Category: Inspirational
Baptist Heroes of the Faith Vol. 4 – John Leland
Dr. Ted Alexander
29 pages – Booklet
Item # 876
John Leland began to feel the call of God working in his life as a young man. Later, in Virginia, God opened his eyes to the work He had for him to do. Leland became a pastor and evangelist in Virginia and Baptists suffered tremendous persecution. He was influential in the First Amendment to establish religious freedoms and liberty. He began with a flood of petitions (one time using a wheelbarrow to carry them all), pushing for separation of church and state.
Baptist Heroes of the Faith Vol. 3 – Shubal Stearns
Dr. Ted Alexander
21 pages – Booklet
Item # 875
Shubal Stearns was saved under the preacher of George Whitefield and soon chose to serve God with all of his heart. He formed a Baptist Church in Tolland, CT, but shortly took a group to the wilderness of Virginia and then to NC to preach the gospel. Voted as pastor of the Separate Baptist Church in Sandy Creek, North Carolina, the church grew from 16 to over 600 in its first two years. They began sending out ministers at unprecedented speed. Churches were birthed for hundreds of miles around and a great revival began.
Baptist Heroes of the Faith Vol. 2 – Obadiah Holmes
Dr. Ted Alexander
23 pages – Booklet
Item # 874
Obadiah Holmes was born in England in 1606 when King James I ruled. By the time he was grown, he left the persecution in England, and found similar religious persecution in America. He was saved under John Clarke’s preaching, and became a strong Baptist. Holmes was later severely beaten at the whipping post in the Boston Square for his stand for Truth. God upheld him and his testimony affected many lives for good.
Baptist Heroes of the Faith Vol. 1 – John Clarke
Dr. Ted Alexander
23 pages – Booklet
Item # 873
John Clarke was a great scholar who had mastered several fields of learning in his early life. He was influential in the first years of our great country as a doctor, a statesman, and a preacher. He drew up the Portsmouth (Rhode Island) Compact, which was signed by twenty three leading men. He also started the First Baptist Church in America, which he pastured for thirty eight years.
Grace Through Grief
Shirley M. Starr
56 pages – Paperback
Item # 945
What happens when tragedy strikes? When grief overtakes your spirit? When sorrow overwhelms your heart? When you feel you will never smile or laugh again?
The unexpected tragic death of a loved one can be a crushing blow from which one thinks he will never recover. However, the Word of God offers tools to the believer to help him face that journey and obtain “grace through grief.”
Walk with the author through her journal following the unexpected home-going of a grandchild and the cloudy days and dark nights that followed. Discover how God demonstrated His divine presence and a “balm in Gilead” through His Word, the comfort of the Holy Spirit, and the encouragement of other believers in Christ.
Grief Through Grief – A Journey!
Faith is Sight
Cora M. Owen
256 pages – Paperback
Item # 954
Cora M. Owen, a native of Maine, grew up in the village of Five Islands on Sheepscot Bay. She was the oldest of eight children brought up to attend church and Sunday School at the local Baptist Church. Cora accepted Christ as her Saviour at age nine. She wrote her first poem about Him that same year. Since then, she has written more than 20,000 Christian poems. Many of them have been published, the first in 1954. Mrs. Owen has been a Bible teacher since age 20. At age 86, she is still teaching. She teaches a Sunday School class of women at Bible Baptist Church in Wiscasset, Maine, where she is a member. She writes her own material for the class, guided by the Holy Spirit. Her first book of poems, “Timeless Treasure,” about the Bible, was published in February 2006. She has two sons, four grandchildren, and four great-grandsons. She excitedly awaits the birth of her first great-granddaughter.
Suffering & Death
Henry R. Pike
183 pages – Paperback
Item # 948
Here is a gripping, powerful little book. It glows with unique insight into the human experience of faith in Christ, in conflict with life’s manifold sorrows. Its pages contain a gold mine of astute wisdom and Christian maturity, forged on the anvil of sorrow and pain. A paraplegic, veteran foreign missionary bares his soul in a candid frankness that is reverently daring, scripturally sound and sweetly comforting.
Healing Words for Lonely People
Dr. James Wilkins
48 pages – Booklet
Item # 883
HEALING WORDS FOR LONELY PEOPLE comes from the heart of a pastor who has over 50 years of experience comforting bereaved or lonely people. In fact, his life was redirected as a result of the sudden death of his brother, Wayne. Dr. Wilkins has the vivid memory of the pain and confusion which he experienced when he received the news of the accidental death of his brother. Less than a year later, his father died unexpectedly which caused him to turn to the “FATHER OF MERCIES AND, THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT.”
The 3-Fold Secret of the Holy Spirit
James H. McConkey
81 pages – Paperback
Item # 770
A reprint of the 1897 classic that has had a lasting impact on countless lives, this book is a clear and well-written item that shares the secrets of the fullness of the Spirit of God, and its influence in our lives. This book and its influence changed the life of our pastor, Dr. D.L. Green, and he completely surrendered his life and made his consecration to Christ in 1955.
The Surrendered Life
James H. McConkey
81 pages – Paperback
Item # 740
From the pen of the author of the Three-Fold Secret of the Holy Spirit comes this excellent series of studies on the Surrendered Life. Learn what it means to live the surrendered life, how to live the surrendered life and discover the many blessings you will receive from having lived a surrendered life.



