Unless we have invested a great deal of time in our secret ministry to the Lord then the shallowness of our public ministry will be very evident. Today it is abundantly clear that not enough time is spent ministering to the Lord, and way too much time is spent ministering to people; hence, most of what is done in the name of ministry is performed in a fleshly, human way which never bears any lasting fruit.
– Chip Brogden –
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– Donald Whitney –
from Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Lord, make me less like Jonah and more like Jesus. Save me from being the kind of person who cares more about my comfort, my reputation, and my success than I do about the people You are calling me to serve. Help me to keep all of my dreams on Your altar and be ready at all times to respond with faith and obedience to Your call.
– Colin S. Smith –
It is a sad and shocking fact that many religious people are in Hell.
– John R. Rice –
The only reason some of us are not exiled or thrown into prison is simply because we do not preach as fervently and as sternly as did Paul, John, Peter and others. This modern “santa claus” religion that is sweeping country today is not the religion Jesus taught and John practiced.
– Oliver B. Greene –
On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you.
– Max Lucado –
Jesus never says to the poor: “come find the church,” but he says to those of us in the church: “go into the world and find the poor, hungry, homeless, imprisoned.”
– Tony Campolo –
Watch continually over your own spirit, and do all in love; we must grow downwards in humility to soar heavenward.
– Charles Simeon –
1759-1836
If you were arrested for being a Christian would there be enough evidence to convict you?
– David Otis Fuller –
1903-1988