**”The Live And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic Presentation By Dennis Eversen Share Live 07/07/2002″**, is a recording of a dramatic presentation about the life and ministry of the evangelist **Dwight Lyman Moody**. The presentation is performed by Dennis Eversen and was originally shared at Timber Creek Community Church on July 7, 2002. The core message of the presentation is the transformative power of **God’s love**. Key Points from the Presentation The speaker, portraying D.L. Moody, focuses on the importance of love over accomplishments or strict doctrine:
- *Accomplishments vs. Love:* Moody is associated with numerous institutions, including the YMCA, the **Moody Bible Institute of Chicago**, and the Northfield and Mount Hermon schools [[09:22]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )]. However, the speaker emphasizes that these accomplishments “don’t mean nothing” if one does not have the **love of God**, which is “all just a tinkling symbol and a sounding brass” [[10:24]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )].
- *A Layman’s Ministry:* Moody was never licensed or ordained and preferred to remain a layman so as not to limit his ability to preach to all Christian groups (Baptist, Methodist, etc.) [[11:31]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )].
- *A New Understanding of God’s Love:* Moody recounts a critical shift in his theology after meeting a young man named *Henry Moore House* in Dublin, Ireland [[35:46]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )]. House preached a powerful sermon on John 3:16, explaining that *God loves the sinner* but hates the sin, which fundamentally changed Moody’s preaching [[37:04]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )].
- *The Power of Love over Fear:* Moody shares a story from his childhood where a schoolmistress’s *love* was more effective at reforming his unruly behavior than his previous teacher’s *rod (discipline)* [[19:32]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )].
- *The Folly of Delaying Salvation:* Moody shares a personal regret from October 1871 in Chicago, where he preached on Pilate’s question, “What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?” [[43:08]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )]. He told the people to *come back next week* to give their answer. However, the alarm bells for the *Great Chicago Fire* began to ring, and many in the audience were lost that night [[45:10]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )]. Since that time, he vowed *never to give an audience a week to think over their salvation* [[45:39]( • The Life And Love of D L Moody A Dramatic … )].
