We must remember that the GOAL of prayer is the ear of God. Unless that is gained, the prayer has utterly failed. The uttering of it may have kindled devotional feeling in our minds, the hearing of it may have comforted and strengthened the hearts of those with whom we have prayed, but if the prayer has not gained the heart of God, it has failed in its essential purpose.

It cannot be that there is a high appreciation of Jesus and a totally silent tongue about him

The existence of hypocrites does not prove the non-existence of true believers.

True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is a spiritual commerce with the Creator of heaven and earth.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

I remember, when I have preached at different times in the country, and sometimes here, that my whole soul has agonized over men, every nerve of my body has been strained and I could have wept my very being out of my eyes and carried my whole frame away in a flood of tears, if I could but win souls

Discernment is not a matter of telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right.