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"It is the greatest advantage in life to be useful both to God and to man." Spurgeon's Sermon Notes
"We are like William of Orange, with a few followers and an empty purse, making war against the master of half the world, with the mines of Peru for a treasury. But like William, too, when questioned concerning our resources, we can reply, 'Before we took up this cause we entered into a close alliance with the King of Kings.'" - David Gacey, as quoted in Spurgeon's Sermon Notes
Thought 3:
Thought 5:
"To the question, 'should one preach doctrine?' the Puritan answer would have been, 'Why? What else is there to preach?' Puritan preachers were not afraid to bring the profoundest theology into the pulpit if it bore on their hearer's salvation...doctrinal preaching certainly bores the hypocrite, but it is only doctrinal preaching that will save Christ's sheep. The preacher's job is to proclaim the faith, not to provide entertainment for unbelievers. In other words, to feed the sheep and not amuse the goats." - Dr. J. I. Packer, A Quest for Godliness: A Puritan View of the Christian Life
Thought 4:
"People like Derek ... can be lots of fun. Except when you pop their bubble about their unrealistic grandiosity and their irresponsibility. Then you become a 'wet blanket.' It's revealing to talk to the 'wet blanket' who is married to a practicing child. No job is more tiring." Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No to Take Control of Your Life, by Cloud & Townsend
Thought 5:
"95% of hurt feelings are strategy on the hurtees part." - Dr. Wayne Dyer, Pulling Your Own Strings
Thought 6 (From the Bible):
"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. Knowing, therefore, the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..."
- 2 Corinthians 5:10,11 (Audio
Recommended sermons on 2 Corinthians 5:10 &11:
Serious Preaching in a Comedy Culture, by Dr. David P. Murray
