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Share a story about how John Stott or his work has made an impact on your life. Simply fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Share a story about how John Stott or his work has made an impact on your life. Simply fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
I was found by Christ through the Seventh-day Adventist church in 1974. I was wonderfully saved as our Father revealed His great love to my soul and I was full of joy unspeakable and full of glory.
The SDA church was just beginning to go through a controversy over the gospel, what it was and the relationship between justification and sanctification. As I listened to the debate I realized I did not understand the gospel because I could not define it and did not know where sanctification fit in.
I picked up “Baptism and Fulness” and read about the covenant proming two great gifts; forgiveness and the Holy Spirit. Brother John showed how these two great gifts were always proclaimed as the result of receiving Christ as Savior and Lord. That led me to pick up his book on Galatians. There I was led to understand the gospel, once and for all.
The gospel declares that Jesus died for our sins, was buried and rose on the third day. Those who believe it are immediately forgiven AND also receive the Holy Spirit.
It was because of John Stott that I was led to understand the gospel as the good news of salvation and that it proclaims a fullness of deliverance from sin, from its penalty, its power and its presence. Those whom Jesus justifies, He sanctifies. And those He sanctifies He will glorify. It’s all by His grace, thru faith.
This revelation of the gospel thru the writings of John Stott led me to buy every book he ever wrote. I devoured each one and continue to refer to them over the many books and commentaries I have purchased since.
It was John Stott who helped me open up to science and not be afraid of it and he wrote correctly about hell being annihilation.
I’m a bird watcher with a list approaching 700 and so I was delighted to see John was a fellow twitcher.
Last night (August 6, 2009), he was in a dream I had. Never had a dream with him in it before. It led me to get up this morning and look for him on the internet and I found this site.
He came up to me and outside my home and I told him that Martyn Lloyd Jones was inside the house. We fellowshipped a bit and I can’t recall what was said exactly, but do remember saying that there were angels all around and having prayer with him.
I thank God for John Stott and recommend his writings to all. What a great Christian, great writer and ‘apostle’. God has used him tremendously to keep me faithful to the gospel and the Word of God.
Thanks for letting me share my story. Praise be to God and all glory to Him.
In His Service and Great love,
Robert Brown
Cape May, N.J., U.S.A.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
My college mentor, Dr. Robert E. Antonian, gave me a copy of YOUR MIND MATTERS my freshman. It still amazes me, now 33 years later, what an impact just a small book made on me and my life. I have known, felt, lived, shared and taught the spiritual wisdom I gained from that book ever since. Of the myriad things Dr. A. gave me so freely the two years I was fortunate enough to be under his guidance, this book ranks in the top two, next to his unconditional love and support. Thank you for that book and for its powerful message.
November 1st, 2009 at 9:35 am
I heard Brother John Stott in an interview with Chris Fabre on the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN0 several years a go. Brother Stott talk about his salvation in the light of Revelation 3; he mentioned keyhole prayers and pushing pennies under the door to keep Jesus quiet. What dear Brother Stott said touched my heart, and prayed to the Lord Jesus, “Jesus please remind me of Brother Stott said if I ever get complacent in my life with you.”
I also throughly enjoyed John Stott’s book “The Birds, Our Teachers”
November 1st, 2009 at 9:35 am
I heard Brother John Stott in an interview with Chris Fabre on the Moody Broadcasting Network (MBN) several years a go. Brother Stott talk about his salvation in the light of Revelation 3; he mentioned keyhole prayers and pushing pennies under the door to keep Jesus quiet. What dear Brother Stott said touched my heart, and prayed to the Lord Jesus, “Jesus please remind me of Brother Stott said if I ever get complacent in my life with you.”
I also throughly enjoyed John Stott’s book “The Birds, Our Teachers”
November 3rd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Thank you Lord Jesus, for Dr. Stott - a saint of your Church!
I recent heard your sermon discussing Christians who badger God with incessant prayers for “more filling” “more of God” “more of the Holy Spirit” - and who don’t seem to understand that they have received the fullness of God in Christ Jesus. What a refreshing and prescient message - hard to believe it was more than 30 years ago that you preached it!
Thank you Dr. Stott for your faithfulness to the fullness of the Gospel these sixty plus years. May God continue to be glorified in your work.