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Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.
Smith Wigglesworth
Superb trust is the result of challenging struggles. Outstanding testimonies are the consequence of difficult examinations. Splendid victories can only result from arduous tribulations.
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The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.
Charles Spurgeon
The Message of God is like a powerful beast. You don't have to vouch for it. All you must do is unleash it, and the strength will protect itself.
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If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest.
Corrie Ten Boom
If you observe the world, you'll be disheartened. If you reflect inside, you'll be despondent. If you contemplate God, you'll be in serenity.
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Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends.
George Muller
Belief goes beyond the reach of mankind; there is no honor in what can be accomplished by humans alone. Faith sets in where human strength runs out.
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One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.
John Piper
One of the great benefits of Twitter and Facebook will be to demonstrate on Judgment Day that inertia was not due to a lack of opportunity.
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When you seek truth, you seek God whether you know it or not.
Edith Stein
When you search for knowledge, you are ultimately searching for divine understanding whether or not you realise it.
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I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God.
Dominic Savio
I am not equipped to achieve great feats, but I desire to do any task, even the minutest ones, for God's supreme honor.
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Success is not what you have done compared to what others have done. Success is what you have done compared to what you were supposed to do.
Tony Evans
'Achievement is not what you have accomplished in line with others. Achievement is what you have achieved in comparison to your expectations.'
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The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
Hudson Taylor
'The Great Commission is not a choice to be mulled over; it is an order to be followed.'
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God not only orders our steps, He orders our stops.
George Muller
God not only guides our actions, He determines our pauses.
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Anything under God's control is never out of control.
Charles R. Swindoll
'All that is within the purview of the Divine remains unfettered.'
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Atheists express their rage against God although in their view He does not exist.
C. S. Lewis
Nonbelievers express their animosity towards an entity they do not believe in.
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Before God could bring me to this place He has broken me a thousand times.
Smith Wigglesworth
Before God could bring me to this site He has shattered me a thousand times.
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Christ is not valued at all, unless he is valued above all.
Saint Augustine
'Jesus is not truly appreciated unless He is venerated above all else.'
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Ever since the days of Adam, man has been hiding from God and saying, 'God is hard to find.
Fulton J. Sheen
Since the time of our progenitor, mankind has been avoiding the Divine and claiming, 'The Almighty is elusive.'
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Faith is not about how much you believe in what you believe. Faith is about believing that the One you believe in is believable.
Tony Evans
Trust is not about how much you rely on what you cling to. Trust is about having confidence that the One you depend upon is trustworthy.
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Christ is worth all, or he is worth nothing.
George Whitefield
Christ is invaluable, or he is worthless.
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How quickly we forget God's great deliverances in our lives. How easily we take for granted the miracles he performed in our past.
David Wilkerson
We swiftly disregard the divine rescues in our existence. We effortlessly overlook the wonders He accomplished for us in days gone by.
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Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things. Outlook determines outcome. If we see only the problems, we will be defeated; but if we see the possibilities in the problems, we can have victory.
Warren W. Wiersbe
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There are three great truths, 1st, That there is a God; 2nd, That He has spoken to us in the Bible; 3rd, That He means what He says.
Hudson Taylor
Three essential veracities, 1st, That a Supreme Being exists; 2nd, That He has communicated to us through the Scriptures; 3rd, That His declarations are definitive.
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I have a great need for Christ: I have a great Christ for my need.
Charles Spurgeon
'My life is utterly dependent on Jesus: He faithfully meets my every requirement.'
22.
To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.
William Carey
To divine the Lord's intent, we require an unclosed Scripture and a scrutinized chart.
23.
Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love.
John Stott
Our bond diminishes if not fortified by honesty, and our honesty becomes rigid if not tempered by affection.
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The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end
John Bunyan
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We talk of the second coming, half the world has never heard of the first.
Oswald J. Smith
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I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.
C. S. Lewis
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The backslider likes the preaching that wouldn't hit the side of a house, while the real disciple is delighted when the truth brings him to his knees.
Billy Sunday
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You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it.
Leonard Ravenhill
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Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, 'Leonard, you took Me too seriously'?
Leonard Ravenhill
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Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to heaven.
Pope Pius X
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The Bible is the cradle wherein Christ is laid.
Martin Luther
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When there's something in the Bible that churches don't like, they call it 'legalism.'
Leonard Ravenhill
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My main ambition in life is to be on the Devil's most wanted list.
Leonard Ravenhill
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We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't.
Frank A. Clark
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No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
John Flavel
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When it seems as if God is far away, remind yourself that He is near. Nearness is not a matter of geography. God is everywhere. Nearness is likeness. The more we become like the Lord, the nearer He is to us.
Warren W. Wiersbe
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Something is wrong when our lives make sense to unbelievers.
Francis Chan
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No matter how long it's been, no matter how impossible it looks, if you'll stay in faith, your time is coming.
Joel Osteen
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Anywhere you can take Jesus Christ with you is all right to go.
J. Vernon McGee
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There's nothing that can help you understand your beliefs more than trying to explain them to an inquisitive child.
Frank A. Clark
44.
End of Construction - Thank you for your patience.
Ruth Graham
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There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.
Carl Sandburg
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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
Corrie Ten Boom
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
John Ortberg
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True intimacy with God always brings humility.
Beth Moore