Preachers and Sermons

Here are what I consider to be among the best sources of Biblically-based wisdom available on the Internet.

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“Make me know Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths” —Psalm 25:4 (RSV)

“Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all” —Douglas Adams

The word pastor is Latin for “shepherd”. So the word pastoral means “relating to a church minister”. “I am the good shepherd.” —John 10:11 (RSV)

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Text Daily Devontionals

• Neil Anderson's daily emails and blog messages related to Spiritual Warfare.
• Our Daily Bread little books in MP3 from Radio Bible Club.
• Oswald Chamber's My Utmost For His Highest
• Both offer a “Thought for the Day” one-minute audio message.
• Campus Journal student's devotional for the day.
• Daily Portion readings take you through the Old Testament once and the New Testament twice in a year. (Calvary Chapel Pacific Hills)
• Back to the Bible's Daily Devotional by Woodrow Kroll
• Experiencing God Today by Henry Balackabee
• A.B. Simpson
• A.W. Tozer

Daily Prayer: So far today, God, I've done all right. I haven't gossiped, haven't lost my temper, haven't been greedy, or grumpy, nasty or self-centered. I'm really glad about that. But in a few minutes, God, I'm going to get out of bed, and then I'm going to need a lot of help. Thank You.

Windows Media & Real Audio

I think the best preachers are in smaller churches, like
• John Perry at Alliance Bible who encourages with the bible and jokes
• Lon Solomon at the McLean Bible Church in Virginia has great insights from a Jewish viewpoint
• Joel Osteen windows streams offers "Christianity Lite": exhortations on living positively rather than on "devisive" theology.
• If you're into better relationships: June Hunt's Hope for the Heart daily program archives dispenses more wisdom in 15 minutes what most others don't in an hour or more.
• For solid theology: R.C. Sproul at daily broadcasts does a solid job describing the awesomeness of God. His Ligonier Ministries offers the deepest materials on reformation theology anywhere.
• For wise comments about controversies in the news from a conservative Christian viewpoint: Chuck Colson gets right to the point in his 5 minute Breakpoint daily program archives and discussions on current events is usually packed with deep insight.
• For a hip audience: Greg Laurie, today's Billy Graham New Beginnings
• Chuck Missler at Khouse.org is called the "Apostle of the Arcane" and "Christian Mystic" because his programs (off the air 12/00) have an interdisciplinary and stridently Biblical view of news, politics and science. 
• James Dobson's Focus on the Family daily radio archives "looks to turn back the clock on culture".
• Dennis Rainey's Family Life Today daily programs.
• Back to the Bible by Woodrow Kroll.
• Joni Erickson Tada's daily archives show us how God helps us through our problems (such as being a quadriplegic) rather than demanding miracles.
• Alistair Begg's "Truth for Life" audio archives
• Ravi Zacharias, a Brahman from India, passionately tackles intellectually challenging concepts in his daily programs called Let My People Think. But kinda sounds whiny after awhile.
• Adrian Roger's Love Worth Finding sells his broadcasts rather than streaming them.
• Songtime daily program
• David Bast's Words of Hope weekly radio has a comforting, measured tone.

  It costs big money to keep these people on the air. Have you supported them through your prayers and finances?

TV

Religious TV:

• Calvary Chapel Christian TV station
• 24 Hour Christian Television from 3ABN (Three Angels Adventist network)
• Canada "The Stream" Internet only religious TV station.
• Dr. Gene Scott's 24/7 network founded by Dr. Gene Scott
• TBN from Santa Ana, CA
• Vision Network Christian Movies and TV Faith
• Christian Televison Network

The Good News: Presentations

Here are concise explanations of how anyone can achieve personal peace on earth and gain citizenship in heaven:

• My own Heaven Is Like a Clean Room
• Need him.org has professionally formatted pages and videos written specifically for kids, teens, twenty-somethings, women, and men. Follow-up at 1-800-NEEDHIM.

• Every Student.com is a safe place to explore questions about who God is and what it might be like to know God. It offers articles, real life video stories, Q & A's, and a choice of faces to email.

• The simplest message: The ABC's of salvation — Admit, Believe, Confess.

• Millions of booklets based on the Four Spiritual Laws have been distributed since the 60's by Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Chist.

• Child Evangelism Fellowship has a “Wordless Bible” which uses different colors on a bracelet to illustrate their simplified message.

• in several languages.

• ChristianAnswers.Net presents the gospel in a series of simple sentences in uncluttered frames in different languages.

• This Was Your Life, a little cartoon booklet ("track") from Chick Publications.

• Saved.com offers a detailed explanation

• Dr. Ron Rhodes asks “Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ?”. God wants one with you. Verse locations accompany every other word.

• Dawson McAlister, one of those on ChristianAnswers.Net.

• How Can I Know God? by Greg Laurie of the Harvest Crusades rallies in stadiums are broadcast live on Real Audio streaming feeds.

