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over 50 years of Rev. Wyrick's ministry. Below...other recent Sermon Titles
To view Rev. Wyrick in 4 of his highly
acclaimed One Man Dramas ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, BEN FRANKLIN CHARLES WESLEY, MARTIN LUTHER (NBC Special) click on the link
below
Below
the thoughts below read a quote from Rev. Wyrick's applauded 9th book THE
SPIRITUAL ARAHAM LINCOLN
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Some
farmers were sitting around a stove in a country store.
Having
solved most of the problems in the world, they got down to more mundane things.
One of the men just happened to mention that
in a very short time he was goin’ to have a heap of yippin’ puppies all over
his place and what fine bird dogs they were goin’ to be.
Another
farmer broke in and said, “I want to get my name in early. I don’t want one.”
Well now, what don’t you want?
Or do you hold to the theory that if a little will make you happy more
will make you even happier?
Admittedly without
wants the whole economic system would go boom in the night. If we never wanted anything, or bought
anything or sold our value on the open market for a fair price, we’d be vegetables
and the world would be a mess.
But, I still have to get back
to the question, in the midst of all your wanting…what don’t you want?
Do you need to clean
out your garage? And, pertinent to what
I am talking about today, do you need to also clean up your want list as you
clear up your thinking?
No one really knows what heaven will be like, but somehow I just
can’t believe it will be a place of clutter.
Somehow I think that part of its being heaven will be the gift of
simplicity.
Clutter comes in all kinds
of shapes, sizes and descriptions, but consider the 23rd Psalm. It doesn’t read cluttered “green pastures”
and cluttered “still waters.” That
doesn’t seem to go together. And
cluttered “straight thinking” doesn’t paint an efficient joyous picture.
I’m not saying that
having a nice place to live, filled with nice things is bad. My wife has a way of adding beauty to our
home by thoughtful and creative buys.
Certainly taking care of the outer person is not a sin. But many people clutter their minds with
worry about getting things, and then worry themselves to death for fear of
losing what they’ve gotten.
Thoreau suggested that a man be judged by what he can live
without.
So what is clutter? It is
when the inconsequential becomes a necessity. It is when and if we reach a
point we don’t think we can live without all the things we should certainly be
able to live without.
A question.
If you chase happiness only in a Cadillac or a new van and rest
after such labors on a Beautyrest, is it then guaranteed you will be
happy?
If you wear success
like a golden crown with all its attributes, is it now a guarantee that you
will be happy? If so, then why is the
suicide rate higher among the haves
than the have-nots?
Of course, we all don’t agree on what is clutter. Some would say church clutters up a perfectly
good weekend. Others would argue that
honesty can clutter up an otherwise profitable business deal. And too many would argue that God’s
commandments clutter up life with guilt.
One man’s
blessing is another man’s clutter. So
perhaps as a way of finding out what you don’t want, I should ask what do you
want?
Peace
of mind? I think we can agree that just
about everyone wants that, yet too few manage to have it. Peace of mind is one of those things you
cannot buy or barter for. You can learn
about it, but that doesn’t mean you will find it. Fifty years ago, millions of people bought a
book entitled “Peace of Mind.”
But millions didn’t instantly obtain it
because peace of mind just can’t be captured inside the cover of a bestseller…
that is, unless you mean the Bible.
The book of Galatians spells out how to get it
and keep it, “The fruit of the spirit is
peace.” (Galatians 5:22) Which means
you can’t have apples, or pears or peaches or even pomegranates without a tree.
And God is our tree and the fruit from that
tree is peace of mind. But if you don’t
fertilize your Tree of Peace with prayer and Godly thoughts it will never
really grow too well.
A man cannot have peace of mind until he has
peace with God. He can read books, build
mountain retreats, putter in his garden, swat at a fuzzy round tennis ball,
pound a tiny dimpled ball to death on a golf course, luxuriate over a cold
drink. But apart from God, it is all
sound and fury signifying nothing. Least
of all peace.
It is a rather basic
truth - forget God for lesser things and one day you will wake up to find your
soul registering empty because what seemed like a feast was really a
famine. In Isaiah 29:8 one can read, “as
when a hungry man dreams that he is eating, but he awakens, and his hunger
remains; as when a thirsty man dreams that he is drinking, but he awakens
faint, with his thirst unquenched…”
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QUOTES ON DESIRES
The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is
trading what you want most for what you want now. Zig Zigler
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A
new quote below from Rev. Wyrick's 9th
book THE SPIRITUAL ABRAHAM LINCOLN (read the rave reviews below the quote)
Was Lincoln,
before he died, overly proud that he had so much to do with the preserving of
the Union?
It
is more likely that he quoted once again words of one of his favorite poets,
William Knox, “Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?”
As he walked the streets of Richmond, Virginia
in an unannounced visit after that city had fallen to the North, it was said
that he was the man of the people among the people.
When
an elderly Negro had run toward him shouting praise, Lincoln lifted his hat and bowed, and wiped
away a tear or two.
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"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
QUOTE BELOW IS FROM WYRICK'S
WRITINGS
There
is no other organization in the world like the church. It is a breed unto itself. It is a congregation of sinners, not a
country club for saints. To become a
member you have to profess your unworthiness.
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING TO TAKE YOU THERE
(These are selected sermons from over 50 years of ministry and as a worldwide evangelist Rev. Wyrick preached them all the United States and all over the
world)
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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. Their owners were in constant competition
with each other. One day, the owner of
one store put out a sign that read – If
you want it, we have it!
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 ENTITLED
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.
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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.
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