James MacDonald Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by James MacDonald
James MacDonald Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from James MacDonald on Wise Famous Quotes.
You'll face overwhelming odds; you'll be incredibly outnumbered. Fear would be your natural inclination. But keep in mind, God is with you.
We need to stop shuffling service parts randomly and set our sights on a goal, something we are moving toward in every service element.
Reality is God-centered and all human beings are worshipers, whether or not they are conscious of this reality and its implications.
We are only prepared to receive and comprehend the grace of God when we have understood His infinite holiness and our incredible sinfulness.
Most men are not alert, not paying attention, and not watching out for their families as God commands them to.
Doubt is a lack of confidence or assurance that God will keep his promises. Faith is an active confidence that God's promises are always true.
Our job is to get people to Jesus Christ and to get them back to Him in profound, life-altering ways every week.
If we believe God is present in our worship as He promises to be,20 then we must frame all language of worship as to Him and not merely about Him.
When revival comes to the human heart, it's a torrent, it's a cascade, it's a deluge. It's a downpour!
If you don't tell your kids/grandkids what God has done for you, don't expect their hearts to be captured by your God! Worst
I want to be a part of the grand plan. Being on board with God's objectives means I understand that this is not about me.
You can't teach a person to love something. But you can get him to feel the heat of your love for something.
While the United States is becoming the most culturally diverse nation in the world, less than 5.5% of Christian congregations are multiethnic.
God's Word doesn't change, the message doesn't shift. It can't be compromised in any way. It's where we stand firm.
If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.
Don't lean on your own understanding. If your trust in God is limited by your understanding of His ways, you will always have a limited trust.
So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.
Too many times we're looking for ways to get around deep waters and dangerous fires, rather than through them. Has this ever been your experience?
The biblical counselor must always remember that the ROOT problem is deeper than skin; it is sin. The ultimate cure is not culture, but Christ.
You will never experience the fullness of joy you were created to know until Jesus Christ has first place in every area.
Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired.
This fight is not going to be over in 10 minutes or 10 weeks; there's no quick solution. If you think it's taking too long, remember, God is with you.
It's not unlikely that God would lie that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.
In our humanness we can't handle all His holiness; so God, in mercy, raises the veil and dwells in mystery.
Thankfulness is the attitude that perfectly displaces my sinful tendency to complain and thereby release joy and blessing into my life.
When we fail to assist people responding to the gospel at church, we train our people to repeat that failure at home and at work.
With God, we can be satisfied and fulfilled with very little, but without Him, all that we have will always be dry and deeply disappointing.
When we want decisions more than we want disciples, we get tares instead of true converts and Ichabod, departed glory for the church.
I want nothing to be off-limits to God. He can have free access to all that I am, everywhere I go, all the time.
Pride rises above and against the knowledge of God, acting as if He is unworthy to be retained in our thoughts.
Praying is what confirms our true belief that we cannot succeed without God, and its absence confirms the exact opposite.
What kind of future is in God's plan? A good one to which you can look forward. That's why you can hope.
Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way
A church with no conflict is likely a church that is manufacturing peace in a way that prohibits glory.
When you come to the place where you can't do anything else, you must stand still and believe ... When you can't do anything, let God do it all.
You might not think it now, but if you're one of God's children, you're going to figure it out by the end of your life God is good.
Be loving in conflict or be loving in frustration or let love command your every interaction because love never fails.
the unpopularity of an obviously right action should not hinder the execution of an obviously right decision. My
Only God is perfect! None of us comes within a country, not a country mile, but a whole country, in proximity to perfection.
God's Word is especially suited to directing those who want to focus primarily on the nature and direction of their own hearts.
Don't miss God's fingerprints all over the events, lining up people and circumstances in perfect timing to preserve His people and advance His agenda.
While you can't keep fear from visiting, you can slam the door in its face. With God's promise in your hand, that's exactly what you are able to do.
Your highest loyalty after the Lord is to your family. Your first priority after God is your wife then your kids.
John 5:44, Jesus continued, How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?
If He wasn't going to use that hard thing for your good, it wouldn't have happened. He had to sign off on every single thing that touches your life.
Spending too much time in one's individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry.
Revival is renewed interest after a period of indifference or decline. He wants to wake us up, to refresh our faith - to fire us up again.
More of anything other than God will never fill that longing for fulfillment He has placed within you and me.