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Our Need for a New Heart - Part 4
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Joshua Daniel (1928 - 2014). Indian evangelist and president of Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship International, born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, to N. Daniel, a mathematics teacher turned revivalist. Saved at 15, he began preaching at 16 to students in Madras, earning a Master’s in English Literature from Madras University. Joining his father’s ministry in 1954, he led Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship from 1963, headquartered in Chennai, growing it to hundreds of centers across India, Cyprus, Guyana, and London. Known as the “boy revivalist,” he authored Faith Is the Victory and delivered thousands of sermons, aired on TV and radio in multiple languages, focusing on salvation and revival. Married to Lily, they had three children, including John, who succeeded him. His annual retreats at Beulah Gardens drew 7,000-9,000, emphasizing prayer and holiness. Daniel’s ministry, marked by tentmaker missionaries, impacted millions despite later critiques of family-centric leadership.
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This sermon emphasizes the transformative power of Jesus Christ through humble confession and repentance. It shares a story of a man who was changed by encountering the Lord and how his life and family were transformed. The message calls for individuals to confess their sins, seek forgiveness, and experience the new life, peace, and love that Jesus offers.
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To turn to the Lord Jesus, I said to him, you have to go bring your wife. The Lord will help you. He said, she will never come. She won't trust me. She knows me. Yes, but you tell her that you're a changed person. That the Lord Jesus Christ has transformed you. Go and tell him. You tell her. He went and to the amazement of his wife, he told her how the Lord Jesus touched him, healed him, transformed him. And now, when I saw that beautiful wife of his, such a gentle person, as she came back first a little bewildered. She had never heard of such things as Jesus Christ transforming an incorrigible principle. And then seeing both of them build a beautiful family. What a thrill. What a thrill. My dear people, that is what comes as the outcome of a humble confession. King David, you are the man that has brought such sorrow, misery, heartache, bloodshed. You're the man. And the king said, I have sinned. And he told God, against thee, thee only have I sinned. I've sinned against you, Lord. I've sinned against the Savior who died for me. Yes, I went to him and confessed my sin and he forgave. My dear friends, will you not do this? A loving Savior invites you and he will thrill you to bits when you taste this power, this love, this new life, this forgiveness which he will give you. Shall we bow our heads in a word of prayer? Precious Lord Jesus, do thou graciously touch my hearers. They need this new life, this peace, this forgiveness. Draw near to them and to their families and touch them. In Jesus' holy name, amen. This program is brought to you by the Layman's Evangelical Fellowship International, an interdenominational missionary and prayer group working for revival around the globe. We invite every lay person to become God's ally in changing his or her corner of the world. Please write, and if you have a problem or concern you would like to share, please do let us know. You can email us at post at lefi.org or visit our website at www.lefi.org. Our mailing address is LEFI P.O. Box 14 South Lyon, Michigan 48178. You can also call us at 248-486-6326. Until we meet again next week, may God bless you.
Our Need for a New Heart - Part 4
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Joshua Daniel (1928 - 2014). Indian evangelist and president of Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship International, born in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, to N. Daniel, a mathematics teacher turned revivalist. Saved at 15, he began preaching at 16 to students in Madras, earning a Master’s in English Literature from Madras University. Joining his father’s ministry in 1954, he led Laymen’s Evangelical Fellowship from 1963, headquartered in Chennai, growing it to hundreds of centers across India, Cyprus, Guyana, and London. Known as the “boy revivalist,” he authored Faith Is the Victory and delivered thousands of sermons, aired on TV and radio in multiple languages, focusing on salvation and revival. Married to Lily, they had three children, including John, who succeeded him. His annual retreats at Beulah Gardens drew 7,000-9,000, emphasizing prayer and holiness. Daniel’s ministry, marked by tentmaker missionaries, impacted millions despite later critiques of family-centric leadership.