“God's Word brought me peace and a desire for a relationship with Him. I found that questioning Him and searching for answers through Scripture helped me grow and gave me direction. Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me.” KnowsGivingDesireFoundGrowsChristAnswersWatchesGive MeScriptureFaithfulGood TimesQuestioning Author:Clint Dempsey
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of Christian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it shields us with heavenly help. Should men grow remiss in their observance of Lent, it would be a detriment to God’s glory, a disgrace to the Catholic religion, and a danger to Christian souls. Neither can it be doubted that such negligence would become the source of misery to the world, of public calamity, and of private woe.” MenWorldShouldSoulHelpingWould BeChristianGrowsChristJusticeEnemyDarknessDangerDivineSourceProveGloryGainsCatholicMiseryHeavenlyWarfareWoeCalamityDisgraceShieldsDoubtedBadgesScourgeNegligenceObservanceAvertDivine JusticeCatholic Religion Author:Pope Benedict XIV
“Before we return to Heaven, our real home, we have an incredible opportunity on Earth to face challenges that will help us learn, grow and to become more Christ-like in the fruits of our spirit.” RealGodHelpingHomeEarthChristianFacesSpiritOpportunityHeavenGrowsChristChallengesReligiousReturnFruitIncrediblesChrist Like Author:Mary C. Neal
“Our deepest calling is not to grow in our knowledge of God. It is to make disciples. Our knowledge will grow -- the Holy Spirit, Jesus promised, will guide us into all truth. But that's not our calling, it is His. Our calling is to prepare the world for Christ's return. The world is not ready yet. And so, we go about introducing a dying world to the Savior of Life. Anything we do toward our own growth must be toward that end.” WorldEndsSpiritJesusGrowsGrowthChristDyingReadyReturnHolyCallingGuidesHoly SpiritSaviorIntroducingDiscipleNot ReadyKnowledge Of God Author:Jeff Bryant
“Walk more closely with God. Get nearer to Christ. Seek to exchange hope for assurance. Seek to feel the witness of the Spirit more closely and distinctly every year. Lay aside every weight, and the sin that so easily threatens you. Press towards the mark more earnestly. Fight a better fight, and war a better warfare every year you live. Pray more. Read more. Subdue self more. Love the brethren more. Oh that you may endeavor to grow in grace every year, that the end of your Christian course may be better than the beginning!” FeelsYearsMayWarEndsSelfChristianSpiritFightingCoursesGrowsChristSinWalksGracePrayingWeightMarkPressesLaysWitnessEndeavorWarfareAssuranceBrethren Author:J. C. Ryle
“A perfect practice of Christianity would, of course, consist in a perfect imitation of the life of Christ -- I mean, in so far as it was applicable in one's own particular circumstance. Not in an idiotic sense -- it doesn't mean that every Christian should grow a beard, or be a bachelor, or become a travelling preacher. It means that every single act and feeling, every experience, whether pleasant or unpleasant, must be referred to God.” ShouldMeanFeelingsChristianCoursesGrowsChristPerfectChristianityPracticeParticularCircumstancesPleasantPreacherImitationBeardBachelorsIdioticPerfect Practice Author:C. S. Lewis
“The stronghold of the contemplation of Christ's glory affords the soul rest, for it will be made evident that our troubles grow on the root of an over-valuation of temporal things. The mind is its own greatest troubler.” MindMadeSoulGrowsChristTroubleGloryRootsContemplationEvidentValuationStrongholdsTemporal Things Author:John Owen
“It is not my strength that grows, so much as God's strength in me, which is given more abundantly as the days roll. It is so given on one condition. If my faith has laid hold of the infinite, the exhaustless, the immortal energy of God, unless there is something fearfully wrong about me, I shall be getting purer, nobler, wiser, more observant of His will; gentler, like Christ; every way fitter for His service, and for larger service, as the days increase.” IfsWayEnergyGivenGrowsChristConditionsIncreaseInfiniteImmortalWiserObservant Author:Alexander MacLaren
“Apart from the positive woes of perdition, an eternity of wretchedness grows from the want of love to Christ as naturally as the oak grows from the acorn, or the harvest from the scattered grain. It is not that love to Christ merits heaven; it does far better, it makes heaven. It is, as it were, the organ of sensation that takes note of heaven's blessedness.” WantDoeHeavenGrowsChristEternityNotesMeritSensationsOrgansGrainHarvestWoeOaksWretchednessBlessednessAcornsPerdition Author:Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd
