Pastor Quotes

186 Pastor quotes by 122 unique authors

I believe God takes the things in our lives - family, background, education - and uses them as part of his calling. It might not… — Eugene H. Peterson
Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's… — Eugene H. Peterson
The role of the pastor is to embody the gospel. And of course to get it embodied, which you can only do with individuals, not… — Eugene H. Peterson
The most important thing a pastor does is stand in a pulpit every Sunday and say, 'Let us worship God.' If that ceases to be… — Eugene H. Peterson
I have tried to devote my life - with all my husband failures, father failures, pastor failures, friend failures, any other possible failures I'm sure… — John Piper
The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe everything he says… — John Piper
I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church. — Charles Stanley
You can't tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God... So I think the distinction… — Charles Stanley
If a night-moth were to concentrate its will on flying to a star or some equally unattainable object, it wouldn't succeed. Only, it wouldn't even… — Hermann Hesse
Peace is joy at rest. Joy is peace on its feet. quoting her pastor in Salon, April 25, 2003 — Anne Lamott
A pastor friend of mine said, "Our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. We only have celebrities. — Shane Claiborne
But then the pastors and men of God can only be human,--cannot altogether be men of God; and so they have oppressed us, and burned… — Anthony Trollope
Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven; Whilst, like a puff'd and reckless libertine, Himself the… — William Shakespeare
The pastor ought to have two voices: one, for gathering the sheep; and another, for warding off and driving away wolves and thieves. The Scripture… — John Calvin
She squinted up at him. "But I haven't always made good decisions." Pastor Harris smiled. "All that shows is that you're human. — Nicholas Sparks
More than anything, he wanted to return to the house with the same look of peace that he'd seen on Pastor Harris's face, but he… — Nicholas Sparks
Prisons are hate factories, Pastor, and society wants more and more of them. — John Grisham
At the time, I didn't know what forgiveness meant. I wouldn't really know what forgiveness meant for another year, until my pastor, Rick McKinley, happened… — Donald Miller
Do you think the Bible is accurate? I mean, do you think it's real?" " I think Pastor Calvin is hot. In a fortysomething way.… — Becca Fitzpatrick
The vocation of pastor(s) has been replaced by the strategies of religious entrepreneurs with business plans. — Eugene H. Peterson
A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy… — Alistair Begg
Laziness and cowardice explain why so many men. . . remain under a life-long tutelage and why it is so easy for some men to… — Immanuel Kant
What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when… — Nicholas Sparks
All this time, Lev ever realized what he needed. He did not need to be adored or pitied. He needed to be forgiven. Not by… — Neal Shusterman
We are not being true to the artist as a man if we consider his art work junk simply because we differ with his outlook… — Francis Schaeffer

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