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Category Archives: Warren Wiersbe
Effective Pastoral Preaching
Pastoral preaching is effective when the listeners detect in the preacher’s manner a loving concern, and understanding heart, and a biblical approach to solving the problem.
Warren Wiersbe, Jesus in the Present Tense (Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 2011), 76.
Faith without Works Is Dead
Obedience to God’s Word is a mark of true salvation.
True Separation and Personal Holiness
Separation without devotion to the Lord becomes isolation, but devotion without separation is hypocrisy (See 2 Cor. 6.14-7.1).
Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Determined (Colorado Springs: Chariotvictor Publishing, 1992), 109.
A Sign of Blessing and an Opportunity for Growth
Opposition is not only evidence that God is blessing, but it is also an opportunity for us to grow.
The Secret of Christian Joy
The secret of Christian joy is to believe what God says in His Word and act upon it. Faith that isn’t based on the Word is not faith at all; it is presumption or superstition. Joy that isn’t the result of faith is not joy at all; it is only a ‘good feeling’ that will soon disappear. Faith based on the Word will produce joy that will weather the storms of life.
Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Determined (Colorado Springs, CO: ChariotVictor Publishing, 1992), 101.
God Tries Our Faith
Faith that cannot be tested cannot be trusted. God tries our faith, not to destroy it, but to develop it.
Warren W. Wiersbe, Be Ready (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1986), 66.
Those Who Did Great Things for God
All God’s giants have been weak men, who did great things for God because they reckoned on His being with them.
HT: @JohnPiper
Grace
God’s grace is God’s provision for our every need. Grace is not a ‘mystical substance’ that God pours into us when we have a need. Grace is God’s bountiful supply of our every need. ‘Law’ means that I must do something for God, but ‘grace’ means that God does something for me. Grace cannot be deserved. Grace cannot be earned. Grace can only be given.
[original emphasis] Warren Wiersbe, The Strategy of Satan, pp. 52-53
