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- Lukewarm people give money to charity and to the church...so long as it doesn't impinge on their standard of living. Lukewarm people tend to choose…
- People who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their personal safety and comfort above all else. Obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming…
- A person who is obsessed with Jesus is more concerned with his or her character than comfort. Obsessed people know that true joy doesn't depend…
- I think most American churchgoers are the soil that chokes the seed because of all the thorns. Thorns are anything that distracts us from God. When we…
- Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them…
- Sometimes we shrink from leadership because our pride makes us afraid of failure. That's not humility.
- God is the only true Giver, and He needs nothing from us. But still He wants us. He gave us life so that we might…
- The message of the Bible is not about God in Heaven who wants to take from you. It's about God who wants to give to…
- The church becomes irrelevant when it becomes purely a human creation. We are not all we were made to be when everything in our lives…
- Being in war together may be what keeps us from being at war with each other. Rather than neglecting the battle to work on your…
- The disciples obey because that's what people do when someone rises from the dead and gives instructions.
- The best things in life are gifts from the One who steadfastly loves us. But an important question to ask ourselves is this: are we…
- Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin. They don't…
- Our lack of intimacy is due to our refusal to unplug and shut off communication from all others so we can be alone with Him.
- In our world, where hundreds of things distract us from God, we have to intentionally and consistently remind ourselves of Him.
- Lukewarm people feel secure because they attend church, made a profession of faith at age twelve, were baptized, come from a Christian family, vote Republican,…
- Due to our consumer mindset, people are prone to jump from church to church, which weakens the church overall.
- The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.
- I confess to you guys, I confess to the church, I know I have backed away from certain things because of my arrogance. I thought…
- I have one reason why you should walk away from that temptation right now. One reason: God. Is. Better.
- From start to finish, this movie is obviously about God. He is the main character. How is is possible that we live as though it…
- ...when we love God, we naturally run to Him-frequently and zealously. Jesus didn't command that we have a regular time with Him each day. Rather,…
- The irony is that while God doesn't need us but still wants us, we desperately need God but don't really want Him most of the…
- Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.
- The world is not moved by love or actions that are of human creation. And the church is not empowered to live differently from any…
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- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Man cannot be free if he does not know that he is subject to necessity, because his freedom is always won in… — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of… — Aristophanes
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle