I believe the greatest hindrance to real revival today is Sunday morning Christianity. Vance Havner
To experience the fullness of worship, we must trust the One we worship. And to trust Him, we must know Him. David Jeremiah
I feel God’s presence more profoundly when I am alone, praying. I have experienced this uncanny, mysterious presence, this feeling of being watched, seen, completely understood, and heard. Ray Bentley
If you are troubled, ask God to help you trust when you cannot see Him. Ask God to help you yield to His will. Ask that His will throws a shadow over your soul, and let that shadow be your will. Spurgeon
Jesus gave His life so that we can once again walk in the cool of the evening with our Creator, as Adam and Eve once did. So we can return to the garden, at peace, and be restored to fellowship with our Creator, who loves us. Ray Bentley
Sometimes when I pray, I think all I get are busy signals or wrong numbers. But God is working in ways that, if I’ll just hang in there, time will prove over and over again His hand throughout. Jon Courson
Beloved, are you helping? Are you helping your pastor, your brother, your husband, your mother, your fellow-worker, and when the harvest comes shall he that soweth and he that reapeth rejoice together? AB Simpson
You can be a Christian and be lazy. Jim Cymbala
A small victory forward in your spiritual walk with Jesus is still a victory! Rejoice in the progress He is giving you!
Every day of our Christian experience should be a day of relating to God on the basis of His grace alone. We are not only saved by grace, but we also live by grace every day. — Jerry Bridges
"So often those who are most judgmental and controlling of others are those who are battling most intensely for control of their own greed, pride, addictions, lust, or lack of integrity." –– Bryan Chapell, Ephesians, 213.
“Faith in Jesus is the best cure for every care, the best balm for every wound.” — Charles Spurgeon
“If it is true that our relationship with God is based on His grace instead of our performance, why then are we so prone to fall into the good-day–bad-day type of thinking? It is because we have relegated the gospel to the unbeliever.” — Jerry Bridges
“Jesus is the second Adam, and all who are united to Jesus by faith are being made new in Christ's image, the image of God as it should have been.” — Tim Chester, You Can Change, 17.
“What is it… that sparks the desire in our hearts to lead a disciplined, godly life? It is the joy of knowing that our sins are forgiven, that no matter how much we’ve stumbled and fallen today, God does not count our sins against us (Romans 4:8).” — Jerry Bridges
“We believers do need to be challenged to a life of committed discipleship, but that challenge needs to be based on the gospel.” — Jerry Bridges
“Your love for God must be won and drawn out by your understanding of God's love and goodness towards you.” - Walter Marshall
“If we are going to persevere as committed disciples of Jesus Christ over the course of our lives, we must always keep the gospel of God’s forgiveness through Christ before us.” — Jerry Bridges
Though our trials be never so sharp and tedious, yet this must not lessen our respect to God or his Word. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:373
“There [Joshua] was meditating and praying; and to those who are so employed God often graciously manifests himself. Note, God will help those who help themselves.” —Matthew Henry, Commentary on Joshua 5:13-15
It is better to pine away in affliction than to be freed from it by sin. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:376
Faith in God’s promises 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘩 obedience, and obedience 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩 [our] faith in God’s promises. —Puritan Thomas Manton, Works 7:379
The least sin is worse than the greatest suffering. Suffering is an offence done to 𝘶𝘴; sin is an offence done to 𝘎𝘰𝘥. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:378
To remember injuries, to retain a sense of wrongs, to watch for opportunities of revenge, to hate and be maliciously perverse, is to represent the image of the 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭 unto the world in its proper colors. —Puritan John Owen, Works 6:497
Nothing has hindered the growth of Christianity so much as the spirit of division. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:382
Divisions in the church breed atheism in the world. —Thomas Manton, Works 7:383
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
There is a bunch of young people following Jesus, believing the Bible, and sharing hope with their peers. They’re doing this while also on the front lines of a world that’s trying to force cultural agendas on them. These young Christians are truly an inspiration! Pray for them!
