I am the creature of a day, passing through life as an arrow through the air. I am a spirit come from God and returning to God; just hovering over the great gulf; till a few moments hence I am no more seen; I drop into an unchangeable eternity!

I want to know one thing, the way to heaven; how to land safe on that happy shore. God Himself has condescended to teach the way; for this end He came from heaven. He hath written it down in a book.

O give me that book! At any price give me the Book of God! Lord, is it not Thy word-“If any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God? Thou givest liberally, and upbraidest not. Thou hast said, if any be willing to do Thy will he shall know. I am willing to do; let me know Thy will.”-John Wesley

May I beg you carefully to judge every preacher, not by his elocutionary powers, not by his status in society, not by the respectability of his congregation, not by the prettiness of his church, but by this –

Does he preach the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation?

If he does, your sitting under his ministry may prove to you the means of begetting faith in you.

But if he does not, you cannot expect God’s blessing.

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Charles Spurgeon had this to say as well:

An idler has no right in the pulpit. He is an instrument of Satan in damning the souls of men. The ministry demands brain labor. The preacher must throw his thought into his teaching, and read and study to keep his mind in good trim. Above all, he must put heart work into his preaching. He must feel what he preaches. It must never be with him an easy thing to deliver a sermon. He must feel as if he could preach his very life away before the sermon is done.

Revival and evangelism, although closely linked, are not to be confounded. Revival is an experience in the Church; evangelism is an expression of the Church. — Paul S. Rees

God never intended His Church to be a refrigerator in which to preserve perishable piety. He intended it to be an incubator in which to hatch out converts. — F. Lincicome

God helps us seek popularity where it counts — at the court of God! — Zepp

Revival is nothing more and nothing less than a new obedience on the part of the believer to the Word of God. — Dr. Bruce Cummons

Looking forward to being in the land of the living!

Christianity is the immortal seed of freedom of the world. — Alexandre Vinet

“People tell me: ‘Judge not lest ye be judged.’ I always tell them: ‘Twist not Scripture, lest ye be like Satan.” — Paul Washer

If you have Jesus on your lips, Do not have the world on your heart. (unknown)

Confession is simply agreeing with God that what you have done is sin.

The Apostle Paul wrote:

2Corinthians 6:14-18 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?  (15)  And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?  (16)  And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.  (17)  Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.  (18)  And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Brian McLaren wrote:

This is how I feel when I’m offered a choice between the roads of exclusivism (only confessing Christians go to heaven), universalism (everyone goes to heaven), and inclusivism (Christians go to heaven, plus at least some others). Each road takes you somewhere, to a place with some advantages and disadvantages, but none of them is the road of my missional calling: blessed in this life to be a blessing to everyone on earth.”
–Brian McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy McLaren, p. 113

The Apostle John wrote:

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Paul wrote:

Romans 15:5-6 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:  (6)  That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ declared:

Matthew 7:12-14 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.  (13)  Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:  (14)  Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

We need to bless others in that our conversation (life) should glorify God. However, blessing others does them no good, if they do not come to the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. Feeding others (which is a good thing to do) takes care of their temporary problem, but when you give them the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that takes care of their eternal life!

Jesus Christ also said:

Matthew 7:15  Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

“How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don’t even have the strength to turn off your TV?”

“Many pastors criticize me for taking the Gospel so seriously. But do they really think that on Judgment Day, Christ will chastise me, saying, ‘Leonard, you took Me too seriously’?”

“When there’s something in the Bible that churches don’t like, they call it ‘legalism.’”

“If I was to ask you tonight if you were saved? Do you say ‘Yes, I am saved’. When? ‘Oh so and so preached, I got
baptized and…’ Are you saved? What are you saved from, hell?
Are you saved from bitterness?
Are you saved from lust?
Are you saved from cheating?
Are you saved from lying?
Are you saved from bad manners?
Are you saved from rebellion against your parents?
Come on, what are you saved from?”

“Some women will spend thirty minutes to an hour preparing for church externally (putting on special clothes and makeup, etc.). What would happen if we all spent the same amount of time preparing internally for church—with prayer and meditation?”