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1. The Story of The Burning Fiery Furnace, with illustrations. The Biblical account of the three Hebrew youths that would
not worship Nebuchadnezzar's idol of gold, is not merely a story of courage, but
it is a record of fidelity to the Faithful God, Who is able to deliver from the hand
of man. "Our God Whom we serve is able to deliver
us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us out of thine hand, O king" (Daniel 3:17). |
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2. The Story of Noah's Ark, with illustrations. The Earth was the highest "good" God could do for man in providing a
place for him to live. On this side of Heaven, the Earth shined as the most beautiful
"home" ever. It was absolute perfection-- until man sinned. |
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3. The Story of Elijah and the Prophets of Baal, with illustrations. Elijah stood before "ALL" his backslidden nation. Sin was their reproach. But the LORD God
Almighty, in "wrath remember[ed]
mercy" (Habakkuk 3:2). These wayward
children of Israel had no excuse. They had a rich history-- as do we-- of just Who
exactly God was, is, and always will be. "Unto
thee it was showed, that thou mightest KNOW that the LORD He is God; there is none
else beside Him" (Deuteronomy
4:35). He is The Great "I
AM THAT I AM" (Exodus
3:14)... Elijah's task was to demonstrate to this deceived
Israel that God was God-- the Only God! He approached "boldly
unto the Throne of Grace, that [he might] obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need" (Hebrews 4:16). And it was God's merciful grace that allowed Elijah the opportunity
to challenge the people to a trial by fire.
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4. The Story of the Apostle Paul, with illustrations. There was Paul. He won his crown. He had many a hard fight; he met Satan on many a battle-field, and he overcame him and wore the crown. It would take about ten thousand of the average Christians of this day or any other to make one of Paul. When I read the life of that Apostle, I blush for the Christianity of the nineteenth century. It is a weak and sickly thing. --D. L. Moody  ---New Window |
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5. The Story of Moses, Part 1, with illustrations. Follow the account of Moses from The Creation of the Universe in Genesis, to the plagues in Egypt and deliverance through the Red Sea. "As the human tool used in the hand of God to author the first five Books of the Old Testament, called the Pentateuch, Moses had to truly be 'the servant of God' (Revelation 15:3). The LORD had to have a man who would trust Him so completely and believe Him so fully as to put on parchment the Record of an event that no human being could have witnessed personally and still credit its veracity as being from God. And this man would need to associate his name and person with it. It is this Record that God's people have lovingly ever after called, 'The Creation'" ---New Window |
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6. The Story of Moses, Part 2, with illustrations. Continuing the story of Israel's journey to the Promised Land and Moses' death on Mount Nebo. "'Moses the servant of God' (Revelation 15:3), in authoring the first quarter of the entire Old Testament, who is mentioned periodically throughout the Bible in 774 verses, and finally, as being an important part of God's plan at the very end of the Scriptures, totally justifies The Word's title of him as 'The Servant of God' (15:3). For we believe that one of the 'Two Witnesses' spoken of in the Book of Revelation will be Moses. 'And I will give Power unto My Two Witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth' (Revelation 11:3)." ---New Window |
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"MORE than four thousand years had passed away, since
Adam and Eve were driven from the garden of Eden; and now the time was come for Jesus
Christ to be born into the world, and to live, and suffer, and die there. Who was the Lord Jesus Christ? The eternal Son of God. When Isaiah prophesied of Him, he said, "Unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace." Isaiah ix. 6. Jesus, who was born a helpless child, and who lived as a poor man all his life on earth, was the great God, without beginning and without end; who knows all things, and sees all things, and can do all things. But why did Jesus Christ come into the world? Why did He leave His Father's throne, and the glory and happiness of Heaven, to live among sinful men, and to suffer, and bleed, and die? To save sinners." |
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"God spoke, and created all things by his wonderful power. The first day, He created light: the second day, the blue sky; the third day, the seas and dry land, and trees; the fourth day, the sun, and moon, and stars; the fifth day, the birds and fishes; the sixth day, beasts, and insects, and creeping things, and man. Then all was finished, and 'God saw everything that He had made, and behold it was very good.' 'The seventh day God ended His work which He had made.' God rested on that day, and therefore He commands us to rest on the Sabbath day. He says, 'Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.'" | |
