Parson Weems (1759–1825)

Mason Locke Weems invented the famous tale of George Washington chopping down the cherry tree. “Parson” Weems was an evangelist and Bible salesman, and around 1800 he wrote to his publisher, “This is the very season and age of the Bible. Bible dictionaries, Bible tales, Bible stories, Bibles plain or paraphrased—so wide is the crater of public appetite at this time!”

Why is this analogy important to us today? It is because we are the sheep and Jesus is the Shepherd.

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The Voice of the Shepherd

Charles Stanley

Have you ever seen a child who cannot find his mother in a crowd? Although she may be out of sight, the little tyke may still hear her voice. It is almost as though his inner radar scans the sounds around him, looking for that one familiar tone.

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Where the Real Power Resides

Charles R. Swindoll

The great apostle Paul was just like you and me. He had a love for God blended with feet of clay. Great passion . . . and great weakness. The longer I thought about this blend, the more evidence emerged from Scripture to support it.

Faith isn’t passive. It’s active. If you don’t believe me, read Hebrews 11.

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Shut Up and Get Moving

Steven Furtick

When we’re looking for God to do something big. When we’re waiting to see God bring something new and greater into our lives. Be still. Let the Lord fight the battle for you. Let go and let God.

Trust in Him No matter what you are going through in life, you can trust God to be with you.

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Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Joyce Meyer

I once read a book that was based entirely on the word. He taught the reader to take each problem in his life, look at it honestly and then say “however,” and find something compensating positive in the individual's life that would put the problem into perspective.

The Bible makes it clear that we need to love each other as God loves us.

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Learning the Love Languages

Gary Chapman

Many couples earnestly love each other but do not communicate their love in an effective way. If you don’t speak your spouse’s primary love language, he or she may not feel loved, even when you are showing love in other ways.

Parson Weems (1759–1825)

The Voice of the Shepherd

Where the Real Power Resides

Shut Up and Get Moving

Some Positive Thing We Can Look at or Talk

Learning the Love Languages

The Power of a Single Sin

Sin is Cruel

Little Sins

Self-Denying Lives

Our Example of Self-Denial

Religion Requires Self-denial

Sabbath Views of Heaven

Addressed to The Church at a Wednesday Night Lecture