The Benefits Of The Kingdom

Ans. The Spirit that spoke to the prophets in former days—and I was greatly astonished, and for two years prayed continually, whenever my duty would permit—and then again I had the same revelation, which fully confirmed me in the impression that I was ordained for some great purpose in the hands of the Almighty. Several years rolled round, in which many events occurred to strengthen me in this my belief. At this time I reverted in my mind to the remarks made of me in my childhood, and the things that had been shewn me—and as it had been said of me in my childhood by those by whom I had been taught to pray, both white and black, and in whom I had the greatest confidence, that I had too much sense to be raised, and if I was, I would never be of any use to any one as a slave. Now finding I had arrived to man’s estate, and was a slave, and these revelations being made known to me, I began to direct my attention to this great object, to fulfil the purpose for which, by this time, I felt assured I was intended.”

The interest of Conwell’s audience grows as he makes them feel more connected by aligning himself on the same caliber as them. As stated before, Conwell attracts his audience by using inviting words and phrases such as “friends” or even claiming the city of Philadelphia as “ours.” Conwell states, “Now then, I say again, that the opportunity to get rich, to attain unto great wealth, is here in Philadelphia now, within the reach of almost every man and woman who hears me speak tonight, and I mean just what I say” (Conwell 12). Conwell encourages his initial audience, in Philadelphia, that each one of them is capable of great success. By this, it is identifiable that Conwell wants his audience to feel a sense of reassurance that they too, can be prosperous. In addition, Conwell continues to gain more trust and understanding from his devotees by providing counter arguments.

just as the eighth-century prophets left their little villages and carried their “thus saithe the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Greco-Roman world, I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown. Like Paul, I must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid (King 1).

Having soon discovered to be great, I must appear so, and therefore studiously avoided mixing in society, and wrapped myself in mystery, devoting my time to fasting and prayer—By this time, having arrived to man’s estate, and hearing the scriptures commented on at meetings, I was struck with that particular passage which says: “Seek ye the kingdom of Heaven and all things shall be added unto you.” I reflected much on this passage, and prayed daily for light on this subject—As I was praying one day at my plough, the spirit spoke to me, saying, “Seek ye the kingdom of Heaven and all things shall be added unto you. (Gray 9)

“But you didn’t give me as much as you gave him. isn’t my money as good as his? Don’t you know they always give men more?”(Page 168)

In the 20th century it was a time in which you could attain wealth quickly manufacturing without having capital to start off with. He believes the advantage of becoming wealthy does not lay within starting out with wealth, but with having the knowledge of what people need. His ideals derive from the certainty that opportunity is in the hands of human needs. Conwell expands on how prospects of money is in near reach of many, however, they are just unaware of it. He gives many examples of people and their experiences with wealth and poverty. Conwell spoke of many people moving to find wealth, when there was many opportunity for wealth within the city that they had lived. However, they did not know of those opportunities; again, referencing that wealth is in close connection with knowledge. Conwell concludes his speech with describing his definition of greatness. Greatness defined by Conwell is accomplishing things of significant purposes, as well as working, no matter what career, and becoming something better than where you started. He reminds the audience that they can become successful starting from where they are and being who they are, and that these circumstances don’t matter when it comes to being

1. “O you men of wealth! O you preachers! You are going over to China and sending money over there for Jesus. For God’s sake, keep it at home; we need it,” emphasized Mother Jones (Jones 3).

Currently, the future of his congregation members’ lives is very grim: death in eternal flames, powerless to escape, all due to the wrath and whim of God. However, he informs his audience that all across the colonies Christ is accepting all repentant applicants into Heaven. Once they convert, he promises that his pitiful audience will rejoice, sing, and revel in God’s glory, shed of the burden of eternal damnation.

In the letter “Birds and Bees? No, Let’s talk about Dollars and Cents”, Ben Stein, a lawyer and financial columnist for The New York Times, writes to his son to talk to him about life, and more importantly, money. He wants his son to know the struggles that his great-grandparents had to endure because they did not gain any capital and try to advance themselves financially. Because his son has grown up in a good home and the author is only the second in his family to accumulate any real capital, he wants his son to know what it's like to be successful and persuade him to work hard in order to avoid the struggles that his great-grandparents had to endure.

Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their “thus saith the Lord” far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 26th and 27th)—Evangelists Reinhard Bonnke and his ministry, Christ for All Nations (CfaN), along with Evangelist Daniel Kolenda, recently held a two-day crusade at the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illiniois. The crusade hosted more than 18,000 people despite rain and various other obstacles. The Planetshakers worship team from Australia fired up the crowd to kick off the crusade, and at the end of each night, Bonnke appealed to the multitude to “Say YES to Jesus!” to which over 2000 individuals responded, accepting Christ as their Lord. Shortly following the altar call, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda prayed for

The other way you can help me is to prayerfully consider financially supporting me. In order for me to be a part of this ministry opportunity God has presented me with I am in need of financial support. The Lord has supplied for me before and I have faith He will do it again. If you can support me in a financial way, I would be very grateful. If you would like to be part of this mission through your financial support, send your donations to [705 Kickapoo St. Muscotah, KS 66058]. Please make your check payable to Raven Hundley.

Then it says the example of Gates and Trump, which have mistaken to assign brilliance in proportion to wealth. The writer points out the power of expectations, uses the instance of Vodka taste tests fails which is all about marketing. People should judge authors by writing and not book sales. What is in our control is the number of at-bats and opportunities taken. Finally, it states if you want to succeed double your failure rate, you need appreciate the luck you have, and the importance is to plan still and focus on

In the current days that we live in there are inequalities of gifts and abilities, and there are also evil, oppressive systems in the world, and because of these things many of God’s most righteous people will not be wealthy in current life. For the individuals that have large resources, they also should trust in God and not his riches. The brief chapters are manageable for individuals who live in our fast-paced society. The chapters are full of solid material that can provoke thought and reflection.

The Harvest Initiative is a gathering of people and churches into the ministry of giving for The Wesley Foundation at Louisiana Tech. Across Louisiana Tech’s campus, the fields are ripe for the harvest; and we at The Wesley have laborers throughout the vineyard sowing seeds, watering and tending to sprouts, and gathering the crop to the glory of the Kingdom of God. Our hopes are to share with you the stories of this harvest and to have you come alongside us in this harvest work through the ministry of giving. When Paul writes to the church in Corinth encouraging them to give generously to the ministry of the Gospel of Christ as they are blessed with an abundance, he names two outcomes of this ministry of giving: the needs of fellow believers will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God (2 Corinthians 9). To do the good work God has for us in our other areas