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Ivar Carlson

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Historical Materials | Volume 6 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
I knew all the dumps and dives around there. After I moved to Portland, Oregon, I lived in the old Grand Union Hotel on East Burnside Street. One Saturday I came home from work awfully tired—I wasn’t tired from work, but from carrying the burden of sin.…

Charles Orwig

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Historical Materials | Volume 7 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
I used to go out to the lumber camps and make a big stake of money and then come back into the city and spend it in the dumps and dives until it was gone. I wasn’t a bit of good to myself or anybody else. I had two little children who didn’t have a mother, and I would put them off on relatives.…

Show Me Thy Glory | Jan 14, 2018

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Our Classics | 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. | By Jim Williams
Show Me Thy Glory. Our Classics. April — June 2018. Our Classics. April — June 2018. View all issues. January 14, 2018. Show Me Thy Glory. 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 Has Been My Teacher | Dec 16, 2024

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Witness | Sharon’s car and shop were gone, but she learned lessons that remain. | By Sharon Ashe
Sharon’s car and shop were gone, but she learned lessons that remain. Before I was born, my father was saved at the Apostolic Faith Church in Los Angeles, California.…

Bruce Brenner

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Historical Materials | Volume 2 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
I went to the dump, and there I found myself a little Testament to read. As we crossed the ocean, they sang that song, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic.” God took us through the landing in England, across the English Channel, and through France.…

Elsie Dubs

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Historical Materials | Volume 2 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
We needed to buy a car to make the trip to Oregon, so we went to a Ford dealer in town to make a purchase; I told the man, “we need to buy a car, but all we have is this check with no funds in the bank.” The car dealer said, “Don’t worry, that’s my brother-in-law. Go ahead and pick out a car.”.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 07 - "It's All Yours, Lord" | That Special Mom

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They shop for groceries, plan menus for the family, and prepare meals. They bake, pack lunches, and change the sheets on the beds. They do the washing, ironing, folding, mending, and purchase the clothing. They drive their children to places they want to go, to music lessons, and school activities.…

John Moulton

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Historical Materials | Volume 7 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
It was normally my habit to lose a big pile of rock and string the rest of it out on the road about a quarter of a mile, but that morning I was able to dump the whole load right at the stake. The dump man looked up at me oddly and said, “Perfect.”. Salvation straightened out the tangles in my life.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 13 - God Meets Our Needs | Should I Show Mercy?

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Should I Show Mercy? Answer for Students. LESSON. 157. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — Psalm 106:1. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — Psalm 106:1.…

Precisely Timed | Dec 21, 2016

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Our Classics | Jesus always steps on the scene at the appropriate moment. | By Roy Frymire
Some time ago, I visited a clock shop in Leavenworth, Washington, which featured grandfather clocks. On the wall, a sign said that they would deliver a grandfather clock anywhere within a one-hundred-mile radius of Leavenworth, set it up, and make sure that it ran accurately.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 14 - "And He Spoke a Parable . . ." | The Foolishness of Making Excuses

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I first became aware that something unusual had happened when I stopped by the shop of Jacob, the shoe-maker, to order a pair of sandals. His shop was full—and at that early hour of the morning! The people gathered around Jacob were congratulating him warmly on his “good fortune.”…

Roy Allen

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Historical Materials | Volume 1 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
Now, as I walk down Burnside going to the street meetings, I don’t even want to look into those dumps and dives along the way. One of the things I promised Jesus that night, and that was one of the conditions He saved me on, was that I would forsake my sins and straighten out that crooked life.…

Roy Allen

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Now, as I walk down Burnside going to the street meetings, I don’t even want to look into those dumps and dives along the way. One of the things I promised Jesus that night, and that was one of the conditions He saved me on, was that I would forsake my sins and straighten out that crooked life.…

Sunday School | Answer for Teachers | Answer Teachers Unit 13 - God Meets Our Needs | Should I Show Mercy?

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Should I Show Mercy? Answer for Teachers. LESSON. 157. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — Psalm 106:1. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. — Psalm 106:1.…

John Schieferstein

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Historical Materials | Volume 1 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
After a time, I connected with one of the largest shoe businesses on the Atlantic Seaboard and became a traveling salesman for the western region. When I started out, the manager said, “If you run short of money, wire us, telephone us, or draw a draft, and we will honor the draft.…

Not for Sale!

