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The First Apostle Goes Home

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  Kenneth O Gangel wrote “ I have been forced to grapple with the issue of premature death numerous times during the long years of my life. While serving on the faculty at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in the early 1970s, Paul Little died in a severe car crash in Ontario. Perhaps you have read some of his books: Know What You Believe, Know Why You Believe, and How to Give Away Your Faith. He died at age 48 leaving a lasting legacy in evangelism training. Paul was one of the greatest personal evangelists I ever knew and a fireball for Christ. Why did he go home so early? How could God need this man in heaven when we so desperately needed them here on earth? The answer of course is that we have no idea and we either give in or cave in to the sovereignty of God”. In the book of Acts we read “Agabus...predicted that a severe famine would spread over the entire Roman world.   The disciples... decided to provide help for the brothers and sisters living in Judea. This th...
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Almsgiving a Church Obligation

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  A young boy complained to his father that most of the church hymns were boring and old-fashioned, with tiresome words that meant little to his generation. His father challenged him with these words: 'If you think you can write better hymns, why don't you?'' The boy accepted the challenge, went to his room, and wrote his first song. He would write 350 hymns in his lifetime.' The year was 1690, and the young man was Isaac Watts. Among his hymns are 'Joy to the World,' 'When I Survey the Wondrous Cross,' and many other classics. In Acts 11:19-21 we are told that those who had been scattered by the persecution that broke out when Stephen was killed sowed the seed of the gospel as they travelled. Men from Cyprus and Cyrene went to Antioch and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord. Antioch was the third greatest city in the Roman Empire, behind Rome and Alexandria. Antioch was known for its commerce, its sophistication and cultur...
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Stars that will Shine Brightly Forever

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                          Evangelist Wandaro with his wife On his way to the market one rainy day, Wandaro (1910-1991) had noticed a clinic erected by a newly arrived white man and woman. The white man Earl Lewis beckoned Wandaro and others to take shelter from the torrential rain. Lewis began reading from a strange book. A book brought by a foreigner! Was this what the Ethiopian prophet Asa had prophesied long ago? Wandaro wondered! He had prophesied that a foreigner would bring a book telling about the creator, whom people should worship instead of Satan. The next week Wandaro returned for more of this news and eventually in Ethiopian language declared “I renounce Satan to follow Jesus”. Fear of evil spirits vanished and for the first time he felt joy. Wandaro longed to read more about God for himself but he had never been to school. Mrs Lewis helped him learn the 256 characters of the Amharic alphabet. ...
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