lived in the city. I don’t know her name, or I have forgotten it. She was about to go to China as the wife of a missionary on his way to some heathen field. […]

Sad Lack of Zeal. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sad Lack of Zeal. – Dwight Lyman Moody Two young men came into our inquiry room here the other night, and after a convert had talked with them, and showed them the way, the light broke in upon them. They were asked, “Where do you go to church?” They gave the name of the church […]

The Missing Stone. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Missing Stone. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing of a man’s dream, in which he imagined that when he died he was taken by the angels to a beautiful temple. After admiring it for a time, he discovered that one stone was missing. All finished but just one little stone; that was left […]

A Story Moody “Never will Forget.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Story Moody “Never will Forget.” – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago, in a town somewhere in this state, a merchant died, and while he was lying a corpse I was told a story I will never forget. When the physician that attended him saw there was no chance for him here, he […]

George Mueller Was A Great Man Of Faith Of The …-George Mueller

George Mueller Was A Great Man Of Faith – George Mueller George Mueller was a great man of faith of the 1800’s. He built many orphanages in England. He didn’t have a personal salary. He relied only on God to supply the money and food needed to support the hundreds of homeless children he considered […]

Saved and Saving. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Saved and Saving. – Dwight Lyman Moody One day I saw a steel engraving that I liked very much. I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen, at the time, and I bought it. It was a picture of a woman coming out of the water, and clinging with both arms to […]

Satan’s Match. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Satan’s Match. – Dwight Lyman Moody If you will allow me an expression, Satan got a match when he got Paul. He tried to get him away from God, but he never switched off. Look how they tortured him. Look how they stripped and beat him. Not only did the Romans do this, but the […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ. —I believe in what John Wesley used to say, “All at it, and always at it,” and that is what the Church wants to-day. —If we were all of us doing the work that God has got for […]

Forty-One Little Sermons. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Forty-One Little Sermons. – Dwight Lyman Moody A man was preaching about Christians recognizing each other in heaven, and some one said, “I wish he would preach about recognizing each other on earth.” In one place where I preached, I looked over the great hall of the old circus building where it was held, and […]

The Faithful Missionary. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Faithful Missionary. – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was going to Europe in 1867, my friend Mr. Stuart, of Philadelphia, said, “Be sure to be at the General Assembly in Edinburgh, in June. I was there last year,” said he, “and it did me a world of good.” He said that a returned missionary […]

A Dream. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Dream. – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a Christian who did not succeed in his work so well as he used to, and he got homesick and wished himself dead. One night he dreamed that he had died, and was carried by the angels to the Eternal City. As he went along the crystal pavement […]

The Faithful Aged Woman. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Faithful Aged Woman. – Dwight Lyman Moody An old woman who was seventy-five years old had a Sabbath-school two miles away among the mountains. One Sunday there came a terrible storm of rain, and she thought at first she would not go that day, but then she thought, “What if some one should go […]

How Moody was Encouraged. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

How Moody was Encouraged. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a few years ago I got discouraged, and could not see much fruit of my work; and one morning, as I was in my study, cast down, one of my Sabbath-school teachers came in and wanted to know what I was discouraged about, and I […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —There was never a sermon which you have listened to but in it Christ was seeking for you. I contend that a man cannot but find in every page of this book that Jesus Christ is seeking him through His blessed Word. This is what the Bible is for—to seek […]

Governor Pollock and the Condemned Criminal. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Governor Pollock and the Condemned Criminal. – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was East a few years ago, Mr. Geo. H. Stewart told me of a scene that occurred in a Pennsylvania prison, when Governor Pollock, a Christian man, was Governor of the State. A man was tried for murder, and the judge had pronounced […]

A Commercial Traveler. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Commercial Traveler. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when preaching in New York City, at the Hippodrome, a man coming up to me and telling me a story that thrilled my soul. One night, he said he had been gambling; had gambled all the money away he had. When he went home to the […]

The Artist and the Beggar. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Artist and the Beggar. – Dwight Lyman Moody I have read of an artist who wanted to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He searched through the madhouse, and the poor houses, and the prisons, to find a man wretched enough to represent the prodigal, but he could not find one. One day […]

The Czar and the Soldier. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Czar and the Soldier. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing a few years ago a story about a young man away off in Russia. He was a wild, reckless dissipated youth. His father, thinking that if he could get him away from his associates, a reform would be worked, procured a commission in […]

GEORGE MUELLE RGEORGE MUELLER ON PERSISTENCE IN PRAYER-GEORGE MUELLE

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GEORGE MUELLER ON PRAYER-GEORGE MUELLER

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It’s Okay to Say, “Merry Christmas”

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A Saviour Who Made Us Rich

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The Meaning of Meekness

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Chidren’s Thinking

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How to Get to Heaven

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Where Jesus Isn’t

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After Easter Diet

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Friends Share

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Smart Scholars

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To Protect and to Serve

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Waking Up After Church

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The Best of Both Worlds

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Give Your Time

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THE BRICK

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What Faith Is

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Ice Cream

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Who Crucified Christ?

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Giving Yourself

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He Felt God Tugging on His Heart

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Don’t Blow Your Light Out

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Saying Grace

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Resuscitating a Frozen Child

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She Let God Put the Letters Together

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The Soulwinner’s Reward

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Going to School

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A Cold Bath

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When Mother Used the Pacifier

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Even a Child Is Known by His Doings

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4 False Facts

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Count Your Blessings

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Fighting Temptation

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Why Your Feet Don’t Turn Red

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Definition of Summer Vacation

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If Grades Don’t Improve

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The Best Absent Student

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Playing Store

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Molding a Man

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Keeping the Tip

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Bringing Your Family to Church

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Only a Boy

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Constantly Witnessing

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If You Hear or Smell Anything It’s Me

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Living in Overtime

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Praying for a Test to Be Fixed

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What Do You Want to Be?

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They Still Had a Chance

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Losing Teeth

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THE OLDEST THING IN THE HOUSE

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Enjoy Your Age

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Hitting the Bottle

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Faith to Sleep

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Creative Asking

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Writing to Santa One child wrote a letter to Santa which read, “Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year before that. This is your last chance. Signed, Alfred.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Caring Enough to Act

Caring Enough to Act A young boy, on an errand for his mother, had just bought a dozen eggs. Walking out of the store, he tripped and dropped the sack. All the eggs broke, and the sidewalk was a mess. The boy tried not to cry. A few people gathered to see if he was […]

Disturbing the King

Disturbing the King The story is told of a king who was in his throne room, holding a council with his advisers, noblemen, and high ministers of state. Suddenly there was a bang and a clatter at the door of the throne room. All eyes turned as the door burst open and a young boy […]

Grandparents

Grandparents The reason grandparents and grandchildren get along so well is that they have a common enemy! “Grandpa,” the child asked, “what year were you born?” “In 1937,” the grandfather replied. “Wow!” exclaimed the grandson. “If you were a baseball card, you would be worth lots of money!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Lady Ann Erskine and Rowland Hill. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Lady Ann Erskine and Rowland Hill. – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a very good story told of Rowland Hill and Lady Ann Erskine. You have seen it, perhaps, in print, but I would like to tell it to you. While he was preaching in a park in London to a large assemblage, she was […]

Moody in Prison. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Moody in Prison. – Dwight Lyman Moody I have good news to tell you—Christ is come after you. I was at the Fulton-street prayer-meeting, a good many years ago, one Saturday night, and when the meeting was over, a man came to me and said, “I would like to have you go down to the […]

A Child Looking for its Lost Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Child Looking for its Lost Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody A little child, whose mother was dying, was taken away to live with some friends because it was thought she did not understand what death is. All the while the child wanted to go home and see her mother. At last, when the funeral […]

Spurgeon and the Little Orphan. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Spurgeon and the Little Orphan. – Dwight Lyman Moody While we were in London, Mr. Spurgeon one day took Mr Sankey and myself to his orphan asylum, and he was telling about them—that some of them had aunts and some cousins, and that every boy had some friend that took an interest in him, and […]

Stubborn Little Sammy. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Stubborn Little Sammy. – Dwight Lyman Moody At one time my sister had trouble with her little boy, and the father said, “Why, Sammy, you must go now and ask your mother’s forgiveness.” The little fellow said he wouldn’t. The father says, “You’must. If you don’t go and ask your mother’s forgiveness I shall have […]

Little Jimmy. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Little Jimmy. – Dwight Lyman Moody A friend of mine in Chicago took his Sabbath-school out on the cars once. A little boy was allowed to sit on the platform of the car, when by some mischance he fell, and the whole train passed over him. They had to go on a half a mile […]

Moody’s Little Emma. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody’s Little Emma. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember one time my little girl was teasing her mother to get her a muff, and so one day her mother brought a muff home, and, although it was storming, she very naturally wanted to go out in order to try her new muff. So she tried […]

Not Ready for Marriage

Not Ready for Marriage First-grader Melanie had announced that she was engaged to marry the young gentleman next door, but the engagement was broken abruptly. When she was asked about it she said, “Well, he just isn’t ready for marriage yet. And besides that, he scribbled in my coloring book.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Waiting for His Gum

Waiting for His Gum A little boy was standing at the end of an escalator. The sales lady asked, “Son are you lost?” “No ma’am, I’m waiting for my chewing gum to come back.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Finest Looking Little Boy Mr. Moody ever Saw. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Finest Looking Little Boy Mr. Moody ever Saw. – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago I was in a town down in our state, the guest of a family that had a little boy about thirteen years, who did not bear the family name, yet was treated like the rest. Every night when […]

Preaching Good Sermons

Preaching Good Sermons There was once a pastor who had a five-year-old daughter. The little girl noticed that every time her dad stood behind the pulpit, and was getting ready to preach, he would bow his head for a moment before he began to preach. The little girl noticed that he did this every time. […]

Bad Fruit

Bad Fruit Two brothers, ages 8 and 4, were discussing Adam and Eve. The eight-year-old asked: “How did Adam and Eve die?” And the four-year-old said: “They ate bad fruit.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Cause of Headaches

The Cause of Headaches Six—year—old Molly complained to her mother that her stomach hurt. Realizing it was almost lunch time, Mom told Molly, “Your stomach is empty, you’ll feel better after you put something in it.” Later that evening, the Pastor came over for a visit. During the conversation he mentioned he had headache. Molly […]

The Dying Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

The Dying Child. – Dwight Lyman Moody A lady had a little child that was dying. She thought it was resting sweetly in the arms of Jesus. She went into the room and the child asked her: “What are those clouds and mountains that I see so dark?” “Why, Eddy,” said his mother, “there are […]

Pay Attention in Sunday School

Pay Attention in Sunday School A grandmother told her granddaughter, “Tomorrow, we’re going to Sunday school” “I don’t like Sunday school,” said the granddaughter. “We need to learn more about God,” replied the grandmother. The granddaughter said, “I learned about Him last week.” “I’ve been going to church all my life, and I haven’t learned […]

His Hand Is Bigger than Mine

His Hand Is Bigger than Mine A young boy went to the local store with his mother. The shop owner, a kindly man, passed him a large jar of suckers and invited him to help himself to a handful. Uncharacteristically, the boy held back. So the shop owner pulled out a handful for him. When […]

A Christian Home?

A Christian Home? After the dedication of his baby brother in church, little Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally the boy replied, “That pastor said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I want to […]

Show and Tell

Show and Tell Some primary-aged children had “Show and Tell” in their class. The first boy said, “My name is Benjamin, and I am Jewish and this is the Star of David.” Next a little girl said, “My name is Mary, and I am Roman Catholic and this is a rosary.” Finally a little boy […]

A Little Child Converts an Infidel. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Little Child Converts an Infidel. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing of a Sabbath-school teacher who had led every one of her children to Christ. She was a faithful teacher. Then she tried to get her children to go out and bring other children into the school. One day one of them came […]

Heaven Is Wonderful

Heaven Is Wonderful One lovely moonlit night a grandfather and his small granddaughter went for a walk. The stars were magnificent. As the grandfather named individual stars and constellations, the granddaughter exclaimed, “Grandpa, if the bottom side of Heaven is this beautiful, just think how wonderful the top side must be.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest […]

Christmas Is Jesus’ Birthday

Christmas Is Jesus’ Birthday After unwrapping all of his presents, a little boy was asked, “Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas?” He thought a moment and said, “No, but then, it’s not my birthday.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Eager to Redo a Job

Eager to Redo a Job One spring day, three-year-old Douglas helped his grandfather fertilize the lawn. When the job was finished, Grandpa handed his grandson two quarters. “Well, Douglas,” Grandpa said, looking at the lawn, “what do you think?” Looking at the money in his hand, Douglas confidently replied, “I think it needs to be […]

Advice from Children

Advice from Children Don’t let your mom brush your hair when she is mad at your dad. If your sister hits you, don’t hit her back. They always catch the second person. Don’t pick on your sister when she’s holding a baseball bat. You can’t trust dogs to watch your food. Puppies still have bad […]

Never to See its Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

Never to See its Mother. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was in an infirmary not long since, and a mother brought a littje child in. She said, “Doctor, my little child’s eyes have not been opened for several days, and I would just like you to do something for them.” The doctor got some ointment […]

No Means No

No Means No Barbara Reed tried to get her 4-year-old granddaughter to eat lunch but she didn’t like any of the foods offered. Every time she encouraged her to try a different kind of food, Sabrina would reply, “No, thank you.” Barbara persisted until the little girl said, “Nana, my mama says, ‘No means no!’” […]

Jesus “Wants them All to Come.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Jesus “Wants them All to Come.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a Sunday-school concert at which a little child of eight was going to recite. Her mother had taught her, and when the night came the little thing was trembling so she could scarcely speak. She commenced, “Jesus said,” and completely broke down. […]

Will He Be in Church Today?

Will He Be in Church Today? As a man was driving his children to church on Easter Sunday, he was trying to explain that Easter was when we celebrate Jesus raising from the dead. From the back seat his three-year-old piped up, “Will He be in church today?” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Palm Sunday Mistake

Palm Sunday Mistake A little boy was sick on Palm Sunday and stayed home from church with his mother. His father returned from church holding a palm branch. The little boy was curious and asked, “Why do you have that palm branch, Dad?” “You see, when Jesus came into town, everyone waved palm branches to […]

A Boy’s Mistake—A Sad Reconciliation. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Boy’s Mistake—A Sad Reconciliation. – Dwight Lyman Moody There was an Englishman who had an only son; and only sons are often petted, and humored, and ruined. This boy became very headstrong, and very often he and his father had trouble. One day they had a quarrel, and the father was very angry, and […]

Questions about Mothers

Questions about Mothers Here’s how several elementary school students answered the following questions about moms: Why did God make mothers?She’s the only one who knows where the Scotch tape is.Mostly to clean the house. How did God make mothers?He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.Magic, plus superpowers and a lot of stirring.God […]

LESSONS FROM MY MOTHER

LESSONS FROM MY MOTHER My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done.“If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning.”  My mother taught me religion.“You better pray that will come out of the carpet.” My mother taught me about time travel.“If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to […]

Mother’s Nurse

Mother’s Nurse A little girl was trying very hard to take care of her sick mother. She did everything to make her mom feel more comfortable in bed, then quietly slipped into the kitchen. She had seen her mother make hot tea for her father when he was sick, so she set out to do […]

A Father’s Mistake. – Dwight Lyman Moody 

A Father’s Mistake. – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a little story that has gone the round of the American press that made a great impression upon me as a father. A father took his little child out into the field one Sabbath, and, it being a hot day, he lay down under a beautiful […]

His Mother Is the Light of His Life

His Mother Is the Light of His Life A little boy forgot his lines in a Sunday school presentation. His mother was in the front row to prompt him. She gestured and formed the words silently with her lips, but it did not help. Her son’s memory was blank. Finally, she leaned forward and whispered […]

Which Service?

Which Service? A little 7-year-old boy named Alex was staring at a large plaque in the church foyer. The plaque was covered with names and small American flags. As Alex looked at it, his pastor walked up and said, “Good morning Alex.” Alex said, “Pastor, what it this?” “Well, it is a memorial to all […]

Americans Are Free

Americans Are Free The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Pelham, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. “We live in a great country,” she announced. “One of the things we should be happy about is that, in this country, we are all free.” Trevor, who was […]

A Child’s Prayer Request Answered Before it Is Prayed

A Child’s Prayer Request Answered Before it Is Prayed Dr. Helen Roseveare, missionary to Zaire, told the following story. “A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. […]

Don’t Pay for Me, Daddy

Don’t Pay for Me, Daddy A little boy in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed around the offering plates. When they came near his pew, the boy said loudly, “Don’t pay for me, Daddy, I’m under five.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Only Children Joined the Church

Only Children Joined the Church A Philadelphia congregation watched as three 9-year-old boys were baptized and joined the church. Not long after, unable to continue with its dwindling membership, the church sold the building and disbanded. One of the boys was Tony Campolo, who is now an author. He remembers: “Years later when I was […]

Train Children When They Are Young

Train Children When They Are Young The English poet, Alexander Pope, wrote, “As the twig is bent, so grows the tree.” When new trees are planted stakes are often put into the ground beside the tree. The stakes are there for a purpose—to train the tree to grow straight and tall. Those stakes work remarkably […]

Her Father Was at the Engine

Her Father Was at the Engine During the French war, a train carrying dispatches to the headquarters was compelled to go over sixty miles of very rough track, and reach its destination within an hour. The engineer was the bearer of the dispatches, and his wife and child were in the coach. Every moment threatened […]

Always Be Ready to Meet the Lord

Always Be Ready to Meet the Lord A mother was explaining, to her little girl, the death of her father. The mother said: “God has sent for your father and will send for us, but I do not know just when.” Finally, the little girl said: “If we do not know just when God is […]

The Highest Paid Dads

The Highest Paid Dads Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about who had the highest paid father: The first boy said, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $100.” The second boy said, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words […]

Homework Help

Homework Help A school teacher was correcting papers, and as she looked at one little boy’s work, she was appalled with the results. She said, “I fail to understand how one person could make so many mistakes.” The boy replied, “But it wasn’t just one person. My dad helped!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

The Wrong Employer

The Wrong Employer Three young fathers were in the waiting room. The first was told that his wife gave birth to twins. He was amazed and said, “I play ball for the Minnesota Twins.” Later, the nurse came out and told the second man, “Congratulations, you are the father of triplets.” He said, “That is amazing! […]

Names of a Father

Names of a Father Children go through four stages.  First they call you DaDa. Then they call you Daddy. As they mature they call you Dad. Finally they call you collect. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Simple Faith

Simple Faith A pastor in California was giving an invitation at the end of his Sunday morning message when a five-year old boy, sensing the invitation of the Holy Spirit came down the aisle. Not knowing if the boy was old enough to understand salvation, the pastor took him to his office and began to […]

Putting Away Childish Things

Putting Away Childish Things A dad with five children was picking up toys in the back yard.  He said to his wife, “You know since we had children I’ve learned the meaning of, ‘When I became a man I put away childish things.’” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Mother in Law’s Visit

A Mother in Law’s Visit Oh, I sure am happy to see you,” the little boy said to his grandmother on his mother’s side. “Now maybe daddy will do the trick he has been promising us.” The grandmother was curious. ”What trick is that?” she asked. “I heard him tell mommy that he would climb […]

How to Get Something Done

How to Get Something Done It has been said that there are three ways to get something done: 1. Do it yourself2. Hire someone else to do it3. Forbid your kids to do it Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Calling Collect

Calling Collect A mother was away all weekend at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect. Her six-year-old son picked up the phone and heard a stranger’s voice say, “We have a Marcia on the line. Will you accept the charges?” Frantic, he dropped the receiver and came charging outside […]

A Funeral for a Turtle

A Funeral for a Turtle Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. (who was at one time the Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals) spoke to the graduating class of the University of South Carolina in 1992. His daughter, Zoe, was a member of that class. He told a story about when Zoe was 3 […]

