When you see men of power and intellect using their talents against God, weep for their souls. Better they had lived and died slaves and fools, than to do the the devil’s business with their God-given abilities.
– William Gurnall –
Spiritual Warfare
Keeping the devil on his throne – William Gurnall
Everything the sinner has—time, strength, intellect, and all—is spent to keep the devil on his throne.
– William Gurnall –
What Is Sin? – Mother of John Wesley
Whatever weakens your reasoning, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes away your relish for spiritual things, in short, if anything increases the authority of the flesh over the spirit, that to you becomes sin, however good it is in itself.
– John Wesley’s Mother –
The Advancement of the Kingdom of God – Howard Spring
The kingdom of God is not going to advance by our churches becoming filled with men, but my men in our churches becoming filled with God.
– Howard Spring –
God Give Me Humility, Zeal, Love, and Focus – George Whitefield
God give me a deep humility, a well-guided zeal, a burning love and a single eye, and then let men or devils do their worst.
– George Whitefield –
A Dark Hour Makes Jesus Bright – Robert Murray McCheyne
A dark hour makes Jesus bright.
– Robert Murray McCheyne –
Are You Prepared? – Vance Havner
The devil doesnt mind how many sermons we preach or prepare if it will keep us from preparing ourselves.
– Vance Havner –
Clothe Me With Thy Might – Evan Roberts
Keep me. Lord, from fainting
In this fierce fight,
When the foe is rising,
Clothe me with Thy might.
– Evan Roberts –
A Prayerless Soul is a Christless Soul – Charles Spurgeon
A prayerless soul is a Christless soul. Prayer is the lisping of the believing infant, the shout of the fighting believer, the requiem of the dying saint falling asleep in Jesus. It is the breath, the watchword, the comfort, the strength, the honour of a Christian.
– Charles Spurgeon –