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by Anonymous |
"With a soft voice, the young man began to recite the words of the psalm. When he was finished, there was no applause. There was no standing ovation as on other nights. All that could be heard was the sound of weeping. The audience had been so moved by the young man's recitation that every eye was full of tears." | |
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by Rosalind Goforth |
"While the Goforths were attending a summer conference, south of Chicago, it was announced that a 'brilliant speaker' was to come on a certain day for just one address. A very large expectant audience awaited him. The chairman introduced the speaker with such fulsome praise there seemed no room for the glory of God in what was to follow. The stranger had been sitting with bowed head and face hidden. As he stepped forward he stood a moment as if in prayer, then said..." | |
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by Anonymous |
"Grabbing a rescue line, the father had to make the most excruciating decision of his life... to which boy he would throw the other end of the line. He only had seconds to make the decision..." | |
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by Joel H. Eastman |
At the end of one cold November day, the sun was setting on the horizon and the beggar got up to go home (if you could call two wooden crates a home). While crossing the bridge, he saw a gentleman staring at the sunset with his arms resting on the stone rail of the bridge. As he walked, he felt his coat pocket. A half sovereign was all he had gotten that day. His thoughts flew forward to tomorrow. He knew of a job at a local shop where he had seen, just the day before, a sign in the window, and though he could read very little, it said: . Ah, but there lay the difficulty, as he only had the tattered clothes on his back and they could hardly be called decent. New clothes would cost him 20 sovereigns, at least, and all he had in his pocket was a half of a sovereign, plus the 9 1/2 he had managed to save. What hope had he to get another 10 sovereigns by tomorrow, when it had taken him over a year to save the ten? But what choice had he? He would never get out of the slums if he did not get a job, but how was he to get a job without 10 sovereigns, which he could not get without a job. This vicious cycle left him dizzy. |
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by Anonymous |
The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son,
painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the
personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that
his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him
for the picture. "Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It's a gift." |
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An illustrated story which depicts the bond of friendship between two Christian young men, and the danger they face in preserving the written Word of God. "1534-- Macaulay, a Protestant historian: 'Though many died as martyrs on the scaffolds and in the prisons of England and elsewhere, yet their skill in evading detection, as well as their audacity in the midst of their enemies, and their great success in winning converts, well explain the hatred with which they were regarded in Prostestant countries from the beginning.' And so began a dark, frightening time, when people believed the world was flat and that God's Truth was handwritten on sacred parchment in Cathedral libraries. It was a world where modern ideas were banned by the Church, and the mere possession of a printed page was a crime punishable by Death. It was then that seven men organized themselves into a society and pronounced their vows in the crypt of a little chapel, in what is now, Rue Antoinette. They called themselves, 'Society of Jesus'. And they were to become the cutting edge of the counter reformation. Six years later, Pope Paul III gave them his solemn approval. As from a nightmare came this society of murderers, their vows written in the blood of many. They were the Jesuits." Be patient as story loads. There are over
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by Tom Stewart |
In 1848, Marietta Davis of Berlin, New York (USA), fell into a coma for 9 days. Doctors were unable to arouse the 25 year old Baptist woman. However, when she did awake from her coma, she proceeded to tell of an amazingly vivid and detailed dream in which she visited and returned from Heaven. | |
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Tutsi soldiers had broken down the door of a young pastor's house and stood poised to slaughter by machine gun fire, him and his entire family right where they sat. Their intent was to massacre the civilians in this Hutu village... | |
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An illustrated "story-reminder" for every young
person who loves Jesus. "And he was called the
friend of God" (James 2:23).
