"As the church is a love gift from the Father to the Son, the Holy Spirit is a love gift from the Son to his church."
The Christian on his knees sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe.
~D.L. Moody~
Your life as a Christian should make nonbelievers question their disbelief in God.
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer~
"Christ said, 'Feed my sheep... Feed My Lambs.' Some preachers, however, put the food so high that neither lambs nor sheep can reach it. They seem to have read the text, 'Feed my giraffes.'"—Charles Spurgeon
If you are a stranger to prayer, you are a stranger to the greatest source of power known to human beings.
~E.M. Bounds~
“When Christ said: ‘I was hungry and you fed me,’ He didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; He also meant the hunger to be loved. Jesus Himself experienced this loneliness. He came amongst His own and His own received Him not, and it hurt Him then and it has kept on hurting Him. The same hunger, the same loneliness, the same having no one to be accepted by and to be loved and wanted by. Every human being, in that case, resembles Christ in His loneliness, and that is the hardest part, that's real hunger.” —
Mother Teresa
Our prayers unlock the storehouses of Heaven. The link between God’s goodness and your friends is your prayers. When you pray, when you speak for the ones who need help to the One who can give it, something wonderful happens.
Max Lucado
Any man touched by Jesus Christ is good publicity for the gospel.
~Vance Havner~
a poem of faith and trust in God, which he named the “Breast Plate:” "Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ inquired, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in the mouth of friend and stranger."
St. Patrick
“I was like a stone lying in deep mire, and He that is mighty coming and in His mercy raised me up and, indeed, lifted me high up and placed me on top of the wall. And from there I ought to shout out in gratitude to the Lord for His great favors…” —
St. Patrick, from the Confession of Saint Patrick— 450 A.D.
Faith is like a tender plant, rooted in Christ alone, watered by the Spirit and the Word, strengthened by the winds of adversity and the sunshine of blessing.
~Anne Graham Lotz~
Be careful. Know God and His Word so that you are not deceived by deceptive words. Christ is to be the foundation and center of your faith––nothing else.
Raul Ries
It is important to heed the warnings found in God’s Word about drinking: It is written that no drunkard will inherit the kingdom of God (1 Corinthians 6:10). Know this about your freedoms: All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any (1 Corinthians 6:12). Does drinking control your life?
And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit...
C.S. Lewis, one of the most qualified candidates at Oxford for a professorship position, was overlooked for years while others less qualified were promoted. But years later, I doubt if many of us know the names of those other candidates, but the whole world has heard of Narnia, Mere Christianity, and Lewis’ many other accomplishments. His writing has spiritually encouraged and inspired millions of people.
“He who labors as he prays lifts his heart to God with his hands.” —
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1130.
Seeking to manipulate God to amass worldly things is not the purpose of prayer. Instead, prayer is submission to God’s sovereign will to grant us what He wishes.
Dustin Benge
"Carnal men love the God that they make, but not the God that made them."
— Charles Spurgeon
This world doesn't love you.
Your approval is not valued.
In the end, you will be hated.
Just like your Lord promised.
This world hated Him.
So speak the truth as He did.
Pick up your cross.
God is your reward.
PR.
Let us receive nothing, believe nothing, follow nothing which is not in the Bible, nor can be proved by the Bible.
J.C. Ryle
Those that are not in Christ, and are not united to Him, can have no degree of communion with Him. For there is no communion without a union.
Jonathan Edwards
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