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Quotes by Clergyman
"Oh God, if You want me to preach, I will do it."
"As the people came to a desert place to hear John the Baptist proclaim, “Thus saith the Lord,” so [man] in his confusions, frustrations, and bewilderment will come to hear the minister who preaches with authority."
"I am counting totally and completely on the Lord Jesus Christ, and not on Billy Graham. I am not going to heaven because I've read the Bible, nor because I've preached to a lot of people. I'm going to heaven because of what Christ did."
"I know that many of the things I have said from the Scriptures have offended some, but I cannot afford to tone down the message. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 9:17, “I have a stewardship entrusted to me” (nasb), and that is to preach the pure and simple Gospel in whatever culture I am in."
"Many churches have their eyes on the culture instead of on Christ. Many pastors preach on common unity instead of calling the community to repent."
"When we preach or teach the Scriptures, we open the door for the Holy Spirit to do His work. God has not promised to bless oratory or clever preaching. He has promised to bless His Word."
"I must ask myself, “Billy Graham, are you prepared to meet the Master at any moment?” Yes, I am-but not because I have preached or tried to help people, but solely because I am trusting Christ as my Lord and Savior. Stop right now and ask yourself that question."
"Effective preaching must be biblical preaching, whether it is the exposition of a single word in the Bible, a text, or a chapter. The Word is what the Spirit uses."
"Man has rejected the revelation of the Bible concerning the true and living God of his fathers, and he has substituted gods of his own making. In actuality modern man has decided to dethrone God and enthrone himself in all of his nuclear glory."
"Pride consists not in wanting to be rich, but in wanting to be richer than your neighbor. It is not in wanting to be noticed but in wanting to be the most noticed. It is not in wanting to have things but in wanting more things than others."
"The destructive power of pride is that it countenances nothing higher than itself. Because of an inherent fault in our nature, man's bias is on the side of error. In our willful desire to live independently of God, we have severed the lifeline that flows from the source of all life."
"We must not build up ourselves at the expense of others."
"Persecution is one of the natural consequences of living the Christian life. It is to the Christian what “growing pains” are to the growing child. No pain, no development. No suffering, no glory. No struggle, no victory. No persecution, no reward!"
"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."
"We have at our fingertips every pleasure that man is capable of enjoying, and man has abused every gift God ever gave him."
"We are like a restless sea, finding a little peace here and a little pleasure there, but nothing permanent and satisfying. So the search continues!"
"Many of us have no appetite for spiritual things because we are absorbed in the sinful pleasures of this world. We have been eating too many of the devil's delicacies."
"How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!"
"A friend of mine defines prayer as “a declaration of dependence."
"Ask God to give you a greater hunger for Himself and a deeper desire for His fellowship. Then be honest about whatever is keeping you from prayer, and ask God to help you deal with it."
"Pray because Christ died to give us access to the Father. Pray because God is worthy of our praise. Pray because we need His forgiveness, cleansing, guidance, and protection. Pray because others need our prayers."
"Be sure that your motive in praying is to glorify God."
"Jesus demonstrated the importance of prayer by His own example. His whole ministry was saturated with prayer."
"We have not yet learned that we are more powerful on our knees than behind the most powerful weapons that can be developed."
"A life taught in the Scriptures, and tuned in to God in prayer, produces an outflowing of grace and power."
"God urges us to bring our concerns to Him-not just petitions about our own needs, but also intercessions for others. [The apostle] Paul said . . . “Brothers, pray for us” [1 Thessalonians 5:25 NIV]."
"Often, we try to tell God what we want Him to do-but ask Him to help you guard against this, and to seek His will instead of your own. Pray and ask God to guide you."
"[God] says to pray for our enemies. How many of us have ever spent time praying for our enemies?"
"A survey reported that the majority of the seminaries [in the United States] had no classes on prayer. That really shouldn't surprise us when we consider how many local churches offer classes on gardening and the “Art of Conversation” instead of the study of God's Word and prayer."
"The best way to pray is to open the Bible and pray Scripture back to the Lord, claiming His promises and asking that He strengthen and guide [us] in obeying His Word."
"Prayer shouldn't be a burden but a privilege-God wants our fellowship."
"I listened to a discussion of religious leaders on how to communicate the Gospel. Not once did I hear them mention prayer. And yet I know of scores of churches that win many converts each year by prayer alone."
"Prayer by itself is like a diet without protein! Prayer is important to our spiritual growth- but of even greater importance is God's Word, the Bible."
"Long after you and I are gone, God will still be at work-and many of the things we prayed for will finally come to pass."
"That “the Spirit Himself intercedes” indicates that it is actually God pleading, praying, and mourning through us."
"Nothing will drive us to our knees quicker than trouble."
"Our prayers must be in accordance with [God's] will. He knows better what is good for us than we know ourselves."
"The Book of Psalms is the Bible's hymnbook. It will show you what it means to walk with God in prayer and praise."
"The devil will tremble when you pray."
"We are to pray in times of adversity, lest we become faithless and unbelieving. We are to pray in times of prosperity, lest we become boastful and proud. We are to pray in times of danger, lest we become fearful and doubting. We need to pray in times of security, lest we become self-sufficient."
"A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian."
"If [Jesus] felt that He had to pray, how much more do we need to pray!"
"You cannot afford to be too busy to pray."
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