Vance Havner
Vance Havner
christian pride upset
When we sin, we are often upset, not because we have grieved the Spirit but because our pride has been injured.
moving evil midst
We are not to be isolated but insulated, moving in the midst of evil but untouched by it.
waiting cases
Faith doesn't wait until it understands; in that case it wouldn't be faith.
christian people church
Most people would not want to live where there are no churches but many people live as though there were no churches.
christian scar lord
Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars.
christmas sacrifice son
Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.
names sin spokes
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.'
christian hatred god-love
Nothing is needed so much as a holy indignation against sin. It is true that there is not enough love for God, and one sign of it is that there is not enough hatred for sin.
christian integrity character
To build character of purpose and integrity is our high mark, and that cannot be done in a world where there are no adverse elements.
world ifs
If you stand on the Word, you do not stand with the world.
people grace christ
We have suffered from the preaching of cheap grace. Grace is free, but it is not cheap. People will take anything that is free, but they are not interested in discipleship. They will take Christ as Savior but not as Lord.
christian deceiving these-days
We are challenged these days, but not changed; convicted, but not converted. We hear, but do not; and thereby we deceive ourselves.
sweat two tears
An old minister explained the smudges on his sermon outlines by saying they were caused by sweat and tears. And without those two marks, a sermon is not a sermon.
fields tables willing
Too many are willing to sit at God’s table, but not work in his field.