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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants:
Learning from those who proceeded us in faith

by Pastor Dave Strem

Used by permission

Preface

The contents of this booklet is based and built on the “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” series that Pastor Dave Strem preached during the summer of 2003.  James W. Skeen is the contributing editor.  The goal of converting the messages into written form is to give the truths contained within this series a more durable form.  Each chapter was designed to be concise and informative.  Malachi 3:16-17 teach us what kind of attitude God is looking for in His people.  Malachi is the last book of the Old Testament.  It is God’s last words of special revelation until New Testament times.  After all the laws, battles, and hardships endured, listen to what He says concerning those who love and care about Him.  “Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said.  In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and loved to think about him.  ‘They will be my people,’ says the Lord Almighty.  ‘On the day when I act, they will be my own special treasure.  I will spare them as a father spares an obedient and dutiful child.’”  Good Christian literature helps us to think about, or contemplate, God.  And that is the ultimate goal of this booklet.  Trinity Evangelical Free Church wants you to grow in the knowledge and grace of Jesus Christ.  We hope and pray that the lessons contained within the lives of the men and women of faith studied in this booklet will bless your life.  None of the biblical figures studied was perfect.  All had flaws.  But God was able to use each one because they were willing to partner together with Him to accomplish great things.  They are our examples.  We can learn from them.  “All of these people we have mentioned received God’s approval because of their faith…” (Hebrews 11:39a).  Let us stand on their shoulders and learn what it means to follow God in good times and bad, when things are clear to us and when they are not. May our shoulders one day be broad enough for others to stand on as they pursue God’s will for their lives.  Please receive this booklet in the spirit in which it is given.  Read, learn, and go forth with God!  

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