Sweet Quotes That Help Me Grow Closer To King Jesus 13…

God is most glorified
when we declare him sufficient
in the midst of great loss.

Desiringgod.org

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When pain & suffering come upon us,
we finally see
not only that we are not in control of our lives
but that we never were.

Tim Keller

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Trying to preach
without offending anyone
is like trying to build a house
without a hammer or nails.

Caleb Suko

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To those who preach:
If you please God,
it does not matter whom you displease.
And if you displease God,
it does not matter whom you please.

Steven Lawson

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“Look not to yourselves.
You are by nature wretched, miserable, poor, blind & naked.
Look simply unto Jesus.”

J.C. Ryle

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“The soul that has learned the blessed secret
of seeing God’s hand
in all that concerns it
cannot be a prey to fear.”

Susannah Spurgeon

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I fear that some men
would sooner be damned
[sent to hell]
than be laughed at
[made fun of for being a Christian].

Charles Spurgeon

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“Many of our trials and troubles
would altogether vanish
if we began to sing of our mercies.”

Charles Spurgeon

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Whatever it takes, Lord,
keep me desperate for you
because I tend to wander
when I stop feeling
my need for you.

Desiringgod.org

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If a man believes
it MUST be an artist
who painted the eye that cannot see [artwork],
how can he DENY
there is an artist
who made the eye that saw it?

Jim Eliff

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“If we had any concept of

how holy,
how powerful,
how awesome He is,

we would tremble in His presence.”

Nancy Wolgemuth (DeMoss)

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When the gospel preacher ignores the “unsavory” aspects of

sin,
punishment, and
repentance

he ceases to be a gospel preacher.

Caleb Suko

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People feel they have right to make you pay them attention.
[It’s] harder & harder to cultivate thoughtfulness
when Social Media’s language setting is outrage.

Jared C. Wilson

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“Nothing so motivates us to deal with sin as…
the understanding
that sin’s power is broken
because of our union with Christ.”

Jerry Bridges

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Preach the gospel in every sermon,
lest you distort the Scriptures
and create a community of almost-Christians.

Matt Smethurst

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“Adversity has slain her thousand,
but prosperity her ten thousand.”

Unknown

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The person on their knees before God…
Sees more than the philosopher on tiptoe,
Has more power than any earthly leader

D.L. Moody

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Healthy, faithful, biblical churches
outlast everything else
people talk about.

Harshit Singh

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“Public prayer
will never make up
for closet communion.”

George Muller

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Eastern meditation
involves emptying the mind.

Christian meditation
fills the mind
with God and Scripture.

Sean McDowell

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It is a sad thing
when Christian’s borrow spectacles
to behold their weak brethren’s weaknesses…

and refuse looking glasses
wherein they may see
their weak brethren’s grace [holy qualities]

Thomas Brooks

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Jesus did not give his own life
so that we could have abundant stuff now,
but so that we could have him forever.

Desiringgod.org

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“We do not pray
that God would turn a blind eye to wickedness [act like sin is no big deal],
but rather that He would
transform wicked people
into righteous people…”

Master’s Seminary

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God has no superstars
just servants.
He is not concerned with fame
just faithfulness.
[He] desires intimacy
over activity.

Malachi O’Brien

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We have never committed a small sin
because we have never offended a small God.

John Downey

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Jesus is the only Master whose mercies are new every morning.

Tim Keller

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You are engaged in a work so spiritual,
so far above all human power,
that to forget the Spirit
is to ensure defeat.

Charles Spurgeon

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To my knowledge, the Apostles never planned an event
to get a crowd for the gospel.

Jim Eliff

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Look at the drunkard, how penitent he is in the morning!
He repents of the headache,
and not of the drink.
The dog will return to his vomit.

[regardless of the sin,
Spurgeon is highlighting the difference
between regretting the consequences of the sin/being caught
and truly regretting the sin itself/dishonoring God]

Charles Spurgeon