Whom God uses

Value of invisible service

Value of individual people

Value of insignificant gifts

Acts2: 17-18; Joel2: 28-29

1. Children (sons and daughters)-Mathew21: 15-16; Samuel 1Sam3: 1; Lad

with five loaves John6: 9; Jesus at 12 years Luke2: 46-47; Girl 2Kings5: 2-3

2. Young-Joseph, David, Daniel

Young men V.3-4

Jeremiah to revive the backslidden Israel;

Joseph to feed the nations

David to fight the mighty Goliath;

Daniel, Shadrach, Meshech and Abed nego to confront the might of the Babylonians;

Timothy was between 19 and 24 years when he was appointed the Senior Pastor of Ephesus Church which had a membership of 40000-60000;

William Booth was 15years when he began to preach in London slums;

Charles Spurgeon was 19 when he built the Sanctuary in London;

Jonathan Edwards was 21 when he began to preach

John Wesley was 35 when he started the Holy Club

George Whitefield was 24 when he began to preach

A new day has dawned for the Church. A new generation of men and women are being raised by the Lord.

3. Old-Ps92: 15; Caleb Jos14: 11-12; Moses De34: 7

Moses was 80 when God called. Although he cited many excuses, he never mentioned his old age.

Socrates gave the world his wisest philosophy at 70 and at an extremely old age learned to play on musical instruments.

Plato was only a student at 50. He did his best after reaching 60.

Michelangelo was still composing poetry and designing structures in his 89thyear. He painted the ceiling of Sistine chapel on his back on a scaffold at 90. Cato at 80 began studying Greek.

Petrarch, when between 70 & 80, started the study of Latin.

Ludovico at age 115 wrote the memories of his own days.

Bacon was 60 before he wrote his greatest works.

Milton completed Paradise Lost when 57 and Paradise Regained at 63.

Tennyson published, �Crossing the bar� at 83

Daniel Auber wrote his �Dream of Love �in� his 80�s and said: I am not 80. I am four times 20

Ogilvie the translator of Homer and Virgil, was unacquainted with Latin and Greek until he past 50

Colbert, the famous French Minister, returned to his Latin and Law studies at 60.

Von Goethe wrote a part of Faust at 60 and finished it at 82.

Emerson produced English Traits when he was 53 and conduct of Life at 59.

Kent wrote his Anthropology, Metaphysics of Ethics and Strife of the faculties at age 74.

Oliver Wendell Holmes at 79 wrote Over the Teacups.

Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserable at 62.

Booth Tarkington wrote 16 novels after age 60, some of them when he was totally blind.

George Bernard Show wrote some of his famous plays at 80.

Scott the commentator began study of Hebrew at 87.

Jules Verne was writing his stories at 63.

Cruce the Italian philosopher published two of his works on philosophy at 85. Santayana, the greatest Harvard Philosopher, continued to write books at 88 years of age.

Webster wrote his monumental dictionary at 70.

An Old Man gave his heart to Jesus. He had lots of friends whom he wanted to win for Christ. Made a list � 116 names; began to pray earnestly � talked to them about Christ � Gave Christian books. Some refused to listen. Some mocked. But he kept on praying and working for their salvation. Within 2 years � 100 of them had accepted the Lord.

4. Men-Apostles, Philip, Stephen
5. Women-Deborah, Ruth, Esther 4:16
6. Widows-Anna Luke2: 36-38; Widow Luke21: 1-4; Zarapath�s widow 1Kings17
7. Single-John the Baptist, Jesus, Elijah, Elisha
8. Eunuchs-Acts8: 27-29; Is56: 30-4