A good example is far better than a good precept.
God doesn’t seek for golden vessels, and does not ask for silver ones, but He must have clean ones.
The monument I want after I am dead is a monument with two legs going around the world-a saved sinner telling about the salvation of Jesus Christ.
If God is your partner, make your plans BIG!
Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect: For all His ways are judgment: A God of truth and without iniquity, Just and right is He.
I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since.
Is there any reason why you should not have faith in God? Has God ever broken one of His promises? I defy any infidel or unbeliever to place a finger on a single promise of God ever made and failed to fulfill.
He that overcometh shall inherit all things. God has no poor children.
Next to the wonder of seeing my Savior will be, I think, the wonder that I made so little use of the power of prayer.
In our prayers, we talk to God, in our Bible study, God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.
A worker must win the hearts and affections of the people before he can do any effective work.
When a man thinks he has got a good deal of strength, and is self-confident, you may look for his downfall. It may be years before it comes to light, but it is already commenced.
If God has given you a message, go and give it to the people as God has given it to you. It is a stupid thing to try to be eloquent.
A good many preachers say I am lowering the pulpit. I am glad I am. I am trying to get it down to the level of men’s hearts. If I wanted to hit Chicago I would not put the cannon on the top of this building and fire into the air. Too many preachers fire into the air.
God will honor our faith.
It is a favorite thing with infidels to set their own standard, to measure themsleves by other people. But that will not do in the Day of Judgment. Now we will use God’s law as a balance weight.
God had one Son without sin, but He never had a son without trial.
Use me then, my Saviour for whatever purpose and whatever way thou mayest require. Here is my poor heart, and empty vessel; fill it with Thy Grace.
I hunted all through the four Gospels trying to find one of Christ’s funeral sermons, but I couldn’t find any. I found He broke up every funeral He ever attended! Death couldn’t exist where He was.