On October 23, Dr. J. Paul Nyquist was officially inaugurated as the ninth president of the Moody Bible Institute. Join us as we celebrate this momentous event, hear the charge to the president given by Dr. Charles Ryrie and Dr. Nyquist's inaugural address on the future of the Moody Bible Institute.

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Hosts: Paul Nyquist, Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. The Hall of Presidents series ends this week with part two of our conversation with Dr. Nyquist. Join us as we continue to get to know Dr. Paul Nyquist, ninth president of the Moody Bible Institute.

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. On October 23, 2009, Dr. Paul Nyquist was officially installed as the ninth president of the Moody Bible Institute. But who is Dr. Paul Nyquist? What’s his life like? What’s his background like? Those are the kinds of questions we had, and frankly, that’s what led us to sit down at a conversation in Studio B on the eleventh floor of Crowell Hall, where Moody Presents has been recorded for many, many years. Join us as we get to know Dr. Paul Nyquist, ninth president of the Moody Bible Institute.

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. Dr. Michael J. Easley, eighth president of Moody Bible Institute, presents this week's message, "Why We Believe What We Believe About Jesus." Originally delivered in President's Chapel as part of the "Why We Believe What We Believe" series, today's message focuses our attention on who Jesus Christ is.

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. This week Dr. Michael J. Easley, eighth president of Moody Bible Institute, invites us to ask the question, "Am I doing enough?" Join us as we take a look at Psalm 90 to get the answer to this question.

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. Dr. Michael J. Easley, eighth president of Moody Bible Institute, presents this week's message "In the Beginning." Join us as we take a closer look at the first chapter of the Gospel of John with Dr. Michael Easley. 

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. Today's speaker, Dr. Joe Stowell, has a very important message about becoming a steward of God’s treasure. He takes us today to 2 Timothy 1:8–9, a look at Timothy, who was not a courageous person. Maybe that’s you. Maybe you don’t feel very courageous, and yet here we are, faced with this call to carry the Gospel well, to live it out and give it out. This week's message is entitled, Stewards of God’s Treasure. Join us now as we walk down the Hall of Presidents for a message by Dr. Joseph M. Stowell, the seventh president of the Moody Bible Institute.

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Host: Jon Gauger

With a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded, this is the Hall of Presidents from Moody Presents. This week we hear from Dr. Joseph M. Stowell III, seventh president of Moody Bible Institute. Today's message is titled "Guard Your Heart" and focuses on Proverbs 4:23: "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Join us as Dr. Stowell helps us to understand why we need to guard our hearts, and how to guard them.

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is a special edition of Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents. Today’s broadcast, which really is something of a painful memory in American history framed by the seventh president of MBI, Dr. Joseph M. Stowell III. It was 1987 when Dr. Stowell came to the Moody campus, and as an organization we had just celebrated under Dr. George Sweeting’s leadership a century of ministry. Dr. Stowell brought with him a sense of energy, almost an urgency, about the cause of Christ. He spoke often of training the next generation of Christian leaders. He was and remains an extraordinarily gifted Bible teacher. Perhaps more than anything, Dr. Stowell’s giftedness emerges as he holds up the headlines of the day in one hand and a Bible in the other. One unforgettable example was the way he responded to the events of 9-11. Who could forget that day? On September 21, 2001, just ten days after the event, he gathered together the students and faculty for a special chapel, a message he titled, "Where Was God on September 11?"

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. This week’s featured speaker is Dr. George Sweeting. Dr. Sweeting was raised in a small town in New Jersey, brought up in a very godly Scottish-American home. Under his parents, he came to Christ. He faced lots of obstacles growing up, including a significant health threat, but Dr. George Sweeting, under the kindness of God, emerged whole and healthy and went on to become a pastor and ultimately the sixth president of the Moody Bible Institute.

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. This week’s featured speaker is Dr. George Sweeting. Dr. Sweeting was born in Haledon, New Jersey, in 1924. As a young boy he committed his life to Christ and felt a calling to pursue ministry. As an answer to that call, he enrolled at Moody Bible Institute and graduated in 1945. Dr. Sweeting served as pastor and evangelist, preaching the gospel in various churches from New Jersey to Chicago and around the world.

