Pastor Quotes - Page 12

• Jesus meets every one of our deepest needs. And what we need to do is accept his gift of a pastor-given, purposeful living home in heaven.

  Rick Warren

  Jesus, Home, Heaven

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• I don't know of a way to have a generous church without a generous pastor.

  Johnny Hunt

  Leadership, Christian, Church

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• The last thing I want to do is pastor a church Jesus ain't at.

  Matthew Carter

  Leadership, Christian, Jesus

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• Upon this theology he rarely pondered. The kernel of his practical religion was that it was respectable, and beneficial to one's business, to be seen going to services; that the church kept the Worst Elements from being still worse; and that the pastor's sermons, however dull they might seem at the time of taking, yet had a voodooistic power which 'did a fellow good-- kept him in touch with Higher Things.

  Sinclair Lewis

  Past, Church, Elements

  Sinclair Lewis (2013). “Babbitt”, p.298, Lulu Press, Inc

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• With the Synod Assembly, therefore, I heartily recommend to the Church's pastors and to the People of God the practice of Eucharistic Adoration, both individually and in community

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Practice, People, Community

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• Adoration outside Holy Mass prolongs and intensifies what has taken place in the liturgical celebration and makes a true and profound reception of Christ possible. I . . . warmly recommend, to Pastors and to all the faithful, the practice of Eucharistic adoration

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Taken, Practice, Profound

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• Even in a jungle, lovely flowers will spring up here and there, such being the fecundity of nature, and however badly our pastors and masters run our society, however much they pull to pieces that which they claim to be keeping intact, nature remains fecund, human beings are born with human traits, sometimes human strength outweighs human weakness, and human grace shows itself amid human ugliness. ‘In the bloodiest times,’ as our play has it, ‘there are kind people.’

  Eric Bentley

  Running, Spring, Flower

  Eric Bentley (2008). “Bentley on Brecht”, p.200, Northwestern University Press

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• It is not uncommon to meet pastors' wives who really let themselves go; they sometimes feel that because their husband is a pastor, he is therefore trapped into fidelity, which gives them cause for laziness.

  Mark Driscoll

  Husband, Giving, Wife

  "The pastor’s wife made him do it" by Lauren Sandler, www.salon.com. November 7, 2006.

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• My desire as a Christian pastor is to see churches raised up as communities of grace ruled by Jesus and led by his gloriously masculine men who work their jobs, eat their meat, drink their beer, romance their wives, study their Bible, and raise their kids in glory and joy

  Mark Driscoll

  Christian, Jesus, Jobs

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• Being a son of the pastor, I was never allowed to play Joseph or any of the big parts for political reasons.

  Tom Ellis

  Son, Past, Play

  "The Devil in Tom Ellis". Interview with Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 23, 2015.

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• As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need to keep growing in rightly understanding and applying this doctrine. Be assured that this is no less true if you're a pastor or teacher or ministry worker. There's no pastoral privilege in relation to sin. There's no ministry exemption from the opposition of the flesh. There's only a heightened responsibility to oppose sin and to weaken the flesh, as an example to the flock.

  C. J. Mahaney

  Teacher, Responsibility, Understanding

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• The morality of clean blood ought to be one of the first lessons taught us by our pastors and teachers. The physical is the substratum of the spiritual; and this fact ought to give to the food we eat, and the air we breathe, a transcendent significance.

  William Tyndale

  Spiritual, Teacher, Air

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• If you want to attain salvation, learn and keep in your heart all that the holy Church teaches and, receiving heavenly power from the mysteries of the Church, walk the path of Christ's commandments, under the direction of lawful pastors, and you will undoubtedly attain the Heavenly Kingdom and be saved. All of this is naturally necessary in the matter of salvation, necessary in it entirety and for all. Whoever rejects or neglects any part of it has no salvation.

