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A preacher must be both soldier and shepherd. He must nourish, defend, and teach; he must have teeth in his mouth, and be able to bite and fight.

Martin Luther

Prayer is climbing up into the heart of God.
MARTIN LUTHER

God Heart Prayer
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say.
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Deep Responsibility Silence Word Yourself
The sin underneath all our sins is to trust the lie of the serpent that we cannot trust the love and grace of Christ and must take matters into our own hands.
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Grace Hands Love Lying Sin Trust
If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Beginning Instruction Oneself Start Teaching Young
Every week I preach justification by faith to my people, because every week they forget it.
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Faith Forget Myself People
I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour on my knees.
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God Myself Need Prayer Work
Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Faith God Prayer Willing
The whole being of any Christian is faith and love. Faith brings the person to God, love brings the person to people.
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Faith God Love People Person Religious Togetherness
The kingdom of God does not consist in talk, but in power, that is, in works and practice. God loves the ‘doers of the word’ in faith and love, and not the ‘mere hearers,’ who, like parrots, have learned to utter certain expressions with readiness.
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Expression God Learning Love Power Practice Talk
Always preach in such a way that if the people listening do not come to hate their sin, they will instead hate you.
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Hate Listening People Prayer Sin Talk Yourself
If ever the church is to flourish again, one must begin by instructing the young.
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Beginning Instruction Oneself Start Teaching Young
Many pass for saints on earth whose souls are in hell.
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Deep Hell Soul World
The highest and most precious treasure we receive of God is, that we can speak, hear, see, etc; but how few acknowledge these as God’s special gifts, much less give God thanks for them.
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Body Gift God Gratitude Health Reaction Thankful
We need to hear the Gospel every day, because we forget it every day.
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Book Forget Listening Need Prayer Religious
Peace if possible, truth at all costs.
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Cost Faith One Liner Peace Truth
God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.
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Alone Flower God Nature Religious Stars Tree Writing

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