“Further strengthenings of the self-centered instinct for survival recruit even greater numbers of people into some sort of ring of fellowship (church or gender, red state or blue) by populating the terra incognita outside the ring with enough barbarians to verify the existence of a civilization within--to define the preferred stock by what, as all good people agree, it decidedly is not.” PeopleSelfStatesEnoughChurchNumbersExistenceGreaterCivilizationSurvivalRedAgreeBlueInstinctGenderRingsGood PeopleFellowshipSelf CenteredBarbariansStrengtheningRecruitVerifyPreferred Stock Author:Lewis H. Lapham
“The lack of brotherhood among believers themselves has paralyzed the church in front of the skepticism and immorality of the world; but when we go back in simple faith to the one great fact of our redemption, we shall be both brought into closer fellowship with each other, and stimulated to more tender regard for the salvation of men.” MenWorldFactsChurchSimpleFrontsRegardSalvationBelieverRedemptionBrotherhoodSkepticismFellowshipImmoralityParalyzedSimple Faith Author:William Mackergo Taylor
“Most church members live so far below the standard, you would have to backslide to be in fellowship with them.” ChurchMembersStandardsFellowshipChurch Members Author:Vance Havner
“For years, the church has emphasized evangelism, teaching, fellowship, missions, and service to society to the neglect of the very source of its power--worship.” YearsChurchTeachingSourceWorshipMissionsNeglectFellowshipEvangelism Book:Learning to Worship with All Your Heart: A Study in the Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship Source: Learning to Worship with All Your Heart: A Study in the Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship
“Take away material prosperity; take away emotional highs; take away miracles and healing; take away fellowship with other believers; take away church; take away all opportunity for service; take away assurance of salvation; take away the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit... Yes! Take it all, all, far, far away. And what is left? Tragically, for many believers there would be nothing left. For does our faith really go that deep? Or do we, in the final analysis, have a cross-less Christianity?” DoeWould BeJoySpiritFaithOpportunityLeftChurchReligiousHealingChristianityEmotionalMaterialsHolyCrossesMiracleSalvationFinalsProsperityBelieverAnalysisHoly SpiritFar AwayAssuranceFellowshipPeace And JoyAssurance Of Salvation Author:Mike Mason
“Church was the thing for me. The fellowship and the message that was given and singing in the choir and singing the solos and really listening to the words that you were singing and seeing how it affected people was huge for me.” PeopleGivenChurchSeeingHugeListeningMessagesSingingAffectedSoloFellowshipChoir Author:DeLisha Milton-Jones
“I want the whole Christ for my Savior, the whole Bible for my book, the whole Church for my fellowship, and the whole world for my mission field.” WorldWantBookWholeChristChurchFieldsMissionsWhole WorldSaviorFellowship Author:John Wesley