Meet Mr. Moody Part 2
Chapter 3: Learning Important Lessons “I do not expect to visit this country again.” Dwight L. Moody made that statement shortly after arriving in England in March, 1867. He had been seasick during the voyage from America and was also a bit discouraged with the “dull and formal” church life in England. In short, he
Meet Mr. Moody Part 1
Chapter 1: Businessman With A Burden Dwight Lyman Moody was perhaps the most remarkable Christian layman America ever produced. Yes, I said “layman,” because D. L. Moody was never ordained, nor did he ever have any formal training for the ministry. He preferred to be called “Mr. Moody,” and he readily admitted his educational limitations.
H is for Humor
Charles H. Spurgeon was standing in the hall of his house when there came a knock at the front door. The famous preacher opened it himself, and there stood a man with a huge stick in his hand. The man sprang into the hall and announced that he had come to kill Spurgeon! “You must
The Enemies Of Preaching
No, this is not a tirade against the world, the flesh and the Devil, although, if they are influencing your life, they can damage a good sermon in no time. My great concern is that we learn to recognize the hidden enemies of good preaching, enemies that constantly lurk around us in the study, in
Sanctified by Doctrine Part 2
written by: Warren Wiersbe (taken from Living a Holy Life, pg. 6-8) One body of truth had been given. He called it “the faith.” “Having faith and a good conscience, which some having rejected, concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck” (v. 19). It wasn’t a faith or some faith but the faith. He wasn’t talking
Sanctified by Doctrine Part 1
written by: Warren Wiersbe (taken from Living a Holy Life, pg. 3-5) Our Lord Jesus stated four of His priorities in His high-priestly prayer in John 17. He prayed first of all that the Father might be glorified through the work of the Son (v. 1). Then He prayed that the Church might be sanctified
Ministers are Human Beings
written by: Warren Wiersbe Ministers are human beings, made of dust, subject to the same forces that discourage and destroy the men and women who sit in the pews. For some reason, many church members have the idea that their pastor is exempt from personal pressures and problems-or that he has a secret system for
J is for Jesus Part II
written by: Warren Wiersbe We have considered four reasons that explain why our lives, ministries and messages must be saturated with the Lord Jesus Christ. To begin with, He is the theme of the whole Bible and to leave Him out of the message is to preach something other than the Bible. He is the
J is for Jesus Part 1
written by: Warren Wiersbe “No man can bear witness to Christ and to himself at the same time,” wrote James Denney (1856-1917), one of the Church of Scotland’s most able theologians. “No man can give the impression that he himself is clever and that Christ is mighty to save.” It seems incredible, but there are
It’s Indispensable
written by: Warren Wiersbe If you were asked to name the one spiritual commodity that was indispensable for maintaining a ministry that honored God, what commodity would you select? Faith? Certainly faith is important, for “without faith it is impossible to please God” (Heb. 1l:6). Prayer? Another good choice, because “you do not have because
Let Us Worship
written by: Warren Wiersbe Books on worship abound. Some of them are biblical and lay the right foundation, while some of them are experimental and pragmatic and have almost no biblical foundation at all. Worship is the most important ministry of the church collectively and of Christians individually, because all that we are and do
D Is For Depth
written by: Warren Wiersbe Never have times been more conducive for cultivating a shallow and superficial ministry. When you consider population mobility, the short attention span of listeners accustomed to sound bites, the pervasive desire of many worshipers for “experience” and not truth, the stage is all set for preaching sermons and making visits that