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A friend once told me about a time in the 1940s when he was looking for a house to buy. His realtor called and said he had found a nice house and that they should go look at it.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 12 - The Sermon on the Mount | The Wrong Way

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It starts out going the right direction, but it turns after a couple of blocks and finally winds up at an old dump. They just laughed at Jonah and me, but I guess they’ll find out the hard way if they keep on that road and end up missing the party.”.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 01 - Bible Firsts | Where Have You Been?

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Archer from the coffee shop. He said you forgot your history book when you stopped in with your friends after school.” Her mother looked at her sternly. Emma felt the hot color creep up over her face. “Oh. .” was all she could say.…

New Country, Same Salvation | Jun 30, 2013

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Witness | Moving from Romania to the United States caused everything in her life to change . . . well, almost everything. | By Rodica Musgrave
They also had to shop at nearly empty stores that had dusty shelves with just a few cans of beans and jars of pickles stacked up like decorations. Out of the meager supplies they could obtain, they had to figure out what to cook for dinner that night. Our family was more fortunate than most.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 12 - The Sermon on the Mount | Whose Computer Is It?

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They grabbed their bikes and headed for the computer shop. On the worktable, they left a nearly completed, built-from-scratch computer—Damian’s “brain child.” He had persuaded Lincoln to try out his idea and enter it in the Science Fair.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 07 - "It's All Yours, Lord" | The Troublemaker

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Paul Williams, the owner of the bike shop, glanced up as the bell at the door signaled someone was entering. “Hi, Mateo,” he said to the young man who strode in. “Hi, Paul,” was the reply. “Is my bike ready?”. “No, I had to order the part, and it won’t be in until Monday afternoon.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 12 - The Sermon on the Mount | One Important Requirement

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Wish I could buy one for you.”. Toby hardly heard his father’s reply. He was thinking, I wonder what the catch is. It’s probably just an old bike they want to get rid of. Even so, it would sure be neat to have a bike when I start junior high this fall.…

My Story of Grace, Grief, and Gratitude | Sep 30, 2012

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Witness | When her faith was tested, she found that God’s love never fails. | By Janelle Parker
To move our furniture, we borrowed an old dump truck, which my dad drove with my brothers, and my mom and we four girls followed in a pick-up truck. The dump truck was open with no covering.…

Sunday School | Beginners | Sacred Stories for Children | God Sent Bread From Heaven

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Way, way, way out in the hot, sandy desert there were no stores, no gardens, no place to buy something to eat. “Moses, Moses,” they called. “Where will we get something to eat? What shall we do? Oh, my! Oh, my!”. Moses talked to God. He knew God was watching over them.…

As Is

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In truth, I would rather shop at a second-hand store than at a mall or department store. I get bored when I go into a shop at the mall that is stocked with ten of every item, all exactly the same. Shoes match bags and dresses match scarves, and everything comes in nearly every size.…

January 2020 Viewpoint | Jan 02, 2020

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Viewpoint | God can help anyone who is lost to be found. | By Darrel Lee
A habit of rising early coupled with jet lag from our recent flight motivated me to walk alone from the Seoul church’s guest apartment to a coffee shop over a mile away. Being directionally challenged, I mentally marked my path lest I should find myself lost in a foreign land.…

Sunday School | Beginners | Sacred Stories for Children | Wise Men Visit Baby Jesus

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That is what they would do and they would find Baby Jesus and take Him something to show how glad they were that God had sent His Son as a little Baby. How would they find the way? Why, they would follow that star that God put in the sky that night. It would help them know where to go.…

Yours and Mine

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He begged his mom to buy it for him, but there were two little boys in the family and it would have been unfair to give one a treat and not the other. Money was tight and two toys were not in the budget.…

Roy Frymire

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Historical Materials | Volume 4 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
In 1935, I graduated from high school, and hoped to get a job and buy a few of the luxuries of life that were unavailable to a child brought up in a large family during those years. However, my dad encouraged me to attend the camp meeting in Portland one more summer.…

