Many Christians estimate difficulties in the light of their own resources, and thus attempt little and often fail in the little they attempt. All of God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reckoned on His power and presence with them. Hudson Taylor
"One day, you will see what God was doing in directing matters differently than how you would've chosen. Until then, you can persevere in prayer, because it is what He commands and because He has promised to work for the good of His people." —Alistair Begg
"Our tongue is tied and our lips are sealed because we lack either a thorough knowledge of the gospel or a conviction about its truth or both. There can be no evangelism without an evangel, no mission without a message." —John Stott
"Christ's purpose in coming into the world and in dying upon the cross was to save sinners." —Alistair Begg
"God has chosen to make Himself, the invisible God, visible to a world that doesn't know Him by means of the lives and lifestyle of those who have been transformed by the power of the Spirit.” —Alistair Begg
"Prayer should never become a routine experience any more than it should be a rare occurrence. There is never a circumstance in which we are not called to pray." —Alistair Begg
"Evangelism is supremely God's work in people, in which He enlists human cooperation." —Alistair Begg
"It is a serious matter to distort or to fiddle with the Good News in any way at all. If it’s God's Gospel, then we'd better tell it God's way."—Alistair Begg
"Friendly dialogue may sound affable and pleasant. But neither Christ nor the apostles ever confronted serious, soul-destroying error by building collegial relationships with false teachers." — John MacArthur, The Truth War: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
“Here is the ground of our comfort, that Christ took our form, he transfigured himself to our lowliness.” — Richard Sibbes
“Christian leadership does not come naturally and never becomes easy.” — Alistair Begg "The devil is not afraid of a dust-covered Bible." — Charles Spurgeon "Everyone in the world wants to be happy. Why is that the universal disposition of every man, woman, and child on the face of the planet? Because God is happy, and created us to be happy in Him."
“In love with us, he became man. He took man's nature, and man's base condition (Phil. 2:8).” — Richard Sibbes "'Christ died' — that is history; 'Christ died for our sins' – that is doctrine. Without these two elements, joined in an absolutely indissoluble union, there is no Christianity.” - J. Gresham Machen, Christianity, and Liberalism (1923) Sin = slavery Repentance = liberation
Sin always ruins where it reigns.” — Charles Spurgeon “If God set the stamp of the Spirit of Christ on them, it is firm, as it is upon Christ. It never alters in Christ nor in those who are members of Christ, except in growth from better to better.” — Richard Sibbes
“Success in ministry comes and goes, but our names are written in heaven forever. The circumstances of this life rise and fall, but the assurance of being with Christ one day never changes. It is in this fact that our joy must be grounded.” — Jerry Bridges “Christ is God's masterpiece, the best and most excellent of all. He is the image, the idea, the pattern of all our sanctification.” — Richard Sibbes
“No wild beast in a toil doth more rave and tear and rend than a proud man when he is reproved.” — John Owen "To make the leper confess that he is incurable is going a great way towards compelling him to go to that Divine Saviour, who alone is able to heal him. This is the object and end of the law towards men whom God will save." - C.H. Spurgeon. Grace Abounding Over Abounding Sin “Learn to say no. It will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.” ― Charles Spurgeon
“We may find ourselves alone with respect to others, but if we are faithful to Christ we are never alone. His approval, His smile, His blessing must be our goal.” — Curtis C. Thomas
"Beware of mistaking usefulness to God for communion with God." - Sinclair Ferguson
“… the church does not progress beyond the spiritual progress of its leaders.” — Alistair Begg
The 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦 of our salvation is grace, the 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 of our salvation is faith, and the 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 of our salvation is Christ’s finished work. —Johannes G. Vos, WLC, A Commentary, Pg. 162
“Whatever the source, one ought to select illustrations not simply to create interest but to elucidate the truth or to concretize the application of a particular passage.” - Sidney Greidanus
"DISCERN THOSE WHO STAY TO FEED THE SOIL FROM THOSE WHO ONLY COME TO GRAB THE FRUIT."
"EVEN LATE BLOOMERS CAN STILL FLOURISH." "Our BARRIER-BREAKING GOD Who SPECIALIZES in Hard Situations and Complicated Cases is About to SHOW UP FOR YOU IN A BIG WAY to Prove There is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING Too Hard For Him to Handle!" "UNTIL THEY CAN HANDLE CHANGE, CHALLENGE, CORRECTION, CRITICISM, AND CHASTISEMENT, WITHOUT SWITCHING CHURCHES EVERY TIME THEY GET IN THEIR FEELINGS, THEY ARE NOT READY TO ANSWER THE CALL TO LEADERSHIP." "DON'T BE PRESENT TO PREACH, BUT ABSENT TO PRAY." NEVER LOWER YOUR STANDARDS, ALWAYS RAISE YOUR QUALIFICATIONS. I MAY NOT REQUIRE A LOT, BUT I DON'T ACCEPT THE BARE MINIMUM EITHER. "AVOID NEGATIVE PEOPLE, THEY HAVE A PROBLEM FOR EVERY SOLUTION." WHAT YOU’RE OFFERED MEANS NOTHING. WHAT YOU ACCEPT MEANS EVERYTHING!
"Seek God's blessing previous to reading the Scriptures, & also while reading." -George Muller.
Satan’s greatest weapon is man’s ignorance of God’s Word. A.W. Tozer
"True greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service of others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you" - J. Oswald Sanders
God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness. Hudson Taylor
There are three stages in the work of God: impossible, difficult, and done. Hudson Taylor
A 'servant of Jesus Christ' is a higher title than a ‘monarch of the whole world’. —
Puritan Matthew Poole
"The God who spoke the world into now using our words to shape the world to His will." - John Koessler
"The Lord Jesus loves his people so much, that every day he is still washing their soiled feet." — Charles Spurgeon
There are three great truths, 1st, That there is a God; 2nd, That He has spoken to us in the Bible; 3rd, That He means what He says. Hudson Taylor
Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him. Hudson Taylor
I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize that He is able to carry out His will for me. It does not matter where He places me, or how. Hudson Taylor
"While taking great care to be as winsome and accessible to people as we can be, the care we bring does not hinge on our personal charisma or likeability, but rather on God's living and abiding word." - Harold Senkbeil
"Without the death of Jesus, nothing remains for us but death." — Charles Spurgeon
Repentance and faith are inseparable. – Al Martin Faith in the self-attesting Christ of Scripture is the beginning, not the end result, of wisdom. – Greg Bahnsen. "The salvation of the Christian is certain; because it depends altogether upon God." -
J. Gresham Machen.
"In Christ, we rose from the tomb. Because he lives, we shall live also." — Charles Spurgeon
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