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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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Leonard Ravenhill
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: June 18
Died: 1994
Died: November 27
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Any method of evangelism will work—if God is in it.
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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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The only power that God yields to is that of prayer.
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He who fears God fears no man.
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I have no faith in my faith. My faith is in the faithful God.
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My goal is GOD HIMSELF. Not joy, not peace, not even blessing but HIMSELF...my GOD.
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Preaching is not a profession, it's a passion! If a man can't preach with passion he shouldn't preach at all.
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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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God pity us that after years of writing, using mountains of paper and rivers of ink, exhausting flashy terminology about the biggest revival meetings in history, we are still faced with gross corruption in every nation, as well as with the most prayerless church age since Pentecost.
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Life begets life by its very nature. By the same token, inspired men inspire.
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The darker it gets, the brighter your light will shine.
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