The Church Quotes

To my shame, my nation and the church of the lord Jesus Christ in my continent is covered head to toe in this ignorance.

I have no doubt that ignorance is the biggest obstacle facing the church of the lord Jesus Christ in this age

Working for love is a curse. Working from love is a ministry.

The Holy Spirit never draws attention to Himself. He always points to and reveals Jesus.

Wearing your feelings on your sleeve will end up being a chip on your shoulder.

Life should be lived more from the heart than the head.

To preach about sin, but refuse to integrate grace and mercy is a sermonic sin.

Intellectualism is a poor master over passion

The nails did not kill Him... It was the needs that did.

Indeed, if their wristbands asked them the question: “What-Would-Jesus-Buy”—well now, that could very well revolutionize the Christian church in America.

What I am is a proud humanist. Atheism says what I don't accept, humanism says what I do." - Nathan Phelps

Not only is diversity allowed within the People of God

You don’t need a Master’s in Theology to love people.

If people think honoring pastors means doing everything they say, why don't they honor Jesus the same way?

Battling the noise is creating a space for God and acknowledging the space He occupies, which is all of it. Invite God into all twenty-four hours of your day.This is the path of a #StaticJedi.

When others sit, a #StaticJedi is found standing—even standing along, with a message not in hand but secure in heart!

We need to get to the heart of each heart issue—and we can’t do it. Only the Maker can. The world needs #Jesus.

The church is not a brick-and-mortar structure. The church is made of flesh & blood. Followers of #Christ are the church.

If sickness brought glory God, Jesus would have spread disease, not healed it.

If Jesus didn't do it, don't say the Father does. If Jesus did do it, don't say the Father doesn't.

I don't care what it looks, I don't care what it feels like, I believe God.

Grace makes us inwardly RIGHT so we walk outwardly UPRIGHT

It's so much more than a child's story. - Matt Chandler on LIFE Today.

Take no stock in saying, "never", because it carries no guarantee.

It is true that the church must be in many places and with many people, but it is the poor who will reveal to the church—dramatically and poignantly—the nature of its heart and mission.

Our churches are full of people during work hours, in the morning, at noon, in the evening praying, instead of being in the factories, libraries, and laboratories, facilitating economic growth.

Your current situation and workplace are your personal mission field. Why? Because you can reach people a church can't. You're on the front lines!

The real power and test of our ministry (calling) is not in the pulpit or public arena, but in our private lives, our home.

Many believe that the Vatican withheld important parts of the Third Secret, perhaps because its contents were too dangerous to reveal...

And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

Calvi was sobbing. This couldn't be! A moment ago the Pope was healthy, smiling. How could His Holiness be no longer? Only a month into his papacy!

Lord, I'll embrace whatever it is you want me to do, but please, please let me know what it is." - Father Kevin Thrall.

When I look at the Church today, not just in Africa but worldwide, it seems to me that we have come to love darkness even if we are called Church or some other religious names.

Some people in orthodox churches in Africa take poverty as a path that leads to heaven, making christianity look unattractive.

There is an obsession in the Church with sin management. People think more about their sins than about their redemption through Jesus

Grace has a face. It is Jesus Christ.

Spiritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”.

Whatever your problems may be, they pale in insignificance in the light of eternity. No matter how great your failures, God's grace is greater still. Lift up your heart and face life head-on.

The Church is not called to overthrow government but to influence culture.

It is not the balance in your check book that makes life count. It is the investment one makes in the lives of others.

Love is a heart smile.

God love's in the dark.

The burden of sin leads you to the need for a Savior.

Reading the scriptures through the lenses of the Law you see God as unapproachable, through the lenses of Grace you see the outstretched arms of Jesus saying "come".

The fire of God comes where ever there is a sacrifice.

Repentance is not merely turning away from your sin but turning to the Lamb who takes away your sin. "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world". 1 John 1:29

Spiritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”. If you are capable of suppressing your sins or managing them, you would have no need for a Redeemer.

ritual maturity is not defined by how well one applies Biblical principles to “suppress sin”. If you are capable of suppressing your sins or managing them, you would have no need for a Redeemer.

People who say we are just preaching "extreme grace" must not understand how extremely gracious our Father is.

We have taught this generation how to "market" the Gospel but we have neglected to encourage them to "preach" the Gospel.