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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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Trust God's love. His perfect love. Don't fear He will discover your past. He already has. Don't fear disappointing Him in the future. He can show you the chapter in which you will. With perfect knowledge of the past and perfect vision of the future, He loves you perfectly in spite of both.
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What you do for a tree, God does for you.
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If Jesus heals instantly, praise Him. If Jesus heals gradually, trust Him. When Jesus heals ultimately, you will understand.
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No place is too common. No person is too hardened. No distance is too far. There's no person God cannot reach. There's no limit to his love.
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Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness.
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