Burying a Goldfish

Burying a Goldfish Little Nancy was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbor peered over the fence. Interested in what the little girl was up to, he politely asked, “What are you up to there, Nancy?” “My goldfish died,” replied Nancy tearfully, without looking up, “and I’ve just buried him.” The neighbor […]

Growing Older

Growing Older A lady said to her nephew, “How old are you?” “Three,” he said. “Well, when will you be four?” He replied, “When I’m done being three!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Definition of a Grandparent

Definition of a Grandparent One little boy described his grandmother as someone who comes to visit and keeps your mother from spanking you. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Asking for a Watch

Asking for a Watch The story is told of a boy named Patrick who asked repeatedly for a watch. His parents forbade him to talk about it anymore. At dinner he was asked to pray and he said, “Before I pray, I would like to quote Mark 13:37, ‘And what I say unto you, I […]

People Are Watching and Copying You

People Are Watching and Copying You A little boy said to his mother, “Can I go outside and help Daddy put snow chains on the car? I know all the words.” Always remember that those who come behind you are copying you. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Why the Groom Wears Black

Why the Groom Wears Black Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, “Why is the bride wearing white?” Her mother said, “Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life!” The little girl thought about this for a minute, then asked, […]

Watch out for the Hushers

Watch out for the Hushers Six-year-old Angie and her four-year-old brother Joel were sitting together in church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big sister had had enough. You’re not supposed to talk out loud in church.” “Why? Who’s going to stop me?” Joel asked. Angie pointed to the back of the […]

Children Must Be Taught While They Are Young

Children Must Be Taught While They Are Young The English poet Samuel Coleridge talked with a man who did not believe that children should be given any religious instruction at all. This man claimed that the child’s mind should not be prejudiced in any direction, and when he became older he should be permitted to […]

Letters to God

Letters to God Below are letters that children have written to God. Dear God: “I didn’t think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool.” “Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t You keep the ones You already have?” “Maybe Cain […]

When the Church Was Full

When the Church Was Full As the pastor introduced his children’s sermon on Easter, he asked the little ones, “Do you see anything different about our church today?” Little Heather quickly figured out the difference and blurted out, “It’s full!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Snooping for Gifts

Snooping for Gifts A little boy ran to the kitchen with a big box in his hand and breathlessly told his mother, “We’d better tell Santa Claus to forget about the train set I ordered. I just found one on the top shelf of Dad’s closet.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Born to Save

Born to Save In 1988, Anissa Ayala was sixteen years-old and diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia. The doctors said that if she did not receive a bone marrow transplant after chemotherapy and radiation treatment she would die. Neither her parents nor her brother was a match, and they could not find a donor […]

Before Asking for Forgiveness

Before Asking for Forgiveness A Sunday School teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her point. She said, “Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?” There was a short pause and then, from the back of the room, a small […]

The Mistake of Not Disciplining Your Children

The Mistake of Not Disciplining Your Children Benjamin Spock led the way among child rearing professionals in instructing parents not to discipline their children. He said that doing so would damage children’s ego. Later in his life he realized that he had made a mistake and said: “We have reared a generation of brats. Parents […]

A Toddler’s Rules of Ownership

A Toddler’s Rules of Ownership 1. If I like it, it’s mine. 2. If it’s in my hand, it’s mine. 3. If I can take it from you, it’s mine. 4. If I had it a little while ago, it’s mine. 5. If it’s mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way. […]

An Ungrateful Son

An Ungrateful Son In 1978, Thomas Hansen of Boulder Colorado, sued his parents for $350,000 on grounds of “malpractice of parenting.” Mom and Dad had botched his upbringing so badly, he charged in his suit, that he would need years of costly psychiatric treatment. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Faith and the Umbrella

Faith and the Umbrella During a time of great drought, the Scottish preacher Dr. Guthrie prayed for rain in the morning service. As he went to church in the afternoon, his daughter, Mary, said, “Here is the umbrella, Papa.” “What do we need it for,” he asked. “You prayed for rain this morning, and don’t […]

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 […]

Love Described by Children

Love Described by Children “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That’s love.”—Rebecca, age 8 “When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that […]

Why They Called Him a Christian

Why They Called Him a Christian A Sunday school teacher was endeavoring to impress upon a class of boys the importance of living the Christian life. “Why do people call me a Christian?” the man asked. After a moment’s pause, one youngster said, “Maybe it’s because they don’t know you.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Child’s Description of a Christian

A Child’s Description of a Christian During Sunday school, the teacher asked her class of first-graders if anyone could describe a Christian. A little boy quickly raised his hand and stated, “Christians are nice people who never complain, argue, or talk back.” He then added, “My Daddy is a good Christian, but my Mommy isn’t.” […]

Trying to Avoid Church

Trying to Avoid Church Two deputies in Plain City, Utah pursued a seven-year old boy who was driving a Dodge Intrepid on Sunday, July 26, 2009. Preston Scarbrough reached a speed of forty miles per hour before finally pulling into his family’s driveway and running inside the house. He told his dad he got in […]

Getting Sick at Church

Getting Sick at Church Little Johnny was feeling queasy in church, so he whispered to his mom, “I think I’m going to throw up!” She told him, to go outside and throw up behind the bushes where no one would see him. So he bolted for the door. Less than a minute later, he returned […]

Bad Behavior Cancels Easter Egg Hunt

Bad Behavior Cancels Easter Egg Hunt This year’s annual Easter egg hunt in Colorado Springs, Colorado was canceled because of misbehaving parents last year. Many parents entered the roped-off area reserved for the children and helped them collect the eggs. This ended the hunt in seconds and left many children with no eggs. Some of […]

One Got Out!

One Got Out! A man and his five-year old son were driving past a cemetery and noticed a large pile of dirt next to a freshly dug grave when the little boy said, “Look, Dad, one got out!” Next time you drive past a cemetery, think of the One Whom the grave could not hold. […]

Mark Me Absent

Mark Me Absent Two sisters were playing together when eight-year-old Martha insisted that they play school. Five-year-old Jenny wasn’t the least bit interested in thinking about school, but the older sister wouldn’t take “No” for an answer. Finally, little Jenny conceded and said, “OK, I’ll play.” She then added, “Mark me absent!” Unfortunately, that is […]

PRAYING BEFORE MEALS

PRAYING BEFORE MEALS A teacher asked a little boy, “Johnny, tell me frankly, do you say your prayers before you eat?” Johnny replied, “I don’t have to, my mom is a good cook!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

PIE AND MOTHERS

PIE AND MOTHERS A teacher asked a boy this question: “Suppose your mother baked a pie and there were seven of you—your parents and five children. What part of the pie would you get?” “A sixth,” replied the boy. “I’m afraid you don’t know your fractions,” said the teacher. “Remember, there are seven of you.” […]

MOTHERHOOD STATISTICS

MOTHERHOOD STATISTICS There were 5.6 million stay-at-home mothers in 2006. Somewhere between 61 percent and 81 percent of children under the age of six eat breakfast and dinner with their mother every single day. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

CHARGE IT

CHARGE IT A mother took her young son shopping. After a day in the stores, a clerk handed the little boy a lollipop. “What do you say?” the mother said to the boy, to which he replied, “Charge it!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

WRITE YOUR MOTHER

WRITE YOUR MOTHER President Abraham Lincoln once summoned an Army surgeon to the White House. The major assumed that he was to be commended for some exceptional work. During the conversation Mr. Lincoln asked the major about his widowed mother. “She is doing fine,” he responded. “How do you know?” asked Lincoln. “You haven’t written […]

MOTHER’S OPINION

MOTHER’S OPINION 4 years of age: My mommy can do anything! 8 years of age: My mom knows a whole lot! 12 years of age: My mother doesn’t really know quite everything. 14 years of age: Naturally, Mother doesn’t know that either. 16 years of age: Mother? She’s hopelessly old-fashioned. 18 years of age: That […]

FATHER TO SON

FATHER TO SON One little tike’s apparent misunderstanding of the term broken home prompted this admonition from his father: “I don’t care if the basement wall is cracking. Please stop telling everyone you come from a broken home.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

DESCRIPTIONS OF A FRIEND

DESCRIPTIONS OF A FRIEND A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. These were the descriptions she received: “A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.” “A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold and frosty night.” “A friend is a mug […]

GOD DOES THE IMPOSSIBLE

GOD DOES THE IMPOSSIBLE A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper, and the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. “Young man,” said the professor, “if you can tell […]

YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED

YOU ARE BEING FOLLOWED The story is told about a little boy who had been invited to a friend’s birthday party. He was so excited and started counting the days until the party. But the morning of the party he was devastated when he found that a blizzard had struck their little town. The snow […]

COLONEL SANDERS AND THE BABY

COLONEL SANDERS AND THE BABY The late Colonel Sanders (of Kentucky Fried Chicken) was on an airplane when an infant screamed and would not stop even though the mother and flight attendants tried every trick they could think of. Finally the Colonel asked if he could hold the baby. He gently rocked it to sleep. […]

Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody In our city a few years ago there was a little boy who went to one of the mission Sunday-schools. His father moved to another part of the city about five miles away, and every Supday that boy came past thirty or forty Sunday-schools to the one he attended. And […]

A Little Boy’s Experience. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Little Boy’s Experience. – Dwight Lyman Moody One day as a young lady was walking up the street, she saw a little boy running out of a shoemaker’s shop, and behind him was the old shoemaker chasing him with a wooden last in his hand. He had not run far until the last was […]

“Little Moody.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Little Moody.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when I was a boy I went several miles from home with an older brother. That seemed to me the longest visit of my life. It seemed that I was then further away from home than I had ever been before, or have ever been since. While […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —The most solemn truth in the gospel is that the only thing Christ left down here is His blood. —A man who covers up the cross, though he may be an intellectual man, and draw large crowds, will have no life there, and his church will be but a gilded […]

The Fettered Bird Freed. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Fettered Bird Freed. – Dwight Lyman Moody A friend in Ireland once met a little Irish boy who had caught a sparrow. The poor little bird was trembling in his hand, and seemed very anxious to escape. The gentleman begged the boy to let it go, as the bird could not do him any […]

A Man Drinks up a Farm. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Man Drinks up a Farm. – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago, I was going away to preach one Sunday morning, when a young man drove up in front of us. He had an aged woman with him. “Who is that young man?” I asked. “Do you see that beautiful meadow?” said my […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —Now I am no prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but one thing I can predict; that every one of our new converts that goes to studying his Bible, and loves this book above every other book, is sure to hold out. The world will have no charm for […]

A Blind Man Preaches to 3,000,000 People. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Blind Man Preaches to 3,000,000 People. – Dwight Lyman Moody I was at a meeting in London, when I was there, and I heard a man speaking with wonderful power and earnestness. “Who is that man?” I asked, my curiosity being excited. “Why, that is Dr. . He is blind.” I felt some interest […]

“Pull for the Shore.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Pull for the Shore.” – Dwight Lyman Moody Look at that man in a boat on Niagara River. He is only about a mile from the rapids. A man on the bank shouts to him, “Young man, young man, the rapids are not far away; you’d better pull for the shore.” “You attend to your […]

A Mother’s Mistake. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Mother’s Mistake. – Dwight Lyman Moody While I was attending a meeting in a certain city sometime ago a lady came to me and said: “I want you to go home with me; I have something to say to you.” When we reached her home, there were some friends there. After they had retired, […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —The best truths are got by digging deep for them. —When we know our Bible, then it is that God can use us. —When we find a man meditating on the words of God, my friends, that man is full of boldness and is successful. —When a man is filled […]

The “I Ams,” “I Wills,” Etc. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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One Word. – Dwight Lyman Moody

One Word. – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember I took up the word “love,” and turned to the Scriptures and studied it, and got so that I felt I loved everybody, I got full of it. When I went on the street, I felt as if I loved everybody I saw. It ran out of […]

Note what Jesus Says. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Note what Jesus Says. – Dwight Lyman Moody Some people say to me, “Moody, you don’t believe in the flood. All the scientific men tell us it is absurd.” Let them tell us. Jesus tells us of it, and I would rather take the word of Jesus than that of any other one. I haven’t […]

How Moody was Blessed—” Mark Your Bible.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

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LOSING GOD’S MONEY

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POLITICAL INSANITY

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THANKFUL ON PURPOSE

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OVERLOOKING OUR BLESSINGS

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THANKSGIVING RECIPES BY KIDS

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GRUMBLING AND THANKING

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GOING TO CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME

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THE MOST IMPORTANT LADY IN THE BIBLE

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COLD CREAM

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GOD’S LOVE FOR HIS CHILDREN

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ASKING QUESTIONS IS THE KEY TO LEARNING

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“I THINK I’M HAVING A WIFE”

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FERTILIZER HELPS

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LETTERS TO PASTORS FROM CHILDREN

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THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER

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EASTER CONFUSION

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RISE AND SHINE SERVICE

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THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FATHERHOOD

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PRAYING WITHOUT RESULTS

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MAKING A STRAIGHT PATH IN THE SNOW

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WORK REFLECTS YOUR CHARACTER

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PRESSURE FORMS DIAMONDS

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ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS

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THE CHARACTER OF A DOG

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QUOTES ON CHARACTER

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RESOLUTIONS OF A COLLEGE PRESIDENT

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WASTED YEARS

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A STABLE FOUNDATION

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THE VALUE OF A GOOD NAME

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JUSTICE IN PRACTICE

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AN ALARMING ANSWERING MACHINE GREETING

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING FLEXIBLE

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DO YOU THINK I SHOULD CHANGE?

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THE OLD WAYS

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THE TOUCH OF THE MASTER’S HAND

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THE JOY OF THE LORD IS BETTER THAN THE PLEASURES OF SIN

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SALVATION IS PRICELESS

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GIVING UP RED MEAT

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YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST

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TRANSFORMING A STAIN

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THE SALVATION OF A COMMUNIST SPY

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Activity, Christian—Emblem of-Charles Spurgeon

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Activity, Christian—Dying view of-Charles Spurgeon

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Moody and the Infidel. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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THE RIGHT REFLECTION

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THE BIBLE CHANGES OUR PERSPECTIVE

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The Scotch “Draw the Bible” on False Doctrine. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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OBEDIENCE IS BETTER THAN SACRIFICE

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MAN SWALLOWED BY A WHALE

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FINDING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

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BEING FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT

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ABOUT THE BIBLE

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FELIX VALUED HIS BIBLE MORE THAN HIS LIFE

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7 WONDERS OF THE BIBLE

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THE SKEPTICAL TEACHER

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UNOPENED LETTERS

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IMPROVING ON MILK

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THE BIBLE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOK

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“How Christ Expounded It.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

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CHRISTIANITY HAS A FIRM FOUNDATION

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HUNGER MAKES FOR A GOOD MEAL

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TOO BUSY NOT TO PRAY

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FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

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THE BIBLE IS LIKE A TELESCOPE

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“How Funny You Talk.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

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HE WAS DETERMINED TO READ THE BIBLE

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GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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GRASPING A SHADOW

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CHARLES SPURGEON ON THE BIBLE

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KNOWING THE SHEPHERD OF THE TWENTY-THIRD PSALM

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GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

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A WALK THROUGH THE BIBLE

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THE POWER OF THE BIBLE

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DON’T TUNE OUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

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THE BIBLE IS NOT A GOOD LUCK CHARM

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BOOKS PUBLISHED ON HAPPINESS

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DON’T QUIT READING THE BIBLE

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“You Know Me, Moody.” – Dwight Lyman Moody”

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DON’T NEGLECT THE BIBLE

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THE BOOK OF REEVALUATION

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TRUST GOD ALL THE WAY

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LET THE BIBLE GO THROUGH YOU

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YOU CAN TRUST THE BIBLE

YOU CAN TRUST THE BIBLE In 1985, for the first time in more than fifty years, Congress authorized the issue of official US government gold coins. Beginning in 1986 these new coins came on the market. Each of these American Eagles, as they are known, is guaranteed by the US Mint to contain the stated […]

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TRUST AND OBEY GOD

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HOLDING ON FOR DEAR LIFE

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CONGRESS ON THE BIBLE

CONGRESS ON THE BIBLE In 1854 The United States Congress said, “The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in our schools.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

GUIDANCE IN THE WORD

GUIDANCE IN THE WORD In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and a team of explorers set out from England to do something that no one before had accomplished—cross Antarctica from one side to the other across the South Pole. Disaster struck when the team’s ship, Endurance, became entrapped in ice and eventually sank after her hull was crushed. […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —There cannot be any peace where there is uncertainty. —There is no knowledge like that of a man who knows he is saved, who can look up and’see his “title clear to mansions in the skies.” —I believe hundreds of Christian people are being deceived by Satan now on this […]

THE FRUIT OF THE BIBLE

THE FRUIT OF THE BIBLE A Roman Catholic priest in Belgium rebuked a young woman and her brother for reading that “bad book” pointing to the Bible. “Mr. Priest,” she replied, “a little while ago my brother was an idler, a gambler, a drunkard, and made such a noise in the house that no one could stay in it. Since […]

Moody’s Declaration. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody’s Declaration. – Dwight Lyman Moody A great many people say, “Mr. Moody, I would like to know whether I am a Christian or not. I would like to know if I am saved.” The longer I live the more I am convinced that it is one of the greatest privileges of a child of […]

“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 […]

“He Will Not Rest.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“He Will Not Rest.” – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose a man is going to Cincinnati, and he gets on the cars, but he feels uneasy lest the train will take him to St. Louis instead of his destination. He will not rest till he knows he is on the right road, and the idea that […]

Acquaintanceship with Christ-Charles Spurgeon

Acquaintanceship with Christ-Charles Spurgeon Acquaintanceship with christ Witnesses about other things exaggerate, but witnesses concerning jesus christ always fall short. Painters have frequently won repute by making portraits fairer than the originals, but none can ever paint jesus with a pencil that shall give too much of luster to his noble face. He is so […]

“Five Million Dollars.” – Dwight Lyman Moody”

“Five Million Dollars.” – Dwight Lyman Moody” One thing I know—I cannot speak for others, but I can speak for myself; I cannot read other minds and other hearts; I cannot read the Bible and lay hold for others; but I can read for myself, and take God at his word. The great trouble is that […]

Napoleon and the Private. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Napoleon and the Private. – Dwight Lyman Moody It is said of Napoleon that while he was reviewing his army one day, his horse became frightened at something, and the Emperor lost his rein, and the horse went away at full speed, and the Emperor’s life was in danger. He could not get hold of […]

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody

GOLD. – Dwight Lyman Moody —Christ never preached any funeral sermons. —His is a loving, tender hand, full of sympathy and compassion. —Take your stand on the Rock of Ages. Let death, let the judgment come: the victory is Christ’s and yours through Him. —The only man who ever suffered before Christ was that servant […]

The Place of Safety. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Place of Safety. – Dwight Lyman Moody My friends, there is one spot on earth where the fear of Death/ of Sin, and of Judgment, need never trouble us, the only safe spot on earth where the sinner can stand—Calvary. Out in our western country, in the autumn, when men go hunting, and there […]

“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 […]

“That is Your Fault.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“That is Your Fault.” – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a mother coming to me and saying, “It is easy enough for you to speak in that way; if you had the burden that I’ve got, you couldn’t cast it on the Lord.” “Why, is your burden so great that Christ can’t carry it?” I […]

A Child Visits Abraham Lincoln, and Saves the Life of a Condemned Soldier. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Child Visits Abraham Lincoln, and Saves the Life of a Condemned Soldier. – Dwight Lyman Moody During the war I remember a young man, not twenty, who was court-martialed down in the front and sentenced to be shot. The story was this: The young fellow had enlisted. He was not obliged to, but he […]

Love’s Triumph in John Wannamaker’s Sunday School. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Love’s Triumph in John Wannamaker’s Sunday School. – Dwight Lyman Moody Mr. John Wannamaker, superintendent of probably one of the largest Sunday schools in the world, had a theory that he would never put a boy out of his school for bad conduct. He argued if a boy misbehaved himself, it was through bad training […]

The following day – Dwight Lyman Moody

The following day—Sunday – Dwight Lyman Moody there was an immense crowd flocking into the hall, and he said, “Let us turn to the third chapter of John, sixteenth verse: ‘For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life;’” […]

How a Young Irishman Opened Moody’s Eyes. – Dwight Lyman Moody

How a Young Irishman Opened Moody’s Eyes. – Dwight Lyman Moody I want to tell you how I got my eyes open to the truth that God loves the sinner. When I went over to Europe I was preaching in Dublin, when a young fellow came up to the platform and said to me that […]

True Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody

True Love. – Dwight Lyman Moody One day when I was in Brooklyn, I saw a young man going along the street without any arms. A friend who was with me, pointed him out, and told me his story. When the war broke out he felt it to be his duty to enlist and go […]

AFFECTION – Dwight Lyman Moody

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Christmas and Easter Christians

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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 […]

A METHODIST COFFEEPOT

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FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIANS

FAIR-WEATHER CHRISTIANS It takes 90 gallons of water to baptize a Christian and only 9 drops of rain to keep him at home! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

BARBER SHOP

BARBER SHOP A man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they began to talk about God. The barber said: “Look man, I don’t believe […]

CHANGED ATHEIST

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SIR ISAAC NEWTON

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LOOKING FOR LOOPHOLES

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BELIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE

BELIEVING THE IMPOSSIBLE Dr. George Wald (co Nobel Prize winner in Biology and professor of Biology at Harvard) said: “There are only two possibilities as to how life arose; one is spontaneous generation arising to evolution, the other is a supernatural creative act of God, there is no third possibility. Spontaneous generation, that life arose […]

PROOF OF CHRISTIANITY

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THE ATHEIST AND THE BEAR

THE ATHEIST AND THE BEAR An atheist was walking through the woods, admiring all the “accidents” that evolution had created. “What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river, he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. Turning to look, he saw a […]

God Is Not Visible to the Telescope

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MADALYN MURRAY O’HAIR

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WHERE IS JOY FOUND?

