Vance Havner
Vance Havner
suffering
We are suffering from a believism that never has believed, and a receivism that never has received, and it leads to deceivism.
christian mind doe
Satan does some of his worst work on exhausted Christians when nerves are frayed and the mind is faint.
ambition self rose
We may never be martyrs but we can die to self, to sin, to the world, to our plans and ambitions. That is the significance of baptism; we died with Christ and rose to new life.
christian tragedy today
The tragedy of today is that the situation is desperate but the saints are not.
obsolete word-of-god absolutes
The Word of God is either absolute or obsolete.
waiting protected
Simply wait upon Him. So doing, we shall be directed, supplied, protected, corrected, and rewarded.
comfort easy prelude
Taking it easy is often the prelude to backsliding. Comfort precedes collapse.
giving meditation today
I would say to today's young minister, 'Be not afraid to give much time to solitary walks and meditation'.
cities fire gold
If the fire of hell is not literal, it is worse than actual fire, and if the gates of the Celestial City are not actual gold, they are far finer.
christian jesus differences
Jesus Christ demands more complete allegiance than any dictator who ever lived. The difference is, He has a right to it.
crowds littles would-be
A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd.
sunday games church
The same church members who yell like Comanche Indians at a ball game on Saturday sit like wooden Indians in church on Sunday.
church firsts steps
The first step towards the evangelizing of the world is the christianizing of the church.
church lasts seven
The last word of our Lord to the church was not the Great Commission. The last thing He said to the church was 'Repent.' He said that to five out of seven.