“Be killing sin or it will be killing you.” — John Owen
“Each day we are becoming a creature of splendid glory or one of unthinkable horror.” - C.S. Lewis
“God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain.” - C.S. Lewis
“The Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.” - C.S. Lewis
“The terrible thing, the almost impossible thing, is to hand over your whole self — all your wishes and precautions — to Christ.” - C.S. Lewis
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen — not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” - C.S. Lewis
“Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” - C.S. Lewis
“So, when we hear a tidbit of gossip about our pastor, how should we respond?… Have you spoken to the pastor directly about this to check it out? No? Well, then you are joining in with malicious gossip.” — Christopher Ash, The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read, 96.
“When a preacher believes what he preaches, there will be passion.” — R. Kent Hughes
If you would keep your house warm, keep your door shut. So if you would keep zeal burning in your heart, watch over your senses. It is vain to strive to cast Satan out when he comes in, watch before he comes in... - Daniel Rowland
Set NOT your hearts on the flowers of this world. They shall fade and die. Prize the Rose of Sharon & the Lily of the Valley. He changes not! Live nearer to Christ than to any person on this earth; so that when they are taken, you may have Him to love and lean upon. Robert M.M.
When joy and prayer are married, their first born child is gratitude. Charles Spurgeon Live in Christ, die in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death. John Knox
The difference between listening to a radio sermon and going to church...is almost like the difference between calling your girl on the phone and spending an evening with her. Dwight L. Moody A sermon without Christ, it is an awful, a horrible thing. It is an empty well; it is a cloud without rain; it is a tree twice dead, plucked up by the roots. It is an abominable thing to give men stones for bread & scorpions for eggs, yet they do so who preach not Jesus. C.H.S
A thrifty housewife is better than a great income. A good wife and health are a man’s best wealth. Charles Spurgeon Take care of your body as if you were going to live forever; and take care of your soul as if you were going to die tomorrow. Augustine
It is the whole job of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world. Charles Spurgeon
Among the many general causes of decline in grace, we may assign a principal place to spiritual pride and self-admiration -John Newton - Pride and self-righteousness can never live in God's presence! -James Smith -
The excellence of the church does not consist in multitude but in purity. —John Calvin
"If marriage can be construed as a man and a man or a woman and a woman, what is left of the glorious mystery of Christ and the church? We are left with only Christ and Christ or church and church." -Kevin DeYoung. "There is such a thing to be had as assurance, full assurance, to have no doubts or fears about our everlasting condition. And it is our duty to labour after it; and we are great losers for want of it." -Philip Henry.
"One way of judging the quality of theologies is to see what sort of devotion they produce." -James Packer. "Take my life but give me Burmese trophies to lay at Thy throne." -Ann Judson. "Tell me how much time you give to the Bible, and I will tell you what you are as a Christian." -Daniel Wilson.
CARRYING COMPLACENT PEOPLE CRIPPLES THEIR WALK AND YOURS! LET THEM STUMBLE UNTIL THEY LEARN HOW TO STAND! IF A BABY CAN FIGURE IT OUT, SO CAN THEY! DON'T BE THE REASON GROWN FOLK DON'T GROW UP!
BE CAREFUL ABOUT TRYING TO FIX EVERYBODY, SOME PEOPLE GOD ALLOWED TO BE BROKEN TO FIX. DON'T LET YOUR HELP BECOME THEIR HINDRANCE! GET OUT THE WAY OF HIS PROCESS AND THEIR PROGRESS!
"DON'T LET AN OLD FLAME...BURN YOU TWICE! THEIR TEMPORARY CHANGE CAN CAUSE YOU PERMANENT DAMAGE. STAY THE COURSE.
