Vance Havner
Vance Havner
husband people sin
I preach on specific sins because people are not convicted by sermons on sin in general. It was when our Lord said to the Samaritan woman, 'Go call thy husband...' (John 4:16), that she really faced up to her sinfulness.
christian people may
I'm convinced that a large percentage of people that we call worldly Christians are perhaps not Christian to begin with and that may be the trouble.
ignorance hot-headed cold-hearted
It is debatable which is causing us more harm - hot-headed ignorance or cold-hearted intellectualism.
feet schedules bills
Where God guides He provides. He is not responsible for expenses not on His schedule. He does not foot the bill when we leave His itinerary.
blow roots long
If the Lord tarries, there may yet be a grass-roots awakening that will overflow all sectarian barriers. There are a host of good people... who long for a visitation from heaven in old-time power. The kindling wood is scattered all round in all the churches. May God help us to rake off the ashes, uncover the live coals and may He blow upon us with the breath of His Spirit!
crowds littles would-be
A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd.
believe dont-believe ifs
You can't preach it like it is if you don't believe it like it was.
sunday games church
The same church members who yell like Comanche Indians at a ball game on Saturday sit like wooden Indians in church on Sunday.
leader blind bland
Worse than blind leaders of the blind are bland leaders of the bland.
know-how knows
We've learned how to lengthen life, but we don't know how to deepen it.
trying needs grades
If you would try out a preacher, send him to preach to farmers: if he cannot make the grade there, let him reconsider his call - or maybe he needs to be converted.
church fellowship members
Most church members live so far below the standard, you would have to backslide to be in fellowship with them.
christian argument performances
To some Christianity is an argument. To many it is a performance. To a few, it is experience.
christian christian-inspirational detours
The detour is always rougher than the main road