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81 " We may not be able to do any great thing; but if each of us will do something, however small it may be, a goof deal will be accomplished for God. "
― Dwight L. Moody , To the Work! to the Work! Exhortations to Christians
82 " Now, some men tell us they don’t have time to pray, but I tell you if any man has God’s work lying deep in his heart he will have time to pray. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Men of the Bible
83 " If the Christians of this country would only rise up, we could evangelize America in twelve months. "
84 " only when we get serious with God can we expect an answer. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Prevailing Prayer
85 " seek by prayer “to move the Arm that moves the world.” D. L. MOODY "
86 " Humility consists not in thinking poorly of ourselves but in not thinking of ourselves at all. "
― Dwight L. Moody , The Overcoming Life
87 " We should, however, remember that the object of the Bible is not to tell how good men are, but how bad men can become good. "
― Dwight L. Moody , How to Study the Bible
88 " good way is to study Bible characters—take them right from the cradle to the grave. You find that skeptics often take one particular part of a man’s life—say, of the life of Jacob or of David—and judge the whole by that. They say these men were queer saints; and yet God did not punish them. If you go right through these men’s lives you will find that God did punish them, according to the sins they committed. A lady once said to me that she had trouble in reading the Bible, that she seemed to not feel the interest she ought. If you don’t keep up your interest in one way, try another. Never think you have to read the Bible by courses. PROPER NAMES. Another interesting study is the meaning of proper names. I need hardly remark that every name in the Bible, especially Hebrew names, "
89 " But a good many Christian people make this mistake: they think the battle is already fought and won. They have an idea that all they have to do is to put the oars down in the bottom of the boat, and the current will drift them into the ocean of God’s eternal love. But we have to cross the current. We have to learn how to watch and fight, and how to overcome. The battle is only just commenced. The Christian life is a conflict and a warfare, and the quicker we find it out the better. There "
― Dwight L. Moody , The Overcoming Life and Other Sermons
90 " So when we get really into communion with God, He lifts up His countenance upon us; and instead of our having gloomy looks, our faces will shine, because God has heard and answered our prayers. Jesus, "
91 " If our sermons are going to reach the hearts and consciences of the people, we must be much in prayer to God, that there may be power with the Word. In "
92 " Every man ought to take down some of the preacher’s words and ideas, and go into some lane or by-way, and preach them again to others. We ought to have four ears—two for ourselves and two for other people. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Pleasure And Profit In Bible Study And Anecdotes, Incidents And Illustrations
93 " There are a great many people now that are willing to observe what they like about Christ, but the things that they don’t like they just dismiss and turn away from. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Secret Power - Updated Edition: The Secret of Success in Christian Life and Work
94 " God in heaven will hear your prayers, and will answer them. He has never failed, if a man has been honest in his petitions and honest in his confessions. Let your faith beget patience. God is never in a hurry, said St. Augustine, because He has all eternity to work. "
95 " The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Mornings With Moody - 365 Days of Devotion
96 " A QUICKENING that will last must come through the Word of God. A man stood up in one of our meetings and said he hoped for enough out of the series of meetings to last him all his life. I told him he might as well try to eat enough breakfast at one time to last him his lifetime. That is a mistake that people are making; they are running to religious meetings and they think the meetings are going to do the work. But if these don’t bring you into closer contact with the Word of God, the whole impression will be gone in three months. "
97 " It is the work of the Spirit to impress the heart and seal the preached word. His office is to take of the things of Christ and reveal them unto us. "
98 " I fought against it for months; but the best thing I ever did was when I surrendered my will, and let the will of God be done in me. "
99 " The opportunity for sowing will not last forever; it is slipping through our fingers moment by moment; and the future can only reveal the harvest of the seed sown now. "
― Dwight L. Moody , Sowing and Reaping [Annotated, Updated]: Whatever a man sows that shall he also reap. – Galatians 6:7
100 " If I wanted to find out whether a man was a Christian, I wouldn’t go to his minister. I would go and ask his wife. "