The Faves
If I were to receive a last-minute invitation to teach in one or more conference workshops or preach in one or more church services and only given my Bible and a tablet containing this year's blog posts to use as my teaching/preaching notes, which would be my go-to blog posts? In other words, which are my two-thumbs-up favorites (three-thumbs-up if I had three hands)? A 36-Inch Waist! (November 2) I have found Jesus to be what I call the Master Packer. In just forty words, Jesus packed an enormous amount of revelation about the Holy Spirit. Dressed in the Fashions of Heaven (August 3) This...
From My Files – Thomas Ball Barratt
THE BACKGROUND: I know that the name Thomas Ball Barratt (1862-1940) isn't well-known. It was through this Norwegian Spirit-baptized Methodist that the Pentecostal message was introduced in Norway and spread throughout all of Europe. Read the following story about his Spirit baptism and then I'll tell why I added it to my files many years ago and tell it often in our Ignite & Unite Conferences. THE STORY ADDED TO MY FILES: He said that it happened when he came to the United States in 1906, although his purpose in visiting this country was to raise funds for the Methodist church, not...
From My Files – John Wesley
THE BACKGROUND: The Methodist church was the fruit of John Wesley's attempt some 300 years ago to reform the spiritually dormant and corrupt Anglican church. The movement, however, became separate from its parent body and developed into an autonomous church. Wesley's love of God's Word, passion for souls, and desire to be used of the Holy Spirit birthed a work that has impacted the world. Here are two of Wesley's quotes and a story that I added to my files over the years.THE QUOTE ADDED TO MY FILES: "I am not afraid that the people called Methodists should ever cease to exist either in...
From My Files – D.L. Moody
Did you read my recent "From My Files" post? In this post, I made a promise and I'm here now to keep my word. This is the first of several upcoming posts that will share some of the powerful thoughts, quotations, and stories that I've read, organized and stored in numerous Excel spreadsheets and MS Word document files. I believe that these treasures are just too good to keep to myself. So, without further ado (whatever "ado" is), here is the first "From My Files" post. THE BACKGROUND: In December of 1999, the Christian world honored the hundredth anniversary of the death of the legendary...
From My Files
Years ago, I heard my friend Jim Wideman say in a conference workshop that God didn't give us a brain to use for memory. Our brain was placed inside of our head for creativity. God gave us the tools to assist us with our memory. To that, I'll say a great big, hearty amen! I took what Jim said to heart. I was tired of reading a book and discovering powerful thoughts only to have them vanish from my brain within minutes of completing my reading. I would even highlight and make annotations in the book's margins and not be able to tell you more than two or three thoughts the next day. (Don't...
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