The church should not be pampered but rather prepare for, and expect persecution-for it is Christ's body on earth.
Church is not for pretenders and performers, it is a place for pastors to preach the principles of faith in order to prepare believers to face the storms of life on the stage of an unbelieving world.
Church is not the place to promote programs but profess the faith.
The church is not to be pliable but principled.
The church is not to be preoccupied but prevailing.
The church does not pressure or pollute but pronounces and protects.
The church does not prey on the lost; it prays for the lost.
The church does not pollute the mind, it feeds the soul.
The church should not seek after pleasures, but after God.
The church should not be prideful but princely-we are children of the King.
The church should not promote anything-but preach Christ only.
The church is not a playground but a place of proclamation.
The church is not to reflect the world, but be a portrait of Jesus Christ.
~Billy Graham in Storm Warning
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That is a fantastic piece of reading. I haven't read Storm Warning, but I have heard it is more than worth reading. After reading this, I am definitely going to put it on my must-read list. Thank you!!
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