It is obvious that Paul did not regard prayer as supplemental, but as fundamental-not something to be added to his work but the very matrix out of which his work was born. He was a man of action because he was a man of prayer. It was probably his prayer even more than his preaching that produced the kind of leaders we meet in his letters.
J. Oswald SandersThere is no such thing as a self made spiritual leader. He is able to influence others spiritually only because the Spirit is able to work in and through him to a greater degree than in those he leads.
J. Oswald SandersJesus was the meeting place of eternity and time, the blending of deity and humanity, the junction of heaven and earth.
J. Oswald SandersOnce the joy of intimacy with God has been experienced, life becomes unbearable without it.
J. Oswald Sanders