Nothing is more difficult to counterfeit than virtue. John Calvin
If God promised to hold the hand of the Messiah when he walked on the earth, you can be sure that He holds the hands of the Messiah's disciples. So let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely on His God. -
Paul Washer
Give your life to that which really counts— that which is eternal. Live your life for Him. Chuck Smith
Little sins unrepented of will damn thee as well as greater. Not only great rivers fall into the sea, but little brooks; not only greater sins carry men to hell, but lesser; therefore do not think pardon easy because sin is small. —Thomas Watson, Puritan Golden Treasury, Pg. 100
"The Word of God is creative. It is a hammer that crushes the hardness of our insubordination. It is medicine that heals the broken-hearted. And it is light that gives us guidance and hope on our way." - John Piper
It is not the knowing, nor talking, nor the reading man but the 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯 that at last will be found the happiest. —Thomas Brooks, Great Gain: Gleanings from the Writings of Thomas Brooks, Pg. 12
If you are not a better servant, a better child, a better parent, a better master, than you were [before the gospel], or than others are [without the gospel], what credit will religion get by you? —Ralph Erskine (1685-1752), Works 4:51
“Like Absalom… we would be sowing seeds of discord, if we privately suggested to people that the church would be a better place if our way was followed.” — Christopher Ash, The Book Your Pastor Wishes You Would Read, 107.
CHRISTIANS SHOULD NOT BE WORRIED Mathew 6:25-27 Colossians 3:15 2 Thessalonians 3:16 Matthew 11:28-30 Luke 12:25 John 14:27 Psalm 55:22 Proverbs 12:25 1 Peter 5:7 Philippians 4:6-7 Hebrews 12:1-2
My wife was told by a Child Protective Services (CPS) Director that in her many years of experience: Every successful reunification of a child back with their parents that actually lasted… a local church was involved in the story 100% of the time. Let that set in for a minute.
If you want assurance of salvation, the place to start is not with your feelings, but with your understanding [of God and His promises]; then the feelings will follow. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Exposition of Romans 5 (Volume 4), Pg. 274
We are beggars. This is true. Martin Luther
We cannot be so focused on differentiating the Law from the Gospel that we neglect preaching the imperatives found in the Bible. Choose Life; Choose embryo adoption.
The slavery of sin takes away manliness and courage from the spirit; and when bright hope smiles upon us, we answer her with the sullen silence of despair. - Charles Spurgeon
None sink so far into hell as those that come nearest heaven, because they fall from the greatest height. —William Gurnall
Non-Christians live for this life and this world alone, so they get excited about the state and about their political parties. They believe that the state can work wonders and they’re consequently full of false optimism. This should never be true of the Christian. DM Lloyd-Jones
"Right is right though all condemn, and wrong is wrong though all approve." — Charles Spurgeon
"The greater our present trials, the louder will our future songs be." — Charles Spurgeon
"How beautiful is the Bible! It is a necessary food." — Charles Spurgeon
"A minister may fill his pews, his communion roll, the mouths of the public, but what that minister is on his knees in secret before God Almighty, that he is and no more" - John Owen
"You have to slay sin, or your sin will slay you." — Charles Spurgeon
"Preach Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and Christ, and nothing else but Christ." — Charles Spurgeon
“I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Lord God.” Ezekiel 34:15
"Preaching is not about the preacher, it's about the message. We are simply the messengers." - Brian Chappell
"Why was the fountain filled with blood if you need no washing?" — Charles Spurgeon
"Never did God's love begin, and never can it cease. It is from eternity and shall be to eternity." — Charles Spurgeon
“We need to look to Scripture to establish our priorities. Jesus knew he needed to withdraw to desolate places to pray.” — Rev Kev DeYoung "I am always glad when men cannot be happy in the world." — Charles Spurgeon This promise, 'Lo I am with you always,' is my daily support. - George Whitefield
When it comes to Amillennialism, does anyone know if there are any major differences between Kim Riddlebarger (Case for Amillennialism) and Sam Storms (Kingdom Come)?
