Oswald Chambers Quotes
Angels cannot preach the gospel, only beings such as Paul and you and I can preach the gospel.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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People identify with other people for different reasons, and I personally am really comfortable around lesbians because, in some ways, we view women the same way.
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We have to be careful not to look for confidence in the acceptance of others because true confidence only comes from knowing God.
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I'm looking for a world where love will no longer be extraordinary.
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I don't believe in the death penalty, but I understand personal vengeance.
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It is better for the Arab countries themselves to interfere out of their national, humanitarian, political and military duties and to do what is necessary to stop the bloodshed in Syria.
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The greatness of a musician is measured by the degree of fanaticism he brings to his playing.
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..the wind of 'art brut' blows on writing as well as on other avenues of artistic creation.
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Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.
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The real crisis of worship today is not that the preaching is paltry or that it's too drafty in church. It is that people have no sense of the presence of God, and if they have no sense of His presence, how can they be moved to express the deepest feelings of their souls to honor, revere, worship, and glorify God?
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It has been said by church historians that in those periods of Christian history where renewal, revival, and awakening took place and the church was at its strongest, that coincidental with those periods in church history, there was a strong focus on the psalms in the life of God's people-particularly in the worship of God's people.
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This is God's work, and God's work will not be frustrated. But there is still much to be done.
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There is a big difference between an honest mistake made in a moment of spiritual weakness and a willfull decision to disobey persistently the commandments of God. Those who deliberately choose to violate God's commandments or ignore the standards of the Church, even when promising themselves and others that someday they will be strong enough to repent, are stepping into a dangerously slippery slope upon which many have lost their spiritual footing.
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God rarely allows a person to see how great a blessing he is to others.
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Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.
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When you write for a show that's not yours, your job is to hear the voices of the characters and write as best you can for those voices.
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Here's what management is about: Pick good people and set the right priorities.
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From the window, I watch the city and the freeway. In the distance, the sky-rises look like mystic spires, unbearably close and far. I want to pick them up and eat them. I want to scream out loud sometimes, but I never do.
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I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 seater van. I was only 18. I mean I look young now, but then I looked about 12.
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If two angels were sent down from heaven -one to conduct an empire and the other to sweep the streets -they would feel no inclination to change employment because an angel would know that no matter what we are doing, it's an opportunity to bring joy, deepen our understanding and expand our life.
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I was writing a contemporary take on Paul's vision of Christ on the road to Damascus, but with a guy driving a Bus load of tourists.
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What we see happening as we move further into the twenty-first century is a sovereign God moving through global events to open doors once closed to the gospel.
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Angels cannot preach the gospel, only beings such as Paul and you and I can preach the gospel.
