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Click on http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com to read selected Sermons from over 50 years of Rev. Wyrick's ministry.
Think miracle. Think the impossible become possible. Think God.
It was 1905 and in Wales 100,000 become Christians. That's 10% of the entire nation. If that percentage of new Christians happened in America...the number would read over thirty million.
Samuel Desimone had spent a lifetime ministering to men in prison. Often his pocket was empty of any coin at all. And then, one night on a bus two men encircled him and demanded he give them all the money he had.
"I have one coin the change from trip, that is all."
"Then give us what is in your bag."
"The only thing I have in the bag is a bible."
There was silence and the man who had put a knife to his throat backed away and the two thieves exited the bus.
God’s Word is like “a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces.” (Jeremiah 23:29)
John Wesley sought the power of this God. He wrote "I want to know one thing—the way to Heaven; how to land safely on that happy shore. God himself has condescended to teach the way: For this very end he came from Heaven. He hath written it down in a book. O give me that book! At any price, give me the book of God. I have it: Here is knowledge enough for me. Let me be a man of this one book."
The never ending fall of water at Niagara Falls. The consistent rise of the sun from behind a constant spinning earth. That death on a cross. That resurrection. And on and on the miracles of all the creative forces of creation abound.
The young college student was showing her senior high school friend around the hot spots off campus...hoping that the next fall she would chose to join her.
When they returned to her dorm room she whispered, "We have to be quiet...my roommates are studying...that's all they ever do is study. I wonder why they ever came to college."
Why did you ever come to Christ? Why did you affirm your faith in Jesus? Where have your efforts gone since that day? Are you always seeking to know by reading and prayer and Christian attitudes and actions more of...and feel the effect of...God's power.
A father gathered his three sons in front of him and challenged them...as to who would receive his inheritance.
"To the son who can fill this room with what only a few dollars can buy...to that son...I will give all my inheritance." And he gave to each son the same amount of dollars.
The first son bought feathers but there were not enough to fill the room.
The second son bought straw but he too failed to fill the room.
The third son bought a candle and filled the room with light.
And so it is that you I are challenged to do just that...fill our earthly room of living with light...the light of Christ...power from on high.
Because Christ is Life, We Hope in His Regenerating Power (John 1.4a,11-13)
Because Christ is the Light, We Hope in His Revealing Power (John 1.4-5,9-10)
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QUOTES BELOW ARE FROM WYRICK'S WRITINGS...CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO TAKE YOU THERE... http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com
(These are selected sermons from over 50 years of ministry and as a worldwide evangelist have been preached all over the world)
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A new quote (posted Aug 3) below from Rev. Wyrick's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN...available on amazon.com, barnes and noble and many other book sites) (read the rave reviews below)
The debates, sometimes three hours long, were inevitable because their disagreements on slavery’s future were too strong to be ignored.
It was hot, as always beneath the summer sun, as they discussed the issues on which hung the survival of the Founding Father’s dreams.
At one meeting Douglas suggested that when Lincoln
I expect to die. I am not wishing for it.” He and logic were the best of friends.
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CLICK ON www.go60.us IT WILL TAKE YOU A NEW WEBSITE FOR SENIORS....click on "Voice" on the home page and then on the list of authors click on Neil Wyrick
Recent articles Rev. Wyrick has written for this web site are: REFLECTIONS
· Here Comes Summer (July 2012)
· Spring (May 2012)
· Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow (April 2012)
· Wayward and Windy (April 2012)
Just remember that “the pain of discipline will cost you pennies, whereas the pain of regret will cost you millions.”
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How can we keep our faith from being a weak and fruitless thing? How can we not be foolish little men and women groveling in the dark shadows of overeager egos.
Well, first we must do more than just pray. We must believe in our own prayers.
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Anxiety out of proportion makes us become like a centipede trying to put his best foot forward.
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It's an old joke, I went to the doctor and I said, “Doc, when I do this, it hurts.” And the doctor said, “Then don't do that.”
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How many things have you been anxious about that were things which you knew before you got into them were probably going to create some problems for you? And if you asked your doctor, or your minister, or common sense and your God, all of them would have said, “Don’t do that.”
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To buy into the community of accountability we have to realize that like bikers we are divided into two categories. Those who have fallen and those who will fall for anything. None of us are perfect.
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Think on it this way, some philosopher of old wrote it and it endures because there is so much truth in it… every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty
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Some of the sermon titles posted recently
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Before you decide to purchase or not purchase his book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN.... view his Award Winning One Man Dramatization of Lincoln (since he wrote the script for this drama it will give you an insight into what you will find in the book itself)
Available on Amazon.com in printed form and on Amazon Kindle Books. and at many other sites
TO VIEW THE LINCOLN One Man DRAMA and 3 other dramas; Ben Franklin, Martin Luther & Charles Wesley
click on the following URL
http://www.speakerneil.com/
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BELOW ARE MORE QUOTES FROM NEIL'S RECENTLY POSTED SERMONS
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A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
Two stores faced each other across a very busy street
Almost immediately the other owner put out a sign –If we don’t have it, you don’t need it!
A QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON MY OTHER BLOG WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITILED
WHO ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
Who are you? Whose are you?
You influence and are influenced according to the answer you give.
Are you are the flavor of the month because you are determined to be like everyone else no matter what? If so, consider being more independent in our thinking and actions...because God wants you to grow up.
It may be easier being someone's shadow but wouldn't you really rather be a sun.
QUOTE FROM THOUGHTS POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED "Who Are You? Whose Are You?"
This is an old quote, and a romantic one as well but, nevertheless, can anyone say of you, “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”
QUOTE FROM THOUGHT PIECE POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITINGS ENTITLED
" WHEN A NATION STRAYS TOO FAR FROM BEING MORAL IT IS WELL ON IT'S WAY TO BECOMING A MESS
James 4:17
To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
Someone once said: “A belief is what you hold, a conviction is what holds you!”
So what holds you, constructs you, leads you with a push when needed?
Quotes POSTED ON WYRICK'S WRITING ENTITLED WHO ARE YOU?
NO…WHOSE ARE YOU?
In a Peanuts cartoon strip Peppermint Patty is shown talking to Charlie Brown.
“Guess what, Chuck? It’s the first day of school and I got sent to the principal’s office.
And it’s your fault!”
Charlie Brown responds, “My fault? How could it be my fault? Why do you say everything is my fault?”
To which she declares, “You’re my friend, aren’t you, Chuck? You should have been a better influence on me.”
In the comics, it’s funny… but in real life it’s much more complicated.
Would you like to read the entire thought piece? Then... TO TAKE YOU TO THE WYRICK'S WRITING'S SITE
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Yes, God loves you the way you are but he loves you too much to let you stay that way.
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Click on the URL below to WATCH NEIL IN HIS WORLD FAMOUS ONE MAN DRAMATIZATIONS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN, CHARLES WESLEY AND MARTIN LUTHER
To Order and Read Neil's 9th book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN
GO TO amazon.com
QUOTES ABOUT THIS WONDERFUL INSPIRING INFORMATIVE book
STILL RECEIVING RAVE REVIEWS 8 YEARS AFTER IT'S PUBLICATION.
"Positive, powerful utterances...skillfully enhancing our understanding and appreciation of Lincoln while revealing the Divine source of his strength."
Lt. Colonel C.A. Olsen (Ret.) Asbury College (Professor Ret.)
"The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln is an extremely well written book that investigates what might be termed the spiritual side of President Lincoln. It's both scholarly and very readable. I came away impressed at Mr. Wyrick's portrayal of the President and with an altered and enlarged vision of the man:'
William Hoffman, Award winning fiction writer; author of Blood and Guile, and Wild Thorn
"Wyrick has authored a wonderful examination of the spirituality of one of American history's most devoutly religious leaders...a pleasant and readable book that has a rich depth of information."
Maynard Pittendreigh Presbyterian minister
"When it comes to invoking religion in support of any of their decisions, politicians need to sit at the feet of Abraham Lincoln. Reinhold Niebuhr once called him 'America's greatest theologian.' Why so great? Because he invariably distinguished between human works and the works of the Almighty. As Wyrick says, 'He wore the mantle of humility easily: because he was more impressed with what God was doing in the world than with what he, president of the United States in the midst of an awful crisis, was doing. That is why in his last major speech he distinguished between both human causes in the Civil War and the Almighty's 'own purposes.' Lincoln would have agreed that it is better to leave God-talk out of politics than to decorate human proposals with divinity. This is a book for our American time. Through his careful study of Lincoln's career, Wyrick compels us to remember that piety belongs in politics only when piety transcends politics."
Dr. Donald W. Shriver
Emeritus professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Author of An Ethic for Enemies: Forgiveness in Politics
"V. Neil Wyrick's fine work allows the reader to appreciate Abraham Lincoln's Christian commitment and his prophetic role in American history. Should have a wide readership."
James H. Smylie Professor of Church History (Ret.) Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Virginia
"Neil Wyrick's The Spiritual Abraham Lincoln should be read by anyone attempting to understand the man who was probably the most complex person to ever hold the office of president of the United States. Dr. Wyrick is intent on demonstrating that the spirituality so often expressed in Lincoln's writings and speeches was not merely lip service to a Deity, but rather expressions of a profound faith in a real God. It was this faith that provided the wisdom, compassion, insight and sometimes steel that Lincoln would need in full measure as he led the United States through the Civil War. Dr. Wyrick's clear and unpretentious style of presentation is very much in keeping with the character ofhis subject, and in so doing, Wyrick makes his point very well that Lincoln, his beliefs, and the faith that formed them, are as relevant to a troubled America in 2004 as they were in 1863."
Daniel Allen Butler, author of "Unsinkable"; The Full Story of the RMS Titanic, The Lusitania and The Age o f Cunard
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