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Crockett & Boone: Lessons from History

Posted on December 26, 2011

(This blog is part of series on famous people in Church history.  It is written as if the person himself were telling you about their life.  Paul says “These things happened as our examples” 1 Corinthians 10:6,11.) DAVEY CROCKETT  Born in Tennessee in 1786, Davey Crockett became a legend while still alive.  He was a poor farmer but a skillful hunter.  He had a family and many children but was seldom at home.  Moving and exploring were more for him.  He was even in the Tennessee legislature for 8 years.  As to his spiritual life, not much is know.  He did hear the gospel preached and shared often.  He understood he needed to accept Jesus as his Savior to have his sins forgiven and to go to heaven, but there is no record of any spiritual interest or acceptance of it.  He was a very nice man, but there is … Continue reading →

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Lessons from History–Charles Surgeon

Posted on November 14, 2011

(Monday, Nov 14, 2011)  Do any of you know who I am?  I’ve been called the greatest English-speaking preacher ever.  I preached a dozen sermons a week, to crowds of up to 10,000 (with no PA system), and at 22 was the most popular preacher of my day.  At 27 my church built a new building which could hold 6,000 people and it was filled for every service (Sunday morning, evening, and during the week) we had for the next 30 years.  Mine was the first mega-church, the largest in the world then.  Tens of thousands were saved listening to me.  I have more books in circulation than any English writer, even Shakespeare (300 million copies of 130 books in 22 languages).  Sixty-three volumes of my sermons are published.  I established hundreds of others churches.  I started a seminary and orphanage which are still in operation today.  Yet really I … Continue reading →

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