Stones We Left in the Water
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In this powerful sermon titled 'Stones We Left in the Water,' the pastor from Arlington United Pentecostal Church shares a series of deeply personal and generational testimonies that illustrate God's faithfulness across five generations of his family. Drawing from the biblical concept of memorial stones placed in the Jordan River to remember God's mighty acts, he recounts stories of courage, integrity, faithfulness, miraculous healing, and divine provision—from a great-great-grandfather who protected a persecuted preacher, to a great-grandfather who crawled to church with pneumonia, to a grandmother who fed entire families during the Great Depression with sauerkraut. He also shares modern-day miracles: a baby revived from death, a car miraculously fixed, a child healed of blindness, a tumor disappearing from a baby’s skull, and a 95-year-old man raised from apparent death. These stories form 'stones in the river'—living reminders of God’s ongoing power and personal presence. The sermon culminates in a call to action: to remember God’s past faithfulness, to live with integrity and diligence, and to place new stones by trusting God in the present, knowing He still moves today.
God's faithfulness is best remembered through personal, tangible stories—'stones in the river'—that mark His interventions in our lives.
Integrity, faithfulness, and courage matter more than education or charisma; God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
Miraculous healing and divine provision are still active today—seen not in grand spectacles but in quiet, personal moments of answered prayer.
Even in poverty, brokenness, or despair, God can intervene when we trust Him and take faithful steps forward.
A personal encounter with Jesus—not just intellectual belief—is essential for lasting faith.
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The Concept of Memorial Stones in Scripture
“There are more stones to be placed. Let's get into it.”
Generational Courage: The First Stone
“My family was mean. My family was lost. My family was drunk. But they knew to protect the ministry.”
Integrity and Faithfulness in Hardship
“If you're not a person of integrity, your ministry is going nowhere.”
Faithfulness in the Face of Death
“I'm not telling you to do that if I see somebody crawling in. But that conviction stays with me...”
Divine Provision Through Simple Means
The pastor tells of his great-grandmother, Estelle, who used cabbage and sauerkraut during the Great Depression to feed the poor without giving charity—instead creating work so people could maintain dignity.
“I think we're too poor not to pay our tithes.”
“My family was mean. My family was lost. My family was drunk. But they knew to protect the ministry.”
“You don't have to be a fancy person to see a miracle from God if you have the courage and the faith to call on the name of Jesus.”
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EJ Douglas
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Arlington United Pentecostal Church
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C.W. Milam
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Estelle Milam
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Jude Milam
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Joshua
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Bud Graves
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