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Food & Growth - Part 1
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John Wright Follette (1883 - 1966). American Bible teacher, author, and poet born in Swanton, Vermont, to French Huguenot descendants who settled in New Paltz, New York, in the 1660s. Raised Methodist, he received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1913 while studying at a Bible school in Rochester, New York, later teaching there until its closure. Ordained in 1911 by the Council of Pentecostal Ministers at Elim Tabernacle, he affiliated with the Assemblies of God in 1935. Follette taught at Southern California Bible College (now Vanguard University) and Elim Bible Institute, mentoring thousands. His books, including Golden Grain (1957) and Broken Bread, compiled posthumously, offer spiritual insights on maturity and holiness. A prolific poet, he published Smoking Flax and Other Poems (1936), blending Scripture with mystical reflections. Married with no recorded children, he ministered globally in his later years, speaking at conferences in Europe and North America. His words, “It is much easier to do something for God than to become something for God,” urged deeper faith. Follette’s teachings, preserved in over 100 articles and tapes, remain influential in Pentecostal and charismatic circles.
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In this sermon, the speaker talks about the importance of releasing and rejoicing in the word of God. They mention a story about a girl dancing with a tambourine and a piece of string, symbolizing the joy and celebration that comes with being delivered by God. The speaker emphasizes the connection between joy and food, highlighting that food is an essential element in experiencing the light of God. They also discuss the significance of humanity receiving Jesus, emphasizing that even though humanity is like dust, we have the opportunity to receive and be transformed by Him. The sermon concludes with the speaker encouraging listeners to embrace the truth and be ready to come to God.
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As you are here in my presence, and you've come again to gather about thy word, and we have heard this morning, and therefore we ask you, therefore break the bread that surely does, when you're a babe, when you're a little child, you're adolescent period of spirit. Then how will you find a spiritual leader? You watch, and emotionally, nothing but, now we're going to talk, but I'm glad he's an authority, and you's an elite. Now, all the children of Israel, when he comes, he will, and I say, will have thousands of them. So they are for us. Therefore, when I look at the children, and I find it's the parents, and then what do we do? We raise the groom. That's the principle. You can only go so far. There's that issue. The only true rule, I'll tell you that, As the children watch, the revelation of the Christ, the revelation of that Christ, must unfold and unfold. You know why? Come the adolescent discovery. Did anyone ever hear this coming? No, I've never heard. Dancing before everything and all. Dancing back. I'm sorry, little baby, little boy. All these things happen. Now, when they come, and the children, and they will eat up eleven kids. And the music of the children. Then why do you sing, though? Why don't we?
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John Wright Follette (1883 - 1966). American Bible teacher, author, and poet born in Swanton, Vermont, to French Huguenot descendants who settled in New Paltz, New York, in the 1660s. Raised Methodist, he received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit in 1913 while studying at a Bible school in Rochester, New York, later teaching there until its closure. Ordained in 1911 by the Council of Pentecostal Ministers at Elim Tabernacle, he affiliated with the Assemblies of God in 1935. Follette taught at Southern California Bible College (now Vanguard University) and Elim Bible Institute, mentoring thousands. His books, including Golden Grain (1957) and Broken Bread, compiled posthumously, offer spiritual insights on maturity and holiness. A prolific poet, he published Smoking Flax and Other Poems (1936), blending Scripture with mystical reflections. Married with no recorded children, he ministered globally in his later years, speaking at conferences in Europe and North America. His words, “It is much easier to do something for God than to become something for God,” urged deeper faith. Follette’s teachings, preserved in over 100 articles and tapes, remain influential in Pentecostal and charismatic circles.