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"And he sang to them, now in the elven-tongue, now in the speech of the West, until their hearts, wounded with sweet words, overflowed, and their joy was like swords, and they passed in thought out to regions where pain and delight flow together and tears are the very wine of blessedness." Tolkien, The Return of the King

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Month: February 2020

God is There

We must never forget that the first part of the gospel is not “Accept Christ as Savior,” but, “God is there.” – Francis Schaeffer

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Posted on February 15, 2020Categories Apologetics, Evangelism, QuoteTags apologetics, Evangelism, Francis Schaeffer, gospel, Quotes, SchaefferLeave a comment on God is There

A Minister & His Bible

A minister with his Bible is like David with his sling and stone, fully equipped for the fray. – C.S. Spurgeon, Lecture to My Students

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Posted on February 10, 2020Categories Pastoring, preaching, QuoteTags Pastor, Pastoring, preaching, Quote, Quotes, Spurgeon, Spurgeon QuoteLeave a comment on A Minister & His Bible

Cheer Up, Pastor

I commend cheerfulness to all who would win souls; not levity and frothiness, but a genial happy spirit. There are more flies caught with honey than with vinegar – C.H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students

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Posted on February 6, 2020Categories Evangelism, Pastoral Leadership, Pastoring, QuoteTags Evangelism, Pastoring, Spurgeon, Spurgeon QuoteLeave a comment on Cheer Up, Pastor

God’s Prisoner

Paul was Nero’s prisoner, but Nero much more God’s. – William Gurnall, the Christian in Complete Armor

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Posted on February 4, 2020February 4, 2020Categories Puritans, Quote, UncategorizedTags Armor, Armor of God, Gurnall, Puritan, Puritan Quote, QuoteLeave a comment on God’s Prisoner

Pastors, Stop Dominating Conversations

A man has no more right at table to talk all than to eat all. – C.H. Spurgeon, Lectures to My Students

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Posted on February 3, 2020Categories Pastoral Leadership, Pastoring, QuoteTags Pastor, preaching, Quote, Spurgeon, Spurgeon QuoteLeave a comment on Pastors, Stop Dominating Conversations
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