Don't ever come to church without coming as though it were the first time, as though it could be the best time, and as though it could be the last time.

There was a time when ministers spoke forthrightly and named things. We don't name anything anymore. Finney had a sermon on How to Preach so as to Convert Nobody. He said 'Preach on sin but never mention any of the sins of your congregation - that will do it.'

God's deepest secrets often miss the wise and prudent and are revealed unto babes. We say, "Children, be like your parents." Jesus said, "Parents, be like your children."

If you are what you've always been, you are not a Christian. A Christian is a new creation.

What our Lord said about cross-bearing and obedience is not in fine type. It is in bold print on the face of the contract.

Life is like a grain of wheat: to plant it is to recognize its value; to keep it is to destroy its value. The 'planted' Christian counts life dear not unto himself but unto God.

Men love everything but righteousness and fear everything but God.