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A. W. Tozer, Former Street Preacher, Died on This Day

May 12, 2012Steve Sanchez1 CommentHIStory

Aiden Wilson Tozer, at age 15, was asked by a neighbor whether he was a Christian. “I don’t know, but I’ll think about it,” he replied. Three years later, he heard an elderly street preacher encourage his listeners with this: “If you don’t know how to be saved, just call on God, saying, ‘Lord, be

“Closing the Deal” Pt.3: Why D. L. Moody Urges a Decision

Apr 22, 2012Steve Sanchez25 CommentsEv Tips/Tools, HIStory

The last several weeks we’ve been discussing whether it’s appropriate to urge an immediate decision when presenting the Gospel to an unbeliever. Is it right to “close the deal” when you sense that the person you’ve been speaking with understands the Gospel and is concerned about going to Hell? In part one I posted an

MARTYRS: She didn’t say no

Apr 20, 2012Steve Sanchez52 CommentsHIStory, Martyrs

At the age of 12 Rachel Scott had a life-changing spiritual encounter. This is what she wrote in her journal: “Everyone was there at the altar, and I felt so drawn to it. You have to understand that I was so young…to be drawn that way, it was nothing short of God… I was saved.”

John Wesley Died on This Day

Mar 2, 2012Steve Sanchez3 CommentsHIStory

John Wesley died on March 2, 1791. He was one of the greatest open air preachers who ever lived accomplished what few others have ever done. At the age of thirty-six he started his itinerant ministry traveling over 250,000 miles on horseback and preaching over 40,000 sermons to crowds as large as 20,000 people. Often

Martyrs: Patrick Hamilton

Feb 29, 2012Steve Sanchez1 CommentHIStory, Martyrs

On February 29, 1528, at the age of 24, this Scottish saint was convicted of thirteen counts of heresy, the main charge being the position he took that “man is not justified by works, but by faith alone,” and sentenced to be burned at the stake. The execution was carried out in such haste that