"Jesus must become greater…" John 3:30
Read: In the mid-1700s David Brainerd was used greatly by the Lord to reach the Native Americans with the Gospel. At times he would be found praying for them for hours in the snow. He loved them with the love of God. In his diary he once wrote, “I poured out my soul for all … Read more
Read: From a sermon preached by Jack Hyles in 1974: I was an introvert when I was a boy. I was still sucking my thumb when I was fourteen. On my 17th birthday I weighed 93 pounds dripping wet and full of bananas. I could not pass public speaking. I was called “Jackie boy.” Nobody … Read more
Read: The following story is taken from a sermon preached by the famous evangelist Billy Sunday: I will never forget one time in a town in Illinois when I was leaving the tent where we were holding meetings. Among those who went out last was a young man to whom I was especially attracted by … Read more
Read Adapted from a sermon by Hyman J. Appelman: I had a friend in seminary…One day as he and I drove to our churches in Oklahoma, he told me of his conversion. He told how he was almost driven away from home because of his drunkenness, how he was kicked out of a Christian school … Read more
Read: On one occasion Dr. Bob Gray got so burdened about winning someone to Christ, he prayed early in the morning that the Lord would give him a soul that day. He had that on his heart as he drove to his early morning radio broadcast. As he got out on the expressway in Jacksonville … Read more
Read: Miss Blanche Groves was for many years a faithful missionary in China. One day in Soochow she stood on the curb of the street and watched three men being led to execution by the Japanese. One of them recognized her, broke away from his captors and ran up to her. He cried out, “Thank … Read more
Read: A man who was a member of a church asked his pastor to visit his son, who was sick unto death. He met his pastor at the door and said, “Preacher, I am afraid that my son is dying. I wish you would talk to him about his salvation.” The preacher went into the … Read more
Week 35—Knock Again Read: A fellow was giving out tracts. He would knock on a door; and when the people came to the door, he would smile, hand them a tract and say, “I would be very grateful if you would read this,” then knock on the next door and the next and the next. … Read more
Read: Taken from a message preached by Jack Hyles: My father was an alcoholic. He is buried tonight in a drunkard’s grave in Italy, Texas. My father heard me preach two sermons, one on Sunday morning and one on Sunday night, New Year’s Day, 1949. New Year’s Eve I got burdened for my dad. So … Read more
Read: Charlie Peace was a criminal. Laws of God or man curbed him not. Finally the law caught up with him and he was condemned to death. On the fatal morning in Armley Jail, Leeds, England, he was taken on the death-walk. Before him went the prison chaplain, routinely and sleepily reading some Bible verses. … Read more
Vision – To inspire a passion for lost souls The next eleven weeks will challenge you to deepen your desire to see lost people come to Christ. As you read this section, spend time examining your heart to see what the Lord desires to do in you and through you. Read From a sermon by R. … Read more