The first-century money changers were in the temple, but they didn’t have the spirit of the temple… They were out of sync with the whole purpose of the Lord’s house. “The atmosphere of my Father’s house,” Jesus seemed to say, “is to be prayer. The aroma around my Father must be that of people opening their hearts in worship and supplication. This is not a place to make a buck. This is a house for calling on the Lord.”
– Jim Cymbala –
A necessary precursor of any great spiritual awakening is a spirit of deep humiliation growing out of a consciousness of sin, and fresh revelation of the holiness and power and glory of God.
– John R. Mott –
In proportion as a church is holy, in that proportion will its testimony for Christ be powerful.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The condition of the church may be very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. So is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray. And if He be not there, one of the first tokens of His absence will be slothfulness in prayer.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The church does not determine what the Bible teaches. The Bible determines what the church must teach.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Discipleship isn’t a program or an event; it’s a way of life. It’s not for a limited time, but for our whole life. Discipleship isn’t for beginners alone; it’s for all believers for every day of their life. Discipleship isn’t just one of the things the church does; it is what the church does.
– Bill Hull –
I have never once feared the devil, but I tremble every time I enter the pulpit.
– John Knox –
The church does not draw people in; it sends them out.
– Chuck Colson –
In proportion as a church is holy, in that proportion will its testimony for Christ be powerful.
– Charles Spurgeon –