Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire (cont.)

Here are some independent quotes from the book.
It is totally unbiblical to insinuate that people must travel to a particular church anywhere to receive what God has for them.

As a minister I firmly believe that I am not allowed to preach what is not in the Bible. It is an exciting enough book as it stands.

No one has the right to adjust the gospel or revise God's plan for his church.

Leonard Ravenhill, the revival-minded preacher and author from Britain, told me shortly before he died, "People say the church today is 'growing and expanding.' Yes, it's ten miles wide now - and about a quarter-inch deep."

(Regarding taking responsibility for our own situations)Just as our culture in general is taken up with a victim mentality, where everything is somebody else's fault, to be relieved by psychotherapy, government handouts, or litigation, so in the church people are saying, "It's the devil's fault. Don't blame me." No wonder there is little brokenness of spirit among us. Why pray and confess if your main problem is oppression (or possession) by an evil spirit that someone else needs to get off your back? Few Christians or sermons use the word "sin" anymore. Few sense the need to repent of their own wrongdoing. Rather, they look to the outside for a scapegoat.

I often reply, "Yes, those things are real - but God is greater. one of us can afford to blame the past indefinitely."

We as God's people have all the equipment we need. It has been around for two thousand years. He has given us everything necessary to put points on the scoreboard and win victories in his name. So let us move forward with full confidence in what we have received.

Nothing about God will change Tomorrow he will be no more anxious to help our lives, our families, and our churches then than he is right now. If we simply avail ourselves of his promises, we will see him do things we could never ask or think, just as he did in the New Testament. It is time to press on.

I just love this book! You've got to pick it up and read it! It's full of great insight.

Oh yeah. It appears I've sprained my ankle. Fortunately, it's the opposite leg as the shin that got banged up last week. Joy! Blessings on this beautiful Thursday.