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.
Vance HavnerIt is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
Vance HavnerMany people have the right aim in life, they just never get around to pulling the trigger. The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps -- we must step up the stairs.
Vance HavnerThe devil is not fighting religion. Heยดs too smart for that. He is producing a counterfeit Christianity, so much like the real one that good Christians are afraid to speak out against it.
Vance HavnerToo much preaching nowadays pats the back and tickles the ear, but does not get under the skin. There is no conviction and therefore no conversion. I am thinking not only of the ministry of reproof and rebuke but also of the message of inspiration, of encouragement, of comfort. People go out of church at noon with the depths unstirred, the heart untouched, the conscience unpricked.
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