There are a bunch of young people following Jesus, believing the Bible, & sharing hope with their peers. They’re doing this while also on the front lines of a world that’s trying to force cultural agendas on them. These young Christians are truly an inspiration! Pray for them!
“Do not go where there is fine preaching and clever preaching, unless it is true gospel preaching.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Application fulfils the obligations of exposition. Application is the present, personal consequence of scriptural truth,” -Bryan Chapell
It is sad to find so many professing #Christians who appear to regard the wrath of #God as something for which to apologize. -A.W. Pink -
#Faith is like an empty, open hand stretched out towards #God, with nothing to offer and everything to recieve -John Calvin -
When we get to the end of our ministry, one of our regrets will be that we did not preach more of Christ.” — Charles Spurgeon
We are living in the tragic era when the world is leading the evangelical church – a sign of judgement and curse, and not of God‘s approval and blessing. Rosaria Butterfield
"Reading may give you some breadth of knowledge, but only meditation and study will give you depth." -Joel Beeke.
“You can’t live skim milk during the week and preach cream on Sunday.” - Al Jackson
“From every text in Scripture, there is a road to the metropolis of the Scriptures, that is Christ.” — Charles Spurgeon
The Word of God is the Holy Spirit's sword; he will not wield our wooden weapon. - Charles Spurgeon
“Get alone with Jesus, and he will comfort your hearts and restore your weary souls.” — Charles Spurgeon
“It is not your hold of Christ that saves you, it is Christ.” — Charles Spurgeon
Goodness is either the great safety or the great danger - according to the way you react to it. And we have reacted the wrong way. C.S. Lewis
"To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world." - Karl Barth
“If you take Christ out of Christianity, Christianity is dead.” — Charles Spurgeon
“You do not really preach the gospel if you leave Christ out. If he is omitted, it is not the gospel.” — Charles Spurgeon
This only we may be assured of, that if tomorrow brings a #cross, He who sends it can and will bring #grace to bear it. -J.C. Ryle -
#Godliness is more easily feigned in words than in actions. -Jonathan Edwards -
“Leave Christ out of preaching, and you have taken milk from the children, you have taken the strong meat from the men.” — Charles Spurgeon
The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” - C.S. Lewis
“If you do not pray except when you feel like praying, you will not pray much, nor pray when you most need it.” — Charles Spurgeon
Please know that for every “big name preacher” that you hear about falling in ministry… There’s 100,000 others across the world that you don’t hear about who love Jesus, love their family, and faithfully serve their churches & communities. Don’t let 1 dictate your view of all.
“True Bible readers never find it wearisome. They like it least who know it least, and they love it most who read it most.” — Charles Spurgeon
"Every experience if offered to Jesus can be your gateway to joy." -Elisabeth Elliot.
“If you are a child of God, you will never be happy in sin.” — Charles Spurgeon
“When we preach Christ crucified, we have no reason to stammer, or stutter, or hesitate, or apologize.” — Charles Spurgeon
"When preachers perceive the power that the Word holds, confidence in their calling grows even as pride in their performance withers. We need not fear our ineffectiveness when we speak truths God has empowered to perform His purposes." - Bryan Chapell
“Nearness to God brings likeness to God. The more you see God, the more of God will be seen in you.” — Charles Spurgeon
"Exhibit as much as you can of a glorious Christ. Yea, let the motto upon your whole ministry be: Christ is all. Let others develop the pulpit fads that come and go. Let us specialize in preaching our Lord Jesus Christ." -Cotton Mather
“Do we mourn or gossip over the sins of others?”—quite a question! Be prepared for God to ask you that kind of question. — Dale Ralph Davis
“You must keep all earthly treasures out of your heart. Let Christ be your treasure, let him have your heart.” — Charles Spurgeon
The same Bible that teaches about the love of God is also the same Bible that teaches about what sin is. You can't just accept the parts you like, and reject the parts that make you feel uncomfortable. We don't pick and choose, we believe and obey.
