You have nothing to be proud of. If you are ever used at all, bear in mind that it is God speaking in you, and not you yourself.
– DL Moody –
Ministry
They Perish – Andrew Bonar
The saintly Andrew Bonar used to soak his pillow with tears every Saturday night in Scotland as people below trampled the streets returning from the taverns and shows. He would cry from the depths of his agonizing heart, “Oh! They perish, they perish!”
Field of Battle – LE Maxwell
Our tent is pitched not in a paradise, but on a field of battle.
– LE Maxwell –
God’s Work Done in God’s Way – Hudson Taylor
God’s work done in God’s way will never lack God’s supplies.
– Hudson Taylor –
Don’t Plan Without God – Quote by Oswald Chambers
Don’t plan without God. God seems to have a delightful way of upsetting the plans we have made, when we have not taken Him into account.
– Oswald Chambers –
We Have the Truth – JC Ryle
We have the truth and we need not be afraid to say so.
– JC Ryle –
No Defense for Preaching Outdoors – William Booth
No sort of defense is needed for preaching outdoors, but it would take a very strong argument to prove that a man who has never preached beyond the walls of his meetinghouse has done his duty. A defense is required for services within buildings rather than for worship outside of them.
– William Booth –
Preach Abroad – Jonathan Edwards
Preach abroad. … It is the cooping yourselves up in rooms that has dampened the work of God, which never was and never will be carried out to any purpose without going into the highways and hedges and compelling men and women to come in.
– Jonathan Edwards –
I Tremble at the Thought – David Wilkerson
I’m not about to put up a silly skit and preach a 15-minute message on “how to cope” to a multitude of people who are dying and going to hell. I tremble at the thought.
– David Wilkerson –