1Sam 12:16……..stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes… Luke 18:27………The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. Num 23:19………God is not a man, that He should lie. Has He said, and will He not do it? Jas 1:4…………..But let patience have its perfect work, that… Continue reading Scriptures for Encouragement
Author: Jay Jones
Navigating Change
Recently Rodney Shaw, who is an accomplished author, editor and leader within the Apostolic Pentecostal movement, made the following statement regarding “change”… I wanted to challenge both the establishment and the up-and-comers in a responsible, respectful way. Change is here, and if we don’t realize it, we will shrivel into nothing. On the other hand,… Continue reading Navigating Change
Quoted: Bernard of Clairvaux on Pursuing Knowledge
There are those who desire to acquire knowledge for its own value—and this is a base vanity. But there are others who desire to have it to edify others—and this is charity. And there are others who desire it so that they may be edified—and this is wisdom. —Bernard of Clairvaux, The Song of Solomon
Quoted: James K. A. Smith on Limiting God
I think most Reformed folk have learned habits of worship that effectively constrain the sovereignty of God by adopting highly defined and narrow expectations of the Spirit’s operations. I long for a kind of “Pentecostalized” Reformed spirituality that expects the sovereign Lord to show up in ways that might surprise us.” James K. A. Smith… Continue reading Quoted: James K. A. Smith on Limiting God
Quoted: Plato on Refusal to Participate
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors. (This could also apply to other organizational structures, such as the church.)
Quoted: Mark Driscoll on Christian Men
Sixty percent of Christians are chicks and the forty percent that are dudes are still sort of chicks. Mark Driscoll, Pastor Seattle Mars Hill Church
Quoted: John Wycliffe on the Bible’s Purpose
The Bible is for the Government of the People, by the People, and for the People.
Quoted: Fulton J. Sheen on Hiding from God
In the Garden of Paradise, man hid from God in the garden; now man hides within himself. ~ Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979) ~
God Supplies the Power
If you have some work to do, Start this very hour; You supply the willingness, God supplies the power.
Quoted: Napoleon Bonaparte on Christ’s Love
Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but upon what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ alone founded his empire upon love, and at this hour millions of men would die for him. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)