We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.
– Vance Havner –
Discipleship
Christianity without Christ – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.
– Dietrich Bonhoeffer –
Unreasonable Expectations – JC Ryle
The hard judgments and unreasonable expectations of old disciples have often driven back and discouraged young beginners in the school of Christ.
– JC Ryle –
from Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, 1856
The Root of All Godliness – William Carey
Prayer —secret, fervent, believing prayer—lies at the root of all personal godliness.
– William Carey –
Give Yourself to Reading – Charles Spurgeon
As the apostle says to Timothy, so also he says to everyone, “Give yourself to reading.” He who will not use the thoughts of other men’s brains proves that he has no brains of his own. You need to read. Renounce as much as you will all light literature, but study as much as possible sound theological works, especially the Puritanic writers, and expositions of the Bible. The best way for you to spend your leisure is to be either reading or praying.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Cream of the Morning – Charles Spurgeon
“To show forth thy loving kindness in the morning.” Psalms 92:2
We are full of vigor then. We will be tired before night comes round. Perhaps in the heat of the day we will be exhausted. Let us take care, while we are fresh, to give the cream of the morning to God.
– Charles Spurgeon –
from Spurgeon on Praise
Heroes Had Great Devotional Lives – Leonard Ravenhill
The men that have been the most heroic for God have had the greatest devotional lives.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Serious Meditation on Holy Truths – Thomas Brooks
Remember that it is not hasty reading—but serious meditation on holy and heavenly truths, which makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the mere touching of the flower by the bee which gathers honey—but her abiding for a time on the flower which draws out the sweet. It is not he who reads most, but he who meditates most—who will prove to be the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian.
– Thomas Brooks –
Judah Heard All of Christ’s Sermons – Thomas Goodwin
Judas heard all Christ’s sermons.
– Thomas Goodwin –