The worst thing a book can do for a Christian is to leave him with the impression that he has received from it anything really good; the best it can do is to point the way to the Good he is seeking. The function of a good book is to stand like a signpost directing the reader toward the Truth and the Life…. The work of a good book is to incite the reader to moral action, to turn his eyes toward God and urge him forward. Beyond that it cannot go.
A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of Man, p. xv
Worship is the means by which the empty human soul approaches God in order to be filled with His fulness, and then go away rejoicing, to live for Him in the strength thus received.
James Stalker, Imago Christi, p. 51
Preaching without preparation is like throwing ourselves down from a pinnacle of the temple and depending on God to send an angel to hold us up.
A. H. Strong, Systematic Theology, p. 32
God is more passionate about spreading His gospel than we are. We need only to be passionate about following His lead and trusting Him for His provision.
Mike McKinley, Church Planting Is for Wimps, p. 84
The Bible is not such a book a man would write if he could, or could write if he would.
Lewis Sperry Chafer (1871 – 1952)
You must not lose confidence in God because you lost confidence in your pastor. If our confidence in God had to depend upon our confidence in any human person, we would be on shifting sand.
God is the only worthy object of all religious worship, and nothing can be true religion but a voluntary obedience unto His revealed will.
Our responsibilities [as ministers] extend beyond the paid position, beyond the classroom or office walls. If we do not take time for ministry beyond what we are paid to do, we will shrivel into spiritual prunes.
Matt Williams, How to Be a Team Player and Enjoy It, p. 99
The name of God is at stake in how we treat our missionaries. God is glorified when we support them substantially with our prayers, our money, our time, and myriad other practical ways. God is not glorified when our missionaries are simply a name on the back of the church bulletin or a line item in the budget.
Tom Steller in John Piper, Let the Nations Be Glad, p. 236
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