The soul is of more value than ten thousand worlds!
~John Flavel
“It should be ours to create, so far as we can, with the help of God, those favorable conditions for the reception of the gospel. False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel.” - Machen, Christianity and Culture
“It is an awful mockery to suppose you can give the flower of your strength to the world and the devil, and then put off the King of kings with the scraps and leavings of your hearts — the wreck and remnant of your powers.”
J. C. Ryle
Oftentimes, when the soul is broken loose from the power of renewing grace, God deals with it, to keep it within bounds, by preventing grace. So the Lord declares that he will deal with Israel, Hosea 2:6. John Owen
If the Lord has any children who are not exercised with spiritual temptations, I am sure they are but poorly qualified to "speak a word in season to them that are weary."
I pray that God the Holy Spirit may stir us up to self-examination, that if any strange sin or evil passion may have devoured our strength, at any rate we may know it and drive out the traitor at once.
When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God.
~Henry Blackaby~
Next to personally knowing the Lord, the greatest joy I know is bringing others to Him and then watching them grow and be transformed. The apostle John wrote, “I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth” (3 John 1:4 NLT).
I encourage you to step into your true identity. Embrace the fact that you are God’s precious child, His son or daughter. Until we realize who we really are, we miss so much. Grow in your knowledge and understanding of the Lord, until you can walk in the power and authority of your true identity.
The time has come to turn to God and reassert our trust in Him for the healing of America - our country is in need and ready for spiritual renewal.
~Ronald Reagan~
When considering promises, the ability of the one making the promises is a vital concern. If we examine God's ability and His promises with an open heart, growth in faith will always be the result.
Bob Hoekstra
If you want to be resurrected from the dead, you need first to believe in the One who was the first fruit from amongst those who fell asleep. If you want to know the unknown God, then you need to preach the gospel and believe in what you preach. Because Paul says he’s the apostle, he’s the one who delivers the message. And he says, I want to know Him, and not just to know Him, but to know the power of His resurrection, the fellowship of His suffering, and of course being conformed to His death so I will also take part in the resurrection from the dead."
Behold Israel
"Many have heard, but they have not believed; the sound of the gospel has entered into their ears, but its inner sense and sacred power have not been felt in their hearts." -
Charles Spurgeon
Do nothing you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. -
JC Ryle
There isn't anything that will cause the heart to burn with joy and gladness like the Word of the Living God.
D.L. Moody
"God grant us grace to live more for the future than we have been accustomed to do." -
Charles Spurgeon
Ask the dying sinner by his bedside whether it proved a comfortable thought that he cared more for the world than his own soul. -
JC Ryle
To be lip-holy and heart-hollow is a brief character [description] of a hypocrite. —Edmund Calamy, Saints’ Memorials, 29
Resist ending your sermon with “live like this,” and rather end with some form of “You can’t live like this. Oh, but there’s One who did! And through faith in Him you can begin to live like this too.” -Tim Keller
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