Top 69 John Bevere Quotes
#1. Offended people still may experience miracles, words of utterance, strong preaching, and healing in their lives. But these are gifts of the Spirit, not fruits. We will be judged according to fruit, not gifting. A gift is given. Fruit is cultivated.
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#2. If we don't risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.
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#3. We all have life-defining moments. They are like open-book tests, but we don't know we have been examined until it is over.
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#4. The promise is nothing without Your presence!
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#5. No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly" (Psalm 84:11).
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#6. The man or woman who doesn't forgive has forgotten the price that Christ paid for them on the Cross.
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#7. True honor is an outflow from a heart that fears God.
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#8. This truth remains: Only those you care about can hurt you. You expect more from them-after all, you've given more of yourself to them. The higher the expectations, the greater the fall.
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#9. Because the Western church has emphasized the work Jesus did for us as Savior rather than His position as Lord, lack of submission to His position of authority creates a significant fault in our foundation. Hear
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#10. Physical maturity is bound to time. Spiritual maturity is bound to obedience.
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#11. Grace is God's free empowerment that gives us the ability to go beyond our natural ability. W
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#12. IT IS RIGHTEOUS FOR GOD TO AVENGE HIS SERVANTS. IT IS UNRIGHTEOUS FOR GOD'S SERVANTS TO AVENGE THEMSELVES.
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#13. There is nothing good for you outside of God's wisdom or Word, nothing at all.
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#14. True humility is absolute obedience and dependence on God. It puts Him first, others second, and ourselves third in all things.
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#15. Some offenses will be more challenging than those for which we've been trained. This extra strain may cause
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#16. The greater hardship you endure, the greater the authority God entrusts to you.
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#17. We must always keep in mind all legitimate authority is from God, and is given for protection, provision, and peace.
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#18. It is an infallible truth that if we do not fear God, we will be afraid of Him at the revelation of His glory, for every knee shall bow to Him, if not out of godly fear then out of terror
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#20. There's One Person above all others who desires an extraordinary life for you. He is a Father who delights, like any good father, in the achievements and happiness of His children. His name is God! And nothing will please Him more than seeing you reach your highest potential.
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#21. Do not be afraid to allow the Holy Spirit to reveal any unforgiveness or bitterness. The longer you hide it, the stronger it will become and the harder your heart will grow. Stay tenderhearted.
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#22. Physical growth is a function of time. No two-year-old child has ever been six feet tall. Intellectual growth is a function of learning. Spiritual growth is neither a function of time or learning, but it is a function of obedience.
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#23. But we will never advance this heavenly cause if we do not rely on the power of the Spirit. Jesus needed the Spirit's power - what makes us any different?
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#24. We don't honor just to get a reward; we honor because it is the heart of God, and it is our delight.
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#25. .Be ye perfect is not. . .a command to do the impossible. [God] is going to make us into creatures that can obey that command.
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#26. We don't want to merely obey God: we need to catch His heart. It is then we will glimpse the wisdom behind His directives, and not just see them as laws.
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#27. He quickly responded, "A person with a religious spirit is one who uses My Word to execute his own will!" In other words, it is when we take what the Lord has said and work our own desires into it.
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#28. Everything in the universe is good to the degree it conforms to the nature of God and evil as it fails to do so. - A.W. Tozer
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#29. Offense cuts you off from God. We separate ourselves from the pipeline. I've never seen anything block blessings from Heaven except offense.
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#30. God is waiting to satisfy us, yet His goodness will not satisfy us if we are already full of other things.
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#31. Most are deceived by and drawn to behavior and things that seem right, good, and wise but are contrary to His wisdom.
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#32. If we proclaim a gospel that doesn't emphasize transformation, we end up with a deficit of clean containers, which consequently creates a shortage of God's manifest presence on the earth.
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#33. How can a good God appoint cruel people to positions of authority? The answer is simple: God is the originator of the authority, but He is not the author of the cruelty. Man is responsible for his cruel actions, not God. All authority is of God, but not all authority is godly.