“Let the child feel Christ is near him; By your faith will grow his own; Death nor danger will affright him If he never feels alone.” IfsFeelsChildrenGrowsChristDanger Book:Mother Stories Source: Mother Stories
“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That's how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter... That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are still and silent.” WantMindHeartStillsMatterFormGrowsChristSilenceHeardLoversQuietLowsSilentCrowdsDeeperIntimacyIntimateToneSilence IsHeart And MindMe AloneRushingNoisyThings That MatterAlone TimeQuiet TimeLovers And Friends Author:J. Brent Bill
“Dare we let children grow up with no vital contact with the Saviour, never intentionally and consciously put into His arms? Not to bring them to Him, not to teach them to walk toward Him, as soon as they can walk toward anyone, is wronging a child beyond words. The terrible indictment uttered by the Lord, "Them that were entering in ye hindered," and the millstone warning for offending little ones, are close akin to the deserts of those who ruin a man's whole day of life by wronging his morning hours. Not to help a child to know the saving power of Christ is to hold back a man from salvation.” KnowsMenChildrenLittlesWholeHelpingGrowsChristHoursWalksLordTeachMorningGrowing UpChildhoodArmsTerribleSalvationDareContactRuinsSavingDesertWarningEnteringSaviourOffendingIndictment Author:Maltbie Davenport Babcock
“Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion - it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.” ChristianGrowsProcessChristChristianityConversionChristian LivingDaily MotivationInstantaneousChrist Like Author:Billy Graham
“All other passions build upon or flow from your passion for Jesus. A passion for souls grows out of a passion for Christ. A passion for missions builds upon a passion for Christ. The most crucial danger to a Christian, whatever his role, is to lack a passion of Christ. The most direct route to personal renewal and new effectiveness is a new all-consuming passion for Jesus. Lord, give us this passion, whatever the cost!” GivingSoulChristianPassionJesusGrowsChristLordRolesDangerCostFlowDirectMissionsCrucialRoutesRenewalEffectivenessConsumingPassion Of The Christ Author:Wesley L Duewel
“Life is [perceived as] a series of problems: Either you are in one now, you're just coming out of one, or you're getting ready to go into another one. The reason for this is that God is more interested in your character than your comfort. God is more interested in making your life holy than He is in making your life happy. We can be reasonably happy here on earth, but that's not the goal of life. The goal is to grow in character, in Christ likeness.” ReasonCharacterProblemEarthLife IsGrowsGoalChristReadyHolyComfortSeriesComing OutHappy LifeLife Goal Author:Rick Warren
“Are you wiser in God (now) than you were last year at this time? Peter says we're to grow in grace and the knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.” YearsLastsJesusGrowsChristLordGraceJesus ChristPeterLast YearWiserLord Jesus Christ Author:Leonard Ravenhill
“Scripture is so counter culture. Christ was counter culture. It's not like we're supposed to be weird or anything, but as we grow closer to Christ, we won't care about the things of the world as much. As a believer, you're just going to be countercultural. That's the way its always been and it will always continue to be that way. That's why it's important for us as believers to encourage other believers that it's okay to be that way.” WorldWayImportantCareCultureGrowsChristOkayBelieverScriptureSupposed To BeCounter Culture Author:Alan Powell
“The pursuit of joy in God is not optional. It is not an 'extra' that a person might grow into after he comes to faith. Until your heart has hit upon this pursuit your 'faith' cannot please God. It is not savng faith. Saving faith is the heartfelt conviction not only that Christ is reliable, but also that He is desirable.” HeartPersonsMightJoyGrowsChristPleaseConvictionPursuitSavingExtrasDesirableHeartfeltOptional Author:John Piper
“You can't find a YouTube clip to become a craftsman, friend, parent - or disciple of Christ. It's all of grace. And to grow in that grace, you need two things: time and community.” NeedsTwoGrowsParentChristCommunityGraceTwo ThingsDiscipleYoutubeCraftsmanClip Author:Michael Horton
“My mother made sure we stayed involved in the church and the things of God. My relationship with Christ came about through that and the influences of my mother and grandmother helped my faith to grow.” MadeMotherGrowsChristChurchInfluenceInvolvedGrandmotherMother And Grandmother Author:Torii Hunter