Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
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We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe.
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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.
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A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.
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Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.
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I have no interest in returning to yesteryear. I love the conveniences and delights of today's time. I wouldn't go back if I could.
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Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story.
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If I ever wrote a book on preaching, it would contain three words: Preach the Word. Get rid of all the other stuff that gets you sidetracked; preach the Word.
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While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.
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You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide.
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Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch.
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The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
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I am often the brunt of my own humor.
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When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.
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I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.
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It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows.
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I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.
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The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
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Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.
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I believe firmly in God's control in life.
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When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.
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When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off.
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Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.