In 1971, Dr. Sweeting was named sixth president of the Moody Bible Institute, the only president to have also attended the school. In 1971, as Dr. Sweeting took over the reins of the school from William Culbertson, great change began to take place. He brought to life a vision for a radio broadcast, a national program that would showcase what God was doing through and in the ministries of Moody Bible Institute. He called it Moody Presents, and the first program went on the air on November 9, 1971, with host Brandt Gustavson. Now, 38 years later, the program is still airing.

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. This week’s featured speaker is William Culbertson, president of Moody Bible Institute from 1948-1971. Dr. Culbertson was a man who loved the Word of God and loved to preach. The message for this week, titled “Some Distinctives of the Christian Evangel,” was originally delivered during Dr. Culbertson’s last year of his life, at Founder’s Week 1971

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. In 1947, Dr. William Culbertson was appointed dean of education by Dr. Will Houghton, the current president of Moody. And ultimately Dr. Culbertson became president of Moody in 1948. Dr. Culbertson loved God, loved his family, and loved a good game of golf. He also hosted a 30 minute devotional program on WMBI every week. But when it came to the gospel, Dr. Culbertson was deadly serious. This week's message, delivered by Dr. Culbertson, is titled "The Offense of the Gospel."

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. In early 1934, Dr. James M. Gray traveled to New York, where for the first time he heard the powerful preaching of Dr. William H. Houghton. At the time, Gray was actually looking for a successor, and upon meeting Houghton, he said to himself, "There is the man to follow me at the institute." And later that year, Will Houghton was named the fourth president of the Moody Bible Institute. Houghton was a man of the Word; he loved the scriptures. This week's message was preached in the middle of World War II. It was spiritual warfare that was on the heart of Will Houghton, and he takes us to Mark 14 in this message, "Christ the Divine Song."

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Host: Jon Gauger

This is Moody Presents, the Hall of Presidents, a legacy look at the men who shaped the school that Moody founded. It was 1904 when James M. Gray was appointed dean of the Moody Bible Institute. Ultimately he went on to become president of Moody from 1923 to 1934. But that first third of the twentieth century when Gray was so heavily involved saw enormous change in this country. It’s interesting, though, that even back then the economic struggle of farmers was the stuff of headlines. James M. Gray, a man with his soul bolted to the Word of God, was just the right man to lead Moody during these turbulent times. We hope you enjoy this challenging sermon titled: "Secret Sins, Their Nature and Their Danger."

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Host: Jon Gauger

He was born in New York City in 1851 and at a very young age sensed God’s call to the ministry. As a young man he prayed, “God, be manifest to me, a sinner,” and God answered that prayer for James M. Gray. For several years he served as rector of Boston’s First Reformed Episcopal Church. In 1892, D. L. Moody brought Gray to his Chicago school as a summer lecturer. In 1904 he was named dean of the school, ultimately serving as president from 1923 to 1934.

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Host: Jon Gauger

His name was Reuben Archer Torrey, born in 1856, just five years before the Civil War broke out. Torrey was raised in a wealthy home, attended Yale University, and studied abroad at Leipzig and Erlangen, Germany. At the end of his senior year in college, Torrey was saved. While at Yale Divinity School, he came under the influence of D. L. Moody. Little did Moody know the mighty forces he was setting in motion, thus stirring Torrey to service.

His ministry was characterized by revival, in the midst of which he was called to Moody Bible Institute, then known as the Chicago Evangelization Society. Previous weeks on the Hall of Presidents we’ve heard dramatized sermons, but this is the real voice, an actual recording of R. A. Torrey, the second president of the Moody Bible Institute. Walk with us now down the Hall of Presidents as we hear Dr. Reuben Archer Torrey preaching “Is the Bible the Word of God?"

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Host: Jon Gauger

He was a converted shoe salesman from Massachusetts who left spiritual footprints all over the globe: Dwight Lyman Moody. Born in 1837, Moody ultimately presented the gospel to more people in more places than any other man in previous history. When he died in 1899, it was literally front-page news. On today's program, a reenacted sermon from Moody, a rare recording of Moody’s song leader and soloist, and unusual excerpt of Moody’s actual voice.

