“We will never change the world by going to church. We will change the world by being the Church.”
“A church’s vitality is not measured by how many people fill the pews, but rather by how much those people are filled with Jesus.” (Mark Wilson)
“Church is who we are, not where we go.”
“Behind most church fights and unresolved divisions is ugly human pride, and the worst kind of pride is religious pride, the pharisaical pride of self-righteousness and superiority.” (Alexander Strauch)
“The church is not an event we turn up at, but a family we belong to.”
“As a child, I received instruction both the Bible and in the Talmud. I am a Jew, but I am enthralled by the luminous figure of the Nazarene. No one can read the gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.” (Albert Einstein)
“We do not want a church that moves with the world; we want a church that moves the world.” (G.K. Chesterton)
“God wants all your life, not just one hour a week.” (R. C. Sproul)
“The Gospel: The only story where the hero dies for the villain.”
“We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world. When a church grows like this, it becomes sick.” (Pope Francis)
“The church is not a select circle of the immaculate. It is a home where the outcast may come in.” (James H. Aughey)
“The church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.” (Timothy Heller)
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