Quote of the Week (page 2)

Quote of the Week

March 18—"Many men owe the grandeur of their lives to their tremendous difficulties."—C. H. Spurgeon
March 11—Wisdom has two parts:
1) Having a lot to say.
2) Not saying it.
March 4—"We tend to worry most over things we have least control over."—Archiblad D. Hart
Feb 25—"A church that has no problems is probably paralyzed."—Howard Hendricks
Feb 18—"There is nothing wrong with men possessing riches. The wrong comes when riches possess men."—Billy Graham
Feb 11—"Faith is not belief without proof but trust without reservation."—D. Elton Trueblood
Feb 4—"I criticize by creating something beautiful"—Michelangelo
Jan 28—"When God measures a man He puts the tape around the heart, not the head."
Jan 21—"When we talk about what we believe we divide. When we talk about who we believe in we unite."—E. Stanley Jones
Jan 14—"Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strengths."—Corrie ten Boom
Jan 7, 2001—"It is better to give than to lend, and it costs about the same."—Philip Gibbs
Dec 31—"Shadows are more fierce than reality. Always check the facts."
Dec 24—"With all the celebrations, sometimes the truth is lost, that every step this Baby took brought Him closer to the Cross"—Ray Boltz
Dec 17—"He clothed himself with our lowliness in order to invest us with his grandeur."—Richardson Wright
Dec 10—"One reason sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff instead of a rattlesnake."—Billy Sunday
Dec 3—"You may teach what you know, but you can only reproduce what you are."
Nov 26—"Christ was one child who knew more than his parents—yet he obeyed them."
Nov 19—"Give according to your income, or God will reduce your income according to your giving!"
Nov 5—"If you pray, why worry? If you worry, why pray?"
Oct 22—"We are not human beings on a spiritual journey, but we are spiritual beings on a human journey."—Matthew Watts
Oct 15— "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me"—Martin Luther
Oct 8—"God will put us through tests but they are ALWAYS an open Book test."
Oct 1— "Give Satan an inch and he´ll be a ruler."
Sept 24—"1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4 Given"
Sept 17—"Troubles are a lot like babies—they grow larger if you nurse them."
Sept 10—"When you say a situation or a person is hopeless, you are slamming the door in the face of God."—Charles L. Allen
Sept 3—"God grades on the cross, not the curve."
Aug 27—"An ounce of accomplishment is worth a ton of good intentions."
July 30—"One reason sin flourishes is that it is treated like a cream puff instead of a rattlesnake."
July 23—"Some people won´t suffer in silence because that would take the pleasure out of it."
July 16—"If you read history, you will find that the Christians who did the most for the present world were just those who thought the most of the next."—C.S. Lewis
July 9—"Do you have a burden for the lost, or have you lost the burden?"
July 2—"Don´t let God hang a "For Rent" sign on the mansion that has been prepared for you in heaven."—Billy Sunday
June 25—"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world."
June 18—"Your actions speak so loud, I can´t hear what you´re saying"
June 11—"If Eve had lived today she would have looked around for a smaller leaf."
June 4—"Sin fascinates you, then it assassinates you."
May 28—"Casual Christians become Christian casulties."—Dr. K. A. Barden
May 21—"The only way to keep a broken vessel full is to keep it always under the tap."—Dwight L. Moody
May 14—Lord, keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
May 7—Sin is not harmful because it is condemned. Sin is condemned because it is harmful.
April 30—Worrying is like a rocking chair. It´s something to do, but it won´t get you anywhere.
April 9—"The Christian idea has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried."—G. K. Chesterton
April 2—"God loves everyone, but probably prefers ´fruits of the spirit´' over ´religious nuts´!'"
March 26—"A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul."—Charles Spurgeon
March 19—"Forget the times of your distress, but never forget what they taught you."— Hebert Gasser
March 12—"I am oftentimes driven to my kneesby the overwhelming conviction that I have nowhere else to go!"—Abraham Lincoln
March 5—"In times like these, it helps to recall that there have always been times like these."—Paul Harvey
Feb 27—"Think your life is tough? Try hanging from a cross!"
Feb 20—"People prefer to follow those who help them, not those who intimidate them."—C. Gene Wilkes
Feb 13—"The trouble with using experience as a guide is that the final exam often comes before the lesson."
Feb 6—Don't let yesterday use too much of today
Jan 23—"What can you say about a society that claims God is dead but Elvis is alive?"
Jan 16—"He who loses money, loses much; He, who loses a friend, loses much more; He, who loses faith, loses all."
