Vance Havner
Vance Havner
lord assignments
There are no trivial assignments in the work of the Lord.
christian modern lord
Because the Lord loves us He chastens and rebukes us. Modern sentimentality has reduced God to a tolerant indulgent grandfatherly being who winks at our transgressions.
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.
christian men lord
No man can be a Christian by knowingly and willfully taking Christ on the installment plan, as Savior now, and Lord later.
sheep lord disciple
Our Lord sent His disciples out as sheep among wolves; now the wolves are being invited into the sheepfold.
christian faces lord
What our Lord said about cross-bearing and obedience is not in fine type. It is in bold print on the face of the contract.
easily head people says stop talking time useful
People Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
american-musician bottle god medicine shake
Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, ''Shake well before using.'' That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable.
american-musician both kicked people
Many people are in a rut and a rut is nothing but a grave - with both ends kicked out.
american-musician followed stare steps vision
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
heart men hands
Progress is a farce because man's head and hand have created wonders that stun the imagination, but his heart does not keep step and his morals undo all that his mind has wrought.
men brave messages
God is on the lookout today for a man who will be quiet enough to get a message from Him, brave enough to preach it, and honest enough to live it.
people church abnormal
The church is so subnormal that if it ever got back to the New Testament normal it would seem to people to be abnormal.
time jesus men
It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.