Did You Know That …
I want to depart from my usual type of blog post and do something that I have never done in the 13+ years of writing this blog. Are you ready? In this blog post, I want to give a test. Now, please don't quit reading. Don't worry because no one but you will know the results of the test. Simply read the following statements and then, for each statement that you know to be true, place a checkmark in the space provided to the left of the statement. ___ Children can be born again and have an intimate relationship with God. ___ ___ Children can know God's Word. ___ ___ Children can be taught to...
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace!
Back when I first started in ministry, it was a common thing when officiating a wedding to include the sentence "If there be anyone here who would object to the joining of this man to this woman to become husband and wife in holy matrimony, let them speak now or forever hold their peace." After saying those words, there would be an eerie, awkward silence as the minister provided an opportunity for those attending the ceremony to voice the two simple words "I OBJECT" to stop the impending marriage. After a time of silence, with no objection being raised, the wedding would then proceed and the...
From My Files – Maria Woodworth-Etter
THE BACKGROUND: I know. Once again, I've mentioned a name that is probably unknown to most of this blog's readership. Maria Woodworth-Etter (1844-1924) was an evangelist mightily used by God in the area of divine healing. Read the following two stories that happened in her meetings and then I will share why I added them to my files many years ago. THE STORY ADDED TO MY FILES: Sidney, Iowa, 1916. "Yesterday morning the Lord used a little afflicted boy in a wonderful way. The power fell on him, just as the service was dismissed and he came on the platform. For nearly an hour he preached and...
From My Files – John G. Lake
THE BACKGROUND: I am thrilled to share a story that I added to my files back in the early 1980s. After reading the story, you will quickly see why it's a "regular" in both my children's ministry conference workshops and ministry sermons. I won't take the space to share about John G. Lake (1870-1935) other than to write that he was a man who dared to believe God and was powerfully used of the Holy Spirit especially in the area of divine healing. Hopefully, you will take the time to Google to learn more about this mighty man of God. THE STORY ADDED TO MY FILES: “I was sitting one day in the...
From My Files – Ignaz Semmelweis
THE BACKGROUND: Semmelwhat? No, it is Semmelweis. Semmelwho? Ignaz Semmelweis (pronounced IG-nahts ZEM-uhl-vice). I am confident that very few if any of this blog's readership has heard of Semmelweis (1818-1865). After reading the following story, I believe that you will understand why some 35+ years ago I added his story to my files and tell it often in my conference workshops. THE STORY ADDED TO MY FILES: In the mid-1800s, a Hungarian physician named Ignaz Semmelweis taught and practiced medicine in the first clinic of the lying-in division of the Vienna General Hospital. As an...
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