We do not need to wait for the Holy Spirit to come: he came on the day of Pentecost. He has never left the church.
John StottThe Cross is the blazing fire at which the flame of our love is kindled, but we have to get near enough for its sparks to fall on us.
John StottAll of us have inflated views of ourselves, especially in self-righteousn ess, until we have visited a place called Calvary. It is there, at the foot of the cross, that we shrink to our true size.
John Stott