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There are no shortcuts to spiritual maturity. It takes time to be holy.

Erwin W. Lutzer

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Are we as willing to go into debt for the work of God as we are for a vacation to Hawaii?
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Make no mistake about the intention of these secularists: It is to discredit the voice of Christians so that America will tolerate only one view.
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At death we cross from one territory to another, but we'll have no trouble with visas. Our representative is already there, preparing for our arrival. As citizens of heaven, our entrance is incontestable.
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Those who give much without sacrifice are reckoned as having given little.
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Spiritual maturity is marked by being comfortable with the unpredictability of God.
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Worship is not an external activity precipitated by the right environment. To worship in spirit is to draw near to God with an undivided heart. We must come in full agreement without hiding anything or disregarding His will.
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Only those who see themselves as utterly destitute can fully appreciate the grace of God.
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Milk many cows but make your own butter.
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Within evangelicalism is a distressing drift toward accepting a Christianity that does not demand a life-changing walk with God. Many evangelicals (today) do not realize that the church has always been an island of righteousness in a sea of paganism, but as a result they turned the world upside-down.
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God in His sovereign goodness often uses the painful and at times debilitating injury of a spear thrower to make us readier for His service. ... One thing you discover about spear throwers is that though it’s not necessary for them to be good, it’s essential for them to appear good.
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Everything that God brings into our life is directed to one purpose: that we might be conformed to the image of Christ.
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The activities we do for God are secondary. God is looking for people who long for communication with Him.
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Someone has said that the marks of a strong church are wet eyes, bent knees, and a broken heart. We'll never be powerful until we let God be God and jealously guard His honor.
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God does not make our choices easier because temptation is his character development curriculum.
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Often the doorway to success is entered through the hallway of failure.
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Our brothers and sisters in Muslim countries can't celebrate Christmas-or any aspect of their faith-openly for fear of persecution and death. And yet we, with all our freedoms, often choose to make Christmas a celebration of commercialism!
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Paul taught that religions evolved because man did not honor the true God. Because of rebellion, they exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of the corruptible man and birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. One characteristic of idolatry is that it always confuses the creature with the creator.
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There’s no such thing as a bitter person who keeps the bitterness to himself.
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When the mask of self-righteousness has been torn from us and we stand stripped of all our accustomed defenses, we are candidates for God's generous grace.
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Men look for better methods, but God looks for better men.
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