Anecdotes, Incidents, and Illustrations
Overview
Anecdotes, Incidents, and Illustrations is packed to the brim with the anecdotes and stories that D. L. Moody was known for. The stories run 1–2 pages, sometimes Moody only needs a paragraph to illustrate his point. Entertaining, inspiring, funny, moving—but always memorable. A trove of Godly wisdom and thought provoking stories, Anecdotes, Incidents, and Illustrations is great for sermon ideas and small group discussion.
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Key Features
- Contains anecdotes and stories from renowned Bible teacher D. L. Moody
- Offers resources for sermon ideas and small group discussion
- Provides memorable illustrations
Contents
- Are You Seeking Rest?
- Humility - “Mind Your Own Business!”
- The Others Were Sorry - They Did Not Believe Him
- “Water! Water!” - Faith
- Reuben Johnson’s Pardon - Looking Downward
- A Well-Deserved Rebuff - He Trusted His Father
- Living Christ - “They Love a Fellow There!”
- How to Kill Jealousy - Into the Lion’s Mouth
- A Prayer-Meeting in Hell! - He Took the Prince at His Word
- Another Kind of Pardon - You Must Have Both
- It Becomes New - No Anxiety
- “Are All the Children In!” - They All Black-Balled Him
- She Made a Mistake - “I Died Trusting in Jesus!”
- Ruling by Love - Topical Index
Praise for the Print Edition
No man has ever known how to use such illustrations better than D. L. Moody. I have heard him preach for an hour, and looking back, it seemed like one single string of stories, with scarcely anything between. And yet, they had all been pertinent to his subject; they had been told, not for the story, but because they made his subject live in the minds and hearts of the people before him.
—Rev. Louis Albert Banks, Homiletic Review
Product Details
- Title: Anecdotes, Incidents, and Illustrations
- Author: D. L. Moody
- Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
- Publication Date: 1898
- Pages: 127
About Dwight Lyman Moody
Dwight Lyman Moody (1837–1899) was born in Northfield, Mass. His father died soon after, and Moody was forced to work to support the family at an early age. In 1854, Moody took a job at his uncle’s shoe store and one of the conditions upon employment was that he should regularly attend his uncle’s church. It was at this church where his conversion took place. He moved to Chicago in 1856, and after working as a successful Sunday-school teacher and building a membership of 1,500 pupils, the Illinois Street Church was formed. He then began his revival work, which would become his life-long endeavor.
Beginning in 1872, Moody would travel and preach in Great Britain, winning the esteem of many prominent evangelicals. When he returned to America, he had invitations all over the country for speaking engagements. For the next 20 years, Moody would travel the globe, packing churches and revival halls with those wanting to hear him preach. He was honest, preached a Calvinistic creed which he accepted with all his heart, and was a master of an effective style. During all of his travels, he found time to write and publish numerous works.
Moody was also known for the educational institutions he started. The Illinois Street Church he started was later renamed in his honor to Moody Church. In 1886, Moody established the Chicago Evangelization Society for the education and training of Christian workers. This institution was renamed the Moody Bible Institute in his honor after he passed away in 1899.
Top Highlights
“I believe if we lay ourselves out for the work there is not a man but can be reached and saved. I don’t care who he is, if we go in the name of our Master, and persevere until we succeed, it will not be long before Christ will bless us, no matter how hard their heart is. ‘We shall reap if we faint not.’” (Page 87)
“A man can no more take in a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough to-day to last him for the next six months; or take sufficient air into his lungs at once to sustain life for a week to come. We must draw upon God’s boundless stores of grace from day to day, as we need it.” (Page 89)
“That is what the devil does with men,’ Mr. Spurgeon said. ‘He makes them forge their own chain, and then binds them hand and foot with it, and casts them into outer darkness.’” (Page 49)
“‘I wish to ask these people to pray for me; I want to become a Christian.’” (Page 87)
“No,’ she said, ‘I am a woman of little faith, but with a great God.’” (Page 87)
- Title: Anecdotes, Incidents, and Illustrations
- Author: Dwight L. Moody
- Publisher: Fleming H. Revell
- Print Publication Date: 1898
- Logos Release Date: 2012
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Homiletical illustrations; Christian life › Fiction
- Resource ID: LLS:ANECINCILLMOODY
- Resource Type: text.monograph.illustrations
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-11T17:02:01Z
Dwight Lyman Moody (1837–1899) is considered one of the nineteenth century’s greatest evangelists. After moving to Chicago in 1856, Moody began a Sunday School class, the attendance of which quickly grew to over 1,500. This growth allowed Moody to form the Illinois Street Church.
As Moody traveled to preach in Great Britain, he began winning the esteem of many prominent evangelicals. For the next 20 years, Moody traveled the world, speaking, preaching, and finding time to write as well. In 1886, Moody established the Chicago Evangelization Society (later renamed the Moody Bible Institute) to educate and train Christian workers.
The Works of Dwight L. Moody (26 vols.) contains hundreds of his sermons and addresses, plus his works on heaven, grace, prayer, the 10 Commandments, Christian living, and biblical characters. He is also the author of Arrows and Anecdotes, included in Goodly Heritage Library: Shelf Two.