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HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN JESUS CHRIST?

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THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD

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ATHEIST BILLBOARD

ATHEIST BILLBOARD The American Atheists organization paid $20,000 for a billboard near the Lincoln Tunnel in North Bergen, New Jersey. The sign had a silhouette of Three Wise Men approaching a nativity. The words, “You KNOW it’s a Myth. This Season, Celebrate REASON!” were printed in bold. The billboard was meant to encourage atheists to […]

WHO DOES AN ATHEIST THANK?

WHO DOES AN ATHEIST THANK? A bad moment for an atheist is when he feels grateful, and has no one to thank. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

QUOTES ON ANGER

QUOTES ON ANGER “A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.”—Franklin, Benjamin “Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.”—Albert Einstein “If a small thing has the power to make you angry, does that not indicate something about your size?”—Sydney J. Harris “He […]

THE STRESS BRACELET

THE STRESS BRACELET A Netherlands-based electronics firm is creating a bracelet that will change color and flicker from yellow to red when a person’s emotions rise to unhealthy levels. It’s being developed chiefly for stock traders on European exchanges. When trading becomes too intense and the trader’s blood pressure rises, the device will issue a […]

HURTFUL WORDS ARE LIKE CANCER

HURTFUL WORDS ARE LIKE CANCER Thousands of Tasmanian Devils have died from a rare type of cancer Devil Facial Tumor Disease. Scientists discovered that the cancer began in the mouth of a single devil and spread through the bites of that devil. Tasmanian Devils bite each other around the mouth very frequently, and this cancer […]

HOW TO TREAT YOUR SIBLINGS

HOW TO TREAT YOUR SIBLINGS A Sunday school teacher was discussing the Ten Commandments with her five and six-year-olds. After explaining the commandment to honor thy Father and thy Mother, she asked, “Is there a commandment that teaches us how to treat our brothers and sisters?” Without missing a beat one little boy answered, “Thou […]

CHOOSING A PRISON SENTENCE

CHOOSING A PRISON SENTENCE In February of 2008, James Fantroy was convicted of stealing over $20,000 of government grants while he served as a City Council member in Dallas, Texas. Because Fantroy had kidney cancer and used a wheelchair, U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade told him he could choose between serving a month in prison […]

MISDIRECTED LUGGAGE

MISDIRECTED LUGGAGE While checking his bags at the airport, a man became indignant with the employee who handled luggage. For several minutes he belittled the young man and criticized his every move. Surprisingly, the curbside porter didn’t seem troubled by this man’s verbal abuse. After the angry man entered the airport, a woman approached the […]

PEOPLE TO BITE

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CONTRACT ALLOWS WIFE TO BEAT HER HUSBAND

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“JUST” BLOWING UP

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THE INCREDIBLE CONSEQUENCE OF ANGER

THE INCREDIBLE CONSEQUENCE OF ANGER Lam Luong, a 37 year-old man, confessed that after getting angry about a dispute with his wife, he murdered his four young children by throwing them off the Dauphin Island Bridge. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

DWIGHT L. MOODY.

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POISONING YOURSELF

POISONING YOURSELF When a rattlesnake is cornered, sometimes it becomes so angry that it bites itself. When a man harbors hatred or bitterness in his heart he is poisoning himself just like the rattlesnake that bites itself. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

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

REVISED EDITION – Dwight Lyman Moody

REVISED EDITION – Dwight Lyman Moody REVISED EDITION. We retain in this, all that was in former editions and give forty pages additional of new anecdotes, properly classified, taken from the revival work in Boston and elsewhere. We also give engravings of Messrs. Moody, Sankey, Whittle, and the late lamented P. P. Buss, the four evangelists, who have so […]

LUCY’S INNER PEACE

LUCY’S INNER PEACE In one Peanuts cartoon Lucy says to Charlie Brown, “I hate everything. I hate everybody. I hate the whole wide world!” Charlie says, “But I thought you had inner peace.” Lucy replies, “I do have inner peace. But I still have outer obnoxiousness.” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

KEEPING MISTAKES IN PERSPECTIVE

KEEPING MISTAKES IN PERSPECTIVE Many years ago a senior executive of the then Standard Oil Company made a wrong decision that cost the company more than $2 million. John D. Rockefeller was then running the firm. On the day the news leaked out most of the executives of the company were finding various ingenious ways […]

DON’T HOLD ONTO ANGER

DON’T HOLD ONTO ANGER In a 1994 article, “Wars’ Lethal Leftovers Threaten Europeans,” Associated Press reporter Christopher Burns writes: “The bombs of World War II are still killing in Europe. They turn up—and sometimes blow up—at construction sites, in fishing nets, or on beaches fifty years after the guns fell silent. “Hundreds of tons of […]

ANGER KILLS

ANGER KILLS John Hunter was a man arrogant in demeanor and possessed a violent and ungovernable temper. He was accustomed to say, “My life is at the mercy of any scoundrel who chooses to put me in a passion.” These words proved prophetic, for at a meeting of the board of St. George’s Hospital in […]

ANGRY DRIVERS

ANGRY DRIVERS Two men, driving in Southern California, got into a battle of road rage after one cut the other off in a parking lot. The hot-headed men sped out of the parking lot in a fit of anger, chasing, driving recklessly, dodging and weaving in and out of traffic. They endangered a lot of […]

THE BALTIMORE BASEBALL FIGHT

THE BALTIMORE BASEBALL FIGHT In the spring of 1894, the Baltimore Orioles came to Boston to play a routine baseball game. But what happened that day was anything but routine. The Orioles’ John McGraw got into a fight with the Boston third baseman. Within minutes all the players from both teams had joined in the […]

UNDERAGE DRINKING

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THE RAVAGES OF DRINK

THE RAVAGES OF DRINK “The ravages of drink are greater than those of war, pestilence, and famine combined.”—William Gladstone Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

DRINKING AND DRIVING

DRINKING AND DRIVING The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that over 17 million Americans drive while they are drunk at least once a year. That figure is about the same as: 1. The amount of students enrolled in higher education (18 million) 2. 1 in 18 Americans 3. 1 in 5 drivers Facebook Twitter […]

ALCOHOL ACCIDENT

ALCOHOL ACCIDENT Silas Caldwell accidentally killed his best friend, Larry Slusher, on June 21, 1998. Both men had been drinking when Larry, put a beer can on top of his head and told Silas to shoot the can. Silas missed the can and hit his friend. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Preface – Dwight Lyman Moody

Preface – Dwight Lyman Moody Preface The breathless interest given to Mr. Moody’s anecdotes while being related by him before his immense audiences, and their wonderful power upon the human heart, suggested to the compiler this volume, and led him to believe and trust that, properly classified and arranged in book form, they would still […]

THE RESULT OF DRINKING

THE RESULT OF DRINKING Someone once sent the following words about his experience with alcohol to a newspaper columnist: We drank for happiness and became unhappy.We drank for joy and became miserable.We drank for sociability and became argumentative.We drank for sophistication and became obnoxious.We drank for friendship and made enemies.We drank for sleep and awakened […]

TEN REASONS WHY I DRINK

TEN REASONS WHY I DRINK 1. I enjoy vomiting.2. My wife likes my breath and bleary eyes.3. My children respect me more.4. I hope to win the safe-driving award.5. I plan to encourage juvenile delinquency.6. I want to provide more good citizens such as bartenders and pub operators.7. I can think so clearly.8. I collect […]

PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S PROMISE

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THE BITTER END OF SIN

THE BITTER END OF SIN Mel Trotter, the famous rescue mission worker, was the son of a bartender who “drank as much as he served.” Trotter followed in his father’s footsteps, losing job after job because of his addiction to drinking and gambling. Each time he lost a job, he promised to reform and start […]

THE BONDAGE OF ALCOHOL

THE BONDAGE OF ALCOHOL Have you heard the story of Waylon Prendergast? The man from Tampa, Florida, had been out drinking when he decided to rob a house on his way home. The drunken man forced his way into a house, filled a suitcase he found there with the valuables he discovered, and made his […]

ACCOUNTABILITY

ACCOUNTABILITY In Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald suggests twenty-six questions to help develop accountability and invite feedback. If we desire to grow, we should submit our selves to a spiritual mentor and answer these questions honestly. 1. How is your relationship with God right now? 2. What have you read in the Bible in the […]

REMEMBER WHO YOU WORK FOR

REMEMBER WHO YOU WORK FOR John Kenneth Galbraith was a noted economist in the early 1900s who was called upon by many dignitaries to help sort the economic markets. He wrote the following story in his autobiography about his housekeeper: “It had been a wearying day, and I asked Emily to hold all telephone calls […]

GOD SEES IT

GOD SEES IT A group of men gathered one Saturday morning to help paint a friend’s large, two-story home. Toward the end of the day when the job was almost complete, a small bit of trim, which could not be seen from the ground, remained unpainted. One of the men said, “Since nobody can see […]

Accessibility of God

Accessibility of God – Charles Spurgeon TWO friends agree never to go farther apart than they can communicate with one another by telegraph. One of them has crossed the Atlantic, and resides in the United States, or in the far west, but still he has only to go to the office, where a wire can […]

THE LADY IN CHARGE OF THE CHICKEN

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CROWS AND RESPONSIBILITY

CROWS AND RESPONSIBILITY When a flock of crows invades a field of corn, the birds customarily station two sentries in a nearby tree to keep watch and warn the rest of any danger. Once, two people succeeded in sneaking up on a flock of crows and scaring them before the sentries had given warning. The […]

YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYONE

YOU CANNOT PLEASE EVERYONE A miller and his son were driving their donkey to a neighboring fair to sell him. They had not gone far when they met a group of women collected round a well, talking and laughing. “Look there,” cried one of them, “did you ever see such fellows, to be trudging along […]

RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE GREATEST WEAPON

RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE GREATEST WEAPON Napoleon made a mistake when he said that God is on the side of the strongest battalion. This statement has been proven wrong many times in the Bible and throughout history. Abraham took 318 men and defeated 4 kings and their armies. Gideon with his 300 dedicated men defeated an […]

SERVING THE KING

SERVING THE KING William Carey, who is called the “Father of Modern Missions,” served the Lord in India for many years. He gradually became very concerned about the attitude of his son, Felix. The young man had promised to become a missionary, but he reneged on his vows when he was appointed ambassador to Burma […]

SKIPPING SCHOOL

SKIPPING SCHOOL The story is told of four high school boys who couldn’t resist the temptation to skip morning classes. Each had been smitten with a bad case of spring fever. After lunch they showed up at school and reported to the teacher that their car had a flat tire. Much to their relief, she smiled and said, […]

GIVING A SECOND CHANCE

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CHOOSING A PRISON SENTENCE

CHOOSING A PRISON SENTENCE In February of 2008, James Fantroy was convicted of stealing over $20,000 of government grants while he served as a City Council member in Dallas, Texas. Because Fantroy had kidney cancer and used a wheelchair, U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade told him he could choose between serving a month in prison […]

OVERSIZED WAISTS

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Abiding with Jesus-Charles Spurgeon

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STANDING AT ATTENTION

STANDING AT ATTENTION While standing at attention during a parade, a private began to wave in the audience. The drill sergeant sternly warned the private, “Jones don’t ever do that again.” A few minutes later though, the private waved again. When the parade was over, the livid sergeant began to yell and scream at the […]

THE FRIEND INSIDE

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A SELFISH WIFE

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A LIVING THIEF

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YES, I AM UNDER GOD!

YES, I AM UNDER GOD! I live under His heavens,The nations are under His authority,My destiny is under His direction,My past is under His grace,My future is under His control,My cares are under His wing,My sin is under the blood! Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

POLITICAL CORRECTNESS FOR KIDS

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The Cost of Indecision

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GOD CAN USE ONE

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Morality and Liberty

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Preaching Boldly

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Abortion Statistics

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ABORTION OR MURDER?

ABORTION OR MURDER? A worried woman sought the help of her gynecologist in securing an abortion. She explained that she was desperate because she already had a child that was not yet one. The doctor thought for a moment and then suggested what he believed to be a better alternative. He noted his plan would […]

BEETHOVEN

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WOULD YOU CONSIDER ABORTION?

WOULD YOU CONSIDER ABORTION? Would you consider abortion in the following four situations ? 1. There’s a preacher and wife who are very, very, poor. They already have fourteen kids. Now the wife finds out she’s pregnant with the fifteenth. They’re living in tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the excessive world population, would you […]

The Prodigal Son. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Prodigal Son. – Dwight Lyman Moody The Prodigal Son. The boy got his money, and away he went. He feels very independent; he can take care of himself; he can work his own way. I don’t know where he went to. Perhaps he went away down to Memphis, and perhaps he went to Egypt […]

Wisdom – Dwight Lyman Moody

Wisdom – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a gentleman of Boston, a man high in life, a Congressman, who was accustomed to carry with him little cards and distribute them wherever he went, and on some of these cards were words like these: “I expect to pass through this world but once — A man […]

Why Did He not Take His Wife Along? – Dwight Lyman Moody

Why Did He not Take His Wife Along? – Dwight Lyman Moody Take the excuses. There wasn’t one that wasn’t a lie. The devil made them all; and if the sinner hadn’t one already the devil was there at his elbow to suggest one, about the truth of the Bible, or something of that sort. […]

What Moody Saw in the Chamber of Horror – Dwight Lyman Moody

What Moody Saw in the Chamber of Horror – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was in London I went into a wax work there — Tassands — and I went into the chamber of Horror. There were wax figures of all kinds of murderers in that room. There was Booth who killed Lincoln, and many […]

Very Hard, Yet Very Easy – Dwight Lyman Moody

Very Hard, Yet Very Easy – Dwight Lyman Moody The hardest thing, I will admit, ever a man had to do is to become a Christian, and yet it is the easiest. This seems to many to be a paradox, but I will repeat it, it is the most difficult thing to become a Christian, […]

Two Young Men – Dwight Lyman Moody

Two Young Men – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard a story about two young men who came to New York City from the country on a visit. They went to the same boarding-house to stay and took a room together. Well, when they came to go to bed each felt ashamed to go down on […]

Trust – Dwight Lyman Moody

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

True Love – Dwight Lyman Moody

True Love – Dwight Lyman Moody One day when I was in Brooklyn, I saw a young man going along the street without any arms. A friend who was with me, pointed him out, and told me his story. When the war broke out he felt it to be his duty to enlist and go […]

The with Christ Series – Dwight Lyman Moody

The with Christ Series – Dwight Lyman Moody By ANDREW MURRAY With Christ in the School of Prayer. Thoughts on Our Training for the Ministry of Intercession. Abide in Christ. Thoughts on the Blessed Life of Fellowship with the Son of God. Like Christ. Thoughts on the Blessed Life of Conformity to the Son of […]

The Way of the Transgressor is Hard – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Way of the Transgressor is Hard – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man whom I knew who was an inveterate drinker. He had a wife and children. He thought he could stop whenever he felt inclined, but he went the ways of most moderate drinkers. I had not been gone more than three […]

The Two Fathers – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Two Fathers – Dwight Lyman Moody Whenever I think about this subject, two fathers come before me. One lived on the Mississippi river. He was a man of great wealth. Yet he would have freely given it all could he have brought back his eldest boy from his early grave. One day that boy […]

The Ten Commandments — Dwight Lyman Moody

The Ten Commandments — Dwight Lyman Moody EXODUS 20: 3-17. I. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. II. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the […]

The Stolen Boy — a Mother’s Love – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Stolen Boy — a Mother’s Love – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a boy a great many years ago, stolen in London, the same as Charley Ross was stolen here. Long months and years passed away, and the mother had prayed and prayed, as the mother of Charley Ross prayed, I suppose, and all […]

The Skeptical Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Skeptical Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody When Mr. Sankey and I were in the north of England, I was preaching one evening, and before me sat a lady who was a skeptic. When I had finished, I asked all who were anxious, to remain. Nearly all remained, herself among the number. I asked her […]

The Sinner’s Prayer Heard – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Sinner’s Prayer Heard – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man at one of our meetings in New York City who was moved by the Spirit of God. He said, “I am going home, and I am not going to sleep to-night till Christ takes away my sins, if I have to stay up […]

The Sinner’s Prayer Heard – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Scotch Lassie and Dr. Chalmers – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Scotch Lassie and Dr. Chalmers – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a story of Dr. Chalmers. A lady came to him and said: “Doctor, I cannot bring my child to Christ. I’ve talked, and talked, but it’s of no use.” The Doctor thought she had not much skill, and said, “Now you be quiet […]

The Scotch Draw the Bible on False Doctrine – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Scotch Draw the Bible on False Doctrine – Dwight Lyman Moody There is no place I have ever been in where people so thoroughly understand their Bibles as in Scotland. Why, little boys could quote Scripture and take me up on a text. They have the whole nation just educated, as it were, with […]

The Rich Man Poor – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Rich Man Poor – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a farmer who, when a friend of mine called upon him to give something for the Christian Commission, promptly drew a check for ten thousand dollars. He wanted the agent to have dinner with him, and after they had dined the farmer took the […]

The Reporter’s Story – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Reporter’s Story – Dwight Lyman Moody One of the most conspicuous persons at the Brooklyn Rink was a man of over fifty years, a reporter, apparently of a sensational sort. One of my friends entered into conversation with him the second evening, and found him partially intoxicated, ribald, sneering, and an infidel. Inquiring further […]

The Repentant Father – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Repentant Father – Dwight Lyman Moody Not long ago a young man went home late. He had been in the habit of going home late, and the father began to mistrust that he had gone astray. He told his wife to go to bed, and dismissed the servants, and said he would sit up […]

The Praying Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Praying Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember being in the camp and a man came to me and said, “Mr. Moody, when the Mexican war began I wanted to enlist. My mother, seeing I was resolved, said if I became a Christian I might go. She pleaded and prayed that I might become […]

