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Simply wait upon Him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.
Vance Havner
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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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When I pastored a country church, a farmer didn't like the sermons I preached on hell. He said, Preach about the meek and lowly Jesus. I said, That's where I got my information about hell.
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If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees.
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