Pastor Quotes

• The Bible is the ultimate authority and infallible, not the pastor and not the elders. And it doesn't mean that you believe everything he says without examining it.

  John Piper

  Believe, Mean, Authority

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• The church is not a campus but a community. Pastors are not CEOs; they are shepherds.

  Dillon Burroughs

  Community, Church, Shepherds

  Dillon Burroughs (2011). “Undefending Christianity: Embracing Truth Without Having All the Answers”, p.97, Harvest House Publishers

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• The first and principal duty of a pastor is to feed the flock by diligent preaching of the word

  John Owen

  Firsts, Flocks, Duty

  John Owen (1853). “The works ...”, p.74

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• I have tried to devote my life - with all my husband failures, father failures, pastor failures, friend failures, any other possible failures I'm sure I've done them - to the God-centeredness of God and my aspiring, yearning to join Him in that activity. God is passionate about hallowing the name of God.

  John Piper

  Husband, Father, Names

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• When you follow God's will for your life, you can see how yesterday's events prepared you for today's challenges and tomorrow's opportunities.

  David Jeremiah

  God, Christian, Religious

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• God uses millions of no-name influencers every day in the simplest selfless acts of service.  They are the teachers whose names will never be in the newspaper, pastors who will never author a book, managers who will never be profiled in a magazine, artists whose work is buried in layers of collaboration, writers whose sphere of influence is a few dozen people who read their blogs.  But they are the army that makes things happen.  To them devotion is its own reward.  For them influence is a continual act of giving, nothing more complicated than that.

  Mel Lawrenz

  Teacher, Book, Army

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• The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.

  R. A. Torrey

  Motivational, Success, Christian

  R. A. Torrey, Edward D. Andrews (2016). “CHRISTIAN LIVING: How to Succeed in the Christian Life [Updated and Expanded]”, p.259, Christian Publishing House

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• Don’t concern yourself with being right in others’ eyes. And don’t secretly hope that their lives will fall apart so that your opinion will be vindicated. Instead, concentrate on obeying God in your own life and, when possible, helping others to obey Him as well. You don’t have to prove others wrong to continue on the course you know God has shown you.

  Joshua Harris

  Life, God, Christian

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  Change your thoughts and you change your world.

  Norman Vincent Peale

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  Norman Vincent Peale (1970). “Norman Vincent Peale's treasury of courage and confidence”

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• Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves.

  Timothy Keller

  Funny, Humility, Talking

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• You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look

  T. D. Jakes

  Dysfunction, Looks, Appearance

  Twitter post from Nov 20, 2013

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• Worry is not believing God will get it right, and bitterness is believing God got it wrong.

  Timothy Keller

  God, Christian, Religious

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• A dream becomes a reality as a result of your actions, and your actions are controlled, to a large extent, by your habits.

  John C. Maxwell

  Dream, Reality, Action

  John C. Maxwell (2011). “Put Your Dream to the Test: 10 Questions to Help You See It and Seize It”, p.61, Thomas Nelson

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• Religion is a very scary thing, because a pastor is in a position of power. And if you use that power badly, you ruin people's lives, and you ruin your own life.

  Eugene H. Peterson

  Position Of Power, People, Scary

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• [Spiritual friendship] is eagerly helping one another know, serve, love, and resemble God in deeper and deeper ways.

  Timothy Keller

  Friendship, Marriage, God

  Timothy Keller (2011). “The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God”, p.85, Penguin

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• Creative words generate energy; negative words drain out energy.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Motivational, Positive, Christian

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• Faith and repentance are the same; they are not two separate decisions. One cannot trust Christ as Savior without repenting or changing his mind. The very fact that he trusts Christ for salvation shows that he has changed his mind regarding sin, salvation, and God.

  Curtis Hutson

  Change, Trust, God

  Curtis Hutson (2000). “Salvation Crystal Clear”, p.331, Sword of the Lord Publishers

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• IN THE WORLD OF advertising, every copywriter knows the power of two magic words: "Free!" and "New!" We see them in the supermarket, in the newspaper, on billboards. And consumers respond. In the church today, we are falling prey to the appeal of "New!" The old truths of the gospel don't seem spectacular enough. We're restless for the latest, greatest, newest teaching or technique. We pastors in particular seem to search for a shortcut or some dynamic new strategy that will fire up our churches.

  Jim Cymbala

  Fall, Teaching, Two

  Jim Cymbala (2010). “Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: What Happens When God's Spirit Invades the Hearts of His People”, p.118, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness.

  Timothy Keller

  Forgiveness, Religious, Cost

  Timothy Keller (2008). “The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith”, p.32, Penguin

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• Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking God uses only 'special' people the strong, the intelligent, the beautiful. We don't think He has a place for the rest of us. We are so wrong!

  Chuck Smith

  Beautiful, God, Christian

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• Too often we argue about Christianity instead of marveling at Jesus.

  John Ortberg

  Christian, Jesus, Arguing

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• You need to be in a church where the pastors are urging you, not so much to listen to what they say as to turn to the Bible from which they teach.

  Alistair Begg

  Past, Church, Needs

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• Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from God. God will not ask you to do something that hinders your relationship with Christ.

  Henry Blackaby

  Relationship, Faith, God

  Henry T. Blackaby, Richard Blackaby (2006). “Experiencing God Day-By-Day: Devotional”, p.337, B&H Publishing Group

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• Fear-based repentance makes us hate ourselves. Joy-based repentance makes us hate the sin.

  Timothy Keller

  Religious, Fear, Hate

  Timothy Keller (2009). “Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters”, p.172, Penguin

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• A passion to obey Christ is born out of our relationship with him. The more we love him, the more we want him to be a part of our affairs.

  Calvin Miller

  Love, Relationship, Christian

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