Heart Quotes by Vance Havner

9 Heart quotes by Vance Havner

Havner’s reflections act as gentle guides, each thought pointing toward inner direction. The concise selection offers a calm space for self‑check‑in.

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A preacher should have the mind of a scholar, the heart of a child, and the hide of a rhinoceros. His problem…

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We are suffering today from a species of Christianity as dry as dust, as cold as ice, as pale as a corpse,…

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God isn't a talent scout looking for someone who is "good enough" or "strong enough." He is looking for someone with a…

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The man who sets out to live the life worthwhile-to follow his vision and speak his heart-need not look for position, honors,…

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Progress is a farce because man's head and hand have created wonders that stun the imagination, but his heart does not keep…

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What we love usually manages to get into our conversation. What is down in the well of the heart will come up…

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Let it never be forgotten that, although we may do nothing about the Word we hear, the Word will do something to…

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Paul was not ignorant of Satan's devices, but we are not so wise. Among his most successful devices today are these: exalting…

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Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction…

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Plenty of church members are shaky about what they believe, while not many are shaken by what they believe.

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It is one thing to say Jesus is all you want; until He is all you have and you discover He is all you…

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There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a…

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The only way to meet the modern demon-stration of the powers of darkness is by a demonstration of the power of God.

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God is on the lookout today for a man who will be quiet enough to get a message from Him, brave enough to preach…

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The last word of our Lord to the church was not the Great Commission. The last thing He said to the church was 'Repent.'…

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Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way.

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I can conceive of no greater, more romantic and interesting adventure than to undertake to live like Jesus in this complicated day.

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The church is so subnormal that if it ever got back to the New Testament normal it would seem to people to be abnormal.

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A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd.

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Jesus Christ demands more complete allegiance than any dictator who ever lived. The difference is, He has a right to it.

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In other days people chose a church on the basis of their doctrinal convictions. Now, lacking doctrinal convictions, they choose for social reasons.

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We honor God by asking for great things when they are a part of His promise. We dishonor Him and cheat ourselves when we…

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To some Christianity is an argument. To many it is a performance. To a few, it is experience.

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Doing leads more surely to talking than talking to doing.

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