Ordinary People Faithful God

Short personal stories on the theme of stewardship in the Christian's life to inspire and challenge us.

Ordinary People Extraordinary God tells the true stories of 17 modern-day heroes who encountered God's transforming love in their broken state and answered His call. They may never be as renowned as biblical heroes or regarded as especially gifted by the world's standards, but each of these ordinary, modern-day heroes contains infinite value in the eyes of God. He has transformed them by His redeeming love, gifted them for service, and used them for His glory in amazing ministries which have blessed thousands. You, too, are one of God's ordinary people, redeemed and transformed by the blood of Jesus. But is fear of failure and disappointing Him holding you back from living your destiny and serving in the Kingdom? If so, this book will challenge and encourage you with the reality that you are good enough and gifted enough. All it takes is a yes. Allow the stories in Ordinary People Extraordinary God to increase your faith as you step into the transforming work of a loving God.

These are the stories of five ordinary women-Sarah Edwards, Lilias Trotter, Gladys Aylward, Esther Ahn Kim, and Helen Roseveare-who trusted in their extraordinary God as he led them to do great things for his kingdom. Noël Piper holds up their lives and deeds as examples of what it means to be truly faithful. Learning about these women will challenge readers to make a difference for Christ in their families, in the church, and throughout the world.

When God speaks, who listens? When God calls, who follows? With the Bible as his road map and the simple assurance that God answers prayer, Ralph asks us to join him vicariously and see how God can take everyday people, willing to say “Yes,” and accomplish extraordinary eternal things. This book is a collection of experiences Ralph had throughout his ministry as he continued to obey God’s call to follow Him. Ralph’s desire is for the reader to delve into each experience and see the natural touch of an extraordinary God upon the lives of ordinary people. He says any born-again Christian who answers the call of Jesus to follow Him could write such a book.

YOUR LIFE CAN BE EXTRAORDINARY!This book was not written for those who think they are God's best. It was written for those who feel unqualified to be called by God for a higher purpose. Jesus is walking the highways and seeking to redeem those who are lost, deep in sin and rejected of men. He wants to give these people purpose and use them in an extraordinary way. It does not matter what their history is, but whether they are hungry for God. Many struggle with personal sins and failure and feel unfit for God's use. They often look at the heroes of the Bible as super saints, but many of them weren't so super in reality. God called many of these people when they were deep in sin, blinded by rage or rejected of men. There was nothing really great about them, but their God was great. They were no different from you or I. They were ordinary men and women used by an EXTRAORDINARY GOD!This book looks at the lives of some of the men and women used by God in the Bible. I chose to focus on the primary godly attribute of each Biblical hero and then examine the sin or weakness they struggled with most. These saints or patriarchs are portrayed in a realistic manner in this book. God never intended for us to idolize these men and women. Instead He wanted us to see His great grace in action through mankind. At the end of this book I challenge the reader to pick up the mantles of these Biblical heroes and those used by God throughout Church history. Any Christian can be used by God in an extraordinary way. God is looking for those like Elisha who said, "Where is the God of Elijah?" Will you pick up the mantles that have been forgotten? Will you be the next David? The next Paul? Read this book and awaken God's call on your life today!

Faith stands at the heart of Christianity, forming the bedrock of confidence that sustains God's people through the twists and turns of life. Calling readers to a faith that does not waver in a God who does not lie, this book by popular radio host and pastor Crawford Loritts reminds Christians of the sure hope they have in Christ and encourages them to live each day in light of that hope. Looking at God's faithfulness in the past, plan for the future, and presence for the here and now, this book helps readers cultivate a confidence in God that is strong enough to help them endure whatever the world throws their way. Here is a powerful exhortation to true faith that honors God and leads to unending joy before a watching world.

"It was a blessing to read all the experiences related in your book, they are moving and also inspiring. It is a good selection of God's intervention in the lives of His people showing us that He is interested in our health, just as much as He is interested in our day-to-day struggles. I observed that the purpose of His intervention is always the salvation of His people. I praise God for putting in your heart the thought of gathering these experiences and I also pray that many people will be inspired just as much as I was." Claudia Panaitescu. "This book is an inspirational series of easy-to-read personal accounts evidencing how Divine interventions were made in the lives of ordinary people. I grew up believing that God is capable of making the impossible possible. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories has served to amplify my faith in God's willingness to heal, provide and care for those who trust in Him today." Ainsley Stephenson "Remarkable stories of ordinary people with great faith who see extraordinary events in their day-to-day lives as they put their trust and hope in the promises of God." Rev Canon David Sherwin "From this respected elder in the Seventh Day Adventist Church, a qualified hospital nurse, midwife, and psychologist, comes a series of sixteen accounts of remarkable answers to prayer. Fifteen people, of all ages - children and elderly - experienced how God healed, provided money, and relief from crises, in impossible situations (often caused by the callousness of modern capitalism) In a series of narratives, each headed by a promise from the Bible ( from a dozen books, e.g. the Psalms, St. Matthew's gospel, and the epistles of St. Paul and St. James, we read how people over the past thirty years, in the West Indies or the U.K., were healed (e.g. Of migraine, cancer, spinal injury, epilepsy, cerebellar ataxia, dementia, and loss of sight caused by diabetes). They were rescued from lack of food, large debts (often wrongly charged to them), and the clutches of modern evils (e.g., criminal clamping of a car, or nicotine addiction) All these happy outcomes resulted from the faithful response of the LORD God to sincere and fervent prayers to Him, spoken by Christians, through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Medical treatment, partnered with individual or corporate prayer and (fasting), calm or desperate, for a few minutes, or over several years. As a retired Church of England clergyman {1979-2018} I am reminded by this book of the preaching and ministry of the late Father Trevor Dearing: he informed and inspired my wife and myself over almost five decades. I welcome, as Father Trevor would have done, this challenging catalogue of carefully, and Biblically, explained events, that demonstrate that our God is alive, loving and powerful: and equally at work in 'free' churches, such as the Seventh Day Adventists, as he is in Anglican churches. As simple believers in Jesus Christ, as Saviour, Lord, and God, we all need one another in this confusing and often cruel and dangerous 21st Century." Daniel Foot, (retired C. of E. Rector)