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Martin Luther: In 1540 He Had An Assistant And ... PRO
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on May 7, 2002 (message contributor)
Martin Luther: In 1540 he had an assistant and friend named Friedrich Myconius. Friedrich had become sick and was on his deathbed and wrote Luther a farewell letter.
Luther immediately sent a reply, ‘I command you in the name of God to live because I still have need of you in the work of reforming the church…the Lord will never let me hear that you are dead but will permit you to survive me. For this I am praying because I seek only to glorify the name of God’.
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In His Book, "Just As I Am", Billy Graham Writes ... PRO
Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
In his book, "Just As I Am", Billy Graham writes of the following event. "One summer while in New Jersey, I was having lunch at a roadside diner when I was greeted by a big, smiling man whose eyes grew large as he studied me. "Hallelujah!" he shouted, grabbing and pumping my hand. "What an answer ...read more
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Video Clip From The Messenger – ...
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 7, 2005
Illustration: Video clip from The Messenger – Joan of Arc from Videos That Teach 2 Page 108: The Movie France is embroiled in the The Hundred Years War with England, and young Jeanne d’Aragon (milla Jovovich) hears the voice of God telling her to lead the French army into battle and defend ...read more
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To Accept People Is To Be For Them. It Is To ... PRO
Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 7, 2004
“To accept people is to be for them. It is to recognize that it is a very good thing that these people are alive, and to long for the best for them. It does not, of course mean to approve of everything they do. It means to continue to want what is best for their souls no matter what they do.” AND ...read more
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Give Honor To God PRO
Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 22, 2004
David Brainerd said to Jonathan Edwards once: "I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be stationed in heaven, whether I have a high or low seat there, but to live and please and glorify God.... My heaven is to ...read more
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Thomas Andrew Dorsey Was A Black Jazz Musician ... PRO
Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 27, 2004
Thomas Andrew Dorsey was a black jazz musician from Atlanta. In the twenties he gained a certain amount of notoriety as the composer of jazz tunes with suggestive lyrics, but he gave all that up in 1926 to concentrate exclusively on spiritual music. "Peace in the Valley" is one of his best known ...read more
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