Church Quotes · Page 64

The Church is called to draw near to every person, beginning with the poorest and those who suffer.

— Pope Francis

A pastor can teach you on TV, but he can't pastor you on TV. There's so much to gain by belonging to…

— Chris Oyakhilome

For me, it's church and state, not church in state, and I really feel there are some churches in central Ohio crossing…

— Eric Williams

The Catholic Church's teachings are authoritative. There is a moral absolute on abortion - that it is wrong.

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

And I think my sexuality was heavily repressed by the church, by the, you know, the design of the mortal sins.

— Thomas Keneally

“I experienced one of the common miracles of the Christian life. Our spirits recognized each other.”

— Brother Andrew

When the church really takes on the humble characteristics of Christ, that's going to lead to revival.

— Francis Chan

“Your impact on the lives of others--your family, the people at your church, your workmates--is cultivated with each decision you make, no…

— Jim George

We can walk when we want to, we can build many things, but if we do not witness to Jesus Christ then…

— Pope Francis

The Church is the safe place to be. I can safely believe everything the Church teaches. It will not harm me, and…

— Frederica Mathewes-Green

It is not permitted for a woman to speak in the church, nor is it permitted for her to teach, nor to…

— Tertullian

People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church…

— Ahmet Ertegun

The most stupendous system of organized robbery known has been that of the church towards woman, a robbery that has not only…

— Matilda Joslyn Gage

Churches provide a place of gathering for people who share common beliefs, support and encouragement for each other in faith, a place…

— Mary C. Neal

I believe in an America ... where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the…

— John F. Kennedy

Turning against the church I also had to turn against a lot of the teachings of people in my family who were…

— Harry Belafonte

I want to have a cow and I want to buy a pig. I want to have a flower garden and I…

— Ethel Cain

They are hypocrites, they think the Church is a cage to keep God in, so he will stay locked up there and…

— Margaret Atwood

I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers, and it was not there;…

— W. Cleon Skousen

There are those among you who, although young, have already suffered a full measure of grief and sorrow. My heart is filled…

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

One of the promising indications of a renewal in the Church's missionary consciousness in recent decades, has been the growing desire of…

— Pope Benedict XVI

I grew up in the church, Resurrection Baptist Church in Philadelphia, and my grandmother was that grandmother at the church, the one…

— Will Smith

Anyone attempting to live a Christian lifestyle will always be pressed towards settling for "nominal Christianity." For the believer who lives in…

— Matthew West

I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it…

— Michael Horton

I didn't have to do paper routes. I'd sing for 5 bucks a crack at weddings and church functions; I'd have four…

— Len Cariou

People have converted - and all because they've fallen in love with the richness, the depth and the tradition of the Catholic…

— Jonathan Roumie

I'm not religious but there's something about being in a church at Christmas and listening to a choir sing.

— Edith Bowman

I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love.

— Therese of Lisieux

The less Holy Spirit we have, the more cake and coffee we need to keep the church going.

— Reinhard Bonnke

The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen

— Max Lucado

I'm not somebody who goes to church on a regular basis. The specific elements of Christianity are not something I'm a huge…

— Bill Gates

My little brother can play the guitar; he can sing. He was a worship leader at his church. Me, no talent.

— Delilah

God is present in everything. In the universe in creation, in me and all that happens to me, in my brothers and…

— Thea Bowman

All you have to do is get in a closer walk with God and you'll find your enemies are in your own…

— Leonard Ravenhill

In preaching you cannot produce at the same time the impression that you are clever and that Christ is wonderful.

— James Denney

Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society.

— Tony Evans

Pastors have historically understood their primary battle to be not the battle to build a big church, but the battle against the…

— John Ortberg

I did attend Catholic schools up to the ninth grade, and I admire much in the Catholic Church.

— Matthew Scully

“The pulpit is beautifully furnished and bright But it's rotted in places not seen by the light”

— Justin Wetch

This great American institution [Boy Scouts of America] has come under attack from homosexual activists-who may well set their sights on your…

— Jay Sekulow