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When Charles Spurgeon moved to London to pastor New Park Street Baptist Church, the congregation had a problem: it was dwindling and dying. A mere two years later, the church…
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“Pour It In the River!”
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithA preacher from Eastern Kentucky was wrapping up a long sermon on temperance when he shouted, “If I had all the beer in the world, I’d pour it in the river!”
The congregation, wanting to seem spiritual, responded with a rousing, “Amen!”
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“What Are You Doing Here?”
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithMartin Niemöller was a Lutheran pastor in Germany when the Second World War began. He is immortalized for being the one who said, “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.”
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The Test of Preaching
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithWhen Cicero spoke, the people said, “He spoke well.” When Demosthenes spoke, the people said, “Let us march.” Topics Illustrated Include: History Preacher Preaching Quotes Standards Taking Action Teaching…
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Kenneth Kaunda (President of Zambia) on Preaching
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“What a nation needs more than anything else is not a Christian ruler in the palace but a Christian prophet within earshot.”
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Modern Day Lion’s Den
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithBeliever or not, just about everyone is familiar with the account of Daniel’s night spent with the lions. In the well-known story, a pagan king threw one of God’s prophets into a den filled with the terrifying animals. Of course, Daniel walked out the next morning completely unscathed.
The same cannot be said about a man in Taipei who willing confronted a group of lions.
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Karl Barth on the Incarnation
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“The Word became flesh – and then through theologians it became words again.”
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What Do You Expect?
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithWhen you’re in God’s presence, do you expect great things from Him? Do you believe He will do what only He can do? Or has doubt caused you to lose your sense of wonder and anticipation? If so, you’re not alone.
Evidently, it happens to pastors, too.
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Hunting Preacher
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithThree friends – a lawyer, a doctor, and a preacher – went hunting together. They’d just stepped into the woods when a huge buck ran by, prompting all three men to fire at the same time. The deer fell dead, but only one bullet hole could be found.
Naturally, all three men wanted to know whose it was.
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Preaching to Passive Pastors
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithAt a pastor’s conference in Scotland in 1865, Hudson Taylor, the mighty missionary to China, was given the opportunity to address 2,000 pastors about his work. Sadly, many churches in Europe couldn’t have been less concerned about the millions of Chinese people dying apart from Christ on a monthly basis.
But then, Hudson Taylor opened his sermon with this story….
