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The reason other churches don't grow: Jim, the truth is, I couldn't have a real prayer meeting in my church. I'd be embarrassed at the smallness of the crowd...

Jim Cymbala

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Jim Cymbala
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 1
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When we see only what we want to see in the Bible, it loses all power to transform us.
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The key is not money organization, cleverness, or education. Are you and I seeing the results Peter saw? Are we bringing thousands of men and women to Christ the way he did? If not, we need to get back to His power source.
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People pay attention when they see that God actually changes persons and sets them free. When a new Christian stands up and tells how God has revolutionized his or her life, no one dozes off. When someone is healed or released from a life-controlling bondage, everyone takes notice.
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To be a Christian, you can’t go with the flow. You have to go by the Word of God.
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God nowhere asks anyone to have a large church. He only calls us to do his work, proclaiming his Word to people he loves under anointing power of the Holy Spirit to produce results that only he can bring about.
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Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.
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Faith never denies reality but leaves room for God to grant a new reality.
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The fact that we were created to enjoy God and to worship him forever is etched upon our souls
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People who have a seeking heart still make mistakes. But their reaction to rebuke and correction shows the condition of that heart. It determines what God is able to do with them in the future.
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I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his total inability to do anything without Christ. The greatest Christian is not the one who has achieved the most but rather the one who has received the most.
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It's not about being a Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, or 5-Point Calvinist. God has only one family and, as Christians, we're in it!
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God is not aloof. He is not disconnected. He says continually through the centuries, I’ll help you, I really will. When you don’t know where to turn, then turn to me. When you’re ready to throw up your hands - throw them up to me. Put your voice behind them too, and I’ll come and help you.
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He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him.
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We need to realize that the promises that overflow our Bibles will overflow into our own lives only as we appropriate them through prayer.
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The more we pray, the more we sense our need to pray. And the more we sense a need to pray, the more we want to pray.
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When we sincerely turn to God, we will find that His church always moves forward, not backward
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Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in these troubled times there is simply no other way.
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The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God.
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The main thing that God asks for is our attention.
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