Quotemeal: Jul. 8th, 2010

Thursday, July 8, 2010

"The church exists by mission, as fire exists by burning."
— Emil Brunner

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"We must offer ourselves to God like a clean, smooth canvas and not worry ourselves about what God may choose to paint on it, but at each moment, feel only the....."
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"The chief pang of most trials is not so much the actual suffering itself as our own spirit of resistance to it."
— Jean Nicolas Grou —
"Wishing will never be a substitute for prayer."
— Ed Cole —
"We don't seem to want to worship a God who's too big, too authoritative. We seem more comfortable with a deity who's more manageable."
— Mark Finley —

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Illustration

Illustration of Emil Brunner — "The church exists by mission, as fire exists by burning."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Thursday, July 8, 2010

Today's Verse
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1 Thessalonians 5:6
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Daily Wisdom
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Psalm 34:19
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'Discerning, not Deceived' (Co. 2:4-7)
"Dear Father, my rock, Help me to think clearly with discernment. Keep me from being taken in by the beguiling speech of deceivers. Give me great joy...."
God's Holy Fire
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'The Giver' (Jn. 4:10)
"Jesus replied [to the Samaritan woman at Jacob's well], "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would..."

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