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You never have to advertise a fire. Everyone comes running when there's a fire. Likewise, if your church is on fire, you will not have to advertise it. The community will already know it.

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Leonard Ravenhill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: June 18
Died: 1994
Died: November 27
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Notice, we never pray for folks we gossip about, and we never gossip about the folk for whom we pray! For prayer is a great deterrent.
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You can have all of your doctrines right—yet still not have the presence of God.
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Isn't it amazing that God gives breath to a man who is going to blaspheme Him all day!
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The Sunday morning service shows how popular your church is. The evening services show how popular your pastor is. Your private prayer time shows you how popular God is!
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There's only one proof of the Holy Ghost in your life and that's a holy life.
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We have too many preacherettes preaching too many sermonettes to too many Christianettes smoking cigarettes.
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The apostles had no gold, but lots of glory. We have lots of gold, but no glory.
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Are the things you are living for worth Christ dying for?
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The Bible is either absolute, or it's obsolete.
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A man who is intimate with God will never be intimidated by men.
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I want to so live that God doesn't have to have to give me one minute's
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The more men pray, the less worldly they become. The less they pray, the more worldly they become. I am, of course, speaking of professing Christians at this point.
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Easy believeism dishonors the blood and prostitutes the altar. We must alter the altar, for the altar is a place to die on. Let those who will not pay this price leave it alone!
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Is the world crucified to you or does it fascinate you?
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Church unity comes from corporate humility.
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If the whole church goes off into deception, that will in no way excuse us for not following Christ.
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I believe the place of prayer is not only a place where I lose my burdens, but also a place where I get a burden. He shares my burden and I share His burden. ... To know that burden, we must hear the voice of the Spirit. To hear that voice, we must be still and know that He is God.
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No church group that knows spiritual warfare has wiener roasts or even passion plays. There is a real warfare. I have said before that we are an arrogant, self-styled bunch of believers. We believe to the point of inconvenience - and then quit.
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Let the fires go out in the boiler room of the church and the place will still look smart and clean, but it will be cold. The Prayer Room is the boiler room for its spiritual life.
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Prayer is preoccupation with our needs. Praise is preoccupation with our blessings. Worship is preoccupation with GOD Himself.
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