  Theophan the Recluse

  Inspirational, Christian, Religious

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• God is alive. He has created every one of us, and he knows us all. He is so great that He has time for the little things in our lives: “Every hair of your head is numbered”. God is alive, and makes sense to become a priest: the world needs priests, pastors, today, tomorrow and always, until the end of time.

  Pope Benedict XVI

  Hair, Littles, Today

  Letter to Seminarians, w2.vatican.va. October 18, 2010.

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• He looked beyond. He looked to the peoples of the Earth and saw the destruction of the family because of the lack of children. Paul VI was courageous. He was a good pastor. He warned his sheep about the wolves that were approaching, and from the heavens he blesses us today.

  Pope Francis

  Children, Sheep, Heaven

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• Voices surround us, always telling us to move faster. It may be our boss, our pastor, our parents, our wives, our husbands, our politicians, or, sadly, even ourselves. So we comply. We increase the speed. We live life in the fast lane because we have no slow lanes anymore. Every lane is fast, and the only comfort our culture can offer is more lanes and increased speed limits. The result? Too many of us are running as fast as we can, and an alarming number of us are running much faster than we can sustain.

  Mike Yaconelli

  Running, Husband, Live Life

  Mike Yaconelli (2009). “Messy Spirituality”, p.63, Harper Collins

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• Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them by his example that virtue doesn't pay.

  H. L. Mencken

  Wicked, Example, Pay

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• Pastor Veronica told the story of a sparrow lying in the street with its legs straight up in the air, straining. a warhorse walks up to it, and says, 'What on earth are you doing?' The sparrow replies, 'I heard the sky was falling, and I wanted to help.'The warhorse sneers-- 'Do you really think you're going to hold back the sky, with those scrawny little legs?' And the sparrow says, 'One does what one can.'

  Anne Lamott

  Lying, Fall, Thinking

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• Pastors must welcome the lost sheep. Actually, I made a mistake. I said welcome, rather, go out and find them.

  Pope Francis

  Mistake, Sheep, Welcome

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• Dr. Boice's commentary series is a treasure for the church and for her pastors. No expository preacher can afford to be without it.

  R. C. Sproul

  Church, Drs, Treasure

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• If, as we have said, we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter and Paul, the supreme leaders of the pre-eminent company of the apostles? They are the fathers and guides of all Christians: apostles, martyrs, holy ascetics, priests, hierarchs, pastors and teachers.

  Gregory Palamas

  Christian, Song, Teacher

  "The homilies".

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• Being a pastor, of course, obviously people would say it (shouldn't) have done much but, boy, it sure gave me a peace I never had before. I think we struggle in life. Even people of faith struggle when things don't work out quite the way we think they should.

  Todd Burpo

  Struggle, Boys, Thinking

  "“Heaven is for Real” dad tells his story". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.

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• One of the most important discoveries I have ever made is this truth: God is most glorified in me when I am most satisfied in him. This is the motor that drives my ministry as a pastor. It affects everything I do.

  John Piper

  Discovery, Important, Ministry

  John Piper (1997). “A Godward Life: Savoring the Supremacy of God in All of Life”, Multnomah Pub

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• I majored in religion for my entire undergraduate career at Duke University and then I went to seminary for a year unsure whether or not I really had the call to be a minister. I spoke with a pastor of my home church and told him I was going to seminary. He said "Do you feel the call to be a minister?" and I said "Honestly, I don't. I know it's the greatest call you could have but I'm not feeling that call myself. He said "Well, you know, you're wrong. It's not the greatest call. The greatest call is whatever calling God has for you."

  Randall Wallace

  Home, Years, Careers

  "Comparing “Heaven is for Real” with “God’s Not Dead” + an interview with “Heaven” writer/director Randall Wallace". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.

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• I think a pastor used to be viewed as the one-stop ministry shop. The pastor served on every committee, volunteered at every event, and made all the hospital visits. I think that is changing and I think that is healthy. Both for the pastor and the congregation.

  Mark Batterson

  Past, Thinking, Healthy

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