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Obadiah Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations

Updated: Sat, 12/06/2025 - 11:48 By admin

Obadiah 1:1-7
"SUPERMEN AND AIRPLANES"

"The pride of your heart has deceived you.- Obadiah 1:3

My daughter travels all over the world as a flight attendant and often comes home with some fascinating tales. One such story is about former heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, who was seated in an aircraft that was preparing for takeoff. A flight attendant, noticing that he did not have his seatbelt fastened, asked him kindly, "Excuse me, sir, but would you mind fastening your seatbelt?"

Nahum Devotionals & Sermon Illustrations

Updated: Sat, 12/06/2025 - 11:43 By admin

NAHUM 1

Nahum 1:2  A jealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is avenging and wrathful. The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserves wrath for His enemies. 

Of the thirty Roman Emperors and Governors who persecuted Christians, not one came to a peaceful end. - D L Moody

Nahum 1:3.  Slow to anger. 

Make haste to help me.—Psalm 40:13.

Though the Lord often spares reproof, He never spares commendation. He is slow to anger; He makes haste to be gracious. - D L Moody

Praise-Quotes, Devotionals, Illustrations

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Quotes, Devotionals, Illustrations from

QUOTES ON PRAISE
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON

There is no engagement under Heaven that is more exalting than praising God—and however great may be the work which is committed to the charge of any of us, we shall always do well if we pause awhile to spend a time in sacred praise. (Holy Song from Happy Saints)

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Anecdotes, Incidents and Illustrations-D L Moody

Updated: Sat, 12/06/2025 - 11:26 By admin

D. L. Moody
(Copyright 1898)

Preface
When I was preaching in Baltimore in 1879, an infidel reporter, who believed I was a humbug, came to the meetings with the express purpose of catching me in my remarks. He believed that my stories and anecdotes were all made up, and he intended to expose me in his paper.

One of the anecdotes I told was as follows:—

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