The New Testament Deacon Quotes

“We must understand that the local church isn’t a country club or a casual self-help group. It is God’s holy temple, a congregation of redeemed saints and priests who are consecrated to God. It is God’s lighthouse in a dark world. It is “the pillar and support of the truth.”
― Alexander Strauch, The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy

“Hudson Taylor, founder of the China Inland Mission, once cautioned, “Do not be so busy with the work of Christ (or anything else) that you have no strength left for praying. True prayer requires strength.”
― Alexander Strauch, The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy