All John Stott Quotes
- A Christian's freedom from anxiety is not due to some guaranteed freedom from trouble, but to the folly of worry and especially to the confidence… Anxiety
- God has clothed His thoughts in words, and there is no way to know Him except by knowing the Scriptures. Clothed
- The purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his. Align
- All of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at the… All
- No man preaches his sermon well to others if he does not first preach it to his own heart. Doe
- Prayer is not a convenient device for imposing our will upon God, or bending his will to ours, but the prescribed way of subordinating our… Bending
- Indignation and compassion form a powerful combination. They are indispensable to vision, and therefore to leadership. Combination
- The major mark of justified believers is joy, especially joy in God himself. We should be the most positive people in the world. For the… Believer
- To encounter Christ is to touch reality and experience transcendence. He gives us a sense of self-worth or personal significance, because He assures us of… Assures
- Greatness in the kingdom of God is measured in terms of obedience. God
- Our Christian life began not with our decision to follow Christ but with God's call to us to do so. Began
- Christians who neglect the Bible simply do not mature. Bible
- Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you. Cross
- Christian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion. Christian
- Because in no other person but the historic Jesus of Nazareth has God become man and lived a human life on earth, died to bear… Bear
- The chief occupational hazard of leadership is pride. Chief
- The good news is the gospel of God, about Christ, according to Scripture, for the nations, unto the obedience of faith, and for the sake… According
- Faith's only function is to receive what grace offers. Function
- We do not need to wait for the Holy Spirit to come: he came on the day of Pentecost. He has never left the church. Came
- We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others. All
- Here's how to determine God's will for your life: Go wherever your gifts will be exploited the most. Determine
- Saving faith is resting faith, the trust which relies entirely on the Savior. Entirely
- Many (Christians) have zeal without knowledge, enthusiasm without enlightenment. In more modern jargon, they are keen but clueless. Christian
- Don't neglect your critical faculties. Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in His own image. God invites and expects us… Apply
- The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power,… Authority