"No power can stop the flood of divine grace." — Charles Spurgeon
You that profess to be friends to the Gospel, O let the mouths that reproach religion be stopped by the power of religion in your walk. —Ralph Erskine, Works 4:50
There can be no neutrality in a universe created by the Triune God. – James White
"Why is it that some can preach for an hour and it seems like five minutes, while others preach for only five minutes and it seems like an hour?" —Haddon Robinson
"Give God yourself, you all. He is worthy of it." — Charles Spurgeon
Begging is our only wisdom, and lack in the end makes it easier for us to be beggars. C.S. Lewis "And often, in coming down to this pulpit, have I felt my knees knock together – not that I am afraid of any one of my hearers, but I am thinking of that account which I must render to God, whether I speak His Word faithfully or not." —Charles Spurgeon
Whoever obtains Christ is in want of nothing; and therefore, whoever is not satisfied with Christ alone, strives after something beyond absolute perfection. - John Calvin
"We should not allow the mercies of the Lord to lie forgotten in unthankfulness." — Charles Spurgeon
"He who went so far as to die on the cross for us, can and will give us all things needed for our eternal safety." — Charles Spurgeon
"One of the mightiest things we can say while praying is, 'Do as you have said.'" — Charles Spurgeon
"When God pardons a man's sins, he pardons them all." — Charles Spurgeon
Ministers are only stars to light you to Christ. The Spirit is the magnet to draw you. - Thomas Watson
“Faith is built by careful, thorough exposition of the person, character, and work of Christ.” — T. David Gordon from "Why Johnny Can't Preach"
"If you wait for a perfect church, you must wait until you get to heaven." — Charles Spurgeon
"Of all the crowns of kings in this world, none of them compare with Jesus' crowns of thorns." — Charles Spurgeon
GOD HAS ALREADY PREPARED THE PLAN, PURPOSE, PROMOTION, PROTECTION PROVISION, AND PROMISE TO GIVE TO YOU... NOW HE'S JUST PREPARING YOU TO RECEIVE IT!
DON'T BE IMPATIENT! TRUST GOD'S TIMING! WAIT FOR HIS PROMISE!
Failure to begin our thinking or arguing with the Word of Christ will set us down the one-way road to foolish ignorance. – Greg Bahnsen
Souls that are weak in grace, as we have had large experience of it in our times, they are more taken up and busied about the events and issues of things [in the world], than they are with their own duties. —Puritan Thomas Brooks, Works 3:168
Dr. McFillin is a clinical psychologist that is sounding the alarm on psychiatric drugs and the mental health industry. I would highly recommend following his Twitter account to learn to learn about meds and big pharma.
"We are not called to snack on the Scriptures but to feast on them. Since there is no end to God's excellencies, there is no end to the riches of His word." —Alistair Begg
“God often calls us to acts of obedience that press us and remind us whether we really have him as number one in our life.”
Tony Evans What Jesus did in forgiving our sins is strip away the weapons of the rulers and authorities in Satan’s realm. He disarmed them. He took the bullets out of the devil’s gun. Fear not.
"IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE MOMENTUM IN YOUR LIFE, STOP TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT THINGS OUT OF THE WRONG PEOPLE."
“If you listen to only one preacher, you become a clone. If you listen to two, you become confused. If you listen to fifty, you’re on the edge of wisdom and beginning to become yourself.” - D.A. Carson
The security of the child lies not so much in the child’s hanging upon the mother’s neck as in the mother holding it fast in her arms. So our security lie not so much in our weak holding upon Christ, but in Christ holding us fast in His everlasting arms. Thomas Brooks, 1:133-34
"He is the best preacher, not that tickles the ear, but that breaks the heart." -Thomas Brooks
The divines there congregated were men of eminent learning and godliness and ministerial abilities and fidelity; and being not worthy to be one of them myself…” —Richard Baxter, on the Westminster Assembly - See Reliquiae Baxterianae Pt. i Pg. 73
We are more offended and embarrassed by calling abortion murder than we actually are about abortion being murder. – Lizzie Madach
If you seek out worldly counsel; you will get worldly solutions. You will get counsel that drives you away from Christ and His Word.