The Love of Money

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He said he loved the money and what it could buy, but greed soon became his downfall. A gold-mining deal fell through, and he lost three-quarters of his savings in less than a year’s time. The depression that followed caused him to consider suicide.…

Carefully Designed and Loved | Apr 14, 2024

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Witness | God had a plan in mind when He created each person, and His love reaches out to every one. | By Bobbi Downey
Although it might seem like a small thing, it was important to her that the shoe be found so they wouldn’t have to buy a new pair. After searching unsuccessfully, she finally knelt in prayer and (uncharacteristically) bent her head clear to the floor, asking for God’s help.…

A Troubled Teen Transformed | Feb 28, 2017

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Witness | His behavior spinning out of control, Jay realized he had to make a decision. | By Jay Larrechea
The year after that, I began standing outside liquor stores and asking guys who were going in to buy beer for me and my friends. I was headed down the wrong road, and quickly becoming an ornery kid—that one who mothers warn their kids not to hang out with.…

Sunday School | Beginners | Sacred Stories for Children | Joseph And His Brothers

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One day Joseph’s father told his sons to go to Egypt to buy food there. The brothers did not know Joseph lived in Egypt. His father thought his boy Joseph was not living anymore. The brothers went to Egypt. What do you think? Joseph saw them there.…

Sunday School | Beginners | Sacred Stories for Children | Joseph As A Boy

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These men would buy things and sell them. Sometimes, in those days, they even bought and sold people. One of the brothers said, “Come, and let us sell him.” That was a good idea, thought the other brothers. They went over to talk to the men about selling Joseph.…

Sunday School | Answer for Teachers | Answer Teachers Unit 04 - God's Plan for Me | On the Alert

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They were told to go to those who sold, and buy oil. They went to buy but when they returned, it was too late.…

Sermon Excerpts | Nov 26, 2023

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People lined up to buy the donuts. However, there were times when I was so tired that I forgot an important step. That batch of forty or fifty pounds of dough was worthless! There was a hog farmer who came around once a week.…

Work Emerges in the Carolinas

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Historical Materials | Expansion in the United States | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
During his travels he often could not afford to buy lunch, so he would pick wild blackberries, pray over them, eat them, and keep on traveling and preaching the Gospel.…

Sunday School | Search for Teachers | Search Unit 04 - God's Plan for Me | On the Alert

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They were told to go to those who sold, and buy oil. They went to buy but when they returned, it was too late.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 07 - "It's All Yours, Lord" | Fix the Inside!

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He’d better take it to the repair shop on the corner. Stuffing the clock into a sack, he hopped onto his bike and pedaled as fast as he could to the repairman. “Do you think you can help me?” Gavin asked, placing the sack on the counter.…

Getting Rid of the Rock

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Have you ever gotten a rock in your shoe while you were out walking? Perhaps at first you thought, It’s just a little rock; it can’t hurt too much. I think I can put up with it. After all, it would be so inconvenient to stop here and shake it out.…

Our Pug Dog, Cuddles

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She could be crouched in the middle of the family room when she senses a bird in the area, and then she runs out the back door, barking angrily to shoo them off. We find the defensive display to be quite entertaining! In today’s focus verse, Abraham also had to shoo away some birds.…

Elsie Ott

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Historical Materials | Volume 3 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
When I was able to attend, I found that the mission was not a beautiful place; it was a humble little hall that had once been a blacksmith shop, but they had cleaned it up and were holding meetings. We cast our lot with these people and have never wanted to leave.…

The Pentecostal Message Spreads

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Historical Materials | Expansion in the United States | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
An early Apostolic Faith mission located above a pawnbroker shop. The paper’s reports attracted those who read them, whetting the spiritual appetites of people worldwide. People sought God as they had never done before.…

Cal Wolfe

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Historical Materials | Volume 5 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
That day, God began to show me that all my problems were caused by a sinful heart and that I should give my heart to Him. A crisis came into my life three months later, on October 26, 1942. When I went to my battle station at 8:30 that morning, my heart felt like a chunk of stone. I was terrified.…

Sunday School | Answer for Students | Unit 03 - God's Cure for Sin | Postmark: Jericho

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In the ninth hour of the second day of this past week, as I was preparing to close up my shop, I noticed a great throng of people moving along the main street about five hundred paces from my doorway.…

