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The old paths of the Gospel have a sure destination.

Our response to the trial is more important than the trial itself.

Following in the footsteps of his father led Ernie into a life of misery and addiction. Then God intervened!

Just as an orchestra finds harmony by tuning to one instrument, God’s people unite when all are tuned to Him.

After a life of self-reliance, it took the persistence of his children before Darwin could look to God and admit, “I need help.”

He swept out the old tobacco barn and started praying in the very place where he had once planned to end his life.

Like Saul on the Damascus Road, we need to say, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?”

A promise from God gave Chester peace on the battlefields of World War I.

Too many people stop halfway in their quest for eternal life. Don't join them!

God is still pouring out His Spirit. Have you received?

Having been rescued three times, Jim knew he could not presume upon God forever.

My mother knew there was power in prayer and her petition was . . . “God, You stop Dolly!”

The last sermon given by Raymond Crawford at the Portland headquarters church, on April 4, 1965.

Even though I put off answering the call of God, in mercy, He continued to call after me until the day I welcomed Him into my life.

It hasn’t entered into the heart of man all that God has prepared for them that love Him, but God has revealed them unto us by His Spirit.

God did more than heal John’s foot, He changed his heart.

In order to be used, we must be shaped by the hand of God.

Tillie was serving God in a foreign land, and she loved her work. So why did she feel something was missing?

God’s love shining through you will be an inspiration to others.

Plagued by disease and bound by alcohol, this desperate young man reached out to God.

After forty-eight years of living a sinful life, Ollie experienced an instant transformation.

When their little son jumped out of his wheelchair and started running down the hospital corridor, they knew that a miracle had taken place.

Jesus always steps on the scene at the appropriate moment.

Her little daughter’s innocent question caused a sword of guilt to pierce her heart. That was her turning point.

A pioneer woman tells of experiencing divine intervention many times through her life.

Though this woman was bound by doubt, God awakened a spiritual hunger in her heart.

The victorious testimonies he heard in a church service gripped his heart.

An encounter aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise forever changed the course of this sailor’s life.

God spared this woman’s life and sent her to mission fields in the Caribbean, South America, and Africa.

A near fatal boating accident caused this man to consider where he would spend eternity.

He and his wife sold their home, packed their belongings into a panel truck and trailer, and set out to find a people who preached the whole Word of God.

Years of occult practices and spiritualism did not bring this woman or her mother peace. Then they heard a message of hope!

After nearly drowning in the Willamette River, this man realized he had an eternal choice to make.

Bound by a love of whiskey from childhood, this man finally heard how to find deliverance.

This miner hardened his heart throughout the Welsh revival, but God did not forget him.

Man may be impressed by stature or appearance, but God is looking on the inside.

This woman searched for something that would satisfy her desire for God. Step by step the Lord led her to learn about the Gospel.

When this reckless and troubled young man stepped into the mission hall, something in his heart seemed to whisper, “Home at last!”

It seemed likely his mother would die before they could get across the country, but this man saw a miracle and found a new way of life.

In the midst of the Great Depression, the Lord saved a young couple and taught them to trust Him.

Decades after they were saved, this faithful couple continued to rejoice in God’s goodness to them.

Because he had been miraculously healed as a child, he always felt that the Lord had a special purpose for his life.

Florence Crawford had a burning desire to spread the Gospel—a flame that was ignited in her heart when she received the baptism of the Holy Spirit during the Azusa Revival of April, 1906, in Los Angeles, California. In commemoration of that event, we are republishing one of her sermons, which was preached at the campground in Portland on July 26, 1929.

An international confrontation caused this man to see his need to get ready for eternity.

A pioneer of the Apostolic Faith work in Zimbabwe recounts how he was miraculously led to the truth.