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Once a man has truly experienced the mercy of God in his life he will henceforth aspire only to serve.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Age: 39 †
Born: 1906
Born: February 4
Died: 1945
Died: April 8
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In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others.
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God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises.
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It is not in our life that God's help and presence must still be proved, but rather God's presence and help have been demonstrated for us in the life of Jesus Christ. It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, to his Son Jesus Christ, than to seek what God intends for us today.
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A pastor who does not pray daily for his congregation is not a pastor.
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May God in His mercy lead us through these times but above all, may He lead us to Himself.
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Wherever there are sinners, the weak, the sorrowful, the poor in the world, that is where God goes.
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Battles are won, not with weapons, but with God. They are won where the way leads to the cross.
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A god who let us prove his existence would be an idol.
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Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.
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The time is short. Eternity is long. It is the time of decision.
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It is the voice of the Church that is heard in singing together. It is not you that sings, it is the Church that is singing, and you, as a member of the Church, may share in its song.
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Where is love more glorified than where she dwells in the midst of her enemies?
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He who loves community destroys community he who loves the brethren builds community.
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Only the believer obeys — obedience follows faith, the way good fruit comes from a good tree. Only the obedient believe.
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It is much easier for me to imagine a praying murderer, a praying prostitute, than a vain person praying. Nothing is so at odds with prayer as vanity.
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To endure the cross is not tragedy it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.
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A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses.
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