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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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There is no devil in the first two chapters of the Bible and no devil in the last two chapters. Thank God for a book that disposes of the devil!
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We are suffering from a believism that never has believed, and a receivism that never has received, and it leads to deceivism.
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I preach on specific sins because people are not convicted by sermons on sin in general. It was when our Lord said to the Samaritan woman, 'Go call thy husband...' (John 4:16), that she really faced up to her sinfulness.
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Too many Christians are stuffing themselves with gospel blessings while millions have never had a taste.
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Most of the notable turn out to be the not-able. God's greatest truths still belong to babes.
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The devil is in constant conspiracy against a preacher who really prays, for it has been said that what a minister is in his prayer closet is what he is, no more, no less.
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We are not bearing our crosses every time we have a headache an aspirin tablet will take care of that. What is meant is the trouble we would not have if we were not Christians.
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To the average professed Christian today, living so far below normal, New Testament Christianity would be a shock.
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The devil's not fighting churches today, he's joining churches.
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Life is like a grain of wheat: to plant it is to recognize its value to keep it is to destroy its value. The 'planted' Christian counts life dear not unto himself but unto God.
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God judges what we tolerate as well as what we practice. Too often we put up with things we ought to put out.
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I would say to today's young minister, 'Be not afraid to give much time to solitary walks and meditation'.
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Simply wait upon Him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.
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Some preachers ought to put more fire into their sermons or more sermons into the fire.
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Faith has no value of its own, it has value only as it connects us with Him. It is a trick of Satan to get us occupied with examining our faith instead of resting in the Faithful One.
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When Christ possesses the will He keeps it fixed. The trouble comes when we take matters out of His hand and try to handle them ourselves.
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