The less empty of self we are, the less of blessing God can pour into us; the more of pride and self-sufficiency, the less fruit we can bear.
– Nathan Stone –
Christian Life
Suffering – Elisabeth Elliot
If you ask yourself, “Who are the people who have most profoundly influenced my life?” you will probably find that every one of them has suffered in some way.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
The Highest Grace – JC Ryle
Humility is the highest grace that can adorn the Christian character.
– JC Ryle –
The Holy Calm of Leaning on Jesus – Charles Spurgeon
Earth has no words that can convey the holy calm of a soul leaning on Jesus.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The primary purpose of every true church and Christian – Derek Prince
The supreme purpose of every true Christian Church, the chief duty of every Christian minister, the main responsibility of every Christian layman, is to present to all who may be reached, in the clearest and most forceful way, the basic facts of the gospel of Christ and to urge all who hear to make the definite personal response to these facts which God requires. To this, the supreme task, every other duty and activity of the Church, must be secondary and subsidiary.
– Derek Prince –
Intertwining Events – Joni Eareckson Tada
Only heaven will reveal the incredibly complex intertwining of events in which you have played a pivotal role.
– Joni Eareckson Tada –
When God gives you a vision – Oswald Chambers
When God gives you a vision and darkness follows, wait.
– Oswald Chambers –
Declaring the Gospel – Charles Spurgeon
A person should not be able to live with you a week without knowing the gospel.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The more I gave away … – Hudson Taylor
My experience was that the less I spent on myself and the more I gave away, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become. Unspeakable joy all the day long, and every day was my happy experience.
– Hudson Taylor –