Church Quote by Michael Horton Download Open image “God's church is not a stage for us to perform on but a garden for us to grow in.” — Michael Horton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Church Church Stage Garden Gardening God Church Grow Grows Perform Garden Stage
“We don’t just show up on stage; we bring along the oil of praise in jars of practice and rehearsal so that when the… — Gangai Victor Copy Share Image
“I don’t believe God wants our church life to be centered on buildings and services. Instead, God wants our churches—whatever specific forms our gatherings… — Francis Chan Copy Share Image
God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world. — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
The reason "other churches" don't grow: "Jim, the truth is, I couldn't have a real prayer meeting in my church. I'd be embarrassed at… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
God nowhere asks anyone to have a large church. He only calls us to do his work, proclaiming his Word to people he loves… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
Don't aim to plant churches. Aim to plant a church that will plant many other churches. — George Patterson Copy Share Image
“Ministry is God’s work; we only participate in it. And as God’s work, it can neither be forced nor be prevented with absolute certainty.… — Wesley W. Ellis Copy Share Image
We're not church planters. We are community planters and, as we work in our communities, we join local churches. — Shane Claiborne Copy Share Image
In such a therapeutic, pragmatic, pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps society as ours, the message of God having to do all the work in saving us comes as… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
To preach the Bible as 'the handbook for life,' or as the answer to every question, rather than as the revelation of Christ, is… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
My conscience does not render a positive verdict in God’s courtroom when I look inside myself. The only reason I can sleep well at… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it nearly mirrors… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
We need more Christians who take their place alongside believing and unbelieving neighbors in the daily gift exchange — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
“Faith in Christ is able to endure doubts—it’s able to endure temptations—because it faces [them], not because it pretends [they’re] not there.” — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
God’s Word does not merely impart information; it actually creates life. It’s not only descriptive; it’s effective too, God speaking is God acting. — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
Ask the proficient athlete, artist, businessperson, or homemaker what creates excellence and they'll all agree: a commitment to long-term goals - and with a… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
A church that is deeply aware of it's misery and nakedness before a holy God will cling tenaciously to an all sufficient Savior, while… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
The key to maturity is time and community. Discernment and godly wisdom develop in a community that spans generations. The church is called to… — Michael Horton Copy Share Image
While the 1963 Birmingham church bombing is the most historic, there also was a series of church burnings in the 1990s. Recognition of the… — Anthea Butler Copy Share Image
If I had my brothers I think with just a little bit of the correct marketing, I'd like to be almost exclusively in small… — Terry Bozzio Copy Share Image
Turn over the pages of history and read the damning record of the church's opposition to every advance in every field of science. . . . — Upton Sinclair Copy Share Image
Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Jeff Chu's pilgrimage across America to discover his own place as a gay man in the Christian church as well as attitudes about being… — Donna Freitas Copy Share Image
God is not calling us to go to church; he is calling us to be his church, the hope of the world. — Craig Groeschel Copy Share Image
The emerging church movement has come to believe that the ultimate context of the spiritual aspirations of a follower of Jesus Christ is not… — Samir Selmanovic Copy Share Image
T]he church is not a place. It's not a building. It's not a preaching point. It's not a spiritual service provider. It's a people… — Mark Dever Copy Share Image
There could be no more powerful argument against mixing religion and government than the success of independent African American churches in placing racial segregation… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God. — John Wimber Copy Share Image
Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
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