“A God whom we could understand would be no God. If we could grasp him, he could not be infinite.” — Charles Spurgeon
We are living of course in most discouraging days and you must beware that the devil does not cast you down. —Martyn Lloyd-Jones, Letters: 1919-1981, Pg. 176
“You stand before God as if you were Christ, because Christ stood before God as if he were you.” — Charles Spurgeon
“Man's haste is often folly, but God's apparent delays are ever wise.” — Charles Spurgeon
I declare without equivocation that the #church of #Jesus #Christ was never intended to become a religious theatre. -A.W Tozer -
Neglect of private #prayer is the locust which devours the strength of the #church. -C.H. Spurgeon -
"Cheerfulness is a perfume to draw others to godliness." -Thomas Watson
“Deliver us from any sort of reliance upon ourselves, whatever shape that reliance might take.” — Charles Spurgeon
Being an object of deep hostility is not eccentric for the church. But Jesus prophesied it would be normal for the church. Sinclair Ferguson
Is your salvation merely a matter of saying 'I believe my sins are forgiven', or are you rejoicing in it? - Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“There is no greater coward in this world than the man who never will acknowledge that he is afraid.” — Charles Spurgeon
A state license does not make you competent to counsel. Having a solid understanding of the Bible and how to apply it does.
You cannot have Puritan soteriology if you do not have Puritan sanctification. – Peter Masters
“How many of us agonize in our souls about how we use the name of God?” R.C. Sproul
It is a miracle how God has so long preserved His Book! How great and glorious it is to have the Word of God! Martin Luther
Our mandate: “Preach Christ” (Acts 10:36). Our method: “Preach Christ” (1 Cor 1:23). Our message: “Preach Christ” (2 Cor 2:12). Our motivation: “Preach Christ” (Eph 3:8). Our mission: “Preach Christ” (Gal 1:16). Don't get distracted with lesser things. Dustin Benge
There is no knowledge of God apart from knowing Jesus Christ. The Son has an exclusive monopoly on knowing the Father. Steven Lawson
If we love people, we will warn them of the consequences of dying in their sins. R.C. Sproul
“It is better to end life with nothing but Christ, than to end life with everything but Christ.” John Blanchard
If you love Christ, never be ashamed to let others see it and know it. Speak for Him. Witness for Him. Live for Him. J. C. Ryle
“Do you know what the Spirit filled life is? Living every moment as though you are standing in the presence of Jesus Christ.” John MacArthur
“The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.” — Charles Spurgeon
True Bible readers never find it wearisome. They like it least who know it least, and they love it most who read it most. Charles Spurgeon
“Free will has carried many souls to hell, but never a soul to heaven yet.” — Charles Spurgeon
It's amazing how many lies were believed until you finally got the other side of the story. Don't believe the first one to plead his case. For sure there is another side and it's probably more convincing and real and true.
“If Christ has died for my sin, I cannot trifle with the evil that killed my best friend.” — Charles Spurgeon
#God hath ordained that we should be saved by #grace, that He might have the praise and glory of our #salvation; -John Bunyan -
The vigor and power and comfort of our spiritual life depends on our mortification of deeds of the flesh. -John Owen -
“Although we may not always be healthy or prosperous, yet God is always good, and therefore, there is always a sufficient argument for giving thanks.” — Charles Spurgeon
“It is misleading to say that God accepts us the way we are…He accepts us despite the way we are. He receives us only in Christ and for Christ’s sake. Nor does He mean to leave us the way He found us, but to transform us into the likeness of His Son!” – Sinclair Ferguson
"There is no hope in the world tonight apart from this gospel. If you can see another, I'd like to hear of it." ―Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
"One verse in Scripture, if understood and meditated upon, will do us more good than a chapter, or even a book, read through in haste, and without reflection." -John Angell James.
A good practice by the Apostle Paul and a good observation from Matthew Henry.
