To be a Christian is not only to believe the teaching of Christ, and to practice it; it is not only to try to follow the pattern and example of Christ; it is to be so vitally related to Christ that His life and His power are working in us. It is to be "in Christ," it is for Christ to be in us.

I sometimes think that the very essence of the whole Christian position and the secret of a successful spiritual life is just to realize two things... I must have complete, absolute confidence in God and no confidence in myself."

Man is at his greatest and highest when upon his knees he comes face to face with God.

You can have knowledge, and you can be meticulous in your preparation; but without the unction of the Holy Spirit you will have no power, and your preaching will not be effective.

A Christian is something before he does anything; and we have to be Christian before we can act as Christians.

If you look at your past and are depressed it means that you are listening to the devil.

We must cease to think of the church as a gathering of institutions and organizations, and we must get back to the notion that we are the people of God.