Jan 9—"There are two ways to live your life One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."—Albert Einstein
Dec 26--"The church bulletin declared, The choir will sing"I heard the bills on Christmas Day."
Dec 19—"We can never really go where God is not, and where He is, all is well."
Dec 12—"Do not let yesterday take up too much of today"
Dec 5—"The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind."
Nov 28—"You never know when something good is coming your way. If you stay upset about a bad moments, you may just miss a good one."
Nov 21—"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened."—Winston Churchill
Nov 14—"It is the heart that makes a man rich. He is rich according to what he is, not according to what he has."—Henry Ward Beecher
Nov 7—"Anger is only one letter short of danger."
Oct 31—"Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart."—Eleanor Roosevelt
Oct 24—"When pride becomes too tall, it is destined for a great fall."
Oct 17—"Humility is confidence properly placed."
Oct 10—"God does not call the qualified; He qualifies the called."
Oct 3—"We must face today as children of tomorrow.We must meet the uncertainties of this world with the certainty of the world to come."—A W Tozer
Sept 26—"Let your test become your testimony, let your mess become your message." —Tim Storey
Sept 19—"We need the power of love in the church; not the love of power."
Sept 12—"Some things just take time. Nine women cannot make a baby in one month."
Sept 5—"It matters not if the world has heard or approves or understands the only applause we are meant to seek is that of nail-scarred hands."—B. J. Hoff'
Aug 29—"It all works out in the end. If it has not worked out, it is not the end."
Aug 1—"When some say they want to serve God,they mean in an advisory capacity."
July 25—"A congregation is made up of whisperers, wonderers, wishers, walkers, witnesses, worshippers, wobblers and workers. Which one are you?"
July 18—"He is no fool to give up what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose."- Jim Elliot
July 11—"Good things do not just happen to those who sit and wait, the good Lord sends you fishing but you must dig the bait!"
July 4—"There is no success without suffering. If you are suffering without success its so that someone else may succeed."- R.O. Turman
June 27—"Satan deforms men. People try to reform men. But God transforms men."
June 20—"A child is not likely to find a father in God unless he finds something of God in his father."—Austin L. Sorensen
June 13—"The road to ruin is always kept in good repair."
June 6—"You can't be a sharp cookie with a crummy attitude!"
May 30—"God will forgive those who start late in life to serve Him, but not those who quit early."
May 23—"Every evening I turn worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway." Mary C. Crowley
May 16—"Nobody is born with arrogance, they cultivate it along the way!"
May 9—"One mother can take care of ten children, but ten children can't take care of one mother. "
May 2—"A life is not important, except in the impact it has on other lives."—Jackie Robinson
April 25—"Adversity introduces a man to himself. "
April 18—"Someone cannot merely be the Love of your life, they must be the Life of your love"
April 11—"The strongest human instinct is to impart information, the second strongest is to resist it." — Kenneth Graham
April 4—"Jesus is risen! he shall the world restore! Awake, ye dead! dull sinners, sleep no more!"—John Wesley
March 28—"All that is not eternal is eternally out of date."—C. S. Lewis
March 21—"It's easy to lose interest in a church in which you have nothing invested."
March 7—"Christianity is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions."
Feb 28—"Satan covets a tired man and uses him; God rests a tired man and inspires him."
Feb 21—"When in prayer you clasp your hands, God opens his."—German Proverb
Feb 14—"Love, you know, seeks to make happy rather than to be happy." —Ralph Connor
Feb 7—"Don't bother to give God instructions; just report for duty." —Corrie ten Boom
Jan 31—"He who loses his head is usually the last one to miss it."
Jan 24—"If each one sweeps before his own door, the whole street is clean."— Yiddish proverb
Jan 17—"In this world it is not what we take up but what we give up that makes us rich."—Henry Ward Beecher
Jan 10—"People need love, especially when they don't deserve it".
Jan 3. 1999—"It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us."— Isaac D'Israeli
Dec 27—"The coming of Christ by way of a manger seems strange and stunning. But when we take Him out of the manger and invite Him into our hearts, then the meaning unfolds and the strangeness vanishes."—C. Neil Srait
Dec 20—"Hark, hark, the wise eternal Word. Like a weak infant cries, In form of servant is the Lord, And God in cradle lies."—T. Pestel
Dec 13—"The smallest seed of faith is better than the largest fruit of happiness —Henry David Thoreau
Dec 6—"Pain can either make us better or bitter." —Tim Hansel
Nov 29—"He who believes himself to be far advanced in the spiritual life has not even made a good beginning." — Jean Pierre Camus
Nov 22—"If prayer does not drive sin out of your life, sin will drive prayer out." —Pulpit Helps
Nov 15—"When people stop believing in God they do not believe in nothing. They believe in anything." —G. K. Chesterton
Nov 8—"The person who rows the boat usually doesn't have time to rock it"
Nov 1—"I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help him. I ended up by asking him to do his work through me." — Hudson Taylor
Oct 25—" A budget is a theological document. It indicates who or what we worship."