The Praying Cripple – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Praying Cripple – Dwight Lyman Moody I once knew a little cripple who lay upon her death-bed. She had given herself to God, and was distressed only because she could not labor for Him actively among the lost. Her clergyman visited her, and hearing her complaint, told her that there from her sick-bed she […]

The Place of Safety – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Place of Safety – Dwight Lyman Moody My friends, there is one spot on earth where the fear or Death, of Sin, and of Judgment, need never trouble us, the only safe spot on earth where the sinner can stand — Calvary. Out in our western country, in the autumn, when men go hunting, […]

The Orphan’s Prayer – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Orphan’s Prayer – Dwight Lyman Moody A little child whose father and mother had died, was taken into another family. The first night she asked if she could pray, as she used to do. They said “Oh yes.” So she knelt down, and prayed as her mother taught her; and when that was ended […]

The Missing Stone – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Missing Stone – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing of a man’s dream, in which he imagined that when he died he was taken by the angels to a beautiful temple. After admiring it for a time, he discovered that one stone was missing. All finished but just one little stone; that was left […]

The Loving Father – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Loving Father – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember my little girl had a habit of getting up in the morning very cross. I don’t know whether your children are like that. She used to get up in the morning speaking cross, and made the family very uncomfortable. So I took her aside one morning […]

The King’s Pardon – Dwight Lyman Moody

The King’s Pardon – Dwight Lyman Moody A man was once being tried for a crime, the punishment of which was death. The witnesses came in one by one and testified to his guilt; but there he stood, quite calm and unmoved. The judge and the jury were quite surprised at his indifference; they could […]

The Invitation – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Invitation – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose we should write out here to-night this excuse, how would it sound? To the King of Heaven: — While sitting in the Tabernacle in the City of Chicago, January — , 1877, I received a very pressing invitation from one of your servants to be present at the […]

The Fettered Bird Freed – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Fettered Bird Freed – Dwight Lyman Moody A friend in Ireland once met a little Irish boy who had caught a sparrow. The poor little bird was trembling in his hand, and seemed very anxious to escape. The gentleman begged the boy to let it go, as the bird could not do him any […]

The Faithful Missionary – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Faithful Missionary – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was going to Europe in 1867, my friend Mr. Stuart, of Philadelphia, said, “Be sure to be at the General Assembly in Edinburgh, in June. I was there last year,” said he, “and it did me a world of good.” He said that a returned missionary […]

The Faithful London Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Faithful London Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was in London, there was one lady dressed in black up in the gallery. All the rest were ministers. I wondered who that lady could be. At the close of the meeting I stepped up to her, and she asked me if I did not […]

The Faithful Aged Woman – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Faithful Aged Woman – Dwight Lyman Moody An old woman who was seventy-five years old had a Sabbath-school two miles away among the mountains. One Sunday there came a terrible storm of rain, and she thought at first she would not go that day, but then she thought, “What if some one should go […]

The Dying Boy – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Dying Boy – Dwight Lyman Moody But I have another anecdote to tell. It was Ralph Wallace who told me of this one. A certain gentleman was a member of the Presbyterian Church. His little boy was sick. When he went home his wife was weeping, and she said, “Our boy is dying; he […]

The Demoniac – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Demoniac – Dwight Lyman Moody When this man found himself delivered he wanted to go with the Saviour. That was gratitude; Christ had saved him, had redeemed him. He had delivered him from the hand of the enemy. And this man cried: “Let me follow You around the world; where You go I will […]

The Czar and the Soldier – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Czar and the Soldier – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing a few years ago a story about a young man away off in Russia. He was a wild, reckless dissipated youth. His father, thinking that if he could get him away from his associates, a reform would be worked, procured a commission in […]

The Blind Beggar – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Blind Beggar – Dwight Lyman Moody Here is a whole chapter in John (ix) of forty-one verses, just to tell how the Lord blessed that blind beggar. It was put in this book, I think, just to bring out the confession of that man. “The neighbors, therefore, and they which before had seen him […]

The Bible – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Bible – Dwight Lyman Moody “How Funny You Talk.” No book in the world has been so misjudged as the Bible. Men judge it without reading it. Or perhaps they read a bit here and a bit there, and then close it saying, “It is so dark and mysterious!” You take a book, now-a-days, […]

The Artist and the Beggar – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Artist and the Beggar – Dwight Lyman Moody I have read of an artist who wanted to paint a picture of the Prodigal Son. He searched through the madhouse, and the poor houses, and the prisons, to find a man wretched enough to represent the prodigal, but he could not find one. One day […]

The Arrows of Conviction – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Arrows of Conviction – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while preaching in Glasgow, an incident occurred which I will relate. I had been preaching there several weeks, and the night was my last one, and I pleaded with them as I had never pleaded there before. I urged the people to meet me in […]

The I Ams, I Wills, Etc – Dwight Lyman Moody

The I Ams, I Wills, Etc – Dwight Lyman Moody A favorite way to study the Bible with me, is first to take up one expression, and run through the different places where they are found. Take the “I ams” of John; “I am the bread of life;” “I am the water of life;” “I […]

Terribly in Earnest – Dwight Lyman Moody

Terribly in Earnest – Dwight Lyman Moody I read a number of years ago of a vessel that was wrecked. The life-boats were not enough to take all the passengers. A man who was swimming in the water swam up to one of the life-boats that was full and seized it with his hand. They […]

Ten Years in a Sick Bed, Yet Praising God – Dwight Lyman Moody

Ten Years in a Sick Bed, Yet Praising God – Dwight Lyman Moody I have found people who were poor in this world’s goods, in bad health, and yet continually praising God. I can take you to a poor, burdened one who has not been off her bed for ten years, and yet she praising […]

Taking The Prince At His Word – Dwight Lyman Moody

Taking The Prince At His Word – Dwight Lyman Moody Some time ago I remember reading of an incident that occurred between a prince in a foreign land and one of his subjects. This man for rebellion against the government was going to be executed. He was taken to the guilotine block. When the poor […]

Stubborn Little Sammy – Dwight Lyman Moody

Stubborn Little Sammy – Dwight Lyman Moody At one time my sister had trouble with her little boy, and the father said, “‘Why, Sammy, you must go now and ask your mothers forgiveness.” The little fellow said he wouldn’t. The father says, “You must. If you don’t go and ask your mothers forgiveness I shall […]

Spurgeon’s Parable – Dwight Lyman Moody

Spurgeon’s Parable – Dwight Lyman Moody Mr. Spurgeon, a number of years ago, made a parable. He thought he had a right to make one, and he did it. He said: “There was once a tyrant who ordered one of his subjects into his presence, and ordered him to make a chain. The poor blacksmith […]

Spurgeon and the Little Orphan – Dwight Lyman Moody

Spurgeon and the Little Orphan – Dwight Lyman Moody While we were in London, Mr. Spurgeon one day took Mr. Sankey and myself to his orphan asylum, and he was telling about them — that some of them had aunts and some cousins, and that every boy had some friend that took an interest in […]

“Hold the fort, For I am Coming.’ – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Hold the fort, For I am Coming.’– Dwight Lyman Moody “Hold the fort, For I am Coming.” I am told that when General Sherman went through Atlanta towards the sea — through the Southern States — he left in the fort in the Kennesaw Mountains a little handful of men to guard some rations that […]

Snapping the Chains – Dwight Lyman Moody

Snapping the Chains – Dwight Lyman Moody In the North there was a minister talking to a man in the inquiry-room. The man says, “My heart is so hard, it seems as if it was chained, and I cannot come.” “Ah,” says the minister, “come along, chain and all,” and he just came to Christ […]

Saved and Saving – Dwight Lyman Moody

Saved and Saving – Dwight Lyman Moody One day I saw a steel engraving that I liked very much. I thought it was the finest thing I ever had seen, at the time, and I bought it. It was a picture of a woman coming out of the water, and clinging with both arms to […]

A London Doctor Saved after Fifty Years of Prayer. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A London Doctor Saved after Fifty Years of Prayer. – Dwight Lyman Moody A London Doctor Saved after Fifty Years of Prayer. When I was in London there was a leading doctor in that city, upwards of seventy years of age, wrote me a note to come and see him privately about his soul. He […]

Sambo and the Infidel Judge – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sambo and the Infidel Judge – Dwight Lyman Moody Once there was a Judge who had a colored man. The colored man was very godly, and the Judge used to have him to drive him around in his circuit. The Judge used often to talk with him, and the colored man would tell the Judge […]

Safe in the Ark – Dwight Lyman Moody

Safe in the Ark – Dwight Lyman Moody When the voice came down from heaven to Noah, “Come thou and all thy house into the ark, for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation,” now; there was a minute when Noah was outside the ark, and another when he was inside, and […]

Sad Lack of Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sad Lack of Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody Two young men came into our inquiry room here the other night, and after a convert had talked with them, and showed them the way, the light broke in upon them. They were asked, “Where do you go to church?” They gave the name of the church […]

Reuben Johnson Pardoned – Dwight Lyman Moody

Reuben Johnson Pardoned – Dwight Lyman Moody I want to tell you a scene that occurred some time ago. Our Commissioner went to the Governor of the State and asked him if he wouldn’t pardon out five men at the end of six months who stood highest on the list for good behavior. The Governor […]

Reaping the Whirlwind – Dwight Lyman Moody

Reaping the Whirlwind – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember in the north of England a prominent citizen told a sad case that happened there in the city of Newcastle-on-Tyne. It was about a young boy. He was very young. He was an only child. The father and mother thought everything of him and did all […]

Sad Ending of a Life that Might have been Otherwise. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sad Ending of a Life that Might have been Otherwise. – Dwight Lyman Moody Sad Ending of a Life that Might have been Otherwise. I remember a few years ago I felt very anxious for a man who was present at a meeting like this. At the close of the meeting I asked all to […]

Rational Belief – Dwight Lyman Moody

Rational Belief – Dwight Lyman Moody Once there were a couple of men arranging a balloon ascension. They thought they had two ropes fastened to the car, but one of them only was fastened, and they unfastened that one rope, and the balloon started to go up. One of the men seized hold of the […]

A Voice from the Tomb. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Voice from the Tomb. – Dwight Lyman Moody A Voice from the Tomb. The other day I read of a mother who died, leaving her child alone and very poor. She used to pray earnestly for her boy, and left an impression upon his mind that she cared more for his soul than she […]

“Three Cheers.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

“Three Cheers.” – Dwight Lyman Moody “Three Cheers.” Once, when a great fire broke out at midnight and people thought that all the inmates had been taken out, way up there in the fifth story, was seen a little child, crying for help. Up, went a ladder, and soon a fireman was seen ascending to […]

Peter’s Confession – Dwight Lyman Moody

Peter’s Confession – Dwight Lyman Moody One day He said, “Whom do men say that I am?” He wanted them to confess Him. But one said, “They say thou art Elias,” and another “that thou art Jeremiah;” and another “Thou art St. John the Baptist.” But He asked, “Whom do you say that I am?” […]

A Father’s Love Trampled Under Foot. – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Father’s Love Trampled Under Foot.– Dwight Lyman Moody A Father’s Love Trampled Under Foot. I once heard of a father who had a prodigal boy, and the boy had sent his mother down to the grave with a broken heart, and one evening the boy started out as usual to spend the night in […]

Out of Libby Prison – Dwight Lyman Moody

Out of Libby Prison – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a story told me while I was in Philadelphia, by Capt. Trumbull. He said when he was in Libby prison the news came that his wife was in Washington, and his little child was dying: and the next news that came was that his child […]

One Word – Dwight Lyman Moody

One Word – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember I took up the word “love,” and turned to the Scriptures and studied it, and got so that I felt I loved everybody, I got full of it. When I went on the street, I felt as if I loved everybody I saw. It ran out of […]

One Book At a Time – Dwight Lyman Moody

One Book At a Time – Dwight Lyman Moody I have found it a good plan to take up one book at a time. It is a good deal better to study one book at a time than to run through the Bible. If we study one book and get its key, it will, perhaps, […]

Obedience – Dwight Lyman Moody

Obedience – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose I say to my boy, “Willie, I want you to go out and bring me a glass of water.” He says he doesn’t want to go. “I didn’t ask you whether you wanted to go or not, Willie; I told you to go.” “But I don’t want to go,” […]

Note What Jesus Says – Dwight Lyman Moody

Note What Jesus Says – Dwight Lyman Moody Some people say to me, “Moody, you don’t believe in the flood. All the scientific men tell us it is absurd.” Let them tell us. Jesus tells us of it, and I would rather take the word of Jesus than that of any other one. I haven’t […]

Never to See its Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody

Never to See its Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody I was in an infirmary not long since, and a mother brought a little child in. She said, “Doctor, my little child’s eyes have not been opened for several days, and I would just like you to do something for them.” The doctor got some ointment […]

Napoleon and the Conscript – Dwight Lyman Moody

Napoleon and the Conscript – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a well-known story told of Napoleon the First’s time. In one of the conscriptions, during one of his many wars, a man was balloted as a conscript who did not want to go, but he had a friend who offered to go in his place. […]

Mrs. Moody Teaching Her Child – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mrs. Moody Teaching Her Child – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a time when our little boy did not like to go to church, and would get up in the morning and say to his mother, “What day is to-morrow?” “Tuesday.” “Next day?” “Wednesday.” “Next day?” “Thursday;” and so on, till he came to the […]

Mr. Morehouse’s Illustration – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mr. Morehouse’s Illustration – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember Mr. Morehouse, while here four years ago, used an illustration which has fastened itself on my mind. He said, suppose you go up the street and meet a man whom you have known for the last ten years to be a beggar, and you notice a […]

Mothers are Looking Down from Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mothers are Looking Down from Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember in the Exposition building in Dublin, while I was speaking about Heaven, I said something to the effect that at this moment a mother is looking down from Heaven expecting the salvation of her daughter here to-night, and I pointed down to a […]

Moody’s Little Emma – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody’s Little Emma – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember one time my little girl was teasing her mother to get her a muff, and so one day her mother brought a muff home, and, although it was storming, she very naturally wanted to go out in order to try her new muff. So she tried […]

Moody’s Declaration – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody’s Declaration – Dwight Lyman Moody A great many people say, “Mr. Moody, I would like to know whether I am a Christian or not. I would like to know if I am saved.” The longer I live the more I am convinced that it is one of the greatest privileges of a child of […]

Moody with Gen. Grant’s Army in Richmond – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody with Gen. Grant’s Army in Richmond – Dwight Lyman Moody It was my privilege to go to Richmond with Gen. Grant’s army. Now just let us picture a scene. There are a thousand poor captives, and they are lawful captives, prisoners in Libby Prison. Talk to some of them that have been there for […]

Moody Visits Prang’s Chromo Establishment – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody Visits Prang’s Chromo Establishment – Dwight Lyman Moody When I went to Boston, I went into Mr. Prang’s chromo establishment. I wanted to know how the work was done. He took me to a stone several feet square, where he took the first impression, but when he took the paper off the stone I […]

Moody Puts a Man in His Prophet’s Room – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody Puts a Man in His Prophet’s Room – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago as I stood at the door of a church giving out invitations to a meeting to take place that evening, a young man to whom I offered one said, “I want something more than that. I want something to […]

Moody on Duty — How He Loves His Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody on Duty — How He Loves His Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody I have an old mother away down in the Connecticut mountains, and I have been in the habit of going to see her every year for twenty years. Suppose I go there and say, “Mother, you were very kind to me when […]

Moody and the Judge – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody and the Judge – Dwight Lyman Moody A number of years ago as I was coming out of a daily prayer meeting in one of our Western cities, a lady came up to me and said: “I want to have you see my husband and ask him to come to Christ.” She says, “I […]

Moody and the Infidel – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody and the Infidel – Dwight Lyman Moody An infidel had come the other day, to one of our meetings, and when I talked with him, he replied that he didn’t believe one-twelfth part of the Bible, but I kept on quoting Scripture, feeling that if the man didn’t believe, God could do what He […]

Moody and His Little Willie – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody and His Little Willie – Dwight Lyman Moody I said to my little family, one morning, a few weeks before the Chicago fire, “I am coming home this afternoon to give you a ride.” My little boy clapped his hands. “Oh, papa, will you take me to see the bears in Lincoln Park?” “Yes.” […]

Moody a Young Convert – Dwight Lyman Moody

Moody a Young Convert – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember soon after I got converted a pantheist got hold of me, and just tried to draw me back to the world. Those men who try to get hold of a young convert are the worst set of men. I don’t know a worse man than […]

Money Blind – Dwight Lyman Moody

Money Blind – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a man who had accumulated great wealth, and death came upon him suddenly, and he realized, as the saying is, that “there was no bank in the shroud,” that he couldn’t take anything away with him; we may have all the money on earth, but we […]

Madness and Death – Dwight Lyman Moody

Madness and Death – Dwight Lyman Moody I was coming along north Clark street one evening when a man shot past me like an arrow. But he had seen me, and turned and seized me by the arm. Saying eagerly, “Can I be saved to-night. The devil is coming to take me to hell at […]

Love’s Triumph in John Wannamaker’s Sunday School – Dwight Lyman Moody

Love’s Triumph in John Wannamaker’s Sunday School – Dwight Lyman Moody Mr. John Wannamaker, superintendent of probably one of the largest Sunday schools in the world, had a theory that he would never put a boy out of his school for bad conduct. He argued if a boy misbehaved himself, it was through bad training […]

Love -Dwight Lyman Moody

Love -Dwight Lyman Moody In our city a few years ago there was a little boy who went to one of the mission Sunday-schools. His father moved to another part of the city about five miles away, and every Sunday that boy came past thirty or forty Sunday-schools to the one he attended. And one […]

The Little Child and the Big Book. – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Little Child and the Big Book – Dwight Lyman Moody The Little Child and the Big Book. I like to think of Christ as a burden bearer. A minister was one day moving his library up stairs. As the minister was going up stairs with his load of books his little boy came in […]

Liberty – Dwight Lyman Moody

Liberty – Dwight Lyman Moody Old Samba and “Massa.” A friend of mine said he was down in Natchez before the war, and he and a friend of his went out riding one Saturday — they were teaching school through the week — and they drove out back from Natchez. It was a beautiful day, […]

Lady Ann Erskine and Rowland Hill – Dwight Lyman Moody

Lady Ann Erskine and Rowland Hill – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a very good story told of Rowland Hill and Lady Ann Erskine. You have seen it, perhaps, in print, but I would like to tell it to you. While he was preaching in a park in London to a large assemblage, she was […]

Jumping into Father’s Arms – Dwight Lyman Moody

Jumping into Father’s Arms – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember, while in Mobile attending meetings, a little incident occurred which I will relate. It was a beautiful evening, and just before the meeting some neighbors and myself were sitting on the front piazza enjoying the evening. One of the neighbors put one of his children […]

Johnny, Cling Close to the Rock – Dwight Lyman Moody

Johnny, Cling Close to the Rock – Dwight Lyman Moody Little Johnny and his sister were one day going through a long, narrow railroad tunnel. The railroad company had built small clefts here and there through the tunnel, so that if any one got caught in the tunnel when the train was passing, they could […]

Jesus Wants Them All to Come – Dwight Lyman Moody

Jesus Wants Them All to Come – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a Sunday-school concert at which a little child of eight was going to recite. Her mother had taught her, and when the night came the little thing was trembling so she could scarcely speak. She commenced, “Jesus said,” and completely broke down. […]

Cast Out But Rescued. – Dwight Lyman Moody

Cast Out But Rescued. – Dwight Lyman Moody Cast Out But Rescued. I met a man in New York who was an earnest worker, and I asked him to tell me his experience. He said he had been a drunkard for over twenty years. His parents had forsaken him, and his wife had cast him […]

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 — […]

