52 quotes YOU CAN USE THIS SUNDAY MORNING 1
Compiled By: Dr. Paul Chappell Pastor of Lancaster Baptist Church 4020 E. Lancaster Blvd. Lancaster, CA 93535 661.946.4663 lancasterbaptist.org 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The man who slings the most mud loses the most ground. Lucy Anderson The more you re-affirm who you are in Christ, the more your behavior will reflect your true identity. Neil Anderson A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn t. C.H. Spurgeon Sin will keep you from this Book, or this Book will keep you from sin. D.L. Moody Doctrine is the glue that holds the church together. Paul Chappell The Bible is not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives. D.L. Moody Be more concerned about your character than your reputation. Your character is who you really are. Your reputation is who others think you are. John Wooden If we value comfort more than character, the trials will always bother us. Warren Wiersbe Our values determine our evaluation. If we value comfort more than character, the trials will upset us to a greater extent. Warren Wiersbe Sow a thought, reap an act. Sow an act, reap a habit. Sow a habit, reap a character. Sow a character, reap a destiny. E.D. Boardman 3
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The test of a man s character is what it takes to stop him. Bob Jones Sr. The conversion of a soul is the miracle of a moment. The manufacture of a saint is the task of a lifetime. Alan Redpath Three to Thrive Sunday morning, Sunday night, Wednesday night. Lee Roberson The church is always one generation from extinction. George Carey Courage is fear that has said its prayers. Dorothy Bernard Cursed be all learning that is not subservient to the cross of Christ. Jonathan Witherspoon Faith enables the believing soul to treat the future as present and the invisible as seen. J. Oswald Sanders The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith and the end of faith is the beginning of anxiety. George Mueller We ought to attempt something so great for God that unless God intervenes, we are bound to fail. Bruce Wilkinson Christian music should reflect the orderliness of God. Paul Chappell 4
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Faith is not believing in spite of the evidence. Faith is obeying in spite of the consequences. Krister Stendahl I will never allow a man to destroy my soul by making me hate him. Booker T. Washington Nearness is likeness. A.W. Tozer A growing church is always in transition. Paul Chappell Do your giving while you re living; then you ll be knowing where it s going. Hal Moorman Did it ever occur to you that nothing ever occurred to God? Bill Sasser Man s extremity is God s opportunity. C.H. Spurgeon When you fear God, you fear nothing else. When you don t fear God, you fear everything else. Oswald Chambers We can easily be too big for God to use, but never too small for Him to use. Lester Rolloff Without the Spirit of God, we can do nothing. We are as ships without wind, or chariot without steeds. Like branches without sap, we are withered. Like coals without fire, we are useless. C.H. Spurgeon God s delays in answering prayer are never His denials. Paul Chappell 5
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliott The foundation of gratitude is the expectation of nothing. Jack Hyles At the heart of every problem is a problem of the heart. Warren Wiersbe It is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. John Bunyan If you wake up in the morning and don t meet the devil face on it just means you re going in the same direction. R.G. Lee The one who prays for holiness will one day praise for happiness. C.H. Spurgeon Godliness is Christian character that springs from devotion to God. Jerry Bridges For Paul, heaven was not just a destination, it was a motivation. Paul Chappell There is no limit to what a man can do or how far he can go if he doesn t mind who gets the credit. Robert Woodruff Integrity is keeping my commitment even when the circumstances surrounding my commitment have changed. David Jeremiah 6
42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to remind people that you are, you aren t. Margaret Thatcher Disciples are made, not born. Walter A. Henrichsen Tell me and I ll forget, show me and I ll remember, involve me and I ll understand. An Old Chinese Proverb How we live our lives is more important than how long we live our lives. Elaine Froese The ministry is people work, not paper work. Paul Chappell Waiting on Him is always worth the wait. His timing and His ways are always right. You must depend on Him to guide you in His way and in His timing to accomplish His Purpose. Henry Blackaby Preaching is like the measles it will break out all over you if you let it. B.R. Lakin I always find I can preach best when I manage to lie asoak in my text, and after I have bathed in it, I delight to lie down in it, and let it soak into me. C.H. Spurgeon The difference between religion and salvation can be summed up in two words do and done. D.L. Moody 7
51 52 Soulwinning is better caught than taught. Paul Chappell We must cultivate the highest degree of godliness because our work imperatively requires it. The labor of the Christian ministry is well performed in exact proportion to the vigor of our renewed nature. Our work is only well done when it is well with ourselves. As the workman, such will the work be. C.H. Spurgeon 8