Oct 18—"If God sends us on stony paths, he provides strong shoes."— Corrie Ten Boom
Oct 11—"If our faith cannot move mountains, it ought to at least climb them!"
Sept 27—"If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito."—Betty Reese
Sept 20—"A cold church, like cold butter never spreads very well."
Sept 6—"It's the little things that annoy us; we can sit on a mountain but not on a tack!"
Aug 23—"While we wait for God to work for us God is waiting to work through us."—Rick Warren
Aug 16—"A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day."—André Maurois
Aug 2—"I'm not denyin' that women are foolish: God Almighty made 'em to match the men."—George Eliot
July 19—"The one spiritual disease is thinking that one is quite well."—G. K. Chesterton
July 12—"There is no peace in the border lands. The halfway Christian is a torment to himself and of no benefit to others."—Earnest Worker
July 5—"Love is like the five loaves and two fishes. It doesn't start to multiply until you give it away."
June 21—"Faults are like the headlights of a car: those of others seem more glaring than your own."
June 14—"The more you have to live for, the less you need to live on. Those who make acquisition their goal never have enough."— Sydney Harris
June 7—"Make a habit of getting even with people — not those you think wronged you, but those you know who helped you."—Kay Levin
May 31—"The law tells me how crooked I am Grace comes along and straightens me out."—D. L. Moody
May 24—"Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you even with him; forgiving it sets you above him."
May 17—"Faith grows only in the dark. You've got to trust him when you can't trace him. That's faith."—Lyell Rader
May 10—"Faith draws the poison from every grief, takes the sting from every loss, and quenches the fire of every pain; and only faith can do it."—Josiah Gilbert Holland
May 3—"Human fellowship can go to great lengths, but not all the way. Fellowship with God can go to all lengths."—Oswald Chamber
April 26—"He who fears God need fear nothing else, and he who fears not God needs to fear everything else."
April 19—"Christians . . .do not have all the answers. They do not have God in their pocket. We cannot answer every question that any bright boy in the back row might ask. We have only light enough to walk by."—H. A. Johnson
Apiri 12—"Christ is Life. The rest are details.
March 22—"The essence of holiness is not that we are perfect, but that we never stop pursuing it."—Cynthia Heald
March 29—"A season of suffering is a small price to pay for a clear view of God.—Max Lucado
March 22—"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love."—Galatians 5:6b
March 15—"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty."
March 8—"If I can put one thought of rosey sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God." —George Macdonald
March 1—"An atheist cannot find God for the same reason a thief cannot find a policeman."
Feb 22—"Worry is the interest we pay on tomorrow's troubles."—E. Stanley Jones
Feb 15—"If your theology doesn't change your behavior, it will never change your destiny."—Charles Spurgeon
Feb 8—"The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Christ."—Henry Varley
Feb 1—"Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to know God.""
Jan 25—"Maturity is learning a lesson you thought you already knew!"—Sandy Mock
Jan 18—"No man ever sank under the burden of the day. It is when tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today, that the weight is more than a man can bear."—Gordon MacDonald
Jan 11—"Pride is a weird disease It makes everyone sick, except the person who has it"—James Dobson
Jan 4, 1998—"Perseverance is the rope that ties the soul to the doorpost of heaven."—Frances J. Roberts
Dec 28—"The year is closed, the record made, The last deed done, the last word said,The memory alone remains Of all its joys, its griefs, its gains, And now with purpose full and clear, We turn to meet another year.—Robert Browning
Dec 21—"Jesus' coming is the final and unanswerable proof that God cares."—William Barclay
Dec 14—"Though Christ a thousand times in Bethlehem be born, If he's not born in thee thy soul is still forlorn."—Angelus Silesius
Dec 7—"Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind."—Mary Ellen Chase
Nov 30—"The Promised Land always lies on the other side of a wilderness."—Havelock Ellis
Nov 23—"Religion is hanging around the cross, Christianity is getting up ON the cross."—Steve Hill
Nov 16—"Too many Christians are no longer fishers of men but keepers of the aquarium"—Paul Harvey
Nov 9—"There are no dead ends in our Spiritual Walk, just places to turn around."
