“Human history is the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy.” - C.S. Lewis
There is no obedience to the law of God that is possible without the love of God. That is precisely why and how the biblical roles of men and women are perverted. Biblical instruction applied without a biblical “heart” is like a corpse. The shell is present but the life is absent
The power of Scripture: 1. It reveals God’s will. 2. It penetrates the heart. 3. It binds the conscience. 4. It reproves the wayward. 5. It divides truth from error. 6. It makes the world foolish. 7. It equips for every good work. 8. It proclaims salvation in Christ.
Mercy is not something God has but something God is. -A.W. Tozer
Young men, do not be deceived. Don't think that you can live with Esau, and then die with Jacob. -J.C. Ryle
...worldly-mindedness so easily and craftily besets the hearts of men.
-George Whitefield
No matter how corrupt the times are - we should strive to live righteous and godly lives! -
J.R. Miller
A preoccupation with the things of this world will never satisfy our spiritual hunger. God has prepared for us in His Word all the food that we will ever need.
"Preach Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and nothing else but Christ." —
Charles Spurgeon
"Whenever doubt is proposed to me I fall back upon this fact: Jesus did rise from the dead. That is sure." — Charles Spurgeon
"He wore my crown, the crown of thorns; I wear his crown, the crown of glory." —
Charles Spurgeon
"The gospel is all about Christ from beginning to end." – Charles Spurgeon
"Sermon preparation is a way of life, a necessary discipline, and a serious mediation for the man of God duly called and ordained to herald the royal proclamation of Jesus."
-John Bombaro
"Jesus Christ never asks anyone to define his position or to understand a creed, but 'Who am I to you?' Jesus Christ makes the whole of human destiny depend on a man’s relationship to himself." -Oswald Chambers
“Sparks by nature fly upwards. So, the Spirit of grace carries the soul heavenward and sets before us holy and heavenly aims.” — Richard Sibbes
The ministry has become so driven by business and entertainment that many of the men who now stand behind pulpits would do better as corporate heads on Wall street or entertainers in Hollywood. BEFORE YOU ASK GOD TO DELIVER YOU FROM THE STORMS, FIRST MAKE SURE YOU'VE LEARNED THE LESSONS THEY WERE SENT TO TEACH YOU.
I am persuaded in the Lord, that no man shall ever get everlasting life, that thinks himself worthy of it. —Puritan Robert Traill (1642-1716), Works 1:115
"IF WE PRAYED FOR PEOPLE AS MUCH AS WE TALK ABOUT PEOPLE, GOSSIP WOULD DIE AND PEOPLE WOULD LIVE!"
I'M NOT BEING PICKY OR PETTY.
GOD'S PURPOSE, PLANS, PROMISES, PROVISION, AND PROTECTION JUST MAKE ME EXTREMELY DICERNING OF THE PEOPLE I ALLOW THAT CLOSE!
IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT JUST HOW CLOSE AND SOLID YOUR FRIENDSHIPS ARE, DISTANCE YOURSELF FOR A MINUTE, WITHOUT EXPLANATION. THE REVELATIONS WILL BE MIND-BLOWING! ABSENCE DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE THE HEART GROW FONDER!
BE PREPARED, IMMATURE PEOPLE OFTEN CONFUSE 'ACTING FUNNY', WITH GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, AND MATURITY! BUT DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME TRYING TO EXPLAIN IT, UNTIL THEY PUT AWAY THEIR CHILDISH THINGS, THEY WILL NEVER GRASP THE CONCEPT. 1Co 13:11
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, and I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
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