Marva Dawn Quotes

#1. Without the emotion and willingness of Spirit, our music becomes dry and dusty - without life. Without doctrinal bones as a skeleton, the Body is not enfleshed in a healthy way.

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#2. Let us make sure that the worship services we plan and conduct present that Truth in all its clarity and beauty and goodness.

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#3. The Christian life consists in what God does for us, not what we do for God.

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#4. Instead of scrambling for security in national victory and domination, in preparation for war and military aggression, we must relearn the values of cooperation and sharing, of nonviolence and support.

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#5. If believers worship with gladness and passion, anyone not yet a part of the community certainly will be attracted to the One who is the object of their worship.

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#6. Every other religion gives you directions on how to find God, but Jesus takes you to Him.

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#7. If the Christ we follow sent out his disciples with no extra possessions (Luke 9:1-6 and 10:1-12) and warned would-be devotees that he had nowhere to lay his head (see Luke 9:57-62), then we must recognize that it is extremely difficult to live in a Christian way in a consumer culture.

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