"We want John Knox back again. Do not talk to me of mild and gentle men,
of soft manners and squeamish words, we want the fiery Knox, and even though his
vehemence should `ding our pulpits into blads,' it were well if he did but rouse our hearts to action."
--C.H.Spurgeon
Before giving a test, Dr. Madison Surret, who taught mathematics at Vanderbilt University for many years,
would always admonish his class something like this, "Today I am giving two examinations: one in Trigonometry and
the other in honesty. I hope you will pass them both. If you must fail one, fail Trigonometry. There are many good people
in the world who cannot pass Trig, but there are no good people in the world who can't pass the examination of honesty."
A clear conscience is the ability to say,
"There is no one alive that I have ever wronged, offended or hurt in
any way, that I have not gone back to, and made it right with them
and with God."
Openness before man, is genuine proof of sincerity before God
Harold Clayton, the Texas evangelist, while preaching on preservation,
made the following observation:
"I'm pickled in the juices of God's grace!"
"Responsibility lies in having the solution"
Dr. Keen, Milford, OH
"You are wealthy if you have a choice."
A statement made by a
missionary to India who went to the field on only $7 per month
support.
"The Holy Spirit is always present, but may not be president."
By listening to our children today, we earn the right to counsel them
tomorrow.
Vance Havner was not a fan of rescue missions. He had this bit of
wisdom to say about them.
"If the prodigal son had been given a bath,
a biscuit and a bed, he never would have gone home!"
On trials and temptations, Pastor Larry Montgomery offered this
comparison.
"Trials bring out the best in us, temptations bring out
the worst."
"Disbelief is not believing a lie, it's believing the wrong truth."
Pastor Keen, Milford OH
"You can't wait for things to get right before you do right."
Pastor Keen, Milford OH
"The tuition at the school of hard knocks is too high"
Pastor Terry Booher, Ft. Pierce FL
"There's only two things involved in the filling of the Holy Spirit,
emptiness and willingness"
Evangelist Lee Roberson
"The work of God is so important, it doesn't matter how I feel"
Evangelist Donnie Pollard
Ask like it all depends on God,
Seek like it all depends on you, and
Knock like it all depends on others.
Ask - that which only God can do.
Seek - when God and I work together.
Knock - when I endeavor to persuade others.
The law had no provision for rehabilitation. Not until Christ added
the atonement was the law complete.
When Pastor Dave Greenwood mentioned Romans 12:16 during a sermon, he
observed that
"The upper crust is just a bunch of crumbs held together
by dough!"
"Jesus is everything or He is nothing"
Evangelist Lester Rolloff
"Great men build great churches, while average men build average
churches"
G.B. Vick
"If you is what you was, then you ain't!"
"Things that don't cost you much, are worth little to you."
"The devil doesn't mind what you preach as long as you don't live
it."
"A preacher should be 97% backbone and 3% hair."
B.R. Lakin
"Before you pray for rain, you'd better think about the the mud. Consider
the end before you begin."
"Faith is activated when the man of God prays"
"Faith is full of inventions... if we cannot get sinners where Jesus
is by ordinary means, we must use extraordinary ones."
C.H. Spurgeon
"Don't build your churches with your people, build your people with
your churches."
Pastor Jack Hyles
"If I was sought as I seek, where would I be?"
"It's only big if you're thinking little."
"We need to study bigger maps."
"A fool is a man who keeps doing the same things and expects to get
different results."