History of the Music Organization

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Historical Materials | Church Services | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
At the start of the Apostolic Faith work in Portland, a small reed organ was the only instrumental music in the converted blacksmith shop that served as a church.…

Port Angeles Special Meetings

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About 140 people attended the weekend of special meetings.
Brother Tony read his text from Proverbs 23:23, focusing on the first part of the verse, “Buy the truth, and sell it not.” Another great altar service followed the sermon. Throughout the weekend there were visitors from fourteen different areas, the farthest being from South Korea.…

Newt Lesher

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Historical Materials | Volume 3 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
I started downtown to get bread with it, but before I could buy the bread I came to a pool hall. I heard the click of the balls and went in. I lost the game, I lost my dime, and went home without any bread. My wife looked at me and said, “Where is my bread?” I said, “I didn’t buy any bread.”…

A New Headquarters Possible for Tanzania

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The work in Tanzania outgrew the current headquarters church and now funds have become available to purchase a new location.
When it became clear that it would not be possible to buy land, the limited resources that did come in were diverted to renovating the existing headquarters church. Many prayed about this situation, and earlier this year, God provided the means for purchasing land.…

Representing Christ

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He came to our house and took the computer to his shop. After a few days, he came back and said that our hard drive had been destroyed. My response was, “No big deal.” He almost fainted!…

Two Left Wings

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It was a great hobby, and one that I was able to share with many young men who visited Sims Cycle and Hobby Shop. There, we talked about our latest projects.…

A Gift Hardly Afforded

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When I was growing up, I highly anticipated our family Christmases, and they were always satisfying to me.
How could Mom and Dad have afforded to buy something so nice? I was very concerned that they had purchased something they could not afford. It was not until a decade later that I experienced Jesus and came to realize that God gave a Gift He could hardly afford.…

Sunday School | Primary Pals for Teachers | Unit 13 - God's Plan for Joseph | Sold Into Egypt

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Bring a large shoe box in which you have cut an opening in the lid. In the box, place small pictures of things pertaining to the lesson—one for each student (see Patterns). Attach each picture to one end of a long piece of yarn. On the other end of the yarn tape a number.…

Tried and True

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One time when we visited my husband’s mother, I noticed that her kitchen knives were in poor repair and thought it would be a good idea to buy her some new ones. However, after we gave her the new set, I saw she was still using the old, sorry-looking knives each time we visited her.…

Sunday School | Beginners | Sacred Stories for Children | A Boy Away From Home

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He had money to buy whatever he liked. He almost forgot about home and his mother and daddy, until one day — one day something happened! That boy looked in his purse and there was not any more money. No more money at all!…

Paul Struhar

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Historical Materials | Volume 4 | The first reports published about the Azusa Revival.
I was working with some people from the Apostolic Faith at the car shops, and I began to get under such awful conviction that I couldn’t sleep. One night I settled it in my heart that I was going to get saved, and it seemed that the load lifted somewhat and I was able to sleep.…

Sunday School | Answer for Teachers | Answer Teachers Unit 09 - Are You Ready? | Chapter 7: The Antichrist

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Anyone who does not take the mark will not be allowed to buy or sell. The Antichrist will have complete control of all the world’s economy: commercial, political, and religious. Name some specific aspects of your own life which would be affected by such control.…

What's the Minimum Wage?

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Even if we are underpaid at work, we are grateful to be employed, not to mention the blessings we receive from God that money could never buy anyway. Today’s focus verse comes from the time when Jesus told a parable about laborers.…

Sunday School | Search for Teachers | Search Unit 09 - Are You Ready? | The Antichrist

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Anyone who does not take the mark will not be allowed to buy or sell. The Antichrist will have complete control of all the world’s economy: commercial, political, and religious. Name some specific aspects of your own life which would be affected by such control.…

The Power of God Is Real | Sep 08, 2025

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Witness | Each experience in Bernice’s life has been a steppingstone to the next, and God has had a hand in it all. | By Bernice Pinney
No one else in the family went with us, and she would stop on the way home and buy me a little cake. That made me really want to keep going. The church services were held in the home of Pastor Algernon Blyden at that time.…
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