Title: Tabitha & Her Thread (1)
Series: "Lifestyle Evangelism Series" Sermon 1 - 3
Theme: "God uses ordinary people to touch the lives of others"
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Acts 9: 36 - 43
I - The Location & Introduction of Tabitha (36a)
II - The Loyalty & Influence of Tabitha (36b)
III - The Lament & Illness of Tabitha (37 - 38)
IV - The Legacy & Inspiration of Tabitha (39 - 43)
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The Praying Preacher
George Muller was born in Prussia on September 27, 1805. His father was a collector of taxes and George seemed to inherit his father's ability with figures.
When Muller was converted to Christ, he was impressed by the many recurring statements of Jesus for us "to ask." At this point in Muller's life, he and his wife launched into a daring experiment. First, they gave away all of their household goods. The next step was even more daring; he refused all regular salary from the small mission he had been serving. He then set out to establish an orphan home to care for the homeless children of England.
The first home was dedicated in a rented building on April 21, 1836.
Within a matter of days, 43 orphans were being cared for and it was now time for Muller and his co-workers to test their experiment with the following guidelines, and see if it was of God or not:
1. No funds would ever be solicited.
2. No debts were ever to be incurred.
3. No money contributed for a specific purpose would ever be used for any other purpose.
4. All accounts would be audited annually.
5. No ego-pandering by the publication of donor's names.
6. No "names" of prominent people would be sought for the board or to advertise the institution.
7. The success of the orphanage would be measured not by the numbers served or by the amount of money taken in, but by God's blessing on the work, which Muller expected to be in direct proportion to the time spent in prayer.
When the first buildi ...
Series: "Lifestyle Evangelism Series" Sermon 1 - 3
Theme: "God uses ordinary people to touch the lives of others"
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Acts 9: 36 - 43
I - The Location & Introduction of Tabitha (36a)
II - The Loyalty & Influence of Tabitha (36b)
III - The Lament & Illness of Tabitha (37 - 38)
IV - The Legacy & Inspiration of Tabitha (39 - 43)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Praying Preacher
George Muller was born in Prussia on September 27, 1805. His father was a collector of taxes and George seemed to inherit his father's ability with figures.
When Muller was converted to Christ, he was impressed by the many recurring statements of Jesus for us "to ask." At this point in Muller's life, he and his wife launched into a daring experiment. First, they gave away all of their household goods. The next step was even more daring; he refused all regular salary from the small mission he had been serving. He then set out to establish an orphan home to care for the homeless children of England.
The first home was dedicated in a rented building on April 21, 1836.
Within a matter of days, 43 orphans were being cared for and it was now time for Muller and his co-workers to test their experiment with the following guidelines, and see if it was of God or not:
1. No funds would ever be solicited.
2. No debts were ever to be incurred.
3. No money contributed for a specific purpose would ever be used for any other purpose.
4. All accounts would be audited annually.
5. No ego-pandering by the publication of donor's names.
6. No "names" of prominent people would be sought for the board or to advertise the institution.
7. The success of the orphanage would be measured not by the numbers served or by the amount of money taken in, but by God's blessing on the work, which Muller expected to be in direct proportion to the time spent in prayer.
When the first buildi ...
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