We all need to find gracious, wise, older fathers and mothers in the faith and listen to them, observe them, and imitate their love, courage, gentleness, patience, and humility.
The church is not “me.” The church is “us.” Only together as a body, under the headship of Christ, do we achieve the purpose for which we are called.
Not even in this world does sin pay its servant's good wages. -C.H. Spurgeon -
Unbelief is infectious, the unbelief of 1 strengthens the unbelief of another, just as the faith of 1 strengthens the faith of another -A.W. Pink -
A sinning man stops praying - a praying man stops sinning. -Leonard Ravenhill -
Valuing other things above God is the ground of all miscarriages in the business of religion. -Thomas Manton -
"The greatest anointing of the Spirit of God comes upon my life when I am sitting before the Lord and outlining my message" - Chuck Smith
The gospel message is not a message of behavioral modification, but that God, in His kindness and love, looked down on humanity in their fallen state and made a way for all to be reconciled back to a relationship with Him. - Ben Campbell
"The devil has been chained by the cross of Christ. On that chain, he may snarl and roar and grab for us, but nevertheless, his works will be destroyed by Christ." —Alistair Begg
Compassion allows us to love people who are hurting, empathize with their pain, and acknowledge their side of things, even if we can’t change the outcome or fix things for them.
"The faithful don’t negotiate. They double down on faithfulness to God’s Word."
—Mike Riccardi
"The great ocean of Jesus' loving self-sacrifice can swallow up the mountains of our sins." — Charles Spurgeon
Bad times, hard times, this is what people keep saying; but let us live well, and times shall be good. We are the times: Such as we are, such are the times. Augustine
"Remember in the midst of your most grievous afflictions that the worst state of a believer is better than the best state of an unbeliever." -Joel Beeke.
"God will spare the sinner because he did not spare his Son." — Charles Spurgeon
Two criminals were crucified with Christ. One was saved; do not despair. One was not; do not presume. Augustine
Put no faith in salvation through the political order. Augustine
"God's delays are not denials." -Charles Spurgeon.
He that hath slight thoughts of sin had never great thoughts of God. —John Owen, An Exposition Upon Psalm CXXX, Works 6:396
"The world never helps the church; it is all in arms against it; there is nothing in the world’s air or soil that can fertilize the church even to the least degree." - Charles Spurgeon
"We must put away all notion of self-importance. God will not bless the man who thinks himself great." — Charles Spurgeon
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