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34 Church Quotes
A collection of church quotes with inspirational thoughts on the life
of the church, the need for the church in the community, and the reason
for the church. While some churches are declining others are thriving, find
answers why in these quotes.
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Church going is of value if a person merely sits quietly,
yielding himself to the mood
and atmosphere of the church.
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, A Guide to Confident Living
Inspirational Quotes
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Every time you raise the standards for leadership,
you bring everyone else in the church along a little bit. A rising tide
raises all the boats in the harbor.
Rick Warren
Quote of the Day
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Are you intimately involved inWhen we are not thankful for our churches, they grow empty and when we are not thankful for God’s Son, Jesus, our hearts grow cold.
Jeff & Michelle Niederstadt, Thankability
Thanksgiving
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Are you intimately involved in your church - stirring and being stirred by fellow believers? It's God's plan for your spiritual growth.
Dr. David Jeremiah
Spiritual
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The Trinity of Vince Lombardi's early years was religion, family and sports.
They seemed intertwined, as inseparable to him as
Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The church was not some
distant institution to be visited once a week, but part of the
rhythm of daily life.
David Maraniss, When Pride Still Mattered
Vince Lombardi Quotes
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Like the blended family that moves into a new home rather than moving
into one of their existing homes, a merged church needs to relocate
and rename itself to eliminate turf issues.
Dirk Elliott, Vital Merger
Family
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A church's view of salvation has a vital impact on its practices.
Soteriology (the doctrine of salvation) and ecclesiology
(the doctrine of the church) should never be separated in practice.
What we believe about God, salvation, and man will consequently
influence the way we do church.
Jeffrey D. Johnson, The Church
Believe
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Behind the curtain of the faithful pastor are the prayers of
the saints, prayers that hold up the arms of the minister,
as the church triumphantly marches on and wages war against
her spiritual enemies.
Jeffrey D. Johnson, The Church
Prayer
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As I read the early chapters of the book of Acts, I am struck by
the unusual nature of the church at Jerusalem. These early believers
were driven by an intense love for Christ that expressed itself in
the most dramatic demon-strations of selflessness.
Pastor Willie George
Love
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Our church began to do street outreach immediately. Finding a need
and filling it is the philosophy by which my father and I have lived our lives.
So we fed the hungry, clothed the unclothed, helped the hurting,
and set out to change the destiny of the city.
Matthew Barnett, The Church That Never Sleeps
Quotes about Change
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I loved my father for many reasons that others in the church did not know.
We didn't have to talk about religious things. Very rarely did we.
He was just my friend, my pal, the greatest buddy that I had.
Matthew Barnett, The Church That Never Sleeps
Father
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The church, therefore, should not be confused with an organization,
a denomination, a movement, or a leadership structure.
The church is the people of God, the very bride of Jesus Christ.
Frank Viola, Reimagining Church
Inspirational Poems
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Most professing Christians do not realize that the central concepts
and practices associated with what we call "church" are not rooted in the
New Testament, but in patterns established in the post-apostolic age.
Jon Zens
Christian Poems
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The worldwide move of God among indigenous peoples is reminiscent
of the 1970s when the symbols of a strange culture, a counterculture,
became central to revival and harvest in the Church.
Richard Twiss, One Church, Many Tribes
God
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There's nothing like the local church when it's working right.
And when churches are fully engaged in fulfilling their redemptive potential,
the lost get found, the spiritually confused find truth, and lives are changed
in this world and for eternity.
Bill Hybels
Truth
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One things for sure: without intentional planning, prioritization, decision
making, and leadership,and a whole lot of course corrections along the
way, a church will never experience sustained evangelistic fruitfulness.
This is not something churches drift into naturally or on their own.
No, becoming a contagious church only happens on purpose!
Mark Mittelberg, Becoming a Contagious Church
Purpose
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Organic outreach is what happens when evangelistic vision and action
become the domain of every ministry in a church and the commitment
of every member of a congregation.
Kevin G. Harney, Organic Outreach for Churches
Commitment
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... regardless of context, outreach should always flow naturally from
a church that loves and worships God. Outreach should be the heartbeat
of every church. It should never be an afterthought.
Kevin G. Harney, Organic Outreach for Churches
God's Love
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To all, Christ gives words of exhortation to continue in courageous progress
in the gospel, to look to the sweet eternal rewards, and to hear the
words God speaks to the churches by the Spirit.
Andrew M. Davis, Revitalize
Progress
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The whole gospel for the whole person, great theology, but in practice
little more than a slogan in many churches.
Ben Patterson
Practice
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I believe wholeheartedly that the Lord Jesus and his church are the hope
of the world. My commitment is to Scripture as the Word of God,
the authority under which we as God's church are to live.
Peter Scazzero, The Emotionally Healthy Church
Hope
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A real encounter with the living God changes everything.
First, it magnifies the Lord, and then it puts me and my ego
and my sin and my burdens all in their rightful place.
That is what church is supposed to do and be.
James MacDonald, Vertical Church
Words of Encouragement
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While mainline and liturgical churches may allow for more quiet in their
worship and practice, as church membership continues to decline
in the United States, all churches are liable to push for a louder
message and a more aggressive evangelistic strategy.
Adam S. McHugh, Introverts in the Church
Inspirational Messages
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My goal is to challenge your notions of what church is supposed to be.
I want you to think about the people who need Jesus in their lives.
What are you willing to do to reach lost people?
Tony Morgan, The Unstuck Church
Goals
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Churches are always in transition in this changing culture.
Our greatest hope beyond launching new works is seeing churches
come back alive with growth and vigor.
Dr. Ronnie W. Floyd
Growth
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The muscles of relationship within the Christian body atrophy when
we fail to exercise them, and the church becomes limp.
Larry Crabb, Encouragement
Relationship
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Many churches that are stuck on a plateau or spiraling into decline
can discover the joy of reaching the peak of revitalization. In many
ways, the North American Church has forgotten the joy of climbing
the mountain peaks of ministry.
Ed Stetzer, Comeback Churches
Mountain
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Church health is the key to church growth. All living things grow
if they're healthy.
Rick Warren
Health
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I am convinced that God's Spirit is using the disruptive unraveling facing
so many congregations and denominations in order to call these churches
to fundamentally change their focus and attention.
Alan J. Roxburgh, Joining God, Remaking Church, Changing the World
Focus
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We don't strive to excel in hospitality because it brings people back
to our church, but because it best reflects how Christ treated us.
J. D. Greear
Poems about Faith
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We must raise the guest awareness culture in our churches so
our fifty-year veterans can demonstrate the love of Jesus to those
who have been around for five minutes.
Danny Franks, People Are the Mission
Poems about God
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We had hoped that the dark clouds of secularism, promising their
downpour of meaninglessness, would eventually drive Westerners
into the shelter of the church... what we view as dark clouds
are viewed by many as the breaking through of a glorious sun
and the arrival of warm, blue post-Christian skies.
Mark Sayers, Disappearing Church
Meaningful
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The church is a collection of likeminded people who have made
the decision to follow Christ. They come together to both give
and receive support and encouragement from each other.
Daniel Colston, Jesus Without Lines
Jesus
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The church is a living organism, enlivened by the presence of God's Spirit.
It's the body of Christ, a community of worshippers that exists for
God's pleasure and to live out the kingdom that Jesus preached and promised.
Tim Conder, Church in Transition
Life
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