One natural and popular response is trying to fix the problems and make the church work through strategic plans, new techniques, and better programs. These approaches take up more and more energy but produce fewer and fewer results. This
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“True gospel preaching always changes the heart. It either awakens it or hardens it.”
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“Blessings result when we handle trials with the strength God provides.”
― NIV Standard Lesson Commentary 2014-2015
― NIV Standard Lesson Commentary 2014-2015
“But if you can’t love your-self, you can never love others. And if you never overcome your lack of self- love, you will carry that problem into all your relationships. Plagued by rejection, you will experience conflict with others, you will struggle to set meaningful goals, and you will feel a vague uncertainty about what truly matters.”
― Rescued By the Cross
― Rescued By the Cross
“In teaching people what it means to be a Christian, we spend much of our time and effort bringing them to a point of belief without clearly calling them to follow. We have taken “believe” and we have written that in capital letters with bold print: BELIEVE. But everything that has to do with following has been put in small print: follow.”
― Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus
― Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus
“Mediocre people often have a tinge of religion about them, but it is only a tinge. They take their religion as it comes. They may pray and worship more or less regularly, and they usually stay clear of publicly disgraceful crimes, but they are lukewarm, colorless. Seldom or never do they read a serious book about prayer or study to learn more about God and His plans, to discover how to be humble and chaste and patient. They are always too busy for the one thing necessary.”
― Seeking Spiritual Direction: How to Grow the Divine Life Within
― Seeking Spiritual Direction: How to Grow the Divine Life Within
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