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John R. Rice
John R. Rice (1895–1980). Born on December 11, 1895, in Cooke County, Texas, John R. Rice was an American fundamentalist Baptist evangelist, pastor, and publisher. Raised in a devout family, he earned degrees from Decatur Baptist College and Baylor University, later studying at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago. Converted at 12, he began preaching in 1920, pastoring churches in Dallas and Fort Worth, including First Baptist Church of Dallas as interim pastor. In 1934, he founded The Sword of the Lord, a biweekly periodical promoting revival and soul-winning, which grew into a publishing house with his books like Prayer: Asking and Receiving and The Home: Courtship, Marriage and Children. Known for his fiery evangelistic campaigns, he preached to thousands across the U.S., emphasizing personal salvation and biblical inerrancy. Rice mentored figures like Jack Hyles and Curtis Hutson but faced criticism for his strict fundamentalism. Married to Lloys Cooke in 1921, he had six daughters and died on December 29, 1980, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He said, “The only way to have a revival is to get back to the Book—the Bible.”
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This sermon focuses on the importance of building a Christian home, emphasizing the need to fear the Lord, serve Him sincerely and truthfully, and remove any idols or false gods from our lives. The message draws from Joshua chapter 24, where Joshua gathers the tribes of Israel to commit to serving God wholeheartedly.
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By our hearts we come to the book of God. Thou hast said, when the Holy Spirit has come, he'll bring to remembrance all things I've said unto you. Let it be true now. And you said, when he, the spirit of truth, has come, he'll guide you into all truth. And thou hast said, is not my word like a fire, like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces? Make it so now. We claim it and thank thee for it. Amen. Turn please to Joshua chapter 24. Joshua chapter 24. I'm speaking tonight on a Christian home. Well, that's a good subject and there's a great need for it. In Joshua chapter 24, we'll read the first verse and then skip down to verse 14 and 15. And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, for their heads, and for their judges, and their officers, and they presented themselves before God. And what are you going to tell them, Joshua? Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your father served were on the other side of the flood. Other side of the flooded Jordan we crossed coming in here, he said. And, and, but if you see me...
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John R. Rice (1895–1980). Born on December 11, 1895, in Cooke County, Texas, John R. Rice was an American fundamentalist Baptist evangelist, pastor, and publisher. Raised in a devout family, he earned degrees from Decatur Baptist College and Baylor University, later studying at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago. Converted at 12, he began preaching in 1920, pastoring churches in Dallas and Fort Worth, including First Baptist Church of Dallas as interim pastor. In 1934, he founded The Sword of the Lord, a biweekly periodical promoting revival and soul-winning, which grew into a publishing house with his books like Prayer: Asking and Receiving and The Home: Courtship, Marriage and Children. Known for his fiery evangelistic campaigns, he preached to thousands across the U.S., emphasizing personal salvation and biblical inerrancy. Rice mentored figures like Jack Hyles and Curtis Hutson but faced criticism for his strict fundamentalism. Married to Lloys Cooke in 1921, he had six daughters and died on December 29, 1980, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He said, “The only way to have a revival is to get back to the Book—the Bible.”