Nov 2—"I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right."—Billy Graham
Oct 26—"Our theology must become biography."—Tim Hansel
Oct 19—"The bigger a man's head gets the easier it is to fill his shoes!"
Oct 12—"None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm."
Oct 5—"A wise man seeks much counsel. A fool listens to all of it."
Sept 28—"A committee is a group of people who individually can do nothing and collectively decide that nothing can be done!"
Sept 21—"Plenty of people are willing to give God credit, yet few are willing to give Him cash."
Sept 14—"Possessing a Bible that's falling apart indicates a life that isn't!"
Aug 3—"It's better to sleep on what you plan to do than to be kept awake by what you've done."
July 26—"The real measure of our wealth is how much we'd be worth if we lost all our money."—J.H. Jowett
July 19—"Life has burdens that no one can escape. Christianity does not remove the load: it teaches us how to bear the burdens that fall rightfully to us.
July 13—"Faith is to believe what we do not see; and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe".—Augustine
July 6—"We need passion in our faith! Instead of praying, 'If I should die before I wake, we should pray,'Lord wake me up before I die!'"—Tony Campolo
June 29—"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word darkness on the walls of his cell."—C. S. Lewis
June 22—' God is very patient. It took him years to teach me to say two words: "Lord, anything!"'—A. Douglas Brown
June 15—"One of the great mysteries of life is how the idiot that your daughter married can be the father of the smartest grandchildren in the whole wide world."
June 8—"A holy life will produce the deepest impression. Lighthouses blow no horns; they only shine."—Dwight Moody
June 1—"Life is tragic for the person who has plenty to live on, but nothing to live for."
May 25—"Nothing has happened in our first birth,that cannot be cured by our second."—Ron Hembree
May 18—"A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was."—Joseph Hall
May 11—"What you are is God's gift to you. What you make of yourself is your gift to God."
May 4—"It's not what they say about you; it's what they whisper."—Errol Flynn
April 27—"Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. No one was there."—Herbert V. Prochnow
April 20—"In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart."—John Bunyan
April 13—"There is never any traffic congestion on the straight and narrow path."—Herbert V. Prochnow
April 6—"God washes the eyes by tears until they can behold the invisible land where tears shall come no more."—Henry Ward Beecher
March 30—"The seed of God stirred, shoved, and sprouted. The ground trembled, and the rock of the tomb tumbled. And the flower of Easter blossomed"—Max Lucado
March 23—"All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning."—Iowa Chambers
March 16—"Some people pay a compliment as if they expect a receipt."
March 9—"What reason have atheists for saying that we cannot rise again? Which is the more difficult—to be born or to rise again? Is it more difficult to come into being than to return to it?—Blaise Pascal
March 2—"Every package from hell comes disguised as ecstasy."—Jim Murray
February 23—"Some pursue happiness—others create it.
February 16—"The key to a healthy marriage is to keep your eyes wide open before you wed — and half closed thereafter." —Benjamin Franklin
February 9—"A little lie is like a little pregnancy it doesn't take long before everyone knows."—C. S. Lewis
February 2—"I never knew how to worship until I knew how to love."—Henry Ward Beecher
January 26— "How would you like a job where, if you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and eighteen thousand people boo?"—Former hockey goalie Jacques Plante
January 19— "If more men were self starters in the area of communication, fewer wives would be cranks."
January 12—The farther a man knows himself to be from perfection, the nearer he is to it! — Gerard Groote (1340-1384)
January 5,1997—"An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes." Cato The Elder (234-149 B.C.)
December 29 —"Everything that can be invented has been invented." —Charles H. Duell, U.S. Patent Office director, 1899
December 22 —"Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man."
December 15 —"Christ was content with a stable when he was born so that we could have a mansion when we die."
December 8—"To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year."— E.B. White
December 1—"He clothed himself with our lowliness in order to invest us with his grandeur."— Richardson Wright
November 24 —"He who wants to know people should study their excuses. —Friedrich Hebbel
November 17, 1996—"Always do right. This will surprise some people and astonish the rest." — Mark Twain
November 10, 1996 — "It ain't those parts of the Bible that I can't understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand." — Mark Twain
November 8, 1996 (Graceland start date) — "God proved his love on the cross. When Christ hung, and bled, and died it was God saying to the world—I love you." — Billy Graham

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