Religion Quotes by Jim Cymbala

13 Religion quotes by Jim Cymbala

Jim Cymbala’s thirteen statements on religion carry his characteristic optimism and call to community. Though concise, the collection offers a bright, encouraging glimpse of his approach to faith and fellowship.

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“The Scriptures are not so much the goal as they are an arrow that points us to the life-changing Christ”

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When we see only what we want to see in the Bible, it loses all power to transform us.

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Faith never denies reality but leaves room for God to grant a new reality.

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Oh, how we need to wake up to the fact that the Holy Spirit’s blessing and power is the key to everything.

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It may not seem obvious at first glance, but the way we make decisions in life tells a lot about the kind…

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For all of us involved in preaching the gospel, performing music, publishing Christian materials, and all the rest, there is an uncomfortable…

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The work of God can only be carried on by the power of God. The church is a spiritual organism fighting spiritual…

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“The message of the cross will always be foolishness to some, a stumbling block to others. But if our attention is on…

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The first century money changers were in the temple, but they didn't have the spirit of the temple... They were out of…

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IN THE WORLD OF advertising, every copywriter knows the power of two magic words: "Free!" and "New!" We see them in the…

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“Instead of trying to bring men and women to Christ in the biblical way, we are consumed with the unbiblical concept of…

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“As a preacher myself, let me be blunt here. Preaching itself can easily become just a subtle form of entertainment. When I…

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“THE ABSENT ELEMENT IS what is expressed in the final sentence of the prayer recorded in Acts 4: “Stretch out your hand…

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The more we pray, the more we sense our need to pray. And the more we sense a need to pray, the more we…

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What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

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Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.

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God nowhere asks anyone to have a large church. He only calls us to do his work, proclaiming his Word to people he loves…

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The work of God can only be carried on by the power of God. The key is not $, organization, cleverness or education. No…

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You can tell how popular a church is by who comes on Sunday morning. You can tell how popular the pastor or evangelist is…

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“The British Bible translator J. B. Phillips, after completing his work on this section of Scripture, could not help reflecting on what he had…

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Prayer cannot truly be taught by principles and seminars and symposiums. It has to be born out of a whole environment of felt need.…

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Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in…

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“the Creator of all things is looking throughout the whole earth for a certain kind of heart.”

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