One Solitary Life He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in yet another village, where he worked in a carpenter’s shop, till he was thirty. Then for three years he was an itinerant preacher. He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never
The Lion and the Lamb Do not withhold your mercy from me, O Lord; may your love and your truth always protect me. Psalm 40:11 Truth and love are obviously not opposites. But our presentation of Christ to others sometimes makes them so. Up one end are those whose emphasis on truth is so extreme
Set Apart I tell you the truth. Among those born of women there has not been anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he Matthew 11:11 John the Baptist was a unique prophet in so many ways, not the least of which was
The Whole Message Wellington represented the last formidable opposition to the French army under the command of Napoleon. Everything came to a head at the battle of Waterloo. To communicate the outcome of the battle to English towns from Belgium, across the English Channel, a system of flashing lights was devised, to go from one
Pray Without Ceasing The Lord is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid? Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident. Psalm 27:1,3
Fellowship and Evangelism ‘Sound the ram’s horn at the New Moon, and when the moon is full on the day of our feast; this is a decree for Israel, an ordinance of the God of Jacob. He established it as a statute for Joseph When he went out against Egypt’ Psalm 81:3-5 Many of the
Empowered The number of men, women, teenagers and children that came to Christ through an uneducated American evangelist by the name of D.L.Moody is conservatively estimated to be 750,000 people. He was not only a man who lived a humble, surrendered life, but he was also a man who experienced the Holy Spirit’s power and
Intercession From his conversion in 1855 until his death in 1899, the American evangelist D.L.Moody saw at least 750,000 people come to Christ. One of the reasons for this success was that he knew how to live a surrendered life. Another reason was his experience of being baptised in the Spirit. A third reason was
A Surrendered Life What made the uneducated American evangelist D.L.Moody so successful? He lived a surrendered life. He had a dramatic baptism in the Holy Spirit experience, and he was a man who had strong prayer backing for every crusade. Another major factor was his message. The gospel can be presented in many different ways.
Peter Cartwright One of my favourite characters in the Unknown Christians’ Hall of Fame is a Methodist circuit-riding preacher who lived in the early 1800’s in America. His name was Peter Cartwright. One time, after riding all day and not coming across a single person, he decided to seek shelter for the night. The one
