"The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. He frees himself and shows the way to others. Freedom and slavery are mental states." - Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence leader and advocate of non-violence (1869-1948)

"There is a false boldness for Christ that only comes from pride. A man may rashly expose himself to the world's dislike and even deliberately provoke its displeasure, and yet to do so out of pride.... True boldness for Christ transcends all, it is indifference to the displeasure of either friends or foes. Boldness enables Christians to forsake all rather than Christ, and to prefer to offend all rather than to offend Him." - Jonathan Edwards in Religious Affections

"Peter Cartwright lived in the nineteenth century, and was a circuit-riding preacher. He had a reputation for boldness. On a Sunday morning, Cartwright received word that President Andrew Jackson would be in the congregation. And he was warned about the need for diplomacy. When he stood to preach, he said, 'I understand that Andrew Jackson is here. I have been requested to be guarded in my remarks.' Then, he followed with this salvo: 'Andrew Jackson will go to hell if he doesn't repent!' The shocked congregation nearly had apoplexy! After the service, Jackson went straight to the preacher and said, 'Sir, if I had a regiment of men like you, I could whip the world.' True words to honest hearts are never shocking.
O God, may my next sermon be as bold and my congregation as receptive! May our lives be full of the boldness of the Spirit."- Dan Yeary, The Word, North Phoenix Baptist Church, Dec. 22, 1993

Spurgeon never missed an opportunity to fearlessly declare God's truth. Once, after preaching an unpopular message, he was approached by a friend who said, 'I hear you are in hot water.' Spurgeon replied, 'Oh, no. It is the other fellows who are in hot water. I am the stoker, the man who makes the water boil.'

"The moment the slave resolves that he will no longer be a slave, his fetters fall. He frees himself and shows the way to others. Freedom and slavery are mental states." - Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence leader and advocate of non-violence (1869-1948)

"There is a false boldness for Christ that only comes from pride. A man may rashly expose himself to the world's dislike and even deliberately provoke its displeasure, and yet to do so out of pride.... True boldness for Christ transcends all, it is indifference to the displeasure of either friends or foes. Boldness enables Christians to forsake all rather than Christ, and to prefer to offend all rather than to offend Him." - Jonathan Edwards in Religious Affections

"Peter Cartwright lived in the nineteenth century, and was a circuit-riding preacher. He had a reputation for boldness. On a Sunday morning, Cartwright received word that President Andrew Jackson would be in the congregation. And he was warned about the need for diplomacy. When he stood to preach, he said, 'I understand that Andrew Jackson is here. I have been requested to be guarded in my remarks.' Then, he followed with this salvo: 'Andrew Jackson will go to hell if he doesn't repent!' The shocked congregation nearly had apoplexy! After the service, Jackson went straight to the preacher and said, 'Sir, if I had a regiment of men like you, I could whip the world.' True words to honest hearts are never shocking.
O God, may my next sermon be as bold and my congregation as receptive! May our lives be full of the boldness of the Spirit."- Dan Yeary, The Word, North Phoenix Baptist Church, Dec. 22, 1993

Spurgeon never missed an opportunity to fearlessly declare God's truth. Once, after preaching an unpopular message, he was approached by a friend who said, 'I hear you are in hot water.' Spurgeon replied, 'Oh, no. It is the other fellows who are in hot water. I am the stoker, the man who makes the water boil.'

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"People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do the difficult thing. No one is going to make a change that involves pain if they think they can avoid it. A manager's job is to help people have a vision of their potential. A great disservice is done when we don't help them understand they have most of the responsibility for their lives." - Roger Porter

"A big wave, like change itself, moves so fast, that if you wait too long it will pass you by and leave you struggling in the backwash." - Robert Kriegel & Louis Patler

"We must drop the idea that change comes slowly. It does ordinarily in part because we think it does. Today's changes must come fast: and we must adjust our mental habits, so that we can accept comfortably the idea of stopping one thing and beginning another overnight. We must discard the idea that past routine, past ways of doing things are probably the best ways. On the contrary, we must assume that there is probably a better way to do almost everything. We must stop assuming that a thing which has never been done before probably cannot be done at all." - Donald M. Nelson

"There are only two constants in this world: change and Jesus Christ." - Lyle Schaller

"The hymn-writer wrote, 'Change is all around I see.' Change and decay are enemies that most people fear…when we are young, change is a treat; but as we grow older, change becomes a threat. But when Jesus Christ is in control of your life, you need never fear change or decay…When you are part of eternity, the decay of the material only hastens the perfecting of the spiritual, if you walk by faith in Christ." - Warren W. Wiersbe, His Name is Wonderful

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