How Three Sunday School Children Met Their Fate – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Three Sunday School Children Met Their Fate – Dwight Lyman Moody When the Lawrence Mills were on fire a number or years ago — I don’t mean on fire, but when the mill fell in — the great mill fell in, and after it had fallen in, the ruins caught fire. There was only […]

How Moody Treated the Committees – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Moody Treated the Committees – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when I was in Chicago before the fire, I was on some ten or twelve committees. My hands were full. If a man came to me to talk about his soul I would say I haven’t time; got a committee to attend to. But […]

How a Little Study Upset the Plans of a Few Prominent Infidels – Dwight Lyman Moody

How a Little Study Upset the Plans of a Few Prominent Infidels – Dwight Lyman Moody It is said of West, an eminent man, that he was going to take up the doctrine of the resurrection, and just show the world what a fraud it was, while Lord Lyttleton was going to take up the […]

How a Citizen Became a Soldier – Dwight Lyman Moody

How a Citizen Became a Soldier – Dwight Lyman Moody One day I was walking through the streets of York, in England. I saw a little way ahead a soldier coming toward me. He had the red uniform on of the infantry — the dress of the army. I knew at once when I saw […]

Governor Pollock and the Condemned Criminal – Dwight Lyman Moody

Governor Pollock and the Condemned Criminal – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was East a few years ago, Mr. Geo. H. Stewart told me of a scene that occurred in a Pennsylvania prison, when Governor Pollock, a Christian man, was Governor of the State. A man was tried for murder, and the judge had pronounced […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody We must not limit the mighty grace of God. — Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor. — A man does not get grace till he comes down to the ground, till he sees he […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody What reason have I for doubting God’s own word? — I just as much believe that God sent Christ into the world to be the Saviour of the world, as I believe that I exist. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody The drunkard, the open blasphemer, the worst sinners, are precisely the ones that need Jesus most. The well don’t need Him at all. — There is many a gem in these billiard halls that only needs the way pointed out to fill their souls with the love of Christ. Facebook […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody If you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ you are free. — There is no sin in the whole catalogue of sins you can name but Christ will deliver you from it perfectly. — We are led on by an unseen power that we have not got strength to resist, […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody Praise is not only speaking to the Lord on our own account, but it is praising Him for what He has done for others. — If we have a praise church we will have people converted. I don’t care where it is, what part of the world it’s in, if […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody I would rather go into the kingdom of heaven through the poor house than go down to hell in a golden chariot. — I believe there are more young men who come to Boston who are lost because they cannot say no, than for any other reason. — It ain’t […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody All should work and ask God’s guidance. — The world knows little of the works wrought by prayer. — Let us pray, and as we pray, let us make room for Jesus in our hearts. — Unless the Spirit of God is with us, we cannot expect that our prayers […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody If Christ comes into our hearts we are not ashamed. — I wish we had a few more women like the woman of Samaria, willing to confess what the Lord Jesus Christ had done for their souls. — Believing and confessing go together; and you cannot be saved without you […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody It is our privilege to know that we are saved. — We shall draw the world to Christ when we are filled with religion. — He that overcometh shall inherit all things. God has no poor children. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody If you receive Him it will be well; if you reject Him and are lost it will be terrible. — Thanks be to God, there is hope to-day; this very hour you can choose Him and serve Him. — Now just think a moment and answer the question, “‘What shall […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody The mightiest man that ever lived could not deliver himself from his sins. If a man could have saved himself, Christ would never have come into the world. — He came to deliver us from our sinful dispositions, and create in us pure hearts, and when we have Him with […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody There is not an excuse but is a lie. — God’s service a hard one! How will that sound in the judgment? — It is easy enough to excuse yourself to hell, but you cannot excuse yourself to heaven. — When a man prepares a feast, men rush in, but […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody All you have got to do is to prove that you are a sinner, and I will prove that you have got a Saviour. — Do you believe the Lord will call a poor sinner, and then cast him out? No! his word stands forever, “Him that cometh unto Me […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody There are over two hundred passages in the Old Testament which prophesied about Christ, and every one of them has come true. — God didn’t give the world two different Bibles; they are one, and must be believed from back to back, from Genesis to Revelations, or not at all. […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody Now I am no prophet, nor the son of a prophet, but one thing I can predict; that every one of our new converts that goes to studying his Bible, and loves this book above every other book, is sure to hold out. The world will have no charm for […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody The most solemn truth in the gospel is that the only thing Christ left down here is His blood. — A man who covers up the cross, though he may be an intellectual man, and draw large crowds, will have no life there, and his church will be but a […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody No man in the world should be so happy as a man of God. It is one continual source of gladness. He can look up and say, “God is my Father, Christ is my Saviour, and the Church is my mother.” — There is no other way to the Kingdom […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody It is the greatest pleasure of living to win souls to Christ. — I believe in what John Wesley used to say, “All at it, and always at it,” and that is what the Church wants to-day. — If we were all of us doing the work that God has […]

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody

Gold – Dwight Lyman Moody Christ never preached any funeral sermons. — His is a loving, tender hand, full of sympathy and compassion. — Take your stand on the Rock of Ages. Let death, let the judgment come: the victory is Christ’s and yours through Him. — When the Spirit came to Moses, the plagues […]

Get the Key to Job – Dwight Lyman Moody

Get the Key to Job – Dwight Lyman Moody An Englishman asked me some time ago, “Do you know much about Job?” “Well, I know a little,” I replied. “If you’ve got the key of Job, you’ve got the key to the whole Bible.” “What?” I replied, “I thought it was a poetical book.” “Well,” […]

Geo. H. Stewart Visits a Doomed Criminal – Dwight Lyman Moody

Geo. H. Stewart Visits a Doomed Criminal – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing a story of Mr. George Stewart. One day the Governor of Pennsylvania came to him and said, “Mr. Stewart, I want you to go to such a prison and tell that man for whose execution I signed the warrant the other […]

Forty-One Little Sermons – Dwight Lyman Moody

Forty-One Little Sermons – Dwight Lyman Moody A man was preaching about Christians recognizing each other in heaven, and some one said, “I wish he would preach about recognizing each other on earth.” In one place where I preached, I looked over the great hall of the old circus building where it was held, and […]

Faith More Powerful than Gunpowder – Dwight Lyman Moody

Faith More Powerful than Gunpowder – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember at one of the meetings at Nashville, during the war, a young man came to me, trembling from head to foot. “What is the trouble?” I asked. “There is a letter I got from my sister, and she tells me every night as the […]

Excused At Last – Dwight Lyman Moody

Excused At Last – Dwight Lyman Moody It is a very solemn thought that God will excuse you if you want to be excused. He does not wish to do it, but He will do it. “As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the […]

Engaging Rooms Ahead – Dwight Lyman Moody

Engaging Rooms Ahead – Dwight Lyman Moody Mr. Sankey and myself — going about and preaching the gospel, is nothing new. You will find them away back eighteen hundred years ago, going off two by two, like Brothers Bliss and Whittle, and Brothers Needham and Stebbins, to different towns and villages. They had gone out, […]

Eighth Commandment – Dwight Lyman Moody

Eighth Commandment – Dwight Lyman Moody “Thou shalt not steal.” During the time of slavery, a slave was preaching with great power. His master heard of it, and sent for him, and said: “I understand you are preaching?” “Yes,” said the slave, “Well, now,” said the master, “I will give you all the time you […]

Dr. Arnott’s Dog Rover – Dwight Lyman Moody

Dr. Arnott’s Dog Rover – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when Dr. Arnott, who has gone to God, was delivering a sermon, he used this illustration. The sermon and text have all gone, but that illustration is fresh upon my mind to-night and brings home the truth. He said: “You have been sometimes out at […]

Divided We Fall – Dwight Lyman Moody

Divided We Fall – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember one mother who heard that her boy was impressed at our meeting. She said her son was a good enough boy, and he didn’t need to be converted. I pleaded with that mother, but all my pleading was of no account. I tried my influence, with […]

Conversion – Dwight Lyman Moody

Conversion – Dwight Lyman Moody Mr. Moody’s First Impulse in Converting Souls. I want to tell you how I got the first impulse to work solely for the conversion of men. For a long time after my conversion I didn’t accomplish anything. I hadn’t got into my right place; that was it. I hadn’t thought […]

Confessing Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Confessing Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody What a Woman Did. One place we were in, in England, I recollect a Quakeress came in. The meeting was held in a Methodist Church, and the Spirit of God was there — souls were being saved: multitudes were pressing into the kingdom. She had a brother who was […]

Condemned to be Shot – Dwight Lyman Moody

Condemned to be Shot – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a man came from Europe to this country a year or two ago, and he became dissatisfied and went to Cuba in 1867 when they had that great civil war there. Finally he was arrested for a spy, court-martialed, and condemned to be shot. He […]

Commercial Traveler – Dwight Lyman Moody

Commercial Traveler – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when preaching in New York City, at the Hippodrome, a man coming up to me and telling me a story that thrilled my soul. One night, he said he had been gambling; had gambled all the money away he had. When he went home to the hotel […]

Christian Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody

Christian Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody Satan’s Match. If you will allow me an expression, Satan got a match when he got Paul. He tried to get him away from God, but he never switched off. Look how they tortured him. Look how they stripped and beat him. Not only did the Romans do this, […]

Christian Work – Dwight Lyman Moody

Christian Work – Dwight Lyman Moody How Moody was Encouraged. I remember a few years ago I got discouraged, and could not see much fruit of my work; and one morning, as I was in my study, cast down, one of my Sabbath-school teachers came in and wanted to know what I was discouraged about, […]

Christ Saves – Dwight Lyman Moody

Christ Saves – Dwight Lyman Moody Moody in Prison. I have good news to tell you — Christ is come after you. I was at the Fulton-street prayer-meeting, a good many years ago, one Saturday night, and when the meeting was over, a man came to me and said, “I would like to have you […]

Child Stories – Dwight Lyman Moody

Child Stories – Dwight Lyman Moody “Little Moody.” I remember when I was a boy I went several miles from home with an older brother. That seemed to me the longest visit of my life. It seemed that I was then further away from home than I had ever been before, or have ever been […]

Calling the Roll of Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody

Calling the Roll of Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody A soldier, wounded during our last war, lay dying in his cot. Suddenly the deathlike stillness of the room was broken by the cry, “Here! Here!” which burst from the lips of the dying man. Friends rushed to the spot and asked what he wanted. Hark,” […]

By the Wayside – Dwight Lyman Moody

By the Wayside – Dwight Lyman Moody I went down past the corner of Clark and Lake streets one day, and, fulfilling my vow, on seeing a man leaning up against a lamp-post, I went up to him and said: “Are you a Christian?” He damned me and cursed me, and told me to mind […]

Broken Hearts – Dwight Lyman Moody

Broken Hearts – Dwight Lyman Moody There is no class of people exempt from broken hearts. The rich and the poor suffer alike. There was a time when I used to visit the poor that I thought all the broken hearts were to be found among them, but within the last few years I have […]

Blind – Dwight Lyman Moody

Blind – Dwight Lyman Moody A Mother’s Mistake. While I was attending a meeting in a certain city sometime ago a lady came to me and said: “I want you to go home with me; I have something to say to you.” When we reached her home, there were some friends there; After they had […]

Black-Balled by Man, Saved by Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Black-Balled by Man, Saved by Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody At the Fulton street prayer-meeting a man came in, and this was his story. He said he had a mother who prayed for him; he was a wild, reckless prodigal. Some time after his mother’s death he began to be troubled. He thought he ought […]

Bible Study – Dwight Lyman Moody

Bible Study – Dwight Lyman Moody How Moody was Blessed — “Mark Your Bible.” I want to tell you how I was blessed a few years ago, upon hearing a discourse upon the thirtieth chapter of Proverbs. The speaker said the children of God were like four things. The first thing was: “The ants are […]

Believe – Dwight Lyman Moody

Believe – Dwight Lyman Moody Moody and the Dying Soldier. After the battle of Pittsburgh Landing and Murfreesboro’ I was in a hospital at Murfreesboro’. And one night after midnight, I was woke up and told that there was a man in one of the wards who wanted to see me. I went to him […]

Arthur P. Oxley! Your Mother Wishes to See You – Dwight Lyman Moody

Arthur P. Oxley! Your Mother Wishes to See You – Dwight Lyman Moody There was a lady that came down to Liverpool to see us privately; it was just before we were about to leave that city to go to London to preach. With tears and sobs she told a very pitiful story. It was […]

Angry At First, Saved At Last – Dwight Lyman Moody

Angry At First, Saved At Last – Dwight Lyman Moody In Dublin I was speaking to a lady in the inquiry-room, when I noticed a gentlemen walking up and down before the door. I went forward, and said: “Are you a Christian?” He was very angry, and turned on his heel and left me. The […]

An Emperor Sets Forty Million Slaves Free – Dwight Lyman Moody

An Emperor Sets Forty Million Slaves Free – Dwight Lyman Moody Once the Emperor of Russia had a plan by which he was to liberate the serfs of that country. There were forty millions of them. Of some of them, their whole time was sold, of others, only a part. The Emperor called around him […]

All Right or All Wrong – Dwight Lyman Moody

All Right or All Wrong – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember when in the old country a young man came to me — a minister — and said he wanted to talk with me. He said to me: “Mr. Moody, you are either all right and I am all wrong, or else I am right, […]

Affliction – Dwight Lyman Moody

Affliction – Dwight Lyman Moody A Child Visits Abraham Lincoln, and Saves the Life of a Condemned Soldier. During the war I remember a young man, not twenty, who was court-martialed down in the front and sentenced to be shot; The story was this: The young fellow had enlisted. He was not obliged to, but […]

A Zealous Young Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Zealous Young Lady – Dwight Lyman Moody I was very much interested some time ago in a young lady that lived in the city. I don’t know her name, or I have forgotten it. She was about to go to China as the wife of a missionary on his way to some heathen field. […]

A Rum-Seller’s Son Blows His Brains Out – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Rum-Seller’s Son Blows His Brains Out – Dwight Lyman Moody Look at that rum-seller. When we talk to him he laughs at us. He tells you there is no hell, no future — there is no retribution. I’ve got one man in my mind now who ruined nearly all the sons in his neighborhood. […]

A Remarkable Case – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Remarkable Case – Dwight Lyman Moody I may relate a little experience. In Philadelphia, at one of our meetings, a drunken man rose up. Till that time I had no faith that a drunken man could be converted. When any one approached he was generally taken out. This man got up and shouted, “I […]

A Man Who Would not Speak to His Wife – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Man Who Would not Speak to His Wife – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while in Philadelphia, a man with his wife came to our meetings. When he went out he wouldn’t speak to his wife. She thought it was very queer, but said nothing, and went to bed thinking that in the morning […]

A Man Drinks Up a Farm – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Man Drinks Up a Farm – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago, I was going away to preach one Sunday morning, when a young man drove up in front of us. He had an aged woman with him. “Who is that young man?” I asked. “Do you see that beautiful meadow?” said my […]

A Long Ladder Tumbles to the Ground – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Long Ladder Tumbles to the Ground – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember hearing of a man who dreamt that he built a ladder from earth to heaven, and when he did a good deed up went his ladder a few feet. When he did a very good deed his ladder went higher, and when […]

A Little Boy’s Experience – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Little Boy’s Experience – Dwight Lyman Moody One day as a young lady was walking up the street, she saw a little boy running out of a shoemaker’s shop, and behind him was the old shoemaker chasing him with a wooden last in his hand. He had not run far until the last was […]

A Heavy Draw on Alexander the Great – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Heavy Draw on Alexander the Great – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a story told of Alexander the Great. A general in his army was a great favorite with him, and he told him to draw anything from his treasury that he wanted. Well, he presented a bill to the treasurer, and the treasurer […]

A Father’s Mistake – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Father’s Mistake – Dwight Lyman Moody There is a little story that has gone the round of the American press that made a great impression upon me as a father. A father took his little child out into the field one Sabbath, and, it being a hot day, he lay down under a beautiful […]

A Father’s Love for His Boy – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Father’s Love for His Boy – Dwight Lyman Moody A number of years ago, before any railway came into Chicago, they used to bring in the grain from the Western prairies in wagons for hundreds of miles, so as to have it shipped off by the lakes. There was a father who had a […]

A Dream – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Dream – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard of a Christian who did not succeed in his work so well as he used to, and he got homesick and wished himself dead. One night he dreamed that he had died, and was carried by the angels to the Eternal City. As he went along the […]

A Distiller Interrogates Moody – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Distiller Interrogates Moody – Dwight Lyman Moody In Europe in a place where there was a good deal of whisky distilled, one of the men in the business was a church member, and got a little anxious in his conscience about his business. He came and asked me if I thought that a man […]

A Defaulter’s Confession – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Defaulter’s Confession – Dwight Lyman Moody One week ago I preached on the text, “Christ came to heal the broken-hearted.” I told you just before I came down that I had received a letter from a broken-hearted wife. Her husband one night came in, to her surprise, and said he was a defaulter and […]

A Child’s Prayer Answered – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Child’s Prayer Answered – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a child that lived with her parents in a small village. One day the news came that her father had joined the army (it was at the beginning of our war), and a few days after the landlord came to demand the rent. The mother […]

A Child At its Mother’s Grave – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Child At its Mother’s Grave – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember seeing a story some time ago in print. It has been in the papers, but it will not hurt us to hear it again. A family in a Southern city were stricken down with yellow fever. It was raging there, and there were […]

A Business Man Confessing Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Business Man Confessing Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody When I was in Ireland I heard of a man who got great blessings from God. He was a business man — a landed proprietor. He had a large family, and a great many men to work for him taking care of his home. He came […]

A Boy’s Mistake — a Sad Reconciliation – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Boy’s Mistake — a Sad Reconciliation – Dwight Lyman Moody There was an Englishman who had an only son; and only sons are often petted, and humored, and ruined. This boy became very headstrong, and very often he and his father had trouble. One day they had a quarrel and the father was very […]

A Blind Man Preaches to 3,000,000 People – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Blind Man Preaches to 3,000,000 People – Dwight Lyman Moody I was at a meeting in London, when I was there, and I heard a man speaking with wonderful power and earnestness. “Who is that man?” I asked, my curiosity being excited. “Why, that is Dr. — — . He is blind.” I felt […]

You Know Me, Moody – Dwight Lyman Moody

You Know Me, Moody – Dwight Lyman Moody Well, let me illustrate it then, and perhaps you will be able to understand it. Suppose I am dying with consumption; which I inherited from my father or mother. I did not get it by any fault of my own, by any neglect of my health; I […]

Won by a Smile – Dwight Lyman Moody

Won by a Smile – Dwight Lyman Moody In London, in 1872, one Sunday morning a minister said to me, “I want you to notice that family there in one of the front seats, and when we go home I want to tell you their story.” When we got home I asked him for the […]

We Will Never Surrender – Dwight Lyman Moody

We Will Never Surrender – Dwight Lyman Moody There’s a story told in history in the ninth century, I believe, of a young man that came up with a little handful of men to attack a king who had a great army of three thousand men. The young man had only five hundred, and the […]

Very Orthodox – Dwight Lyman Moody

Very Orthodox – Dwight Lyman Moody A person came to me some time ago and said: “Mr. Moody, I wish you would give me a book that preaches assurance, and that tells the children of God it is their privilege to know they are accepted.” I said, “Here is a book; it is very orthodox. […]

Those Hypocrites – Dwight Lyman Moody

Those Hypocrites – Dwight Lyman Moody “I won’t accept this invitation because of those hypocrites in the churches.” My friend, you will find very few there if you get to heaven. There won’t be a hypocrite in the next world, and if you don’t want to be associated with hypocrites in the next world, you […]

That is Your Fault – Dwight Lyman Moody

That is Your Fault – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a mother coming to me and saying, “It is easy enough for you to speak in that way; if you had the burden that I’ve got, you couldn’t cast it on the Lord.” “Why, is your burden so great that Christ can’t carry it?” I […]

