Twenty-four-year-old aristocrat, John Francis Taylor, experiences a life-changing riding accident and finds it only a harbinger of hardship and humiliation that lay ahead. Unknown to John, the once noble and wealthy Taylor family was in the throes of financial ruin, leaving the young John Taylor to fend for himself. With heavy doses of intrigue and suspense, John promises his dying mother that he will restore honor to the Taylor name. In the process, John finds authentic Salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.John’s country doctor, Andrew Murray, and his future father-in-law, Edward Van Zandt, mentor him over the ensuing months, ensuring a vibrant deep-seated faith. Along the way, John is severely tested as he grows in his faith while navigating a harsh work-a-day world he is unfamiliar with.While visiting the Van Zandt home, John discovers the inner beauty of Edward’s daughter, Mary, as she selflessly tends to her needy neighbors. He becomes enamored with her simple and chaste persona as she exemplifies the essence of the Christian faith. John and Mary must navigate the delicate nuances of a Victorian era courtship, which was strict and formal, even businesslike. The Van Zandt home was firmly entrenched in the deeper truths of scripture, so Mary’s father was especially careful how he allowed the courtship to blossom. Primarily, it must be God’s will.—All of the 'His Story' chronicles are narrated by Grace Chloe Wheaton, who is John Francis Taylor’s great, great, granddaughter. Read along and take a dramatic nineteenth-century adventure—a unique and amazing story of faith and family.

The Keys for John Francis Taylor: End Time Heroes Living First Century Faith

Religion & Spirituality

McFadden, David E.

Christian Books & Bibles

David E. McFadden

The journals were written by Sir John Francis Taylor, perhaps the foremost evangelist of the last century. Grace and her Great Uncle Paiyan discover the existence of Sir John's journals while on a missionary journey in the jungle wilderness of New Guinea. Their amazing discovery sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. This suspenseful and fast-paced story begins in 1945 with the struggles of a small band of Christian believers who are forced to flee their South Pacific island home. The fleeing families eventually found refuge in the untamed jungles of northern New Guinea. As the small band of believers engaged the native peoples of their new home, many received the Good News. However, a deadly force eventually drove the burgeoning new church to go underground to become the hidden church in the northern regions of New Guinea. Thirty-two years later, in early 1987, Paiyan goes searching for, and discovers the existence of this precious group of believers, vowing to return and join them. The story then shifts and becomes centered on Grace Wheaton who is facing a personal dilemma of her own. Once resolved, she and her father join Paiyan in late 1987 as he returns to the mission field of New Guinea where death and danger were their constant companions. This volume concludes as Paiyan and Grace make a discovery that is beyond belief. In 1896, Sir John Francis Taylor spent six months in a particular valley village in the interior jungles of New Guinea. While he was there, German forces detained him. However, before leaving with them, he purposely left his seagoing chest with the village chief for safekeeping, fearing that his life would soon end. That chest contained many personal items, but most importantly, it contained Sir John's personal journals. The chest was built to survive the harshest environments, so his journals were kept in near perfect condition. Upon returning to the States from the current day New Guinea mission trip, Paiyan challenged Grace to use Sir John's journals to write the account of their family heritage. Upon a thorough study of the journals, Grace discovered that her great, great, grandfather had faithfully detailed his life with biographical dedication. The journals also revealed that John Taylor had evangelized a wide swath of the Pacific. John Taylor's legacy is two-fold. He is the spiritual father and grandfather to countless thousands of souls throughout the Far East, and secondly, he is responsible for the Taylor family’s godly heritage, which can be traced back to his acceptance of Christ in the English countryside in 1865. Volume Two begins in Victorian England with John Taylor's story in "The Keys for John Francis Taylor."

The Journals of Sir John Francis Taylor: End Times Heroes Living First Century Faith (The His Story Chronicles) (Volume 1)

Palm Tree Productions

"Having the Mind of Christ" takes you on a journey to discover the biblical premise for knowing God the Father through His Son, Jesus. Most people only have a vague idea of what the Bible says about salvation through Jesus, but often fill in the blanks with speculation, or what “just sounds right.” We must come to God His way—there is no other way to have eternal assurance. This means coming to God in a biblical context, as outlined in scripture. (You wouldn’t use a road map of the United States to travel in Europe.) The Bible clearly defines the way, and how, to become a Christian. It just makes plain sense that any other methodology is necessarily counterfeit.Authentic, biblical salvation, being in Christ, is the single most significant life experience that a person can have so it would make sense to get it right, and here’s why. Most people want to feel secure about their eternal destination and want to have God as a part of their life. However, if we don’t come to God the way He has provided, then we are staking our eternity on a false hope—and false hope is no hope at all. David McFadden uses ample scripture references along with descriptive word pictures, anecdotes, and graphic diagrams to clearly convey God’s plan to save people. David’s teaching is rock solid because it is based on well-known and trusted scripture references that stay well within conservative Christian orthodoxy.

Having the Mind of Christ: Discovering the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge

Independently published

In Volume Three, "The Crucible," the saga of John Taylor’s life story continues with gripping suspense and poignant accounts of heartbreak and betrayal. In the previous chronical, "The Keys," John enjoyed the influence of strong godly mentors, who are now removed. Left without their timely counsel, will John survive the crucible, the Refiner’s fire that tests and tries his faith? Will he lean on God, trusting Him in his battles, or will he trust in his own strength?John returns home from his thirteen-month sea voyage a changed man, no longer a polished aristocrat. He has been transformed into a roughhewn seafarer, matured in every way. His faith is rock-solid as he reengages his life as a Londoner. While aboard the ship, John preached the weekly sermons and he passionately desires to continue his calling to minister the Gospel message. He is given the opportunity to preach in a small church outside London, where he makes a dramatic impact on the parishioners. Weeks later, he meets a traveling preacher who inspires him to take the liberating power of the Good News to the countryside commoner.Upon his return from the sea, John continues his engagement with Mary Van Zandt and they soon marry. He chooses to heed a scriptural precedent found in Deuteronomy, describing how a newly married man should spend his first year of marriage unfettered from responsibilities to “bring happiness to his wife.” His decision yields enormous rewards for his marriage, providentially compressing years of marital bliss into a single year.

The Crucible for John Francis Taylor: End Time Heroes Living First Century Faith (The 'His Story' Chronicles)

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The Keys for John Francis Taylor: End Time Heroes Living First Century Faith

The Journals of Sir John Francis Taylor: End Times Heroes Living First Century Faith (The His Story Chronicles) (Volume 1)

Having the Mind of Christ: Discovering the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge

The Crucible for John Francis Taylor: End Time Heroes Living First Century Faith (The 'His Story' Chronicles)