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Nicky Gumbel Quote

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Let your dreams be bigger than your fears, your actions louder than your words, and your faith stronger than your feelings.

From Matthew 19:24-26:  “‘Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’  When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, ‘Then who can be saved?’  But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.'”

Nicky Gumbel (born 1955) is an English-born Anglican pastor and Christian author.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer Quote

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It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

From 1 Peter 5:5-6:  “And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’  Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you in due time.”

German-born Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) was a Lutheran pastor, theologian, and anti-Nazi dissident.  Many of his writings express the role of Christianity in mankind’s daily lives.  He paid the ultimate price for his activism against the Nazi regime during World War II.

Randy Frazee Quote

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God never calls us to be successful.  He calls us to be faithful.

From Romans 1:16-17:  “For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is God’s saving power for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.  For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The one who is righteous will live by faith.'”

Randy Frazee is an American pastor and Christian author.  As a teacher and innovator, he is dedicated to leading others in Bible engagement, spiritual formation, and biblical community.

Marie Chapian Quote

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Heaven on earth is knowing God, loving God, allowing Him to shine within us, and experiencing His power and presence in all we think and do.

From 1 Thessalonians 2:11-12:  “As you know, we dealt with each one of you like a father with his children, urging and encouraging you and pleading that you lead a life worthy of God, who calls you into His own kingdom and glory.”

Marie Chapian (born 1938) is an American writer and radio ministry host.

Frederick Buechner Quote

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The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.

From John 15:16:  “You did not choose Me, but I chose you.  And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask Him in My name.”

Frederick Buechner (1926-2022) was an American pastor, Christian theologian, and author.  His writings were published in 39 books, which included several different genres.

Charles Finney Quote

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A state of mind that sees God in everything is evidence of growth in grace and a thankful heart.

From Jeremiah 23:23-24:  “Am I a God near by, says the Lord, and not a God far off?  Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord.  Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.”

Charles Finney (1792-1875) was an American pastor and Christian evangelist.  In the years before America’s Civil War, he was an outspoken opponent of slavery.

Eugene Peterson Quote

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God is sheer mercy and grace.

From Psalm 103:8:  “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”

Eugene Peterson (1932-2018) was an American pastor, theologian, and Christian author.

Fred Rogers Quote

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Each of us has only one life on this earth, and we should use it.

From 1 Chronicles 28:20:  “David said further to his son Solomon, ‘Be strong and of good courage, and act.  Do not be afraid or dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you.  He will not fail you or forsake you, until all the work for the service of the house of the Lord is finished.'”

Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an American television host and producer, author, and Presbyterian minister.  His highly successful young children’s television program, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood,” ran from 1968 to 2001.

John Gibson Paton Quote

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Nothing so clears the vision and lifts up the life, as a decision to move forward in what you know to be entirely the will of the Lord.

From Proverbs 3:5-6:  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”

John Gibson Paton (1824-1907) was a Scottish-born Christian missionary who lived and served the Lord in the South Pacific.