There’s A Miracle In Your House: God’s solution starts with what you have

184 Pages·1996·6.694 MB·English

by  Tommy Barnett

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CREATION
HOUSE
BOOKS ABOUT SPIRIT-LED LIVING
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Copyright © 1993 by Tommy Barnett,
13613 N. Cave Creek Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85022
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 92-75648
International Standard Book Number: 0-88419-330-6
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First printing, October 1993
Second printing, April 1994
Third printing, September 1994
Fourth printing, April 1995
Fifth printing, March 1996
Sixth printing, August 1997
I would like to dedicate this book to:
• my staff— people who were miracles
in my own congregation and have come to play
a very important role in church leadership;
• our deacons — they had more vision and daring
than I did and stretched me to believe God and
trust Him to provide for our financial needs;
• the people in my house, my congregation — they
helped carry out the dream God gave us;
• the miracle in my own house, my wife, Marja,
and our three children, Kristi, Matthew and Luke —
Matthew and Luke are both powerful
evangelists and preachers;
Kristi’s goal has always been to have
a family and be a mother, and she’s
given me three wonderful grandchildren;
• and my wonderful heavenly Father,
who is the source of all miracles.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
F
OR THE writing of this book I am indebted in a
tremendous way to the assistance of two men, Ron
Hembree and Walter Walker.
Ron Hembree is an outstanding, award-winning author
of many well-known books, including St. Mark of Cal¬
cutta; a TV personality; and a dear friend of many years
who knows me as few people do. He took time out of his
busy schedule to use his talents on this project, and I
thank him.
Walter Walker, former editorial director of Creation
House, heard me speak on this subject at the Charismatic
Bible Ministries conference in 1991 in Tulsa and chal¬
lenged me to write this book. Without his encouragement
it never would have been written. He hounded me per¬
sistently until the dream became a reality. I appreciate
his patience with my busy schedule and his helpful in¬
sights and teaching.
I would also like to thank the staffs of Creation House
and my church for their hard work and patience in seeing
this book become a reality.
CONTENTS
Preface.7
1 ❖ Down and Out in Davenport.9
2 ❖ Tell Me — What Do You
Have in the House?.21
3 ❖ Being Led to Your Next Miracle.33
4 ❖ What’s That in Your Hand?.44
5 ❖ Finding the Miracle Within.55
6 ❖ How Many Loaves Do You Have?.66
7 ❖ Miracles on My Doorstep.76
8 ❖ Don’t Let Troubles Keep You From
the Making of a Miracle.92
9 ❖ Pass on to the Positive.109
10 ❖ The More You’re Spilled,
the More You’re Filled.116
11 ❖ The Miracle’s in the Bush.125
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12 ❖ The Interval Between Promise
and Miracle.134
13 ❖ Whatever He Says to You, Do It.142
Questions for Discussion or Reflection
One.152
Two.154
Three.156
Four.158
Five.160
Six.162
Seven.164
Eight.166
Nine.168
Ten.170
Eleven.172
Twelve.174
Thirteen.176
Notes.178
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PREFACE
N
OTHING BAD ever happens to you,” the radio talk
show host blurted out during an on-the-air inter¬
view with Tommy Barnett. She was so overwhelmed
by the popular preacher’s positive attitude she began to
think he led some kind of charmed life immune from the
petty problems plaguing the rest of us mere mortals.
Of course she was wrong, and Pastor Barnett quickly as¬
sured her he was very human and had faced his share of
problems. “But,” he said, “nothing bad ever does happen to
me because our great God takes even the bad and makes it
good. So, ultimately, you are right, even though there might
be momentary misery and misunderstanding.”
Ever since Tommy Barnett started storming through
the country on his “special divine mission” over four de¬
cades ago, the world has had to sit up and take notice. His
life and career have been such a series of miracles that
many, like the radio host, wonder if he does lead a
charmed existence. Like a perplexed physician seeks the
cause of a mystery disease, many have probed and pon¬
dered the reasons for Tommy Barnett’s success. Both crit¬
ics and admirers have offered their opinions, but that is
all they are — opinions.
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There’S a Miracle in Your House!
Perhaps the best way to discover the answer to this
enigma is to meet the man himself and get to know what
lies beneath the polished exterior of this remarkable pas¬
tor. In doing so we discover the same flower of faith will
bloom for all if we but learn and put into practice the
great principles that were forged in the furnace of his life.
This ordinary man has become quite extraordinary and
insists that we can all grow far beyond ourselves if we
really want to. He says, “The miracle is in the house!”
Those of us who have known Tommy Barnett through
the years recognize his uniqueness and, at the same time,
his “commonness.” The thousands of pastors and leaders
who attend his annual pastors’ school leave far different
from when they arrived. For us to touch this man’s life is
to touch the potential of greatness within ourselves.
This book seeks to capture the passions of this highly
successful pastor-preacher. Tommy Barnett is consumed
with advancing the kingdom of Jesus Christ through reach¬
ing the helpless, homeless and hurting of our world. He
believes in “vicarious” success. That is, he believes all those
God permits him to touch can do greater things than he has
accomplished. It thrills him to see their success because his
single passion is not recognition but that all men might
come to know Jesus Christ.
Most want “magical” answers rather than spiritual
ones. Not this unique man. Tommy Barnett rejects “pop
psychology” and the various fads in the church. Rather he
insists there are age-old, available and viable principles
in God’s Word giving us information and inspiration so
we all can discover and unleash the miracle that is in the
house. All those desiring to make the most of their poten¬
tial would do well to hear and heed: The miracle you need
right now is already within your grasp!
Ron Hembree
Phoenix, Arizona
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