Please join Koala, Leopard, Teddy, Bunny, and Raccoon as they encourage each other, and Jonas, to Love Jesus!  "Exhort
one another daily, while it is called To day"(Hebrews 3:13). |
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by William Booth (1829 - 1912) |
"On one of my recent journeys, as I gazed from the coach window, I was led into a train of thought concerning the condition of the multitudes around me. They were living carelessly in the most open and shameless rebellion against God, without a thought for their eternal welfare. As I looked out of the window, I seemed to see them all... millions of people all around me given up to their drink and their pleasure, their dancing and their music, their business and their anxieties, their politics and their troubles. Ignorant- willfully ignorant in many cases- and in other instances knowing all about the truth and not caring at all. But all of them, the whole mass of them, sweeping on and up in their blasphemies and devilries to the Throne of God. While my mind was thus engaged, I had a vision." | |
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by Charles Finney |
The worst bargain a man can make. | |
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by William C. Irvine (1917) |
"I was walking along the streets of Vanity Fair the other day and had my attention drawn to a huge edifice which was in the course of construction..." | |
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by Charles M. Sheldon |
While we wait for the Saviour, let us occupy, "for even hereunto were ye called: because
Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow His steps" |
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by Leewin B. Williams |
It was late in the afternoon of the first Easter day. Two disciples, restless with sorrow, went out by the western gate to walk to the village of Emmaus, some six miles distant. No doubt life and light throbbed in the soft wind, in the gentle scenery. Perhaps the birds were still singing as the sun was slowly sinking over the western hills. All nature must have been glad. But the hearts of these disciples were as heavy as the clods of the grave. Their Lord was dead! | |
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The Test of the first disciples. | |
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by Anonymous |
A Chinese student finds meaning in suffering. | |
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God with us-- now. |
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The only true motivation for missions and evangelism. | |
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by Anonymous |
"There are not many days left." | |
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The gift of a free will. | |
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by J. A. Wylie |
Anticipation of a Violent Death ñ Wonderfully Shielded by Events ñ Struck with Palsy ñ Dies December 31st, 1384 ñ Estimate of his Position and Work ñ Completeness of his Scheme of Reform ñ The Father of the Reformation ñ The Founder of England's Liberties. The moment his great work was finished, that moment the Voice spake to him which said, "Come up hither." As he stood before the earthly symbols of his Lord's passion, a cloud suddenly descended upon him; and when its darkness had passed, and the light had returned, serener and more bright than ever was dawn or noon of earthly day, it was no memorial or symbol that he saw; it was his Lord Himself, in the august splendor of His glorified humanity. Blessed transition! The earthly sanctuary, whose gates he had that morning entered, became to him the vestibule of the Eternal Temple; and the Sabbath, whose services he had just commenced, became the dawn of a better Sabbath, to be closed by no evening with its shadows, and followed by no week-day with its toils.
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by J. A. Wylie |
A "must read" for those desiring a "church
age" story similar to that of the Old Testament's Elijah.