What’s the “secret” to reaching students? There is no “secret”. But there is a constant strategy. The strategy is to do what has worked for 2,000 years. •Be Spirit-led. (The Holy Spirit in you knows how to reach students. Let Him lead.) •Share the Gospel. (The same Gospel that has saved students for 2000 years, still saves students today.) •Stick to the Bible. (The Bible is always relevant. It’s not a history book, it’s a Living Book that is always the answer.)
"Christ Jesus is God and man in one person, and thus the closest union is formed between God and man." - Charles Spurgeon
I'm a Christian. That means: • I follow and obey Christ. • I believe the Bible is the Word of God. • My sins have been forgiven and I'll be with God forever because I've placed my faith in Jesus. • I'm not afraid to tell the world that Jesus is the only way, truth, and life.
"Bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh is the Christ, and yet he is very God of very God." - Charles Spurgeon
7 Thoughts on Reading the Bible by J.C. Ryle 1) Read the Bible with an earnest desire to understand it. 2) Read the Scriptures with a simple, childlike faith and humility. 3) Read the Word with a spirit of obedience and self-application. 4) Read the Holy Scriptures everyday. 5) Read the whole Bible and read it an orderly way. 6) Read the Word of God fairly and honestly. 7) Read the Bible with Christ constantly in view.
Faith is the way in which I can look away from myself–both from my sin and my progress in sanctification–and look to Christ as my only hope. —W. Robert Godfrey
Who cares if we’re “intellectually respectable” when academic respectability is defined in terms of paganism? John Frame
Never in history has the Lord left His people
clueless in a time of calamity.
~David Wilkerson~
"Winners are those people who make a habit of doing the things losers are uncomfortable doing." --Ed Foreman
"Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right'. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." -- Napoleon Hill
One thought of eternity makes all earthly sorrows fade away.
~Basilea Schlink~
The next time the outcome you had hoped for doesn't transpire, look for the gift. Ask yourself the following questions:
What can I learn from what happened? What am I grateful for about this experience? What are the potential benefits of this experience? What is the best way for me to move forward?”
Miss a meal if you have to, but don't miss a book.” — Jim Rohn
“Let us welcome controversial books and controversial authors.” — John F. Kennedy
“Read an hour every day in your chosen field. This works out to about one book per week, 50 books per year, and will guarantee your success.” — Brian Tracy
“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island... and best of all, you can enjoy these riches every day of your life.” — Walt Disney
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves.” — Gilbert Highet
KNOWLEDGE WITHOUT APPLICATION IS NOT POWER, IT'S PRIDE!
Never waste time on what others are saying or thinking about you. Just focus on what you need to do in life. Don’t give others so much power over your life or thoughts. We do need people who lift our spirit up in a positive way and encourage us. They are the God sent angels in our life. Abira Mukherjee
Forgiveness doesn’t diminish justice, it just entrusts it to God.
Do the best for Christ at the present time.
~Raul Ries~
One of the greatest signs of maturity in a person’s life, It is when a man or woman feeds daily on God’s Word. The Word of God has become their source of spiritual food and, as a result, they will become mature in Christ.~ Raul Ries
Don’t worry about what people say about your faith. Live humbly and openly, letting God take care of the rest. Likewise, pray for the men and women of faith walking among America’s leaders to be examples – and that many may see past Christian stereotypes to the knowledge of a compassionate Almighty God.
I like this from today's prayer briefing. It is something we all can adhere to. We need to always pay attention to key words like, Don't worry, Live humbly, Openly, Let God, Pray, Examples, Compassionate, and Almighty God.
You have a certain group of people that you influence. You have people in your family. You have people in your neighborhood. You have people in your workplace who look up to you. They respect your opinion. You can take the influence that God has given you and use it for His glory.
Greg Laurie
Does a friend's lack of awareness or acknowledgment of a problem stop you from earnestly praying for him/her? When was the last time you prayed to the Lord and asked Him to reveal your prison -- your chains -- the sin or ideas you remain in bondage to? Take time today to ask the Lord to show you where in your life you need to be freed. Then ask Him to begin to work powerfully in that area
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