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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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Did I Say That?
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithWhat you say is very important. But how you say it is also very important. In fact, the meaning of what you say can be changed by how you say it!
Want proof? Just look at this simple sentence.
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Prone to Wander
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithOne Sunday when he was a young man, Robert Robinson and some buddies went to church…but only to make fun of the Christians gathered in worship. However, the preacher that day was the mighty George Whitefield, and Robinson ended up giving his life to Christ instead!
And that’s just one part of this hymn writer’s amazing spiritual journey.
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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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Dietrich Bonhoeffer on The Bible
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Do not defend God’s word, but testify to it. Trust to the Word. It is a ship loaded to the very limits of its capacity.”
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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.”
