Vance Havner
Vance Havner
darkness way demon
The only way to meet the modern demon-stration of the powers of darkness is by a demonstration of the power of God.
fields tables willing
Too many are willing to sit at God’s table, but not work in his field.
christmas sacrifice son
Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts, the gift of God to man - His unspeakable gift of His Son, and the gift of man to God - when we present our bodies a living sacrifice.
mistake moses crosses
I wouldn't cross the street to hear Ingersoll preach on the mistakes of Moses, but I'd love to hear Moses preach on the mistakes of Ingersoll!
sheep lord disciple
Our Lord sent His disciples out as sheep among wolves; now the wolves are being invited into the sheepfold.
doe would-be sometimes
God knows His own. It is well that He does, for sometimes it would be difficult for us to determine who are His!
suffering
We are suffering from a believism that never has believed, and a receivism that never has received, and it leads to deceivism.
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.
crowds littles would-be
A preacher who is too big for a little crowd would be too little for a big crowd.
brave storm height
A soft and sheltered Christianity, afraid to be lean and lone, unwilling to face the storms and brave the heights, will end up fat and foul in the cages of conformity.
kings heart dust
We are suffering today from a species of Christianity as dry as dust, as cold as ice, as pale as a corpse, and as dead as King Tut. We are suffering not from a lack of correct heads but of consumed hearts.
fathers-day dad home
Another thing I liked about my Dad at church: he did his sleeping at home. He never used the church as an adult nursery.
zoos civilization inmates
Civilization today reminds me of an ape with a blowtorch playing in a room full of dynamite. It looks like the monkeys are about to operate the zoo, and the inmates are taking over the asylum.
devil preacher preparing
The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.