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WHAT is the weirdest coincidence you have ever experienced?

What is the weirdest coincidence you have ever experienced?  My weirdest experience occurred this year on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 is when I got admitted into the Cottages of Clayton Assisted Living Facility here in Dayton, Ohio.   I have been a resident here for going on 8 months now.   I really did not think that I would end up here after staying over a week in the Miami Valley Hospital during the week of Christmas last year.  Prior to that, I was hospitalized for another week because I had been suffering from seizures during the week of Thanksgiving.   I guess this is my last stop before I end up transitioning from life to death.   This is because I am suffering from congestive heart failure and seizures right along with Schizoaffective disorder. So far, I have gotten approved for long-term disability right now.   My health problems are getting worse simply because I have a broken neck.   ...

PLEASE PRAY FOR ME AND THE RESIDENTS OF MY HOMETOWN OF DAYTON OHIO

I really agree with what the Bible says about this topic.   It is that there are a whole lot of people worldwide who are making a profit over another person's emotions and their despair on a daily basis 🙏.   Honestly I used to consult with mediums and psychics for personal advice myself for a very long time.   Currently I am reading the Bible every single day and I am asking Both God and Jesus Christ for personal advice and peace throughout my life right now.   I will admit that I am not getting enough support from my pastor at church right now.   Therefore my AA Sponsor and a few members of my church are assisting me because I am recovering from eye surgery as well as Schizoaffective Disorder right now.   I really do not get any support from my own family members anymore.   I am completely estranged from my own family members as well.  I am asking all of you to please continue to pray for me because I had eye s...

WHAT IS A BOOK YOU NEVER FINISHED BUT STILL THINK ABOUT?

Wh at is a book you never finished but still think about?  The Holy Bible is a book that I have never finished, but I still think about all of the time . At least I am being honest by saying that I only read the books of Genesis , Exodus , Job , Psalm , Philippines , Revelations Ephesians , Lamentations , Songs of Solomon , and Leviticus. I also read the book of James as well. Lord Jesus, please continue to expand my understanding, especially when it comes to developing my awareness of the Holy Bible .   Thank you for allowing me to give an honest account to everyone about the Bible . I have read the Bible when it comes to listening to church sermons on television as well as the radio church sermons .

WHICH FICTIONAL WORLD WOULD BE THE MOST FUN TO VACATION IN?

Which fictional world would be the most fun to vacation in?  I would have to say heaven.   Heaven is not fictional; it is a real place that you have to earn your place in heaven.   A person would have to be born again and live according to God and Jesus Christ standards 🙏 🙌 .  This means that you have to live a life according to God and Jesus Christ.   I know that I am not perfect, but the Holy Spirit is inside of my heart.  L ord Jesus, please save me from all principalities and powers according to Satan and his fallen angels.   Lord Jesus, please give me the ability to communicate effectively with other people worldwide 🌐 🙏.   Lord Jesus  please restore my vision because my vision in both eyes equally because my vision at this particular time is blurry.  Lord Jesus, please continue to assist everyone that I know as well as those that I do not know 🙏.  Lord Jesus, I want to say thank you.  Thank...

IF YOU COULD GO BACK AND WITNESS ANY HISTORICAL EVENT, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU PICK?

If you could go back and witness any historical event, which one would you pick?  Honestly, I would like to witness the event when Satan got kicked out of heaven because he defied God because he wanted to replace God as the creator of the world 🌎 🙏 🙌.   Satan really wanted to do God's job.  Second, I really would like to witness when Satan transformed himself into a snake and cause Eve to eat from the fruit of the Garden of Good and Evil.  Eve had given her husband Adam some of the same fruit, and both of their eyes were open, and they found out that they were named and the two of them hid from God because they were ashamed.  Eve blamed the serpent, and Adam blamed Eve for giving him the forbidden fru it.  This is called the Fall of Man, which is located inside of the Book of Genesis in the Holy Bible inside of the 3rd chapter .  Another event would be when Cain killed his brother Abel in the Bible simply because God favored Abel over his brother ...

HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER?

How did you meet your significant other?  God and Jesus Christ are my significant other right now 🙏 🙌 ✨️ ❤️ ♥️. They are all that I really need right now. I met my significant other at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church on Sunday morning, February 15, 2015, as soon as I got baptized by my pastor at the time.  The pastors  name is John Morgan.   As soon as he baptized me, I really felt my old spirit departing from me, and officially, the Holy Spirit entered inside of m e.  My AA Sponsor at the time Mr. Rick Love and Ms. Catherine rejoiced as well as the entire Congregation at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church were very happy for me.  I was very happy myself.   It was also during the time I almost fell off the sanctuary because I had lost my footing by wearing a pair of shower shoes.  At least I did recommitted my life back to Jesus Christ recently because of years of personal distress.  I will admit that I really feel much better...

WHAT IS A CULTURAL TRADITION FROM YOUR COUNTRY THAT YOU LOVE?

What is a cultural tradition from your country that you love?  Honestly, I really love attending church and Bible study on a regular basis as well as attending school on a consistent basis just to improve my memory and improve my reading as well as my math skills. I love being a role model for my nieces and nephews and other children worldwide because I do not want any of them getting into trouble or suff ering from active addiction whatsoever.  I only want to make a positive impact on anyone who is willing to change for the better.  Thank you for allowing me to answer this question to the best of my ability.  Please continue to pray for me as I continue to recover from eye surgery 🙏. 

If you could relive one day from your past, what would it be and why?

If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why?  I would have to say February 15 2015 I got baptized on a very cold Sunday morning at Fort McKinley United Methodist Church and I was very happy because I was born again by getting baptized in the name of the Father Son and the Holy Spirit.   I felt a spirit that had replaced my bitter spirit that I had had for a very long time .   I have been going through transitions in my life for 11 consecutive years because I lost my apartment during the week of Christmas on Monday December 23 2024 because of a fist fight that I gotten into over a misunderstanding that I actually had with another resident at Wentworth HiRise Apartments in Dayton Ohio.  I was arrested for an assault charge.   Right now, I am not allowed to go back to the premises and neighborhood in Dayton, Ohio.   Another time that I would like to talk about was on Saturday June 17 1995 at 10:00am at the Universit...

WHAT IS THE LAST MOVIE THAT MADE YOU CRY?

What is the last movie that made you cry?  The movie Charlotte's Web is the movie that made me cry.  It is true that I actually cried because a spider died in the movie ll admit that I even cried during the movie Outsiders that I had seen during the 1980s simply because Johnny Ralph Machado died after rescuing some children during a house fire in the movie. I even cried during the movie Schindler List, and I really didn't finish watching the movie. I will admit that I actually do have my own heart on my sleeve right now.  I will also admit that I am a very emotional person.   If I would have been filmed in a movie; it would be called The Life and Times of Anthony Joseph Hopkins from Dayton Ohio which is the title of my forthcoming manuscript that will become the title of my autobiography because it would be a real true story of my entire life living in the Dayton Ohio Toledo Ohio and finally Charlotte North Carolina for a portion of my life while I was living i...

IF YOU COULD ERASE ONE EVENT FROM HISTORY, WHAT WOULD IT BE 🤔?

If you could erase one event from history, what would it be?  I have three important events from history, and it would be Slavery in the United States and the entire world.   Another event would be the Jewish Holocaust and the Satan causing Adam and Eve to sin and go against God simply because of Satan transforming himself into a snake 🐍 by contradicting God by causing Eve to eat from the a tree that Adam and Eve weren't supposed to eat from because God told them that they will die.  This is written in Genesis, the 3rd chapte r.  This is called the Fall of Man.  Another event is when Cain killed his brother Abel because God showed favor to Abel over his Cain.  Therefore all forms of evil would not exist on Planet Earth. 