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#34. The destined end of man is not happiness, nor health, but holiness. - Oswald Chambers L
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#35. Complex faith does not kill giants. It imprisons us in "wonder" land where we try to figure out what we cannot change and hesitate to make any move.
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#36. The Bible is very clear that in the last days men will be "lovers of themselves" (2 Tim. 3:2).
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#37. The Spirit of God is jealous over us; He doesn't want superficial fellowship, but genuine intimacy.
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#38. What we say in private we must be willing to say with a heart burning with love and honor before the face of our leaders. If not, we will poison our spirits and it will manifest in the presence of our leaders.
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#39. I will use this period of spiritual training in my life to focus on the greatness of my God instead of the impossibility of my circumstances.
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#40. fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out.
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#41. Father, I want to continue to always grow into a more intimate relationship with You. Expose the areas of my life that hinder me from being Christlike, and cause my life to reflect the character of my precious Savior and Lord.
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#42. Grace gives us the power to live, and mercy keeps us free from guilt, condemnation, and shame.
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#43. Holy fear is the key to God's sure foundation, unlocking the treasuries of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. Along with the love of God, it composes the very foundation of life! We will soon learn that we cannot truly love God until we fear Him, nor can we properly fear Him until we love Him.
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#44. We want Jesus to come to our house, but we're going to question Him when He gets there.
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#45. If we do not carry God's truth and light to this world, no one will.
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#46. In essence he declared, "If I have to choose between Your presence and Your blessing, I'll take Your presence - even if it's in a place of lack and hardship - over Your blessing in a great environment.
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#47. YOU GROW MORE FROM THE MOST CHALLENGING OFFENSES - THE ONES FOR WHICH YOU HAVE NOT BEEN TRAINED.
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#48. I say that trials and tests locate a person. In other words they determine where you are spiritually. They reveal the true condition of your heart. How you react under pressure is how the real you reacts.
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#49. The knowledge of God's Word without love is a destructive force because it puffs us up with pride and legalism.
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#50. There is no other way to know good from evil, right from wrong, unless we have His Word dwelling richly in our heart. It's good for us to spend time in His Word.
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#51. When we oppose God's delegated authority, we oppose God Himself.
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#52. God is seeking those who hear His call to a life of worship. Those who heed are those who will walk in His presence. They will know Him intimately as He will manifest Himself to them.
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#53. We cannot discern what is truly good for our lives without first having our minds renewed.
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#54. Our lives must be submitted to and built upon His position of lordship, not upon His work as Savior. Another
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#55. Christianity is not a sprint but an endurance run. Therefore it is not how we start the race that counts, but how we complete it. How we finish is determined by the choices we make, and those are often formed by patterns we develop along the way.
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#56. Remember that God has given you today and that the choices you make today will shape your tomorrow - not your yesterday.
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#57. Simply put, the promises of God are not automatic; they must be acquired by faith.
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#58. Godly fear, faith, and humility is the true threefold cord that can't easily be broken (see Ecclesiastes 4:12).
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#59. Our response to an offense determines our future.
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#60. A PERSON WHO CANNOT FORGIVE HAS FORGOTTEN HOW GREAT A DEBT GOD HAS FORGIVEN THEM.
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#61. God doesn't author hardship but uses it to strengthen us for greater conquests. He never leads us into a storm that He doesn't give us the power to overcome.
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#62. The Lord then brought to my remembrance that His Word did not say, "Children, obey your parents only if they are born again." He explained, You are my Child; therefore, I place My wisdom and instruction in the hearts of your parents for your guidance and protection.
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#63. Love is the bottom line in our relationship with the Lord - not love of principles or teachings but love for the Person of Jesus Christ.
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#64. Love forgets wrongs so that there is hope for the future.
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#65. We are like horses that must be broken; basically that one should submit to a pastor even if he is wrong.
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#66. Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.
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#68. An offended heart is the breeding ground of deception.
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#69. justifies the cost of wounded lives and shattered people. Justice, mercy, integrity, and love are compromised for success. Decisions are based on money, numbers, and results.
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