That is the Price of My Soul – Dwight Lyman Moody

That is the Price of My Soul – Dwight Lyman Moody I heard a story of a young lady who was deeply concerned about her soul. Her father and mother, however, were worldly people. They thought lightly of her serious wishes; they did not sympathize with her state of mind. They made up their minds […]

Saved – Dwight Lyman Moody

Saved – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember while in a town East at the time of the loss of the Atlantic on the banks of Newfoundland, there was a business man in the town who was reported lost. His store was closed, and all his friends mourned him as among those who went down on […]

Pull for the Shore – Dwight Lyman Moody

Pull for the Shore – Dwight Lyman Moody Look at that man in a boat on Niagara River. He is only about a mile from the rapids. A man on the bank shouts to him, “Young man, young man, the rapids are not far away; you’d better pull for the shore.” “You attend to your […]

Pull for the Shore, Sailor – Dwight Lyman Moody

Pull for the Shore, Sailor – Dwight Lyman Moody A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager eyes were watching and strong arms manned the life-boat. For hours they tried to reach that vessel through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand-bank but it seemed impossible. The boat appeared to be leaving […]

O Edward – Dwight Lyman Moody

O Edward – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember going into a young converts’ meeting in Philadelphia, where I heard a story that thrilled my soul. A young man said he had been a great drunkard. He had lost one situation after another; till finally he came to the very dregs. He left Philadelphia, and went […]

More to Follow – Dwight Lyman Moody

More to Follow – Dwight Lyman Moody Rowland Hill tells a good story of a rich man and a poor man in his congregation. The rich man desired to do an act of benevolence, and so he sent a sum of money to a friend to be given to this poor man as he thought […]

Liberty Now and Forever – Dwight Lyman Moody

Liberty Now and Forever – Dwight Lyman Moody When Miss Smiley went down South to teach, she went to a hotel and found everything covered with dirt. The tables were dirty, dishes dirty, beds were dirty. So she called an old colored woman who was in the house, and said, “Now you know that the […]

Let the Lower Lights be Burning – Dwight Lyman Moody

Let the Lower Lights be Burning – Dwight Lyman Moody A few years ago at the mouth of Cleveland harbor there were two lights, one at each side of the bay, called the upper and lower lights; and to enter the harbor safely by night, vessels must sight both of the lights. These western lakes […]

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 […]

How Christ Expounded It – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Christ Expounded It – Dwight Lyman Moody You will find Christ, after He had risen, again speaking about the Old Testament prophets: “And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scripture the things concerning Himself.” Concerning Himself. Don’t that settle the question? I tell you I am […]

He Will not Rest – Dwight Lyman Moody

He Will not Rest – Dwight Lyman Moody Suppose a man is going to Cincinnati, and he gets on the cars, but he feels uneasy lest, the train will take him to St. Louis instead of his destination. He will not rest till he knows he is on the right road, and the idea that […]

Five Million Dollars – Dwight Lyman Moody

Five Million Dollars – Dwight Lyman Moody One thing I know — I cannot speak for others, but can speak for myself; I cannot read other minds and other hearts; I cannot read the Bible and lay hold for others; but I can read for myself, and take God at his word. The great trouble […]

Father, Father, Come This Way – Dwight Lyman Moody

Father, Father, Come This Way – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember a number of years ago I went out of Chicago to try to preach. I went down to a little town where was being held a Sunday-school convention. I was a perfect stranger in the place, and when I arrived a man stepped up […]

Emma, This is Papa’s Friend – Dwight Lyman Moody

Emma, This is Papa’s Friend – Dwight Lyman Moody A gentleman one day came to my office for the purpose of getting me interested in a young man who had just got out of the penitentiary. “He says,” said the gentleman, “he don’t want to go to the office, but I want your permission to […]

Deluged with Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody

Deluged with Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody A good many years ago there was a convention held in France, and those who held it wanted to get the country to deny a God, to burn the Bible, wanted to say that men passed away like a dog and a dumb animal. What was the result! […]

Many Fastenings to the Sinner’s Heart – Dwight Lyman Moody

Many Fastenings to the Sinner’s Heart – Dwight Lyman Moody Revelation 3:20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him… When we were in Dublin, I went out one morning to an early meeting, and […]

Necessity of The. New Birth – Dwight Lyman Moody

Necessity of The. New Birth – Dwight Lyman Moody James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures. A man has bought a farm, and he finds on that farm an old pump. He goes to the pump and […]

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 […]

No Home Beyond the Grave – Dwight Lyman Moody

No Home Beyond the Grave – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 10:32-34But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after you were illuminated, you endured a great fight of afflictions;… I have been told of a wealthy man who died recently. Death came unexpectedly to him, as it almost always does; and he sent out […]

The Doctrine of Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Doctrine of Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. Some people said they did not understand the doctrine of blood. It was very offensive to the natural man. He knew a man to say that whenever […]

The Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Blood – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 9:22And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. The collector of railway tickets did not look to the character or education of the holder of the ticket, but to the ticket itself. In like manner the blood […]

Redemption – Dwight Lyman Moody

Redemption – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 9:11-12But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands… Once when I was revisiting my native village, I was going to a neighbouring town to preach, and saw a young man coming from a house […]

Children to be Brought to Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody

Children to be Brought to Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody Hebrews 2:11-13For both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brothers,… There was a mother lay dying some time ago, and she requested her children to be brought to her […]

Christians Should not Encourage Wine Drinking – Dwight Lyman Moody

Christians Should not Encourage Wine Drinking – Dwight Lyman Moody 1 Timothy 5:23Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your often infirmities. Some say, “You must not force your principles on other people. I am a teetotaler myself; I would not touch alcohol, but then I will put […]

Attaining Higher Life – Dwight Lyman Moody

Attaining Higher Life – Dwight Lyman Moody Colossians 3:1-4If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sits on the right hand of God.… I have known men who have been up in balloons, and they have told me that when they want to rise higher they just throw […]

Faithfulness Reciprocated – Dwight Lyman Moody

Faithfulness Reciprocated – Dwight Lyman Moody Colossians 1:28Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus: I was seventeen years old when I went to Boston. On Sunday I went into a Bible-class in one of the churches. I had been […]

Growth in Holiness – Dwight Lyman Moody

Growth in Holiness – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:20-22And are built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;… When I was at Mr. Spurgeon’s house he showed me the photographs of his two sons, who were twins, and whose photographs had been taken every year since […]

The Confidence of Children – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Confidence of Children – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. I remember seeing a man in Mobile putting little boys on the fence posts, and they jumped into his arms with perfect confidence. But there was one boy nine or ten years old […]

We are Saved by Faith — not of Ourselves – Dwight Lyman Moody

We are Saved by Faith — not of Ourselves – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:8-10For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: It is not what I do that I trust in, but what Christ has done for me. You’ve been down the shaft […]

Unappropriated Riches – Dwight Lyman Moody

Unappropriated Riches – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Men fail because they try to do too large a business on too small a capital. So with Christians; but God has grace enough and […]

The Exceeding Riches of Grace – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Exceeding Riches of Grace – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. There is a story of Mithridates, a celebrated king in Asia, which illustrates this part of our subject very well. This king […]

Good Things to Come – Dwight Lyman Moody

Good Things to Come – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:7That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Rowland Hill tells a story of a rich max and a poor man of his congregation. The rich man came to Mr. Hill […]

God is Rich in Mercy – Dwight Lyman Moody

God is Rich in Mercy – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 2:4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, When Dr. Arnot was in this country — he is now in heaven — I heard him use in a sermon an illustration that impressed me. He said: “Have […]

Effects of Redemption – Dwight Lyman Moody

Effects of Redemption – Dwight Lyman Moody Ephesians 1:7In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; A few years ago I was going away to preach one Sunday morning, when a young man drove up in front of us. He had an aged woman […]

We Must Forsake Sin – Dwight Lyman Moody

We Must Forsake Sin – Dwight Lyman Moody Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. I once heard of two men who, under the influence of liquor, came down one night to where their boat was tied; they wanted to return home, so they got in and […]

Spiritual Declension – Dwight Lyman Moody

Spiritual Declension – Dwight Lyman Moody Galatians 5:7You did run well; who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth? When visiting a gentleman in England, I observed a fine canary. Admiring his beauty, the gentleman replied, “Yes, he is beautiful, but he has lost; his voice. He used to be a fine […]

Christ’s Love is an Individual Love – Dwight Lyman Moody

Christ’s Love is an Individual Love – Dwight Lyman Moody Galatians 2:20-21I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me… The great trouble is that people take everything in general, and do not take it to themselves. Suppose a man should say to me: “Moody, there was a […]

A Noble Example – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Noble Example – Dwight Lyman Moody Galatians 2:2And I went up by revelation, and communicated to them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles… I made it a rule that I would not let a day pass without speaking to some one about their soul’s salvation; and if they do not hear the […]

Sympathy – Dwight Lyman Moody

Sympathy – Dwight Lyman Moody Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. I want to tell you how, a few years ago, I got up sympathy with a family in Chicago, where I was living. It is very unhealthy in the summer, and I attended the funerals of a […]

Disregarding God – Dwight Lyman Moody

Disregarding God – Dwight Lyman Moody Romans 10:18-21But I say, Have they not heard? Yes truly, their sound went into all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.… I know a mother who has an idiot child. For it she gave up all society, almost everything, and devoted her whole life […]

The Office of the Law – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Office of the Law – Dwight Lyman Moody Romans 3:19-20Now we know that what things soever the law said, it said to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped… The wife of a drunkard once found her husband in a filthy condition, with torn clothes, matted hair, bruised face, […]

The Oracles of God: How to Consult – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Oracles of God: How to Consult – Dwight Lyman Moody Romans 3:1-2What advantage then has the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?… “How am I to know the Word of God?” By studying it with the help of the Holy Ghost. As an American bishop said, “Not with the blue light of […]

Procrastination – Dwight Lyman Moody

Procrastination – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 24:25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time… There was a man in Chicago who twice determined to give his heart to God, but never had the courage to acknowledge Christ before his ungodly companions. When […]

God’s Promises Fulfilled – Dwight Lyman Moody

God’s Promises Fulfilled – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 13:32-34And we declare to you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made to the fathers,… God is always true to what He promises to do. He will fulfil every word of what He has promised; yet how few take Him at His word! When I […]

Speaking God’s Word – Dwight Lyman Moody

Speaking God’s Word – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 4:18-31And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.… If you really study God’s Word, I believe you’ll get so full of it that you can’t help but speak it out. The reason so many don’t care […]

What is Repentance – Dwight Lyman Moody

What is Repentance – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 3:19-21Repent you therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out… It is, right about face! I think these soldiers understand that expression. Some one has said that every one is born with his back to God, and that conversion turns him right round. If […]

Remission Gives Confidence Under the Accusations of the Law – Dwight Lyman Moody

Remission Gives Confidence Under the Accusations of the Law – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 2:38Then Peter said to them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins… A man was once being tried for a crime, the punishment of which was death. The witnesses […]

Result of United Prayer – Dwight Lyman Moody

Result of United Prayer – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 1:12-14Then returned they to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day’s journey.… There was an old deacon in a city in Michigan who was connected with a church which had no conversion for sixteen years. He came to his death-bed, […]

The Old Gospel Preached with New Spiritual Power – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Old Gospel Preached with New Spiritual Power – Dwight Lyman Moody Acts 1:8But you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come on you: and you shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem… When I was preaching at Farwell Hall, Chicago, I never worked harder to prepare my sermons than I […]

Pulling in the Net – Dwight Lyman Moody

Pulling in the Net – Dwight Lyman Moody John 21:9-11As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.… If you are always mending and setting the net, you won’t catch many fish. Whoever heard of a man going out to fish, and […]

Heaven — Home – Dwight Lyman Moody

Heaven — Home – Dwight Lyman Moody John 14:1-4Let not your heart be troubled: you believe in God, believe also in me.… Someone asked a Scotchman if he was on his way to heaven. “Why, man,” he said, “I live there.” He was only a pilgrim here. Heaven was his home. (D. L. Moody.) Facebook […]

Love in the Face of Discouragement – Dwight Lyman Moody

Love in the Face of Discouragement – Dwight Lyman Moody John 13:1-19Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world to the Father… I know a mother who has an idiot child. For it she gave up all society, almost everything, […]

Substitution – Dwight Lyman Moody

Substitution – Dwight Lyman Moody John 11:47-53Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many miracles.… In the time of Napoleon I a certain man agreed to join the ranks in the place of a comrade who had been drafted. The offer was accepted, […]

Climbing Up Some Other Way into Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody

Climbing Up Some Other Way into Heaven – Dwight Lyman Moody John 10:1-13Truly, truly, I say to you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way… I heard of a man some time ago who was going to get into heaven in his own way. He did […]

The Gospel a General Offer of Grace – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Gospel a General Offer of Grace – Dwight Lyman Moody John 7:37-52In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come to me, and drink.… I was travelling some time ago, and I had a little child with me, and I was […]

Coming to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Coming to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody John 6:37All that the Father gives me shall come to me; and him that comes to me I will in no wise cast out. I have read of an artist who wanted to paint a picture of the prodigal son. He searched through the mad-houses, and the poor-houses, […]

Faith Must Lay Hold on Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Faith Must Lay Hold on Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody John 5:24Truly, truly, I say to you, He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life… One night, when preaching in Philadelphia, right down by the side of the pulpit, there was a young lady whose eyes were riveted […]

God Wilt Honour Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody

God Wilt Honour Zeal – Dwight Lyman Moody John 4:28-30The woman then left her water pot, and went her way into the city, and said to the men,… While I was in London there was a man away off in India — a godly father — who had a son in London, and the father […]

Salvation to be Received as a Free Gift – Dwight Lyman Moody

Salvation to be Received as a Free Gift – Dwight Lyman Moody John 4:11-12The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from where then have you that living water?… A great many people are looking at their feelings; a great many people are looking at themselves. […]

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, […]

Faith Must Rest on Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Faith Must Rest on Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody John 3:18He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already… Not long ago a man said to me, “I cannot believe.” “Whom?” I asked. He stammered, and again said, “I cannot believe.” I said, “Whom?” “Well,” he said, “I […]

Believing the One Step into the Kingdom of God – Dwight Lyman Moody

Believing the One Step into the Kingdom of God – Dwight Lyman Moody John 3:18He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already… I am told that at Rome, if you go up a few steps on your hands and knees, that is nine years out of purgatory. […]

The Mission of Christ is Plain – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Mission of Christ is Plain – Dwight Lyman Moody John 3:17-19For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. You can understand when the Prince of Wales went to America, all the country was excited, and it was said be had […]

Looking and Trusting – Dwight Lyman Moody

Looking and Trusting – Dwight Lyman Moody John 3:14-15And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:… I once told my little Willie to jump off a high table, and I would catch him. But he looked down and said, “Papa, I’se afraid.” I […]

Jesus Lifted Up – Dwight Lyman Moody

Jesus Lifted Up – Dwight Lyman Moody John 3:14-15And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:… During the American Civil War there was a man on one of the boat-loads of wounded from the field who was very low and in a kind […]

We Must Look to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

We Must Look to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody John 1:29The next day John sees Jesus coming to him, and said, Behold the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world. When I was in Belfast I knew a doctor who had a friend, a leading surgeon there, and he told me […]

New Power – Dwight Lyman Moody

New Power – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 24:36-49And as they thus spoke, Jesus himself stood in the middle of them, and said to them, Peace be to you.… When I was preaching in Farwell Hall, in Chicago, I never worked harder to prepare my sermons than I did then. I preached and preached; but it […]

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 […]

Restitution Necessary to Peace – Dwight Lyman Moody

Restitution Necessary to Peace – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 19:1-10And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho.… Some years ago, in the north of England, a woman came to one of the meetings, and appeared to be very anxious about her soul. For some time she did not seem to be able to get peace. The […]

Speaking for Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Speaking for Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 12:8Also I say to you, Whoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God: In a prayer-meeting at Boston I once attended, most of those who took part were old men, but a little tow-headed Norwegian boy, […]

Not Ashamed of Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Not Ashamed of Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 9:26For whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory… I remember hearing of a young convert who got up to say something for Christ in the open […]

The Moody and Sankey Humbug – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Moody and Sankey Humbug – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 5:1And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed on him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,… There was a man, while we were in London, who got out a little paper called “The Moody and Sankey […]

A Father Reconciled to His Son – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Father Reconciled to His Son – Dwight Lyman Moody Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children… A mother in New York whose son had got into dissipated and abandoned habits, after repeated remonstrances and threats, was turned […]

To Every Creature – Dwight Lyman Moody

To Every Creature – Dwight Lyman Moody Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Christ’s own word for it, come with me to that scene in Jerusalem where the disciples are bidding Him farewell. Calvary, with all its horrors, is behind Him; Gethsemane […]

The Gospel for Every Creature – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Gospel for Every Creature – Dwight Lyman Moody Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go you into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. I heard of a woman once who thought that there was no promise in the Bible for her; they were all for other people. One day she […]

Cruelty to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Cruelty to Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody Mark 12:1-12And he began to speak to them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and dig a place for the winefat… Some time ago a father had a son who had broken his mother’s heart. After her death he went […]

What Will You Do with Jesus? — I – Dwight Lyman Moody

What Will You Do with Jesus? — I – Dwight Lyman Moody Matthew 27:22Pilate said to them, What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ? They all say to him, Let him be crucified. remember a young man in New York city, whose father I knew. He was a great prodigal, and […]

How Men Forsake God – Dwight Lyman Moody

How Men Forsake God – Dwight Lyman Moody Jeremiah 15:6-9You have forsaken me, said the LORD, you are gone backward: therefore will I stretch out my hand against you, and destroy you… A rule I have had for years is to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. It is not a creed, […]

The Surrender of the Thoughts – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Surrender of the Thoughts – Dwight Lyman Moody Isaiah 55:7-9Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him… Another thing we have to give up, and which is harder, I think, than giving up the will and […]

Mohammedism or Christi-Unity – Dwight Lyman Moody

Mohammedism or Christi-Unity – Dwight Lyman Moody Isaiah 55:7-9Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him… I have heard men say, often, Why is it Jesus Christ has so few disciples? The Gospel has been preached for […]

The Lord to be Sought – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Lord to be Sought – Dwight Lyman Moody Isaiah 55:6-9Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near:… Notice how it reads: “Seek the Lord.” It don’t say seek happiness; it don’t say seek peace; it don’t say seek joy. A good many people seek after […]

Opportunity – Dwight Lyman Moody

Opportunity – Dwight Lyman Moody Isaiah 55:6-9Seek you the LORD while he may be found, call you on him while he is near:… I remember one day as I went through the woods near Mount Hermon School, I heard bees, and asked what it meant. “Oh,” said one of the men, “they are after the […]

What Repentance Is – Dwight Lyman Moody

What Repentance Is – Dwight Lyman Moody Isaiah 1:16-17Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; Suppose I am to go down to Boston tonight, and I go down to the Union station, and say to a man I sere there, “Can you […]

How to Win – Dwight Lyman Moody

How to Win – Dwight Lyman Moody Proverbs 11:30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that wins souls is wise. In Chicago, a few years ago, there was a little boy who went to one of the mission Sunday-schools. His father moved to another part of the city, about five […]

The Royal Visit and its Object – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Royal Visit and its Object – Dwight Lyman Moody Psalm 8:3-4When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;… When the Prince of Wales visited America, people were very anxious to know what he came for. Had he come to look into the principles […]

Advance in Solid Column to Christian Work – Dwight Lyman Moody

Advance in Solid Column to Christian Work – Dwight Lyman Moody Nehemiah 4:6So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined together to the half thereof: for the people had a mind to work. When General Grant was in front of Richmond, and his army had been repulsed in the Wilderness, he called […]

The Danger of Being Left to Oneself – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Danger of Being Left to Oneself – Dwight Lyman Moody 2 Chronicles 32:31However, in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon… One day I went out with my little girl. I said to her, “Emma, you had better let me take hold of your hand.” She said, “No; I had rather keep […]

Saved in an Irregular Way – Dwight Lyman Moody

Saved in an Irregular Way – Dwight Lyman Moody 2 Kings 5:12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean?… When we were in Scotland during a former visit to Great Britain, there was an employer who became converted, and […]

Discouragement – Dwight Lyman Moody

Discouragement – Dwight Lyman Moody 1 Kings 19:3-18And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.… I remember a good many years ago I got very much depressed because the Lord, I thought, hadn’t blessed my ministry. I was […]

Long Life – Dwight Lyman Moody

Long Life – Dwight Lyman Moody 1 Kings 3:14And if you will walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as your father David did walk… I get a good deal of comfort out of that promise, “with long life will I satisfy thee.” I don’t think that means a short life […]

Child Trained for Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody

Child Trained for Christ – Dwight Lyman Moody Deuteronomy 6:6-9And these words, which I command you this day, shall be in your heart:… A father whom I knew had a son who had long been ill and whose end was approaching. One day when he came home the mother told him that their child was […]

The Crime of Adultery – Dwight Lyman Moody

The Crime of Adultery – Dwight Lyman Moody Deuteronomy 5:18Neither shall you commit adultery. When I look, he said, at the iniquities which abound in the present day in our cities, I feel the time has come to cry aloud and spare not. If it be necessary for men to live in adultery, and if […]

Obedience Indispensable

Obedience Indispensable – Dwight Lyman Moody Deuteronomy 4:40You shall keep therefore his statutes, and his commandments, which I command you this day, that it may go well with you… Suppose I have a son, say ten years old, and I want him to go to school until he is fifteen or twenty years, but he […]

A Little Boy Converts his Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody

A Little Boy Converts his Mother – Dwight Lyman Moody I remember, when on the North Side, I tried to reach a family time and again and failed. One night in the meeting, I noticed one of the little boys of that family. He hadn’t come for any good, however; he was sticking pins in […]

Love, not the Rattan, Conquers Little Moody.