“I sometimes wonder if all pleasures are not substitutes for joy.” - C.S. Lewis
“Health flies, wealth takes to itself wings, honor is a puff of air, pleasure is a bubble. Jesus outlasts all time.” — Charles Spurgeon
“A child of God should not leave his bedroom in the morning without being on good terms with his God.” — Charles Spurgeon
“The main scope and business of [Solomon’s Song] is to describe the mutual love, union, and communion, which is between Christ and his church in the various conditions to which it is liable in this world, as in the state of weakness, desertion and persecution…” —Matthew Poole
"As we minister to a fellowship of a group, whether it's a home Bible study or a church of ten thousand people, we need to make certain that one of our major themes is love. That love needs to be demonstrated in our own actions, attitudes and life." - Chuck Smith
"GOD CAN ADMINISTER HEALING THAT MEDICINE CANNOT!"
Maybe you feel trapped today. A loveless marriage, lonely singleness, hopeless situation—the situation you’re facing is messing with your head and undermining your faith.
"Mothers, the godly training of your offspring is your first and most pressing duty." — Charles Spurgeon
"The APPLAUSE of the CROWD is NOT Always the APPROVAL of the LORD!"
“When God forgives, he forgives forever. Until God can change or lie, he will never bring to mind again the sin of that man whom he has pardoned.” — Charles Spurgeon
Contrary to the tone of the world: You can disagree with someone, and still not hate them. You can speak up, and still not be judgmental. You can say something is wrong, and still not have a phobia. You can stand for truth, and still be loving.
The nearer a man gets to God, the greater he sees his sin. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
“Losses and crosses are heavy to bear; but when our hearts are right with God, it is wonderful how easy the yoke becomes.” — Charles Spurgeon
“The church may go through her dark ages, but Christ is with her in the midnight.” — Charles Spurgeon
"No church, therefore, which neglects the proper education of her ministers can be considered as faithful either to her own most vital interests or to the honor of her divine Head and Lord." - Samuel Miller
“Whenever God determines to do a great work, he first sets his people to pray.” — Charles Spurgeon
“The main idea of an expository sermon (the topic), the divisions of that idea (the main points), and the development of those divisions (the subpoints) all come from truths the text itself contains.” -Brian Chapell
If the blood of the Lamb can take away 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥, it can take away thy sin, though there be 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘯 in thee. —Puritan John Flavel, Works 6:415
Losses and crosses are heavy to bear; but when our hearts are right with God, it is wonderful how easy the yoke becomes. Charles Spurgeon
Our nation desperately needs revival. However, our nation won't see revival, until our churches see revival. And, our churches won't see revival, until the individuals who make up the church see revival in their own lives. Revival comes from God, but it starts with His people.
“Preaching must be of Christ.” — Richard Sibbes
The only palliative is to keep the clean sea breeze of the centuries blowing through our minds, and this can be done only by reading old books. C.S. Lewis
“If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be.” — Charles Spurgeon
We should always hope in God’s promises, even when things seem dark. We can expect that He will surprise us for our good and for His glory. Thomas Brewer
“The lower Christ stoops to save us, the higher we ought to lift him in our adoring reverence.” — Charles Spurgeon
A spiritual and saving knowledge of #God is the greatest need of every human creature. -A.W. Pink -
Man perished justly; seeing that he chose rather to follow Satan, than #God -John Calvin -
“The Christ who saves from sin's penalty, saves from sin's power.” — Mike Riccardi
“As soldiers march to music, so while we walk in paths of righteousness, we should keep step to the notes of thanksgiving.” — Charles Spurgeon
Let God talk to you for 15 minutes today and them talk back for 15 minutes. After Go share Him for 15 minutes and see what may come.
Billy Sunday
One benefit of living by the promises of God is related to something that God cannot do. He is unable to lie. "It is impossible for God to lie." This "inability" magnifies His greatness and brings us great assurance.
