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The last word of our Lord to the church was not the Great Commission. The last thing He said to the church was 'Repent.' He said that to five out of seven.
Vance Havner
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Vance Havner
Age: 77 †
Born: 1886
Born: February 16
Died: 1963
Died: May 2
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We can often do more by doing less. God is not particularly interested in quantity production. That is an American standard, not a Bible standard.
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You haven't lost anything when you know were it is. Death can hide but not divide.
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If the church would only be the church- if Christians would only be Christians- nothing could halt our onward march.
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A wife who is 85 percent faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.
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There was a time when ministers spoke forthrightly and named things. We don't name anything anymore. Finney had a sermon on How to Preach so as to Convert Nobody. He said 'Preach on sin but never mention any of the sins of your congregation - that will do it.'
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One man with a genuine experience with God is worth more than a library full of arguments.
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When we are weakest and most despondent, Jesus is most considerate. When there is a break in our progress or we have a spell of depression, he sees the whole of our lives and in the light of that He is longsuffering with discordant details.
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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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One cannot help the evil thoughts that come, but it is the thoughts we cultivate that make the difference between good or evil. We don't have to open the door to the devil and say, Make yourself at home.
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People get so used to the dark that they think it is growing brighter.
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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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The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.
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The same church members who yell like Comanche Indians at a ball game on Saturday sit like wooden Indians in church on Sunday.
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It is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
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