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"The devil is a master at making us question God and His Word. Twisting Scripture . . . taking a verse out of context . . .deceiving us into thinking God is mean-spirited-these are some of Satan's favorite tricks."
"Parents do overindulge their children, giving them a profusion of material things . . . without the stabilizing effects of earning one's way, of making decisions, of sweating hard to attain some kind of goal, young people are grievously handicapped."
"We do not fail to enjoy the fruit of the Spirit because we live in a sea of corruption, we fail to do so because the sea of corruption is in us."
"The Word of God hidden in the heart is a stubborn voice to suppress."
"One faithful witness is worth a thousand mute professors of religion . . . Our faith grows by expression . . . we must share it-we must witness."
"Whether prayer changes our situation or not, one thing is certain: Prayer will change us!"
"Your life is intricately woven into the lives of scores and hundreds of others around you. Consider the variety of lives that you influence in one day. Somewhere within your circle of contacts someone is being hurt. Are you aware of it?"
"The world is not a permanent home, it is only a temporary dwelling."
"The Bible says that God sees two classes of men. He sees the saved and the lost, those who are going to heaven and those who are going to hell."
"An evangelist is like a newscaster on television or a journalist writing for a newspaper . . . except that the evangelist's mission is to tell the Good News that never changes."
"A life taught in the Scriptures, and tuned in to God in prayer, produces an outflowing of grace and power."
"Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven -- while Shea would still have a job leading worship."
"How do we get our values so mixed up? We look for shortcuts to happiness. Our lust for immediate pleasure prompts us to think of evil as good."
"Don't rebel, but give God the opportunity to change your life and help you over the problems of youth, for they are many."
"In our desire to achieve success quickly it is easy to get our values mixed up and call evil good and good evil."
"Repent means to renounce sin . . .and by God's grace to fill my mind with things that honor Him."
"It is not just becoming a Christian; it is also being a Christian all the time, 24 hours a day."
"The world doesn't really have much respect for Christians who adopt its fashions and ideas. It is inclined to regard them with contempt-to write them off either as cowards who are ashamed of their faith or as frauds whose profession is not sincere."
"If we have our eyes upon ourselves, our problems, and our pain, we cannot lift our eyes upward. A child looks up when he's walking with his father, and the same should be true for the Christian."
"I do not understand why reading the Bible in public should make others feel uncomfortable . . . it may be such an example that serves to remind them of the Book they have neglected."
"A terrifying spiritual and moral tide of evil has already loosed us from our spiritual moorings. Monstrous new ideas that could easily destroy our freedoms are rushing into the vacuum."
"God's strength is made perfect in weakness. The weaker I became, the more powerful became the preaching."
"We are to be catch basins for the fullness of God. Like a freshly running spring, we are to overflow and let our lives touch the lives of those around us."
"In all of these centuries there has not been the slightest shadow of change in the nature of God or in His attitude toward sin.The Bible teaches from the beginning to the end that adultery and fornication are sin, and the attitude of churchmen does not alter its character."
"We must have a virile, dynamic, aggressive Christian who lives Christ seven days a week, who is ready to die, if necessary, for his faith."
"Never has there been a time when men tried so desperately to have fun as they do today."
"Too many so-called Christians are like the little chameleon which adapts its coloration to that of its surroundings. Even a critical world is quick to recognize a real Christian and just as quick to detect a counterfeit."
"True greatness is not measured by the headlines a person commands or the wealth he or she accumulates. The inner character of a person-the undergirding moral and spiritual values and commitments-is the true measure of lasting greatness."
"Our generation has become well versed in Christian terminology but is remiss in the actual practice of Christ's principles and teachings. Hence, our greatest need today is not more Christianity but more true Christians."
"Make it your goal to build strong foundations for your life-foundations constructed from prayer and the truths of God's Word."
"Had Satan not set himself in opposition to God . . . there would have been no need for God to send His Son to the cross."
"The only sin God cannot forgive is the sin of rejecting Christ. Turn to Him in repentance and faith - and He will forgive."
"Some things never change. Not the ABC's, not the multiplication tables, not God!"
"There are many religions in the world, and they have developed because various people have had various ideas about God. Christianity makes a unique claim . . . we can know God because He came to us in human form in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ."
"This “I” was made in the image of God for fellowship with God. Without God it is miserable, empty, confused, and frustrated. Without God life has no meaning; but with God at its center there is life, an inner strength and peace, a deep satisfaction, an unfading joy known only to those who know Jesus Christ."
"Statistics indicate that the church is rapidly losing in the population explosion. There are fewer Christians per capita every day."
"God's church is a Bible-centered church, and it grows strong under persecution."
"The church is blending into the community by embracing what the world enjoys and, in turn, bringing inside the church the world's ideas and interests."
"The Christian . . . way of daily living must be distinct from the world. While some will think you "peculiar", do not let this disturb you, for just as many others will secretly admire you for your stand. It is possible you will be persecuted by jokes and be misunderstood . . .but if you accept this with patience and in the spirit of love, God can use this very thing to help you win some of your friends to Christ."
"Superficial views of God and His holiness will produce superficial views of sin and atonement. God hates sin. It is His uncompromising foe. Sin is vile and detestable in the sight of God . . .The sinner and God are at opposite poles of the moral universe."
"No clergyman however brilliant, no evangelist no matter how eloquent or compelling, can bring about the revival we need. Only the Holy Spirit can do this."