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Introduction to Illustrations by NewtonStein

"Illustrations by NewtonStein" is not just a hobby or past-time for us, but a serious ministry. We pray over these stories. We check them carefully for false or misleading doctrine - from pie-in-the-sky, miracles-every-moment kind of illustrations to confusing 'faith & hope' to begging God "PLEASE!" - as if you beg Him enough with nice manners - you'll Sweet-Talk God into doing that which is not His will! We hope you find just the right story, or Illustration, by NewtonStein.

Ten days before the new church was to open, the local building inspector informed the pastor that the parking lot was inadequate for the size of the building. Until the church doubled the size of the parking lot, they would not be able to use the new sanctuary.

Unfortunately, the church with its undersized parking lot had used every inch of their land except for the mountain against which it had been built. In order to build more parking spaces, they would have to move the mountain out of the back yard.

Undaunted, the pastor announced the next Sunday morning that he would meet that evening with all members who had "mountain-moving faith".

They would hold a prayer session asking God to remove the mountain from the back yard and to somehow provide enough money to have it paved and painted before the scheduled opening dedication service the following week.

At the appointed time, 24 of the congregation's 300 members assembled for prayer. They prayed for nearly three hours. At ten o'clock the pastor said the final "Amen".

"We'll open next Sunday as scheduled," he assured everyone. "God has never let us down before, and I believe He will be faithful this time too."

We'll pay you for the dirt we remove and pave all the exposed area free of charge, if we can have it right away. We can't do anything else until we get the dirt in and allow it to settle properly."

The little church was dedicated the next Sunday as originally planned and there were far more members with "mountain-moving faith" on opening Sunday than there had been the previous week!

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Marlene, Editor for "Illustrations by NewtonStein"