Martin Luther (1483-1546)
“Feelings come and feelings go, And feelings are deceiving;
My warrant is the Word of God–Naught else is worth believing.”
William Tyndale (1494-1536)
“Lord, open the king of England’s eyes.”
Brother Lawrence (1605-1691)
“That we should establish ourselves in a sense of GOD’s Presence, by continually conversing with Him. That it was a shameful thing to quit His conversation, to think of trifles and fooleries.”
-The Practice of the Presence of God
John Bunyan (1628-1688)
“In times of affliction we commonly meet with the sweetest experiences of the love of God.”
Madame Guyon (1648-1717)
“He who has learned to seek nothing but the will of God, shall always find what he seeks.”
William Law (1686-1761)
“Self is the root, the tree, and the branches of all the evils of our fallen state.”
Count Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
“Preach the gospel, die and be forgotten. ”
John Wesley (1703-1791)
“In using all means, seek God alone. In and through every outward thing, look only to the power of His Spirit, and the merits of His Son. Beware you do not get stuck in the work itself; if you do, it is all lost labor. Nothing short of God can satisfy your soul. Therefore, fix on Him in all, through all, and above all…Remember also to use all means as means-as ordained, not for their own sake…”
― How to Pray: The Best of John Wesley on Prayer
Charles Wesley (1707-1771)
“In age and feebleness extreme, Who shall a sinful worm redeem? Jesus, my only hope Thou art, Strength of my failing flesh and heart, O could I catch a smile from Thee, And drop into eternity.”
George Whitefield (1714-1770)
“Press forward. Do not stop, do not linger in your journey, but strive for the mark set before you.”
David Brainerd (1718-1747)
“The all-seeing eye of God beheld our deplorable state; infinite pity touched the heart of the Father of mercies; and infinite wisdom laid the plan of our recovery.”
Charles Finney (1792-1875)
“Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! “The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”
J.N. Darby (1800-1882)
“This truth of the gathering together of God’s children is in Scripture seen realised in various localities, and in each central locality the Christians resident therein composed but one body: Scripture is perfectly clear on that head.”
Robert Chapman (1803-1902)
“Humility is the secret of fellowship, and pride the secret of division.”
George Muller (1805-1898)
“To learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings.”
Andrew Miller (1810-1883)
“Nothing counts but Christ.”
Robert Govett (1813-1901)
Let its watch through the hours of the darkness,
Let its wait for the breaking of day.
Let us strive for the crowns of the Kingdom of Christ,
And the glory that fades not away.
-A much loved chorus of the old days
C. H. Mackintosh (1820-1896)
“Nothing can touch the Word of God. Not all the powers of earth and hell, men and devils combined, can ever move the Word of God. There it stands, in its own moral glory, spite of all the assaults of the enemy, from age to age.”
Andrew Murray (1828-1917)
“Christ is the humility of God embodied in human nature; the Eternal Love humbling itself, clothing itself in the garb of meekness and gentleness, to win and serve and save us.”
-Humility: The Beauty of Holiness
James Hudson Taylor (1832-1905)
“I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize the Lord is able to carry out His will, and His will is mine. It makes no matter where He places me, or how. That is rather for Him to consider than for me; for in the easiest positions He must give me His grace, and in the most difficult, His grace is sufficient.”
Hannah Whitall Smith (1832-1911)
“By this continual ‘practice of His presence,’ the soul at last acquires a habit of faith; and it becomes, finally, as difficult to doubt His presence as it was at first to believe it.”
-The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life
C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892)
“When your will is God’s will, you will have your will.”
Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)
“Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to Thee:
Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise.”
-Hymn
D.L. Moody (1837-1899)
“I have one talent, and I want to do something for Christ!”
A.B. Simpson (1843-1919)
“The world says, “look out for yourself;” but Jesus says, “Not I, but Christ.” Not only your old self but the new man with all his strength and self-confidence, too, must die. Not only Ishmael must go out and be an outcast, but Isaac must be yielded and not hold up his head again.”
-The Self Life and the Christ Life
C.T. Studd (1860-1931)
“If Jesus Christ is God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him.”
Jessie Penn-Lewis (1861-1927)
“In the war upon the powers of darkness, prayer is the primary and mightiest weapon, both in aggressive war upon them and their works; in the deliverance of men from their power; and against them as a hierarchy of powers opposed to Christ and His church.”
-War on the Saints
Mary E. McDonough (1863-1962)
“Hence man is not a dichotomous but is a trichotomous being; he is made up of spirit, soul, and body.”
–God’s Plan of Redemption
George Campbell Morgan (1863-1945)
“The reason why men do not look to the church today is that she has destroyed her own influence by compromise.”
Susan R. Bird (1865-1900)
“I must do what I can.”; “If you never see me again, remember I’m not sorry I came to China. Whether I have saved anyone or not, He knows.”
M. E. Barber (1866-1930)
“Holy Spirit, flow through me, Let my life Thy channel be;
Let no doubt obstruct Thy way, Flow through me, O Lord, today.
Flow in rivers, not a rill, All Thy word to me fulfil.”
-A poem
D.M. Panton (1870-1955)
“For Thine all-redeeming mercy, To the race of fallen man; For the Saviour’s love and pity, And salvation’s glorious plan; For the Church throughout the ages; And the path the martyr’s trod; For Thine own sweet Gospel’s pages, I thank thee, O my God!”
-A poem
Evan Roberts (1878-1951)
“No one is to lead the meeting, but each one is to take part as moved by the Spirit.”
T. Austin-Sparks (1888-1971)
“…the greatest needs of the times is a movement of God to bring His people to know the fullness of Christ!”
-The Greatest Need of the Times
Watchman Nee (1903-1972)
“According to history, we have to admit that the church has failed. Therefore, God is calling the overcomers to stand for the church. The man-child spoken of in this passage of Revelation refers particularly to the overcomers at the end time. Once the man-child is brought forth, he will be caught up to the throne of God. Then things will immediately happen in heaven and Satan will be cast down. …This is what God is calling for today; this is what interests Him today. God needs a group of people to attain His original goal.”
-The Glorious Church
Witness Lee (1905-1997)
“The Scriptures, composed of sixty-six books, contain many different teachings, but if we would make a thorough and careful study of the Scriptures with spiritual insight, we would realize that God’s economy is simply His plan to dispense Himself into humanity. God’s economy is God’s dispensation, which means nothing else than God dispensing Himself into the human race.”
-The Economy of God