Category: Book Quotes

How important it is for us to discover and to clearly acknowledge before God whether we are spiritual or carnal. A minister may be very faithful in his teaching of doctrine and be enthusiastic in his service, and yet still be living a carnal Christian Life. So, what are the characteristics of a Spiritual Life […]

In this chapter, Andrew Murray reminds us that our highest calling is not preaching, or speaking, or church visitation, but it is to cultivate the life of God in himself daily, and to be a witness of what the Lord teaches him and accomplishes in him. It was true even of the Lord Jesus. Why […]

In chapter 14 of “Living a Prayer Filled Life,” Andrew Murray gives us some very practical steps for implementing a consistent time of private prayer. I was really blessed by these thoughts. I hope it will be a help to you also. It has been my practice for some time for my personal time in […]

Being created in the image of God (Gen 5:1), normal for you and I is looking and acting like God does. So, what does that look like? Jesus was our perfect example. Clothed with our humanity (Philippians 2:6–8), the Lord Jesus advertised Deity through everything He did, said, and was, allowing that Deity to be heard, seen, known, […]

In chapter 1 of The Indwelling Life of Christ, Ian Thomas begins the book with a fictitious story of aliens who know they were fashioned by the God who created everything, but they do not know what God is like. Through their advanced technology, they have discovered the Bible, in which God describes the people […]

How importance is obedience? Do you see obedience to what God says as vital, or optional? How much does obedience affect your walk with God and your ability to live out what God has for you in your life? What is the source of strength for you to obey?  Have you ever felt temptation to sin and had […]

Have you ever thought about the role the Holy Spirit plays in your prayer life? As with every aspect of our Christian life, Christ must be the source in order for it be Godly. Christ in the Christian (by the power of His Spirit) is the Christian life. The same is true of prayer! We […]

Do we (do I) believe in the power of prayer? Sure I give verbal assent to it, and I even preach of it’s importance, but the fact that it still does not motivate my behavior in a significant way, shows me that I still don’t really believe it. If I/we understood what a life of […]

All true Christians have received life from Christ. The majority, however, know nothing about the more abundant life that He is willing to bestow and this is most evident by our prayer life. For a true life of prayer it is necessary that we walk in an ever-increasing experience of that overflowing life. Abundant life […]

I don’t know about you, but through the years of my spiritual journey, consistency in my prayer life has been one of my biggest challenges.  I do pretty good to find the time / make the time for Bible reading and/or Bible study.  I am regularly involved in fellowship with other believers.  Giving of my […]