Free pardon and full forgiveness, grace along the way, and glory at the end - all this our Savior has promised to give. But He has never promised that we shall have no afflictions.
J.C. Ryle
"The blood of Jesus Christ will not miss its foreseen result in reference to any individual under heaven, and no end that was designed in the eternal plan of redemption shall be left unaccomplished." - Charles Spurgeon
Trials are intended to make us think, to wean us from the world, to send us to the Bible, and to drive us to our knees. J. C. Ryle
We must give up the vain idea of trying to please everybody. That is impossible, and the attempt is a mere waste of time. We must be content to walk in Christ’s steps, and let the world say what it likes. J. C. Ryle
Posting your goals online doesn’t make them happen. Discipline, consistency, and persistence are still the ingredients for change.
Do nothing that you would not like God to see. Say nothing you would not like God to hear. Go to no place where you would not like God to find you. Never spend your time in such a way that you would not like to have God say, “What are you doing? J. C. Ryle
The "class meeting" is "where you, with others, learn how to increasingly filter every part of your life through the lens of the gospel, increase your ability to give voice to your experience of God's presence & action in your life & grow in your faith in Christ." -Kevin Watson
“We will kill the sin of anxiety by believing God’s promises…that is by being satisfied in all that God promises to be for us in Jesus Christ.” –John Piper
"Calvinism is nothing more, nothing less than the preaching of the Word of God" -
Steven Lawson
“Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” -
C.S. Lewis
Said will be a little ahead, but done should follow at his heel. -
C.H. Spurgeon
I am sure what we see around us is far different from what it appears at first blush.
[Believers] come to God by Christ to be helped against those temptations that they may meet withal. They know that every new temptation has a new snare and a new evil in it.
Let Us Pray For Our Children by J.C. Ryle Let us see, furthermore, in this mighty miracle, a lively emblem of Christ’s power to quicken the dead in sins. In Him is life. He quickeneth whom He will. (John 5:21.) He can raise to new life souls...
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self — all your wishes and precautions — to Christ.” - C.S. Lewis
His glory shines more in redeeming one sinner than in preserving a thousand angels. -
John Newton
"Some people spend so much time worrying about what might happen that they never enjoy what is happening [now] ... Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
God is too good to be unkind and too wise to be mistaken. When we cannot trace his hand, we must trust his heart. — Spurgeon
"[Superstition] also means being held captive by fears and anxieties that we can't control or do anything about. The Bible, however, warns us not to give in to superstitious habits or fears, but to put our trust in the living God." Billy Graham
"This is the glory of the Methodists, and of them alone! They are themselves no particular sect or party, but they receive those of all parties who 'endeavor to do justly, and love mercy, and walk humbly with their God.'" —John Wesley
Make sure you're up to date on the last two podcast episodes - fantastic insights from Dr. John Whittaker on connecting with your listeners.
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