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Host: Jon Gauger

Dwight L. Moody was an unlikely voice, a man the world would have passed over, but in the economy of God, Moody was one of His richest investments, and few have cast a longer shadow in history. This is the first in our Hall of Presidents series, a legacy look at the men who led the school that Moody founded. In this episode you’re about to meet and hear Dwight L. Moody as you may have never met him before.

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Host: Jon Gauger

When Jesus walked our earth, He never forced a single person to believe in Him. The same is true today, but our choice to believe or disbelieve has eternal consequences. Today's episode looks at John 12 in the second part of a message titled "How Is Your Approval Rating?."

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

Whether it’s online or in a newspaper, it doesn’t matter what page you turn to—you find approval ratings, opinion polls. But the trend is not nearly as new as most of us think. We’re at the twelfth chapter in our continuing series in John's gospel—a fascinating point in Jesus’ life. He’s losing in the public opinion polls. Why did so many people fail to embrace Jesus then? Why don’t more people embrace Him now?

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

When it comes to stories about Jesus, we love the miracles, the supremacy of Christ. But rarely do we ponder—truly ponder—the suffering of Christ. We come to a study in John 12, where we’re looking at Jesus—His spiritual suffering. When we think of Christ’s physical pain, while that was real and awful, it often escapes us that His greater pain was actually spiritual: the enormous and crushing weight of our sin upon Him and Him alone.

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Host: Jon Gauger

Everybody is in pursuit of something, but just how intent are we at pursuing God? We pursue better jobs, bigger homes, shinier cars and more leisurely leisure. Then we come to John 12, the subject of fruit bearing, and Christ makes an extraordinary connection between His own death and fruit bearing. What does it all mean to us?

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

In the history of the world, probably no man caused more of a stir, walking through the city gates, than Jesus of Nazareth when He entered Jerusalem. What He did there, what He said there, and what people said about Him is the stuff of John’s Gospel, the twelfth chapter. It’s a message about anticipation and hope that defines so much of the human experience. It’s human to hope, but what are we hoping for? And have we set our sights high enough?

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

It’s one of those stories in the Gospels that some of us have a difficult time connecting with. In John 12 we learn about the woman who anointed the feet of Jesus. Just what is this story all about? We’ll explore it on today's Moody Presents as we learn about this woman who anointed the feet of Jesus, an unusual act that stretches out across time.

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

Two thousand years ago, a man who was quite dead was suddenly very alive. His name was Lazarus. But what does his death and subsequent resurrection mean to us today in 2009? We'll look at the eleventh chapter of John at verses 47–57. What does the raising of Lazarus mean for us today? More importantly, what does the resurrection of Jesus mean for us tomorrow?

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

Jesus once said He was the resurrection and the life, but to have a resurrection you have to have death. Who wants to talk about death? Today's Moody Presents takes us to the eleventh chapter in John's gospel, where we’re looking at the subject the Resurrection and the Life. We’re talking about the miracles of Jesus, leading up to and including the classic story of the raising of Lazarus.

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

Have you ever doubted your salvation? Be honest. Have you ever wondered deep down inside if maybe you’ve done something to disconnect yourself from the promise of heaven? What does the Bible say? Let’s find out next on Moody Presents. John’s gospel takes us today to the tenth chapter. It’s a message titled They Shall Never Perish—remarkably strong words for anyone who has ever doubted his own salvation.

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley

It is perhaps the ultimate question of the Christian journey: Why do cruel things happen to good people? We’ve all asked that question or had it asked of us, right? We’re going to take it straight on on today’s Moody Presents. Michael Easley's series in John’s gospel takes us to the ninth chapter. It’s a familiar story, the man born blind. But what happens and the way it all unfolds is a remarkable answer to the most difficult of questions.

Featured: John 1-4 CD Set
Host: Dr. Michael Easley

It’s one of the great dangers of reading the Bible only casually—the possibility of taking a verse out of context. That’s exactly the case with Jesus’ famous statement, “The truth shall make you free.” What did He really mean? We’ll find out on today’s Moody Presents. We’re in a study of John’s gospel, the eighth chapter. “The truth shall set you free”—but what Jesus said and what we often mean are two different things, as we’ll find out next.

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Host: Dr. Michael Easley