A. D. THE BIBLE CONTINUES T H E R E VOLU T ION T H AT C H A N G E D T H E WOR L D NOT ES T H E D AY G O D D I E D 1. James Stalker, The Life of Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1983), 122. F RO M G R I E F TO G LO RY 1. Carl Sagan, Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium (New York: Random House Publishing Group, 1997), 258. 2. John Stott, Christ in Conflict (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2013), 56. 3. Frank Morison, Who Moved the Stone? (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2002). 4. Charles Colson and Harold Fickett, The Faith: What Christians Believe, Why They Believe It, and Why It Matters (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2008), 93. 5. Adapted from Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, Evidence for the Resurrection (Ventura, CA: Regal, 2009). 6. Ibid., 308. 7. Daniel Fuller, Easter Faith and History (Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1965), 259. 8. McDowell and McDowell, Evidence for the Resurrection, 309. 9. J. P. Moreland, quoted in Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1998), 385. WIND AND FIRE 1. C. S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (New York: The Macmillan Co., 1952), 36. 2. James Montgomery Boice, Acts: An Expositional Commentary (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1997), 56. 3. R. Kent Hughes, Romans: Righteousness from Heaven (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1991), 284. 4. Max Lucado, Outlive Your Life (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 2010), 54–57. 5. J. C. Macaulay, Expository Commentary on Acts (Chicago: Moody Press, 1978), 39. 2 13 A.D. The Bible Continues: The Revolution That Changed the World 6. John R. W. Stott, The Message of Acts (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1990), 87. O P P O RT U N I T Y A N D O P P O S I T I O N 1. Quoted in Lloyd Albert Johnson, A Toolbox for Humanity (Victoria: Trafford Publishing, 2006), 23. 2. Quoted in Jessica Durando, “15 of Nelson Mandela’s Best Quotes,” USA Today, December 6, 2013, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2013/12/05 /nelson-mandela-quotes/3775255/. 3. C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters (New York: HarperCollins, 1996), 161. 4. James A. Brooks, The New American Commentary: Mark (Nashville: Broadman Press, 1991), 193. 5. Ibid., 193. 6. Mark Buchanan in Glimpses of Heaven: Surprising Stories of Hope and Encouragement (Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2013), 70. H Y P O C R I T E S A N D H E RO E S 1. John Phillips, Exploring Acts (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1986), 94. 2. Ibid., 94. 3. Colin Smith, “God Will Bring Justice for You,” PreachingToday.com, http://www .preachingtoday.com/sermons/outlines/2012/february/godbringjustice.html. 4. Michael Card, “Wounded in the House of Friends,” Virtue, March/April 1991, 28–29, 69. 5. John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad! (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2010), 113–14. T H E D E AT H O F A S E RVA N T 1. Story adapted from Pat Williams, The Paradox of Power: A Transforming View of Leadership (New York: Warner Books, 2002), 199. 2. Gary Inrig, A Call to Excellence (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 98. 3. Martin Luther King Jr., quoted in David E. Garland, The NIV Application Commentary: Mark (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Kindle edition. 4. Calvin Miller, Into the Depths of God (Ada, MI: Bethany House, 2000), 150. 5. Quoted in Craig Brian Larson, Perfect Illustrations for Every Topic and Occasion (Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2002), 181–82. T H E T R AV E L I N G P R E AC H E R 1. Tim Keller, “Preaching Hell in a Tolerant Age,” Christianity Today, Fall 1997, http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/1997/fall/7l4042.html. 2. See the Apostles’ Creed and the Nicene Creed. 3. C. S. Lewis, “The Efficacy of Prayer,” in The World’s Last Night and Other Essays (New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1960), 3. T H E M A N W H O S AW T H E L I G H T 1. George Lyttleton, Observations on the Conversion and Apostleship of St. Paul (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1868), 75. 2. C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy (New York: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1955), 224, 228–29. 3. John MacArthur, The MacArthur New Testament Commentary: Acts 1–12 (Chicago: Moody Press, 1994), 270. 4. Dan Graves, “Alcoholic Mel Trotter Delivered from Drink,” Christianity.com, http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900 /alcoholic-mel-trotter-delivered-from-drink-11630650.html. S TO R M Y B E G I N N I N G S 1. J. Oswald Sanders, Bible Men of Faith (Chicago: Moody, 1970), 202. 2. Tim Kimmel, quoted in Alice Gray, Stories for the Heart (Sisters, OR: Multnomah, 2001), 59–60. THE LIFE GOD BLESSES 1. C. S. Lewis, The Horse and His Boy (New York: Macmillan, 1954), 122–23. 2. “Little Is Much When God Is in It,” words and music by Kittie L. Suffield, 1924. A WA L L C O M E S D OW N 1. Lewis, “The Efficacy of Prayer,” 9. 2.Bits and Pieces, November 1989, 24. I N TO A L L T H E WO R L D 1. Flavius Josephus, Josephus: Complete Works (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1963), 416. 2. Statistic drawn from Samuel S. Hill and Frank S. Mead, Handbook of Denominations in the United States (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994), http://mesacc.edu/~thoqh49081 /handouts/denominations.html. 3. Charles R. Swindoll, The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart (Nashville: Word Publishing, 1998), 184.
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