David Christian cut down the first tree for the first house for the new community the would call “Herrnhut,” which means the “Lord’s Watch.” The small group now totaled 300. It wasn’t long before Herrnhut began growing and accepted refugees from other doctrinal persuasions. Now there were not only Moravians but also Lutherans, Calvinists, Catholics, […]
In 1722 Count Zinzendorf and his wife began to settle into the Berthelsdorf Estate they had just purchased. They had both sacrifices their right of nobility and willingly entered into the sacred service of their Savior. the purpose that God had for the Count’s life was about to be fulfilled. Zinzendorf’s life was not flawless, […]
“….fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple. 2 And the priests could not enter the house of the Lord, because the glory of the Lord filled the Lord’s house.” – 2 Chronicles 7:1-2 An entry in the journal of Von Zinzendorf: December 18, 1734 “I was but 10 years […]
Count Zinzendorf was born into one of the noblest families in Europe. His inheritance was to sit on one of the continent’s most powerful thrones. He gave all that up and spent his life and fortune to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Zinzendorf was not a Moravian but a devout Lutheran, […]
“Can a mariner sit idle if he heard the drowning cry? Could a doctor sit in comfort and just let his patients die? Could a fireman sit idle while men burn and give no hand? Can you sit at ease in Zion with the world around you damned? – Leonard Ravenhill “What God’s truth demands, […]
Micah 2:13 The Breaker [the Messiah] will go up before them. They will break through, pass in through the gate and go out through it, and their King will pass on before them, the Lord at their head. Kristy Whittington, our resident missionary, is returning from Africa this week and should be on American soil by […]
Frank Di Pietro: ” The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.” – Hudson Taylor “The Will of God – nothing less, nothing more, nothing else.” – F.E. Marsh “Will the heathen who have never heard the Gospel be saved? It is more the question with […]
