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It works well for me to go ahead and prepare the sermon with a chapter in mind. What that does is to force me to be very thrifty in my language, tighten up my words and not ramble so much. It puts some fiber in the sermon.

Max Lucado

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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The purpose of the Bible? Salvation. God's highest passion is to get His children home. His book, the Bible, describes His plan of salvation. The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim god's plan and passion to save His children.
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God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don't feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
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No one wants your worries...not even you. Anxiety comes at a high cost. Let Jesus lead you beside still waters.
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You come before the judgment seat of God full of rebellion and mistakes. Because of his justice he cannot dismiss your sin, but because of his love he cannot dismiss you. So, in an act which stunned the heavens, he punished himself on the cross for your sins. God’s justice and love are equally honored. And you, God’s creation, are forgiven.
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Want to learn to forgive? Then consider how you've been forgiven.
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God's goal is not to get what you want it is to get you what you need.
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Don't be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
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Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.
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In a world of upward mobility, choose downward servility.
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I love everything about the Christmas season.
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Filter your pain through the brevity of this life and the unending beauty of the next.
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All of my books began as sermons, so really the heart of the message is still the same.
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