• From American Tract Society, one of the oldest Christian publishers in America, specializing in evangelistic literature.

• A personal testimonial

A Christmas Story

Forwarded by LAmund1853@aol.com:

Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care In hopes that Jesus would not come there.

The children were dressing to crawl into bed, Not once ever kneeling or bowing a head. And Mom in her rocker with baby on her lap Was watching the Late Show while I took a nap.

When out of the East there arose such a clatter, I sprang to my feet to see what was the matter. Away to the window I flew like a flash Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash!

When what to my wondering eyes should appear But angels proclaiming that Jesus was here. With a light like the sun sending forth a bright ray I knew in a moment this must be The Day!

The light of His face made me cover my head It was Jesus! returning just like He had said. And though I possessed worldly wisdom and wealth I cried when I saw Him in spite of myself.

In the Book of Life which He held in His hand Was written the name of every saved man. He spoke not a word as He searched for my name; When He said "It's not here" my head hung in shame.

The people whose names had been written with love He gathered to take to His Father above. With those who were ready He rose without a sound While all the rest were left standing around.

I fell to my knees, but it was too late; I had waited too long and this sealed my fate. I stood and I cried as they rose out of sight; Oh, if only I had been ready tonight.

In the words of this poem the meaning is clear; The coming of Jesus is drawing near. There's only one life and when comes the last call We'll find that the Bible was true after all!

Jokes

Acts 2:38
A very devout christian woman was walking home after dark one night when out of nowhere came 2 guys wanting her money.

She started screaming and yelling "acts 2:38,acts 2:38."

One of them got scared and ran away, but the second one stayed to get the purse. But she kept yelling "acts 2:38, acts 2:38."

He gave up and ran to catch up with the first guy, which asked him if he got the purse. He said "no, man, she had an axe & 2 38's!"

Tests for Getting Into Heaven
A Rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest and an Episcopal priest were having dinner one night. Suddenly the restaurant caught on fire and they were all killed. When they got to the gates of heaven St. Peter asked the rabbi to step forward.

The Rabbi said, "St. Peter, I've always been a good Rabbi and tried to follow the law to the day I died. St. Peter said, "I know, but you shouldn't have been eating pork," and dropped him into the fires of hell.

Next, the Roman Catholic priest stepped forward. "I've always been the best priest I could be, St. Peter, and you know we Catholics don't have any prohibition against pork." St. Peter said, "I know, but you shouldn't have been eating meat on a Friday," and dropped him into the fires of hell.

Finally, the Episcopal priest stepped forward and said, "St. Peter, you know we Episcopalians don't do that papist stuff about not eating meat on Friday. St. Peter said, "Yes, I know, but you should have at least known not to use your salad fork"! and dropped him into the fires of hell.

Brendan Powell Smith illustrates Bible stories with elaborate dioramas made from Legos well-photographed but will seem blasphemous to some.

Witnessing & Evangelism

Testimonies of individuals on the CJ Specialties website, Google, and apocalipsis.org. I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ. —Philemon 1:6 Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect —1 Peter 3:15 (NIV) And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. —Colossians 4:3 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. —Ephesians 6:19-20 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. —2 Thessalonians 3:1 Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. —2Corinthians 9:13 (NIV) Goshen search for Witnessing Tools

How Can I Break The Silence? Strategies for sharing faith in Christ
How Can I Share My Faith Without An Argument? Letting God do the work of evangelism

Books on Evangelism:

• If you only have time to read one thin paperback, I would recommend "More Than A Carpenter" by Josh McDowell. His 400 page "A Ready Defense" provides more detail.

• "How To Be a Christian Without Being Religious"

These are available FREE. Just call me.



by Charles Spurgeon:

No sinner will ever come to Christ apart from the quickening, enlightening, drawing, converting power of the Holy Spirit, supernaturally exercised upon the conscience and heart.

Until grace comes into our souls we have no heart for the things of God. We may be fussily religious so far as to be attentive to every 'outward form of worship'; but there is no heart-work, no light of truth in all our devotion. But when once the divine light comes in, then we become intensely real in our dealings with God.

When the grace of God comes, the Holy Spirit brings us out from under the dominion of the old nature by creating within us a new life, and he brings us out from under the tyranny of the Prince of Darkness by opening our eyes to see, and our minds to understand celestial truth. The opening of our blind eyes and the pouring in of the light of truth are from the Lord.

The entrance of Gods word into the mind by the power of the Holy Spirit gives us light as to-- ourselves, our sin, and our danger. With this comes light as to the way of salvation through Jesus Christ, and light as to the mind of God concerning our sanctification. True knowledge takes the place of ignorance, and a desire for purity becomes supreme over the love of sin.

Not all the temptations of life, nor all the terrors of death, nor all the furies of hell, shall prevent any soul upon whom God has begun his work of grace from reaching eternal salvation. What a blessing is this, and what a comfort it is!

"The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord."

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"And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations..." Matthew 24:14.