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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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Jim Cymbala
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: January 1
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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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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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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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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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Your future and mine are determined by this one thing: seeking after the Lord.
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By not forgiving, by not letting wrongs go, we aren't getting back at anyone. We are merely punishing ourselves by barricading our own hearts.
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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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When we see only what we want to see in the Bible, it loses all power to transform us.
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You can tell how popular a church is by who comes on Sunday morning. You can tell how popular the pastor or evangelist is by who comes on Sunday night. But you can tell how popular Jesus is by who comes to the prayer meeting.
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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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Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.
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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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Oh, how we need to wake up to the fact that the Holy Spirit’s blessing and power is the key to everything.
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For all of us involved in preaching the gospel, performing music, publishing Christian materials, and all the rest, there is an uncomfortable message here: Jesus is not terribly impressed with religious commercialism
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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...
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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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The Bible does not say we should aim at numbers but rather urges us faithfully to proclaim God's message in the boldness of the Holy Spirit. This will build God's church God's way.
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The old saying is true: If you have only the Word, you dry up. If you have only the Spirit, you blow up. But if you have both, you grow up.
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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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