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by Patrick (373-465 AD) |
"I, Patrick, a sinner, a most simple countryman, the
least of all the faithful and most contemptible to many, had for father the deacon
Calpurnius, son of the late Potitus, a presbyter, of the settlement of Bannaven Taburniae;
he had a small villa nearby where I was taken captive. I was at that time about sixteen
years of age. I did not, indeed, know the true God; and I was taken into captivity
in Ireland with many thousands of people, according to our deserts, for quite drawn
away from God, we did not keep his precepts, nor were we obedient to our presbyters
who used to remind us of our salvation. And the Lord brought down on us the fury
of his being and scattered us among many nations, even to the ends of the earth,
where I, in my smallness, am now to be found among foreigners." --Patrick
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by Tom Stewart |
"One day, Duduman was searching a ship from Holland. A large quantity of Bibles was found hidden in the cargo. The ship's captain denied any knowledge of the Bibles, but a missionary named Dave was found, 'crying and praying to God.' When Duduman asked Dave if the Bibles belonged to him, Dave answered, 'No.' Duduman demanded, 'Who do they belong to, then?' Dave's answer cut like a knife into Duduman's heart. 'They belong to your brothers and your sisters.'" ( |
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by Tom Stewart |
The Kingdom of God that flowered from that Reformation in Germany 'is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it' (Luke 13:19)." | |
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by Henry Davenport Northrop |
"Of his conversion Mr. Spurgeon spoke on every fitting opportunity, hoping thereby to benefit others." | |
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by Rev. James F. Jacquess |
Also concerning Mr. Lincoln: "My dear President, I must repeat to you here what
I said when at Urbana in 1856. My fear is that you will fall under the blows of a
Jesuit assassin if you do not pay more attention than you have done, till now, to
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A thankful President who knew Who to thank. | |
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"Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy." | |
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The Scriptural foundation for the true meaning of Christmas. | |
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The Story of the Birth of Christ, with illustrations. | |
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by Dr. Ian Paisley and Professor James Orr |
Dr. Paisley-- "Woman was so constructed that in the
production of her child none of her blood would enter the veins of her offspring.
This brings us back to Genesis and there we read: "And
the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and He took one
of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD
God had taken from man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man." --Genesis 2:21-22. The word used in verse 22 for the making of the
woman is literally "builded." God builded, or constructed, woman and she
was constructed in such a manner that when she was producing a child, that child's
blood would be a new creation and not formed by the mother's bloodstream. Why did
God so build, or construct, the woman? Simply because He was anticipating the Virgin
Birth and making ready the woman for the great incarnation of God in human flesh." . |
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by Charles Dickens |
One of the classics that established the modern idea of Christmas. "It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!" |
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It had been a journey of the heart, more than anything else. A story of true Love, which can only be founded
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This novelette is dedicated to those who, when they look, do not pass by. A story of homelessness, compassion, and
love. The police officer checked his clipboard one more time,
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A novelette yielding a moral harvest. "Be not deceived; God is not mocked:
for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" |
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For many years, I have enjoyed the company of Charlotte Bronte. Even though she died over a hundred years
ago, her voice did not. Her voice can be heard in the poetry she wrote, and in the
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| On October 8, 1918, the day that made Corporal Alvin York famous, he captured 132 German prisoners, and became a national hero. The German Major of the prisoners had providentially lived in Chicago for a time, and spoke English well. Thus, Alvin was able to give demands that normally would have required a translator. Upon hearing Corporal York giving orders to his men, (there were only seven), the German Major asked, "'How many have you got?" and I said, "I have got a-plenty," and pointed my pistol at him all the time." | |
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The tender story of two boys striving to be "like HIM." "We shall be like Him; for we shall
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The story of a young woman coming to terms with her retarded, older sister. I have an older sister named Dana. She's
seven years older than I, and has the mental capacity of a three year old. When she
was 2 months old, she stopped breathing for six minutes. The doctors were able to
bring her back to life. They called it a miracle. However, when she grew older it
was apparent there was brain damage. That small period of time when there was no
oxygen to her brain, would change Dana's life forever. And mine. |
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The article read as follows: "Miss Cornelia Dewey passed away yesterday
due to old age. She was 87. No surviving relatives." It pains me to see how
many people misunderstood Miss Dewey. She was the godliest person that I have ever
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A True Story (Excerpts written January 24, 1536) |
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"In the old days of California, back when the rush for gold was at it's height, there lived an old man and his daughter. They lived modestly in a log cabin that the old man had hewn from the surrounding forest when his arm was stronger and his step more sure. The old man and his daughter led a happy and peaceful life, though they saw few people who would chance the wild and untamed wilderness to just stop in and say 'hello'..." |
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A vibrant, computer-enhanced version of Mr. Bunyan's traditional portrait. Provides a very warm, life-like "feel". |
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A Thought from John Bunyan Concerning the Patience Required in Watching
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