Love, not the Rattan, Conquers Little Moody – D. L. MOODY I remember when a boy, I used to go to a certain school in New England, where we had a quick-tempered master, who always kept a rattan. It was, “If you don’t do this, and don’t do that, I’ll punish you.” I remember many […]

Proof of a Living Person

Proof of a Living Person Medical authorities determine a person to be “alive” if there is either a detectable heartbeat or brain-wave activity. With that in mind, it is eye-opening for some to realize that unborn children have detectable heartbeats at eighteen days (two and one-half weeks) after conception and detectable brain-wave activity forty days […]

Volkswagen

Volkswagen Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Back in 1974, Volkswagen introduced the first Golf to replace the ageing Beetle.  At the time it caused quite a stir as the Golf was one of the first “Hot hatches” to be produced. The Golf was completely new and completely different from the Beetle it replaced. But, even though […]

When on an icy curve in New Brunswick

When on an icy curve in New Brunswick 7) When on an icy curve in New Brunswick, Silas plunged down an embankment. Though the vehicle rolled twice, it landed right side up, with no one hurt except for a few cuts and bruises. Emma and all five children were in the van at the time, […]

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 […]

A man well known to Silas

A man well known to Silas A man well known to Silas 5) A man well known to Silas went up to him at the close of a meeting and requested prayer. He was surprised to be met with a refusal. “What, Doraigaru? You, a missionary, and you refuse a request for prayer?” “It’s not […]

On his way to India in 1916

On his way to India in 1916 4) On his way to India in 1916 , Silas Fox and his wife arrived in Hong Kong, expecting to take a boat to Ceylon with fellow missionaries. When he tried to book passage, he was told, “Sorry, fully booked. We can give you two berths on a […]

Excerpt from “Pilgrim of the Heavenly Way

Excerpt from “Pilgrim of the Heavenly Way 3) Excerpt from “Pilgrim of the Heavenly Way” by Daniel Smith, Cap-de-la-Madeleine: Publications Chretiennes, n.d. pp 215-216I recall an incident when returning to China after a furlough. As my custom was, I gathered believers on board for prayer and Bible study. Among those who came was an Anglican […]

Another story from J. J. Rouse “Pioneer work in Canada

Another story from J. J. Rouse “Pioneer work in Canada 2) Another story from J. J. Rouse “Pioneer work in Canada.” “However, the truth of the Word ofGod as to man’s ruin and God’s remedy is never popular, and we met a number who were quite hostile. One woman, the jeweller’s wife, came one night, […]

From Pioneer Work in Canada by J.J. Rouse

From Pioneer Work in Canada by J.J. Rouse 1) From Pioneer Work in Canada by J.J. Rouse: Like the two Irishmen who went hunting. When they saw a pretty animal climb up a tree, they thought it was a pity to shoot it; so the agreed that one should go up the tree and get […]

Prayer Meeting at a Party Scene

Prayer Meeting at a Party Scene Prayer Meeting at a Party SceneMorlais Castle is a place where, on fine Sunday mornings, scores of the worst characters [from the iron-works] meet to drink and fight. They buy the beer on Saturday night, and carry it up there about four o’clock on Sunday morning. There is no […]

Praying Wife

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How to Preach

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Sting of Death

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Grounding in the Word

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Prayer

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Being thankful and a deaf Dutchess

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The family altar

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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 […]

George Muller and an agnostic

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An absent minded man and a cow

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Forgiving a tool thief

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We tend to copy

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We Saw Your Smoke Signal

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We never see aright until we see it as against God

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Your lover shall live

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Yes or No

Yes or No Yes or No Professional golfer Tommy Bolt was playing in Los Angeles and had a caddy with a reputation of constant chatter. Before they teed off, Bolt told him, “Don’t say a word to me. And if I ask you something, just answer yes or no.” During the round, Bolt found the […]

Zoo Keeper

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Dense fog

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Death Is Not Necessarily a Loss

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Death and Taxes

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Dead horses

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Dead cat

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David Livingstone

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Danger of Taking Your Blessings for Granted

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A Room nobody wants

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A Question for the preacher

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A Precious stone

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A Parable

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A Man with a servant’s heart

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A Good relationship made the difference

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Even God cannot get into some churches

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Evangelism

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Erring Christians

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Eliminate the Little Sins

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Easter Eggs

Easter Eggs Easter Eggs Two brothers were getting ready to boil some eggs to color for Easter. “I’ll give you a dollar if you let me break three of these on your head,” said the older one. “Promise?” asked the younger. “Promise!” Gleefully, the older boy broke two eggs over his brother’s head. Standing stiff […]

Early days of Salvation Army

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Pardon must be accepted

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Faith in a rotten plank…

Faith in a rotten plank… Faith in a Rotten Plank… One of George Muller’s successor’s said the following “Little faith in a strong plank will carry me over the stream. Great faith in a rotten plank will land me in it”. The object of our faith is more important than the size of our faith. […]

Dead sheep…

Dead sheep… Dead Sheep… A man standing on the bank of the Niagara River saw a dead sheep being swept down by the current. An eagle lighted upon that sheep. The body sank for a moment under the weight and then came to the surface again. The day was bitter cold and the wool wrapped […]

Prayer Hudson Taylor…

Prayer Hudson Taylor… Prayer Hudson Taylor… Hudson Taylor, the famous 18th century missionary went to China on a sailing ship. There was no wind and the ship was drifting towards an island of cannibals. The cannibals were waiting for the meal to hit shore. The Captain asked Mr Taylor if he would pray for wind. […]

Stand up for Jesus…

Stand up for Jesus… Stand up for Jesus… There was in the 1800’s an atheist who claimed he could disprove God. A large crowd of Christians came to listen to him. He was such a good speaker that no one in the crowd dared answer him. He shouted out hatred against God. After a long […]

Lincoln Enemies…

Lincoln Enemies… Lincoln Enemies… After the American civil war Abraham Lincoln openly forgave of his worst enemies. His peers asked him why? They said he should have destroyed them. Mr Lincoln calmly answered “By making friends I am destroying my enemies”.   Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Asleep on His Knees

Asleep on His Knees Mr. and Mrs. Moody often had guests in their Chicago home. One evening, after a very demanding day, Moody asked a visiting Christian to lead in family devotions. The man waxed eloquent as he expounded the symbolism in a difficult chapter of the Bible. Then he prayed at great length. When […]

Asked To Describe Life With His Wife

Asked To Describe Life With His Wife John Cheever was asked if he would describe life with his wife, Mary. “She has displayed an extraordinary amount of patience,” he answered. He paused, then continued,” Women are an inspiration. It’s because of them we put on clean shirts and wash our necks. Because of women, we […]

Ask for Rain, Carry Umbrella

Ask for Rain, Carry Umbrella Dr. Guthrie, that great Scotch preacher, prayed in the morning service for rain. As he went to church in the afternoon, little Mary, his daughter, said, “Here is the umbrella, Papa.” “What do we need it for?” he asked. “You prayed for rain this morning, and don’t you expect God […]

Asbestos

Asbestos In its natural state, asbestos is a soft rock consisting of compressed fibers. Because of its fire-resistant qualities, it has had thousands of uses in home and industry over the years. Almost 30 million tons of the material have been used in the United states for insulation since 1900. I remember being impressed as […]

Arrest of Jose Rivera

Arrest of Jose Rivera Have you heard the folk story of the bandit Jose’ Rivera, who became notorious in several little towns in Texas for robbing their banks and businesses? Finally the townsfolk, weary of the constant plundering, hired a ranger to track down Jose’ Rivera in his hideout in Mexico and retrieve the money. […]

Armored Car Spill

Armored Car Spill In the late 1980s in Columbus, Ohio, an armored car spilled $2,000,000 on the freeway. Only $400,000 was ever recovered, the rest disappeared with the throngs of people who stopped and scooped up the cash. Some folks were honest enough to return what wasn’t theirs: Melvin Kaiser gave back $57,000. Those who […]

Armed Robbery

Armed Robbery The scene was San Diego Superior Court. Two men were on trial for armed robbery. An eyewitness took the stand, and the prosecutor moved carefully: “So, you say you were at the scene when the robbery took place?” “Yes.” “And you saw a vehicle leave at a high rate of speed?” “Yes.” “And […]

Are You Refusing Your Inheritance?

Are You Refusing Your Inheritance? While a student at Yale University, Eugene F. Suter, Jr.’s father died, leaving him an estate of ,000. When Eugene refused the inheritance, the trustees of the estate insisted he take it, and even took him to court to force him to accept the money. In an unprecedented case held […]

Are You Prepared to Meet Your God?

Are You Prepared to Meet Your God? When he pastored the Methodist church in Scarborough, William Sangster had an eccentric member who tried to be a zealous Christian. Unfortunately, the man was mentally deficient and usually did the wrong thing. While working as a barber the man lathered up a customer for a shave, came […]

Bits & Pieces, March 31, 1994, p. 5 Are You In Love?

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Are You a Doctor?

A MAN ASKED – Hannes Zegement Grove A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the child had swallowed a coin. Seizing […]

Are We Ready For Heaven?

Are We Ready For Heaven? In 1991 a Gallup poll showed that 78 percent of Americans expect to go to heaven when they die. However, many of them hardly ever pray, read the Bible, or attend church. They admit that they live to please themselves instead of God. I wonder why these people would want […]

Apollo 13 Astronaut

Apollo 13 Astronaut John L. Swigert, Jr., the Apollo 13 astronaut who went to the moon in 1970, recalls how his job almost interfered with filing his federal income-tax forms: “On the second day of Apollo 13, April 12, I asked Mission Control to begin work to get me an extension of the filing date […]

Anniversary

Anniversary The godly Scottish preacher Andrew Bonar penned a diary entry. He wrote, “This day 20 years ago I preached for the first time as an ordained minister. It is amazing that the Lord has spared me and used me at all. I have no reason to wonder that He used others far more than […]

Anger – Shotgun

Anger – Shotgun A lady once came to Billy Sunday and tried to rationalize her angry outbursts. “There’s nothing wrong with losing my temper,” She said. “I blow up, and then it’s all over.” “So does a shotgun,” Sunday replied, “and look at the damage it leaves behind!” Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping […]

Angel Warriors

Angel Warriors John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see their attackers leave. A […]

An Irresistible Argument

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An Attribute of God Alone

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Amy Carmichael Said…

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Always Late

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Aloneness

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All Our Mistakes are Burned Up

All Our Mistakes are Burned Up Thomas Edison invented the microphone, the phonograph, the incandescent light, the storage battery, talking movies, and more than 1000 other things. December 1914 he had worked for 10 years on a storage battery. This had greatly strained his finances. This particular evening spontaneous combustion had broken out in the […]

All God’s Giants Have Been Weak Men

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Alive Forever

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Ali Hafed

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Einstein gave grudging acceptance to “the necessity for a beginning” and eventually, to “the presence of a superior reasoning power,” but never did he accept the doctrine of a personal God. Two specific obstacles blocked his way. According to his journal writings, Einstein wrestled with a deeply felt bitterness toward the clergy, toward […]

Agnostic Farmer

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Advice from a Third Grader

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Adjustment

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Adam’s Apple

Adam’s Apple Adam was human; he didn’t want the apple for the apple’s sake; he wanted it because it was forbidden. – M. Twain Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

Action Needed

Action Needed We are reminded of the little girl who told a friend who was visiting her father that her brothers set traps to catch birds. He asked her what she did. She replied, “I prayed that the traps might not catch the birds.” “Anything else?” “Yes,” she said, “I prayed that God would keep […]

Accident Reports

Accident Reports The following are actual quotes from accident reports submitted to various insurance companies by hapless policyholders:           Coming home, I drove into the wrong house and collided with a tree I don’t have.    The other car collided with mine without giving warning of its intentions.   I thought my […]

Ability to Carry

Ability to Carry        There was a man who was saved by grace from strong drink. He was seen one day by the tavern keeper, whom he knew only too well, carrying a sewing machine to his wife. “Come and have a drink,” cried the tavern keeper. “It will strengthen you.” “No, no,” […]

A Witness Who Came Too Late

A Witness Who Came Too Late        Far up the Amazon River, a Baptist missionary was using a flannelgraph to aid her in telling a group of school children about Jesus. As she talked, an elderly man with stooped shoulders and gray hair joined the children. He listened with rapt attention as the […]

A Test of Belief

A Test of Belief          Two boys stood at the edge of a frozen pond. One of them said to the other, “Billy, I believe it will bear our weight.” “Do you?” asked the other. “Yes.” “Then get on it.” “No,” said he, “I don’t want to.” “Then,” said the other, “you […]

A Stumbling Block

A Stumbling Block           A missionary society was deeply impressed by the courageous devotion of David Livingstone who worked single-handedly for God in Africa. The society wrote to Livingstone: “Have you found a good road to where you are? If so, we want to send other men to join you.” Livingstone […]

A Spiritual Photograph

A Spiritual Photograph        Spurgeon says: “We have the likenesses of our boys taken on every birthday … so that we see them at a glance from their babyhood to their youth. Suppose such photographic memorials of our own spiritual life had been taken and preserved; would there be a regular advance, as […]

A Song in the Night

A Song in the Night        During the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night as they stayed in a small village inn, homeless and afraid, his wife broke down and cried openly in despair. To comfort […]

A Slothful Man

A Slothful Man    Sloth is not to be confused with laziness. A lazy man, a man who sits around and watches the grass grow, may be a man at peace. His sun-drenched, bumblebee dreaming may be the prelude to action or itself an act well worth the acting. A slothful man, on the other […]

A Road 5 Miles Into the Wilderness

A Road 5 Miles Into the Wilderness About 350 years ago a shipload of travelers landed on the northeast coast of America. The first year they established a town site. The next year they elected a town government. The third year the town government planned to build a road five miles westward into the wilderness. […]

A Rich Conversion

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A Little From God

A Little From God Although you may have no commentaries at hand, continue to read the Word and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal received from man. Too many are content to listen to what comes from men’s mouths, without searching and kneeling before God to know the real […]

A Lesson from the Gulls

A Lesson from the Gulls Some time ago in Reader's Digest there was a short article about a group of sea gulls that was starving to death in St. Augustine. They were not starving because of a food shortage but because they had forgotten how to fish. For years they had depended on the shrimp […]

A Lesson From Nature

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A Holy Minister

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A Joyful Meeting

A Joyful Meeting A young woman who lay dying sought to console her father who was overcome with grief. "Dad," she said, "don't be so broken up. If I had received an offer of marriage from someone who was all you could desire for me, and whose station in life was far superior to mine, […]

A Great Anything

A Great Anything One day a man met Spurgeon on the street, took off his hat and bowed, and said, “The Rev. Mr. Spurgeon—a great humbug!” Spurgeon took off his hat and replied, “Thank you for the compliment. I am glad to hear that I am a great anything!” Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Good Reason for Politeness

A Good Reason for Politeness "My boy," said a father to his son, "treat everybody with politeness, even those who are rude to you; remember, you show courtesy to others, not because they are gentlemen, but because you are one." Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email

A Poor Example

A Poor Example A father, who attended church with his little boy, found fault with everything in the service. As he walked home, he criticized the minister, the sermon, the choir, and everything in general. The boy, who had noticed what his father put in the offering plate, said, “Well, Dad, what can you expect […]

A Picture of God

A Picture of God There’s a story about a kindergarten teacher who asked a boy what he was drawing. Without pausing to look up, he said, “A picture of God.” The teacher smiled and responded, “But nobody knows what God looks like.” The boy carefully put down his crayon, looked her squarely in the eye, […]

A Man With a Servant’s Heart

A Man With a Servant’s Heart A large group of European pastors came to one of D. L. Moody’s Northfield Bible Conferences in Massachusetts in the late 1800s. Following the European custom of the time, each guest put his shoes outside his room to be cleaned by the hall servants overnight. But of course this […]

A father’s love

A father’s love A Father’s Love There’s a Spanish story of a father and son who had become estranged. The son ran away, and the father set off to find him. He searched for months to no avail. Finally, in a last desperate effort to find him, the father put an ad in Madrid newspaper. […]

A drop in the bucket

A drop in the bucket A Drop in the Bucket Let’s not refuse to give the little we have; God will multiply it. I remember an elderly man who was giving very little, but it was truly sacrificial. He had a younger friend who was always making fun of him. “Such need in the world, […]

Á Christian’s new nature

Á Christian’s new nature A Christian’s New Nature A Hindu said to a native missionary, “I am sure if I lead a good life and do what is right, giving up my bad habits, God will be pleased with me and receive me into heaven.” “That is the way most people reason today,” replied the […]

A changed attitude

A changed attitude A Changed Attitude It was Napoleon Bonaparte who, early in his life, said, “God is on the side of the biggest artillery.” Years later, when he was exiled on an island, he reversed his opinion, and conceded, “Man proposes, but God disposes.” Napoleon learned the attitude of “If it is the Lord’s […]

Wonderful truth

  Geskryf deur THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   Wonderful truth   He who kneels before GOD can stand before anyone!   To be almost saved, is to be totally lost!   Grace is not an excuse to sin, but it is the power not to!   When JESUS is all we have, we realize, JESUS is all […]

Wisdom of children

Wisdom of children Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za  Wisdom of children!         TEACHER:   Maria, go to the map and find North America .      MARIA:       Here it is.      TEACHER:  Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?      CLASS:        Maria.      ____________________________________       TEACHER:  […]

Why do people wear masks

Why do people wear masks Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za WHY DO PEOPLE WEAR MASKS? Several years ago, I had a nightmare, it was terrible. For many days my spirit was greatly troubled. In a dream, I saw one of my most serious workers at church dying a terrible death. As my church worker was dying, […]

Why

Why Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za WHY? Why  ……do Clicks make the sick walk all the  way to the back of the store to get their  prescriptions while healthy people can buy  cigarettes at the front.Why  …..do people order double cheeseburgers, large  fries, and a diet coke.Why  …..do banks leave both doors open and then chain […]

Which window

Which window Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za WHICH WINDOW? Catherine Marshall wrote: “My friend Marge had an experience aboard a plane bound for Cleveland, waiting for takeoff. As she settled into her seat, Marge noticed a strange phenomenon. On one side of the airplane a sunset suffused the entire sky with glorious color. But out of […]

When are you middle aged?

