"Christian contentment, therefore, is the direct fruit of……" — Sinclair B. Ferguson
"Christian contentment, therefore, is the direct fruit of having no higher ambition than to belong to the Lord and to be totally at His disposal in the place He appoints, at the time He chooses, with the provision He is pleased to make."
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Sinclair B. Ferguson
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61 Quotes by Sinclair B. Ferguson
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