Quotemeal: Aug. 19th, 1954

Thursday, August 19, 1954

Multiplication of Ministry: Year-End Information

Key dates and details about our year-end ministry transition and financial support.

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"Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."
— Jeremiah Burroughs

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"Faith makes it possible, not easy."
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"Nothing is small if God accepts it."
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— C. S. Lewis —
"The deepest desire of our hearts is for union for God. God created us for union with himself. This is the original purpose of our lives."
— Brennan Manning —

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Illustration of Jeremiah Burroughs — "Contentment is not by addition but by subtraction: seeking to add a thing will not bring contentment. Instead, subtracting from your desires until you are satisfied only with Christ brings contentment."

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