WHAT IS A CONSPIRACY THEORY YOU ACTUALLY FIND BELIEVABLE?

W hat is a conspiracy theory you actually find believable?  I want to inform everyone that God and Jesus Christ really exist 🙏 🙌.   It is true that God created the heaven and the earth within a six day period and the seventh day He rested.  There is nothing anything that could dispute this whatsoever.   It is true that before we all were formed inside of our mother's womb, God knew us in advance, and it has been determined in advance how long we are going to live on planet Earth 🌏 .   This is written in Jeremiah 1:5 and Psalm 139:16 inside of the Holy Bible in all versions of the Bible.  Thank you for allowing me to answer this question to the best of my ability.   In Jesus' name, Amen and Amen 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 👏.  Please continue to pray for me because I am recovering from eye surgery 🙏.  God bless all of you worldwide .  

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH UNCERTAINTY?

How do you deal with uncertainty?  I deal with uncertainty by praying to God and Jesus Christ, and they will remove it for me.   The only thing that I need to do is cast my cares to Him, for He cares for me.   1st Peter 5:7 is a Bible verse that I always read as well as 2nd Timothy 1:7 which says that For God has not given us a spirit of fear but of love and of power and a sound min d.  This is exactly how I deal with uncertainty in my personal life right now .

What is a moment when you realize you were officially an adult 🤔?

What is a moment when you realize you were officially an adult 🤔?  The moment when I officially realized when I became an adult was when I became old enough to vote in United States Elections as well as registered for the military draft back on Friday, June 24, 1983.  I just turned 18 years old, and I was enrolled in the Job Corp Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  During that time, I had been drinking 🍸 alcohol and smoking marijuana.  My  mother decided to oust me from her house 🏠 simply because I refused to attend public schools in the Dayton Ohio Area.   I also rebelled against everyone who was an adult by deciding to hang around my friends and street gang members who were in the Dayton Ohio Area from 1983 through 1990.  One thing that my mother was proud 👏 of was when I had officially graduated from Paul Laurence Dunbar High School 🏫 🙌 👏 on Tuesday, June 10, 1986, at the Memorial Hall at 7:00 pm.   All of my family ...

IF YOU HAD A TIME MACHINE AND COULD SEND JUST ONE MESSAGE TO YOUR PAST SELF, WHAT WOULD IT SAY?

If you had a time machine and could send just one message to your past self, what would it say?  God and Jesus Christ are real 🙏 🙌.   Jesus is coming back to govern the new planet Earth because the old planet earth will dissolve like fervent heat .  It is true that the old is gone and the new is coming soon.  God bless all of you worldwide 🌐 🙏 ❤️ ♥️ 🙌.   Amen and Amen 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 😊 👏 ☺️ 🙌 🙏 ❤️ 😊 👏 ☺️ 🙌 🙏 ❤️ .  I would tell my old self to have faith in God and Jesus Christ and do not conform to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.   Therefore, I would tell my former self that heaven and he'll are also real .  God bless you!

Part #2 Furnace of Affliction

Back to library Sermon New Park Street Pulpit Volume 1 No. 35 God’s People in the Furnace Isaiah 48:10 August 12, 1855 View PDF NO. 35 A SERMON DELIVERED ON SABBATH MORNING, AUGUST 12, 1855, BY THE REV. C.H. SPURGEON, AT NEW PARK STREET CHAPEL, SOUTHWARK. “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.”—Isaiah xiviii. 10. When travelling through the country, you have often noticed that in different spots the old rocks peep out from under the soil, as if they would let us know what earth’s bones are made of, and what are the solid foundations of this globe. So in searching through the Scriptures you will find here instruction, here admonition, here rebuke, and here comfort, but very frequently you will discover the old doctrines like old rocks rising amid other matters; and when you little expect it you will find election, redemption, justification, effectual calling, final perseverance or covenant security introduced, just to let us see what the solid foundations of the gospel are, a...