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> [“The work of feeding and tending sheep is hard work, arduous work, and love for the sheep alone will not do it; you must have a consuming love for the Great Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/the-work-of-feeding-and-tending-sheep-is-hard-work-arduous-work-and/)

[Alexander Strauch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-strauch/)

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## More by Alexander Strauch

> [“Here is a Christian so committed to the well-being of other Christians, especially new Christians, that he is simply burning up inside to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/here-is-a-christian-so-committed-to-the-well-being-of-other/)

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> [“the New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on other important church subjects such as the Lord’s Supper, the Lord’s Day, baptism, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/the-new-testament-offers-more-instruction-regarding-elders-than-on/)

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> [“First, the Bible says that an elder must be of irreproachable moral character and capable in the use of Scripture because he is “God’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/first-the-bible-says-that-an-elder-must-be-of-irreproachable-moral/)

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> [“This is in no way to imply that love ignores or condones sin. Love covers a multitude of sins, not all sins. At times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/this-is-in-no-way-to-imply-that-love-ignores-or-condones-sin-love/)

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> [“As we grow in disciplined, self-sacrificing love, so we will grow in intercessory prayer. Superficially fervent prayers devoid of such love are finally phony,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/as-we-grow-in-disciplined-self-sacrificing-love-so-we-will-grow-in/)

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> [“Paul’s prayer is the product of his passion for people. His unaffected fervency in prayer is not whipped-up emotionalism but the overflow of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/paul-s-prayer-is-the-product-of-his-passion-for-people-his-unaffected/)

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> [“Helga Henry, the wife of the renowned theologian Carl F. H. Henry, reminds us that “Christian hospitality is not a matter of choice; it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/helga-henry-the-wife-of-the-renowned-theologian-carl-f-h-henry/)

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> [“What is both surprising and depressing is the sheer prayerlessness that characterizes so much of the Western church. It is surprising, because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/what-is-both-surprising-and-depressing-is-the-sheer-prayerlessness/)

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> [“If you are going to bore people, don’t bore them with the Gospel. Bore them with calculus, bore them with earth science, bore them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/if-you-are-going-to-bore-people-don-t-bore-them-with-the-gospel-bore/)

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> [“You don’t have to be a preacher or have years of training to use your home to love and serve people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/you-don-t-have-to-be-a-preacher-or-have-years-of-training-to-use-your/)

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> [“If Paul did not love the Corinthians, he would walk away from them and let them flounder in their own cesspool of sin. Instead,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/if-paul-did-not-love-the-corinthians-he-would-walk-away-from-them-and/)

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> [“Good shepherds love their sheep and spare no effort when leading them to green pastures and clear water.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/good-shepherds-love-their-sheep-and-spare-no-effort-when-leading-them/)

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> [“Leaders who think that growth in grace comes by knowing the Word of God without doing it will produce congregations of passive Christians which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/leaders-who-think-that-growth-in-grace-comes-by-knowing-the-word-of/)

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> [“The work of feeding and tending sheep is hard work, arduous work, and love for the sheep alone will not do it; you must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/the-work-of-feeding-and-tending-sheep-is-hard-work-arduous-work-and/)

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> [“The nature of Christian love is to do the will of God. Obeying the Father was a delight for Jesus because he loved his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-strauch/the-nature-of-christian-love-is-to-do-the-will-of-god-obeying-the/)

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