“Too much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction and therefore no conversion. I am thinking not only of the ministry of reproof and rebuke but also of the message of inspiration, of encouragement, of comfort. People go out of church at noon with the depths unstirred, the heart untouched, the conscience unpricked.” PeopleThinkingHeartDoeInspirationChristianChurchToo MuchComfortMessagesConscienceSkinsEarsEncouragementDepthConvictionChristian InspirationalConversionMinistryPreachingNoonRebukeReproof Author:Vance Havner
“This doctrine ['that the condition of man cannot be ameliorated, that what has been must ever be, and that to secure ourselves where we are we must tread with awful reverence in the footsteps of our fathers']is the genuine fruit of the alliance between Church and State, the tenants of which finding themselves but too well in their present condition, oppose all advances which might unmask their usurpations and monopolies of honors, wealth and power, and fear every change as endangering the comforts they now hold.” MenWellsHas BeensStatesMightFatherChurchWealthConditionsHonorComfortFindingsFruitPositive AtheismGenuineDoctrineSecureAwfulReverenceMonopolyOur FatherAlliancesChurch And StateFootstepsTenantsUsurpationPower And Fear Book:Jefferson: Writings Source: Jefferson: Writings
“I'm a pastor of a local church. I'm not a televangelist. I've never had a televised program. I'm a pastor. A pastor's role is to care and comfort, encourage, teach, and everything that I do, even when I meet with world leaders, is from a pastor's heart.” WorldHeartCareChurchLeaderRolesTeachComfortProgramLocalsPastorWorld LeaderLocal Church Author:Rick Warren
“The Typical American? He is sent to school Little or much, where he imbibes the rule Of safety first and comfort; in his youth He joins the church and ends the quest of truth.” FirstsLittlesEndsSchoolChurchAtheismYouthComfortSafetyQuestsTypicalSafety First Author:Edgar Lee Masters
“I have endeavoured to dissipate these religious superstitions from the minds of women, and base their faith on science and reason, where I found for myself at last that peace and comfort I could never find in the Bible and the church.” MindReasonLastsFoundChurchReligiousAtheismComfortSuperstitions Author:Elizabeth Cady Stanton
“As a newborn baby breathes and cries, so the signs of life in a newborn Christian are faith and repentance, inhaling the love of God and exhaling an initial cry of distress. And at that point what God provides, exactly as for a newborn infant, is the comfort, protection, and nurturing promise of a mother. "If God is our father, the church is our mother." The words are those of the Swiss Reformer John Calvin ... it is as impossible, unnecessary, and undesirable to be a Christian all by yourself as it is to be a newborn baby all by yourself.” IfsChristianMotherFatherChurchImpossibleCryBabyComfortPromiseProtectionBreatheGod LoveRepentanceUnnecessaryDistressInfantInitialsOur FatherNurturingNewbornReformersSwissUndesirableNewborn BabySigns Of LifeGod ProvidesExhaling Author:N. T. Wright
“I was immersed in comfortable Christianity. Years ago, I found myself living what seemed like the American church dream - pastoring a large church, living in a large house, and surrounded by all the comforts this world has to offer. But inside I had a sinking feeling that I was missing the point.” WorldYearsFeelingsDreamFoundHouseChurchChristianityMissingThis WorldComfortOffersComfortableYears AgoSinkingSinking Feeling Author:David Platt
“The Church has its problems, but the older I get, the more comfort I find there.” ProblemSpiritualityChurchComfort Author:Edward de Bono
“To me, I like and understand ritual and I think it is important. Things that we do that give us comfort are important. Like Christmas, I like to go into a church and hear the carols sung. There's a comfort of actually going inside of a church, I find them serene. They're unchanging.” ThinkingGivingImportantChurchComfortImportant ThingsRitualSereneUnchangingCarols Author:Steve Coogan
“It was of tremendous comfort. I always said my prayers at night. My mother taught actually me to say prayers at night but most of it came from the church.” SaidMotherNightChurchPrayerTaughtComfort Author:Wesley Clark
“The Bible says that in the last days, there will be people in our churches who are not true believers, among other things. Because of watered-down messages and compromise, people will feel comfortable in certain churches because they are never confronted with their sin. I believe my job as a pastor is to comfort the afflicted and to afflict the comfortable.” PeopleFeelsBelieveJobsLastsCertainI BelieveChurchSinComfortComfortableMessagesBelieverCompromisePastorLast DayTrue Believer Author:Greg Laurie
“Some churches would rather die than to get out of the comfort of the past.” PastDiesChurchComfort Author:Thom S. Rainer
“The only way a church is going to be relevant is to get out of its comfort zone and connect with unchurched people.” PeopleWayChurchComfortZoneRelevantComfort Zone Author:John C. Maxwell
“There's a massive community in church. You have a real home. You can move to different parts of the world and you'll always find a church and a community. When you let go of church, you don't have that comfort, you don't have that safety net anymore.” WorldDifferentRealHomeMovingCommunityChurchComfortLetting GoSafetySafety Net Author:Michaela Coel
“My job as an artist is to take all my thoughts and feelings and put them on your iPod so that you can digest them. Whatever it is that brings you comfort and joy as a mode of resistance, do it. If it's music, that's what I do, that's my mode of resistance, I refuse for the world to steal my joy. If it's church, go to church, if it's working with kids, work with kids, but do something positive in your community that's going to lift you up.” WorldFeelingsKidsJoyArtistCommunityChurchComfortStealingMy ThoughtsLift You Up Author:Lalah Hathaway
“I was raised Catholic and went to Catholic school until junior high. I don't believe in transmigration or anything like that. I have resentment for being forced to believe in something. I will always think of the church as an institution and not a comfort.” ThinkingBelieveSchoolChurchComfortCatholicResentmentCatholic School Author:Alice Glass
“Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God.” ChurchPersonalityComfortWorshipBackgroundsLimitationTemperament Author:John Wimber