When are you middle aged? Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za When are you middle aged? By the time a person is wise enough to watch his/her step, he’s/she’s too old to go anywhere.Middle age is when you have stopped growing at both ends and have begun to grow in the middle.A person has reached middle age […]

What if there isn’t anymore

What if there isn’t anymore Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za One day a woman’s husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn’t “anymore”.No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just […]

What does hope do for mankind

What does hope do for mankind Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za What Does Hope Do For Mankind?Hope shines brightest when the hour is darkest.Hope motivates when discouragement comes.Hope energizes when the body is tired.Hope sweetens while bitterness bites.Hope sings when all melodies are gone.Hope believes when evidence is eliminated.Hope listens for answers when no one is […]

We’ll stay out of the way

We’ll stay out of the way Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   WE’LL STAY OUT OF THE WAY.         The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Sunday Morning service in a church. The choir started its processional, singing “Up from the Grave He Arose” as they marched in perfect step down […]

What is the conclusion?

What is the conclusion? Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za What is the conclusion? An old man was sitting with his 25 year old son in the train. The train was about to leave the station. All passengers are settling down in their seat. As the train started, the  young man was filled with lots of joy and […]

Walking the dog

Walking the dog Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za WALKING THE DOG  A WOMAN was flying from Melbourne  to  Brisbane  .Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to  Sydneyalong the way. The flight attendant explained thatthere would be a delay, and if the passengers wantedto get off the aircraft the plane would re-boardin 50 minutes. Everybody got off the plane […]

The two woman praying

The two woman praying Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za TWO WOMEN PRAYING There were two widow women, each with only a single son. The two young men both got involved in drugs and they both ended up in prison. The women were devout Christians and both had been in constant prayer for many years. When their […]

The wooden bowl

The wooden bowl Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                             The Wooden Bowl A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating […]

The woman

The woman Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE WOMAN When God created the woman he was working late on the 6th day. An angel came by and said: “Why spend so much time on that one?” And the Lord answered: “Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to her shape?” “She must be […]

The warning bell

The warning bell Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE WARNING BELL I am told that there was a rock on the North Sea, just off the Firth of Tay, Scotland. This rock proved very dangerous to many ships, because when the high tide came in, the rock was hidden just below the surface. There was a […]

The voice of the shepherd

The voice of the shepherd Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE VOICE OF THE SHEPHERD There once was a shepherd that lived in the Scottish highlands. This shepherd had a daughter and he would take her with him when he went out on the moors to take care of the sheep. The thing that the little […]

The untamed tongue

The untamed tongue Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE UNTAMED TONGUE In 1899 four newspaper reporters from Denver, CO, set out to tear down the Great Wall of China. They almost succeeded. Literally. The four met by chance one Saturday night, in a Denver railway depot. Al Stevens, Jack Tournay, John Lewis, Hal Wilshire. They represented […]

The U in Jesus

The U in Jesus Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE U IN JESUS Before U were thought of or time had begun,God stuck U in the name of His Son..And each time U pray, you’ll see it’s true,You can’t spell out JesUs and not include U.You’re a pretty big part of His wonderful name,For U, He […]

The three monkeys

The three monkeys Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE THREE MONKEYS Three monkeys sat on a coconut tree, Discussing things as they are said to be, Said one monkey to the other : “Now listen you two, there’s a certain rumor which can’t be true, that man has descended from our noble race; why, the very […]

The room

The room Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za The Room   I can only imagine…  “THE ROOM” as written by a 17 Year Old Boy.   17-year-old Brian Moore had only a short time to write something for a class. The     subject was What Heaven Was Like.   Brian had been dead only hours, but […]

The Rolls Royce

The Rolls Royce  Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                                      The Rolls RoyceThe great British automaker Rolls Royce takes great pride in the reliability of their handcrafted automobiles. An obviously wealthy owner of a Rolls took it to Europe on an extended trip. While traveling in France the car had some mechanical problem. He called the […]

The mayonaise jar

The mayonaise jar Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   THE MAYONNAISE JAR When things in your life seem, Almost too much to handle,When 24 Hours in a day is not enough,Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy classAnd had some items in front of him.When the class began, […]

The last letter of Karen Watson

The last letter of Karen Watson   Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                           THE LAST LETTER OF KAREN WATSON Our International Mission Board is working on a project called “The Last Letter.” It’s actually an old tradition of soldiers and missionaries who as they boarded a ship, wrote their family and friends a letter that […]

The funeral

The funeral Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   THE FUNERAL. One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big sign on the door on which was written: Yesterday, the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that […]

The four states of man

The four states of man Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za AUGUSTINE AND THE FOUR STATES OF MAN In the 5th century AD, St. Augustine wrote about the “4 States of Man”: * The first state of man (the haec sunt prima) is “living according to the flesh — with reason making no resistance.” This can be […]

The first and the last

The first and the last Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                     THE FIRST AND LAST “ALL” After a mission service, the preacher of the evening was hurrying away to a late train. He had just three minutes to catch it when he saw a man running after him. “Oh, sir,” he said breathlessly as he came […]

The compass that wouldn’t cooperate

The compass that wouldn’t cooperate Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE COMPASS THAT WOULDN’T COOPERATE       An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass […]

The Coat hanger

The Coat hanger Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE COAT HANGER A woman was at work when she received a phone call that her small daughter was very sick with a fever. She left her work and stopped by the pharmacy to get some medication. She got back to her car and found that she had […]

The cardboard butterfly

The cardboard butterfly Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE CARDBOARD BUTTERFLY. Annie Dillard, in her book The Writing Life, tells of an experiment that was done with butterflies. The experiment involved placing a male butterfly with a female butterfly of his own species. Then they placed a painted cardboard butterfly alongside them. The cardboard butterfly was […]

The candycane

The candycane Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za The CandyCane A Candymaker in America wanted to make a candy that would help us remember who Christmas is really about. So he made a Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ. He began with a stick of pure white, […]

The boulder

The boulder Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE BOULDER. In an earlier century, there lay a large boulder in the middle of the roadway. Traveler after traveler walked past the boulder, veering off the side of the road to get around it. All the while, they were shaking their head and muttering, “Can you believe that? […]

The blob

The blob  Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                       THE BLOB: A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT Years ago, there was a movie called The Blob. This cosmic Jell-O had come down from space, fell into a little crater, and cracked open. An old man came and had a little stick in his hand and was playing with it, and it […]

The balloon game

The balloon game Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za HUMILITY: THE BALLOON GAME Robert Roberts writes about a fourth grade class in which the teacher introduced a game called “balloon stomp.” A balloon was tied to every child’s leg, and the object of the game was to pop everyone else’s balloon while protecting one’s own. The last […]

The ant and the grasshopper

The ant and the grasshopper Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER The mother of a nine-year-old boy named Mark received a phone call in the middle of the afternoon. It was the teacher from her son’s school. “Mrs. Smith, something unusual happened today in your son’s third grade class. Your son did […]

Thank your dad

Thank your dad Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THANK YOU DAD. Thank you Dad, for giving us a very special gift. Its the most important gift of all, That only love can give. You read us the Bible at bedtime and taught us how to pray. You made sure we made it to church every Sunday. […]

The ten commandments of the heart

The ten commandments of the heart Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za TEN COMMANDMENTS FOR THE HEART! Your heart will have beat an average of 122,400 times every day. None of us want our heart to ask for a vacation or take a day off; we don’t even want to give it a short “coffee break” to […]

Strong foundation

Strong foundation Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za STRONG FOUNDATION Bryan Chapell tells this story that happened in his hometown: Two brothers were playing on the sandbanks by the river. One ran after another up a large mound of sand. Unfortunately, the mound was not solid, and their weight caused them to sink in quickly. When the […]

Standing for your marriage

Standing for your marriage Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Standing for your marriage! A former Pastor in Seattle, WA wrote a power statement about marriage… I am standing for the healing of my marriage!I won’t give up, give in, give out, or give over till that healing takes place.I made a vow; I said the words; […]

Spring and flowers

Spring and flowers Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za SPRING AND FLOWERS. An old lady spent much of her summer setting and swinging in the old swing hanging on her front porch. Her husband had been dead several years and she had withdrawn from all but the closest family. Her lonely time grew and grew?? One spring […]

Soldier for Christ Jesus

Soldier for Christ Jesus Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Soldier for Christ Jesus. I am a soldier in the army of my God. The Lord Jesus Christ is my commanding officer. The Holy Bible is my code of conduct, Faith, prayer and the Word are my weapons of warfare. I have been taught by the Holy […]

So many valuable possesions

So many valuable possesions Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   SO MANY VALUABLE POSSESSIONS Waylon Prendergast, 37, of Tampa, Florida, committed a spur-of-the-moment robbery while on his way home from a late-night drinking session. A very inebriated Mr. Prendergast forced his way into the house through an open upstairs window, filling a suitcase with cash and […]

Shoes in church

Shoes in church Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za SHOES IN CHURCH I showered and shaved………….. I adjusted my tie. I got there and sat………….. In a pew just in time. Bowing my head in prayer……… As I closed my eyes.. I saw the shoe of the man next to me….. Touching my own. I sighed. With plenty of room on […]

Sarah

Sarah Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za SARAH. “Sarah” I’m Sarah, I’m sixteen;Last night I failed.I prayed for more strength,So why did I yield? He said he loved me,Brought me flowers and all;Then he took me upstairsAnd caused me to fall. I feel so ashamed,So dirty inside.He’s taken my heart;Now I want to go hide. I let […]

Rise and fall of nine rich men

Rise and fall of nine rich men Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za RISE AND FALL OF NINE RICH MEN A popular story recounts a meeting that may have taken place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago in 1923. There is debate whether the meeting in fact occurred, but what is not in question is the […]

Rest in peace

Rest in peace Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                                       REST IN PEACESix-year-old and his four-year-old sister presented their mom with a Mother’s Day present: a small, spindly house plant. While it wasn’t the finest looking specimen, they had bought it with their own money and Mom was thrilled. She hugged and kissed her children and told […]

Repent or burn

Repent or burn Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za REPENT OR BURN! Festo Kivengere, a leading evangelical minister in Uganda, wrote a book called I Love Idi Amin. In this book, he described the history of the church in Uganda, and in the following excerpt he told of the first Christian martyrs in the nation’s history: “Earlier […]

Recycling phenomena

Recycling phenomena Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za THE RECYCLING PHENOMENA Twice in one week, only because the Holy Spirit prompted me and by GOD’s Grace, I could obey. What happened twice this week? You could define it as a “phenomena”, however I also define it as “the true meaning of life”. I usually try to parallel […]

Put the glass down

Put the glass down Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za PUT THE GLASS DOWN! A Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students “How much do you think this glass weighs?” ’50g!’…. ‘100g!’…..  ‘125g’..the students answered. “I really don’t […]

Psalm 23- is it true?

Psalm 23- is it true? Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za PSALM 23 – Is it true? The clock is my dictator, I shall not rest.It makes me lie down only when exhausted.It leads me into deep depression.It hounds my soul.It leads me in circles of frenzy, for activities sake.Even though I run frantically from task to […]

Progression of wisdom as ageing

Progression of wisdom as ageing Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Progression of wisdom as ageing! You can’t hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. Age 7 I like my teacher because she cries when we sing “Silent Night.” Age 7 When I wave at people in the country, they stop what they’re doing […]

Never complain

Never complain Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                              Amazing Story of Peng Shuilin  In life we keep complaining about what is or why we don’t have.Half the time we seem dissatisfied, though full-bodied and free to choose. Fat people say,”I want to be slim.” Skinny people say,”I want to be fatter.”Poor people want to be rich and […]

My heart

My heart Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za MY HEART. Once I had a heart of stone For it had surley lost its home It could not love or wanted too But in my life, then came you.   …The stones began to fall away As happiness began to fill my day A feeling so sweet and […]

Mother taught us to pray

Mother taught us to pray Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Mother taught us! My mother taught me RELIGION: When I spilled grape juice on the carpet, she instructed, “You better pray the stain will come out of the carpet.” My mother taught me LOGIC: From her decisive words, “Because I said so, that’s why.” My mother […]

Mixing diesel and gasoline fuels

Mixing diesel and gasoline fuels Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   Mixing Diesel & Gasoline FuelsYou are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness,how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything,except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.Matthew 5:13 Remote it maybe but it can […]

Mighty God

Mighty God Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Mighty GOD! Two men went fishing. One was an experienced fisherman, the other wasn’t. Every time the experienced fisherman caught a big fish, he put it in his ice chest to keep it fresh. Whenever the inexperienced fisherman caught a big fish, he threw it back. The experienced fisherman […]

Mavis lay an egg

Mavis lay an egg Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za MAVIS LAYS AN EGG On a bright, beautiful day, full of promise, Mavis laid an egg. This was not an extraordinary event since Mavis was a chicken, but Mavis was not pleased. “An egg? An egg? What do I want with an egg?” said Mavis to herself. […]

Lunch with God

Lunch with God Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za LUNCH WITH GOD! A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of iron brew and started his journey. When he had gone about three […]

Love your enemies

Love your enemies Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za LOVE YOUR ENEMIES On April 28, 1999, just eight days after the Columbine shooting, shock rock singer Marilyn Manson was scheduled to perform a concert in Iowa City, Iowa. And since Manson’s music was prominent in the lives of Columbine killers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, there was […]

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 […]

How to treat evil speaking

How to treat evil speaking Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za How to treat  evil speaking. Keep this philosophy in mind the next time you either hear, or think of participating in gossip:        In ancient Greece (469 – 399 BC), Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.  One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance that […]

How to leave a life changing legacy

How to leave a life changing legacy Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za HOW TO LEAVE A LIFECHANGING LEGACY. In Genesis 25, Abraham marries Keturah. Everyone knows about Sarah and Hagar but very few know that Abraham also had another wife. We all know he had trouble having children with Sarah. God healed both Sarah and Abraham […]

His love will keep you strong

His love will keep you strong Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                             HIS LOVE WILL KEEP YOU STRONG … Surely the Lord has done great things! Don’t be afraid My people. Be glad now and rejoice For the Lord has done great things! Plant the good seeds of righteousness, And you will harvest a crop of […]

Good won’t get you there

Good won’t get you there Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GOOD WON’T GET YOU THERE!                           [Good Won’t Get You There, Feda H. Babinski]I’m standing there in front of gates like none I’ve ever foundThey shine like golden ribbons as they glide across the groundI see the stairs that never end how brilliantly they glowI start […]

God’s Rosebud

God’s Rosebud  Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                                    GOD’S Rosebud.  A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice.The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing […]

God’s Accuracy amazing

God’s Accuracy amazing Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GOD’S ACCURACY – AMAZING God’s accuracy may be observed in His creation (even )the hatching of eggs.For example:-the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days;-those of the canary in 14 days;-those of the barnyard hen in 21 days;-The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 […]

God won’t ask

God won’t ask Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Pinterest Email   Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   GOD WON’T ASK. 1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, but will ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation. 2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, but will ask how many people […]

God is so good

God is so good Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                             GOD IS SO GOOD! Leadership Magazine carried a story about 4 young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were […]

God is busy

God is busy Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GOD IS Busy! If you don’t know GOD, don’t make stupid remarks!!!!!! A United States Marine was taking some college courses between assignments. He had completed 20 missions in Iraq  and Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor  who was an avowed atheist, and a member of the ACLU.  One […]

God has kept me here for a reason

God has kept me here for a reason Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za God Has Kept Me Here For A Reason Repeat after me: God has kept me here for a reason. I survived because He has a plan for me. All my bad relationships, the addictions, the consequences, the bad credit, the repossessions, the death […]

God and the Geese

God and the Geese Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GOD AND THE GEESE There was once a man who didn’t believe in God, and he didn’t hesitate to let others know how he felt about religion and religious holidays. His wife, however, did believe, and she raised their children to also have faith in God and […]

Glass of Milk

Glass of Milk Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GLASS OF MILK. One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he […]

Genl. MacArthur’s prayer

Genl. MacArthur’s prayer Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   GENL. MacARTUR’S PRAYER. Gen. Douglas MacArthur wrote this prayer for his son. He prayed: “Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, & brave enough to face himself when he is afraid. One who will be proud & […]

Friendship

Friendship Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   Friendship. After losing his parents, this 3 year old orangutan was so depressed he wouldn’t eat and didn’t respond to any medical treatments.  The veterinarians thought he would surely die from sadness. The zoo keepers found an old sick dog on the grounds in the park at the zoo where […]

Four Boyfriends

A MAN ASKED – Hannes Zegement Grove Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   4 BOY FRIENDS Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends. She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adorned him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the best. […]

Forgive me Lord when I whine

Forgive me Lord when I whine   Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                   FORGIVE ME LORD WHEN I WHINE!   Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman and wished I was as beautiful. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore […]

Encouraging predictions for 2011

Encouraging predictions for 2011   Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                 ENCOURAGING PREDICTIONS FOR 2011   With all the problems the World is facing, it can be somewhat unsettling.  Today, I want to share with you ten predictions that are true!                   Top 10 Predictions for […]

Drug of new milllenium

Drug of new milllenium Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za The Drug of the New MilleniumBy Mark B. Kastleman(Longer summary for CFT by Mr D. Bosman) OUR FAMILIES UNDER ATTACKInternet pornography is creating an epidemic of obsession, compulsion and addiction that issweeping across the world like a tidal wave destroying marriages, families and individual lives witha devastation […]

Don’t Judge

Don’t Judge   Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za                                                 Don’t Judge BEST POEM IN THE WORLDI was shocked, confused, bewilderedAs I entered Heaven’s door,Not by the beauty of it all,Nor the lights or its decor. But it was the folks in HeavenWho made me sputter and gasp–The thieves, the liars, the sinners,The alcoholics and the trash. […]

Do you judge

Do you judge Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   Do you judge? A doctor entered the hospital in hurry after being called in for an urgent surgery. He answered the call ASAP, changed his clothes & went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father pacing in the hall waiting for the doctor. On […]

Dispear

Dispear Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za Dispear! During the Thirty Years’ War in the 17th century, German pastor Paul Gerhardt and his family were forced to flee from their home. One night as they stayed in a small village inn, homeless and afraid, his wife broke down and cried openly in despair. To comfort her, Gerhardt […]

Are you flying with a parachute

Are you flying with a parachute Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za   ARE YOU FLYING WITH A PARACHUTE? Two men are seated in a plane. The first is given a parachute and told to put is on as it would improve his flight. He’s a little skeptical at first because he can’t see how wearing a […]

a Message by George Carlin

a Message by George Carlin Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za GEORGE CARLIN ( His wife  died…and George followed her, dying July 2008)  Isn’t it amazing that George Carlin – comedian of the 70’s and 80’s – could write something so very eloquent…and so very appropriate.                                                                        A Message by George Carlin:  The paradox of […]

A Christmas home

A Christmas home O give us homes built firm upon the savior, Where christ is head and counsellor and guide; Where every child is taught his love and favor And gives his heart to christ, the crucified: How sweet to know that though his footsteps waver His faithful lord is walking by his side!   […]

First January 1968

1January1968 Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za 1 JANUARY 1968. Many years ago, I failed the Lord in a stupid teenager deed. I can painfully remember January the 1st, 1968. I was raised in the parsonage, I was 16 years old, I knew right from wrong. But I failed the Lord! 1/1/68 was always a painful memory […]

Tater People

Tater People Written by THEUNIS, JOHANNES CLOETE  tjcloete@absamail.co.za “TATER” people. TATER PEOPLE (author unknown) Some people are very bossy and like to tell others what to do, but don’t want to soil their own hands. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians They are called “Dick Taters” . Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are […]