Men seek fame and high places only to learn that they were happier in obscurity — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
We need men of the cross, with the message of the cross, bearing the marks of the cross. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
No man can be a Christian by knowingly and willfully taking Christ on the installment plan, as Savior now, and Lord later. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
God is on the lookout today for a man who will be quiet enough to get a message from Him, brave enough… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
A picture of Christ was hung in the back of a pulpit. When the minister rose to speak one Sunday morning, a… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Our Lord holds the keys to the doors of Christian service. You don't have to chase 'key men' around if you know… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Too many are not willing to give the Gospel a fair trial. They are too ignorant to speak wisely but not wise… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The man who sets out to live the life worthwhile-to follow his vision and speak his heart-need not look for position, honors,… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Make Jesus Christ your theme! I have seen preachers espouse causes and champion movements, and when the cause died and the movement… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Progress is a farce because man's head and hand have created wonders that stun the imagination, but his heart does not keep… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The devil is not fighting religion. He's too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The preacher who is concerned with gaining a reputation, rising in his profession, is always in bondage. The itch for bigness is… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Some ministers preach from notes and some don't. They have argued about it for centuries. Let every man be fully persuaded in… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
I have often been reminded of the wild duck that came down on migration into a barnyard and liked it so well… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Sin has gotten men into more trouble than science can get him out of. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
One man with a genuine experience with God is worth more than a library full of arguments. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
When a man makes alliance with the Almighty, giants look like grasshoppers. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Any man who takes Jesus Christ seriously becomes the target of the devil. Most church members do not give Satan enough trouble… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
A mortician can make a dead man look better than he ever did when he was alive. So churches like Sardis may… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
It is not that God is stingy and must be coaxed, for He "giveth liberally and upbraideth not." It is that we… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
I know that some are always studying the meaning of the fourth toe of the right foot of some beast in prophecy… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Plenty of church members are shaky about what they believe, while not many are shaken by what they believe. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
It is one thing to say Jesus is all you want; until He is all you have and you discover He is all you… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The only way to meet the modern demon-stration of the powers of darkness is by a demonstration of the power of God. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
God is on the lookout today for a man who will be quiet enough to get a message from Him, brave enough to preach… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The last word of our Lord to the church was not the Great Commission. The last thing He said to the church was 'Repent.'… — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
I can conceive of no greater, more romantic and interesting adventure than to undertake to live like Jesus in this complicated day. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
The church is so subnormal that if it ever got back to the New Testament normal it would seem to people to be abnormal. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ demands more complete allegiance than any dictator who ever lived. The difference is, He has a right to it. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
In other days people chose a church on the basis of their doctrinal convictions. Now, lacking doctrinal convictions, they choose for social reasons. — Vance Havner Copy Share Image
