DWIGHT L. MOODY - Dwight L. Moody did not attend school beyond the fifth grade. He could not spell, and his grammar was awful. His manners were often brash and crude, and he never became an ordained minister. God used the converted shoe salesman to become the leading evangelist of his day. Dwight Moody is thought to have led as many as a million people to confess faith in Christ. Among his many achievements was the founding of Moody Bible Institute.

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Dwight L. Moody

The Day Dwight L. Moody Was Converted

Diane Severance, Ph.D. and Dan Graves, MSL

Dwight L. Moody did not attend school beyond the fifth grade; he could not spell, and his grammar was awful.

His manners were often brash and crude, and he never became an ordained minister.

Once, before his conversion, he so outraged an Italian shoe salesmen with a prank, that the man chased him with a sharp knife, clearly intending to kill him.

Yet, Dwight L. Moody was used by God to lead thousands of people to Christ.

Moody's life of Christian service began with his conversion on this day, April 21, 1855.

Dwight came to Boston as a teenager from Northfield, Massachusetts, and he felt all alone in the big city.

The boy was desperate for work. An uncle took him on as a shoe salesman--on condition that he be obedient and that he attend Mt. Vernon Congregational Church.

The young man had been raised in a Unitarian church which denied the full divinity of Christ and did not emphasize human need for salvation from sins.

Now Dwight heard about those things. But he decided that he wanted to enjoy the pleasures of the world and wait to get saved until just before he died.

However, the kindness of his Sunday School teacher, Edward Kimball, turned young Moody into his life-long friend, and encouraged him to persist in his church attendance and regular Bible reading.

Though Moody did try to read the Bible, he could not understand it. Kimball later said he had never seen anyone whose mind was as spiritually dark as Dwight's.

That changed on this day, April 21, 1855.

Kimball came to the shoe store to ask Dwight to commit his life to Christ. Dwight listened closely and became a Christian that day.

Immediately he began sharing his faith with others, including his own family.

They wanted nothing to do with his faith. "I will always be a Unitarian," his mother said. (However, she converted shortly before her death.)

And at first Dwight Moody was not allowed to become a church member.

Asked what Christ had done for him, the nervous boy replied that he was not aware of anything particular. Leaders felt that was an unacceptable answer.

When Moody later moved to Chicago he wandered the streets to find young boys to bring to his Sunday School class.

He had a passion for saving souls and determined never to let a day pass without telling someone the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Often he irritated strangers on the street by asking them if they were Christians - but his pointed questioning stirred the consciences of many.

God used the converted shoe salesman to become the leading evangelist of his day.

Estimates vary, but Dwight Moody is thought to have led as many as a million people to confess faith in Christ.

Among his many achievements on either side of the Atlantic was the founding of Moody Bible Institute.
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God never calls us to do something for Him that He does not empower us to do if we are willing to do the work and time. Take the time to get to know God in an intimate way.
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Your purpose on earth is to shine God’s love to a lost and dying world.

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Open your ears and your heart to the Lord and be excited about your new future serving Him in spirit and truth.

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God has made it possible for you to know Him and experience an amazing change in your own life.

Serve Him..

Wait on Him.

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And expect … for He is able to do much much more than you can ask or imagine.

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Settle that sin issue ...

“Father God, I confess I am a sinner and my sins have separated me from You.

I am truly sorry. I now want to turn away from my past sinful life and live a new life pleasing to You.

Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again.

I believe that Your Son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer.

I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Thank You that according to Your Word, I am now born again.

Please send Your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. I promise to study Your Word – the Bible.

Use me for Your glory.

In Jesus' Name I pray. Amen.”

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