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The world does not believe the Bible and the church does not obey it.

Leonard Ravenhill

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Leonard Ravenhill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: June 18
Died: 1994
Died: November 27
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Faith that is going to be trusted is going to be tested.
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I've got The Father on my side, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit and 2/3 of the angels. What do you think I'm going to do? Sit down and cry?
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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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You can have all of your doctrines right—yet still not have the presence of God.
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Is the world crucified to you or does it fascinate you?
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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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The attitude of the average Christian today is relax and be raptured. But He is coming... and when God gets angry you´ve no idea what it is. Like a thousand volcanoes exploding. He has appointed a day in which He is going to judge the world and the poor blindworld doesn´t know much about it and the poor blind church doesn´t think much about it now.
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The brutal, soul-shaking truth is that we are so earthly minded we are of no heavenly use.
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The early Church was married to poverty, prisons and persecutions. Today, the church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity.
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The true church lives and moves and has its being in prayer.
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Smart men walked on the moon, daring men walked on the ocean floor, but wise men walk with God.
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The only power that God yields to is that of prayer.
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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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The tragedy is that we have too many dead men in the pulpits giving out too many dead sermons to too many dead people.
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Some Day Someone is going to pick up this book (The Bible) and believe it, and put us all to shame.
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The darker it gets, the brighter your light will shine.
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Our God is a consuming fire. He consumes pride, lust, materialism, and other sin.
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Quit playing, start praying. Quit feasting, start fasting. Talk less with men, talk more with God. Listen less to men, listen to the words of God. Skip travel, start travail.
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