My greatest prayer is that the Lord would open my ears and heart so that I would not need to be floored by some catastrophic event to become open to receiving a course correction from the Lord. small and regular adjustments are much easier than huge and difficult adjustments when we have completely gone off course.
God never promises the absence of distress. But he does promise the assuring presence of his Holy Spirit.
When we use defenses to hide from the truth of a problem or sin in our life, we build a wall brick by brick. This wall protects us from the truth and provides a secret place for us to hide. Unfortunately, the wall also isolates us from people who can help us.
Chaos is the aim of the Destroyer. Satan seeks to take apart everything God puts together. God grants authority to restrain the disorder. Human governments mediate God’s authority. When they rebel from His order, they become subject to overthrow. But God’s covenant people have the assignment of submitting to true authority. The foolish are those who seek to lead rebellion, only for the sake of seizing power. God’s promise is that as His people submit to God-granted authority, they help squelch the rebellious and maintain society’s peace.
Winning Walk~ Dr. Ed Young
Lust is felt even by fleas and lice.
~Martin Luther~
History repeats itself...Opportunities don't
Today is the day~ This is the day, Make it count and redeem the time for the days are short..
It is so important to be honest and forth coming no matter what we are doing in life because it all comes back to bite us in our butt.. What good is it for me to get one client by lies...? Our product speaks for it self........ My Faith in Christ speaks when my mouth is shut. Be honest at all times....
The path of submission is the way to peace.
~Herbert Carson~
When we speak of the Lord Jesus Christ, we are speaking of Him becoming my all in all, the One I submit and surrender to. I have no rights. He has all rights to my life, and I am in full submission to Him.
One benefit of living by the promises of God is related to something that God cannot do. He is unable to lie. "It is impossible for God to lie." This "inability" magnifies His greatness and brings us great assurance.
Most of us are unconscious in our selection of the words we use to consistently describe our life experience. Often we've adopted words to describe our emotions without ever thinking about the potential impact they'll have on us or others. These words become part of our habitual vocabulary and actually shape the way we feel about our lives.
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
There is a balance in the word of God for life. We must keep the Real Thing the real thing and the first thing!
Men. We are called to love our wives in the same way that Jesus loves His church.
Thinking about ourselves can hinder us from shepherding... Because when self becomes the priority instead of Jesus Christ our Savior, we don't shepherd well.
Joy is delight at God's grace which enables us to endure our trials.
~George Seevers~
Fellowship is praying together. It is serving together. It is giving together. It is aging together. These are the fibers of fellowship. Fellowship with God and with His people go together. And if you find yourself out of fellowship with God, you will soon find yourself out of fellowship with other believers as well.
I love talking to people about the Lord. I don't know about you but but it freaks me out when they say," I believe in God but I'm not religious".
People are naturally critical; we have to deal with this the best way that we can. If you ever need an extra boost, remember this: critics are loud, but success is louder. Don’t just endure criticism—lead through it.
"Whether our witness is verbal or through our actions, may it be laced with love and a genuine caring for the other person, as a true reflection of God’s love for us.
Lighthouses don’t fire guns or ring bells to call attention to their light, they just shine". —Sherwood E. Wirt
Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
Too often we see people in error who are allowed to continue on without correction. It seems we have misunderstood and misapplied the principle of love -- it is not meant to be accepting of all beliefs and opinions. Some like Simon's are simply wrong and need to be confronted. Many times we are more concerned with political correctness that we are in defending the integrity of Jesus' message.
“I cannot tell you what God is going to do with this time of sheltering. But I can tell you what God has done during and after times of sheltering in the past, and that is what we can count on.” -David Jeremiah
"Fear not, for God is with you, behind you, beside you, around you, within you."
— Charles Stanley
If you have a relationship with God and are walking closely with Him, then you will see this world for what it is. You will recognize the philosophies, concepts, and ideologies that contradict what the Bible teaches.
Jesus didn’t come to save perfect people. He came to save sinners.
Don’t follow heart, it is wicked. Follow Jesus, He is wise.
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