Andrew Minion

Andrew Minion

Quotes

Most of these quotes are from various chapel messages at Ambassador Baptist College throughout the year. The most recent additions are at the top.

There is danger in the smallest step away from God. Pastor Marc Monte Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 7/21/10 It was not denial, it was distance. (speaking of Peter following Christ far off) Pastor Marc Monte Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 7/21/10 I wouldn’t trust a man to take me to the afterlife if he didn’t make it there himself. Richard Harper Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/24/09. Sin isn’t a line to be crossed, but a path that you’re either on or off. Roger Maxwell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/24/09. What use is it to parse and exegete if you don’t know how to pray and evangelize? Billy Ingram Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/23/09. You have nothing to prove, and only one person to please. ???, quoted by John Godfrey Jr. Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/23/09. If you don’t put bitterness away, it has the potential to put you under. Pastor George Riddell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/6/09. The man who claimed to be a “seer” was blinded by his sin. The donkey could see better than the prophet. Matthew Hanke Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/2/09. The worst thing about prayerlessness is what it says about us.…It is a revelation of the pride of your heart. Pastor Bob Taylor Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/19/09 Never despair; but if you do, work on in despair. ??, quoted by Pastor Bill Lytell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/5/09 You can’t sanctify a song with a poem. Pastor Bill Lytell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/3/09 You can always say in the middle of the storm that God brought me here. Pastor Kevin Broyhill Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/22/09 Storms arise, but they also pass. Pastor Kevin Broyhill Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/22/09 The task ahead of us is never greater than the power of God. Sharon Sivnksty, quoted by Jerry Sivnksty Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/16/09 Faith is to believe what we do not see; the reward of faith is to see what we believe in. ??, quoted by Jerry Sivnksty Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/15/09 God’s truth is best expressed only by God’s words. Dr. Bob Dalton Soteriology class at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/15/09 It’s always too soon to quit. Jerry Sivnksty Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/13/09 It’s easier to confess your sin than cover it. Dr. Ernest Childs, quoted by Alton Beal Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/12/09 God does not want to bypass the will; He wants to break the will. Evangelist Phil Prettyman Sermon preached at Marquette Manor Baptist Church, 1/4/09 After the triumph comes the testing. Finley Cutshaw Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/24/08 CCM has become the golden idol of the church today. Walt Coles Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/13/08 God’s promise is for all of us; He is prominent in some of us; but He is preeminent in few of us. Walt Coles Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/13/08 The very existence of miracles proves their uniqueness. If it happens every time you turn on your TV, it’s not a miracle. Dr. Charles Keen Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/30/08 The greatest contribution Christ made in a dark time was prayer. Dr. Charles Keen Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/30/08 It’s not a matter of world missions or home missions but submission to His will. Dr. David Cummins Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/27/08 We don’t think our way to Heaven; we trust our way to Heaven. Pastor Charles Surrett Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/26/08 God doesn’t change His mind as much as we say He does. John O’Malley Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/21/08 Satan gives you what you want, then takes it away. Brenson Jennings Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/13/08 Suffering and success always go together. Adoniram Judson, quoted by Joel Bixler Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/9/08 Every church is one pastor away from being liberal. Don’t you be that pastor…. Gene Baughman Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/7/08 I’ll take a financial burden over a spiritual burden any day. Pastor Walter Wagner Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/2/08 If you sin in the little areas, you’ll eventually sin in the big areas. Richard Harper Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/30/08 Courage is not the absence of fear; courage is the willingness to obey in spite of fear. Dr. Earl Jessup Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/25/08 Sometimes God’s people don’t do God’s will because of God’s people. Bill Rice III Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/15/08 You don’t give to get to have; you give to get to give again. Bill Rice III Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/15/08 I like sports…I like football…car racing…boxing… But can’t we find something else to talk about at church? Danny Whetstone 9/4/08 We need to stop talking about souls and start talking to souls. Morris Gleiser Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/28/08 One night in the whorehouse was not worth the weeks in the mill house. Morris Gleiser Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/26/08 It is so sad when we speak of our devotion and dedication in the past tense. Alton Beal Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/21/08 Prayer is not a result of what you are on your knees; it’s a result of what you are at all other times. Pastor Chris Edwards Paraphrase from sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/2/08 Every change God makes is an improvement. Pastor Charles Surrett Homiletics class at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/1/08 Some people say ‘someday’; but ‘someday’ isn’t on the calendar—‘today’ is. Pastor Charles Surrett Homiletics class at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/29/08 The call of God to piece of work is the guarantee that He will be the resource of all the power, provision, and personnel that it will require. Gene Gurganus Perspectives on Evangelism, (Greenville: Ambassador-Emerald International, 1997) When God calls to a ministry, all of the power and authority of God the Creator stands behind that call. Gene Gurganus Perspectives on Evangelism, (Greenville: Ambassador-Emerald International, 1997) Law is to grace what thirst is to water. Gene Gurganus Perspectives on Evangelism, (Greenville: Ambassador-Emerald International, 1997) If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible. Calvin Coolidge The Bible…is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation. Woodrow Wilson I plead for a closer and wider and deeper study of the Bible, so that our people may be in fact as well in theory “doers of the word and not hearers only."
If a man is not familiar with the Bible, he has suffered a loss which he had better make all possible haste to correct. Theodore Roosevelt The more profoundly we study this wonderful book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation. William McKinley There are some old things we cannot dispense with, and among these are God’s Word and truth, and those religious influences by which He brings the heart of man into subjection to moral law. Do not be ashamed to confess yourselves Christians. Benjamin Harrison I speak as a man of the world to men of the world, and I say to you: Search the Scriptures. The Bible is the Book of all others to read at all ages and in all conditions of human life; not to be read once or twice through, and then laid aside; but to be read in small portions of one or two chapters a day and never to be omitted by some overwhelming necessity. John Quincy Adams I hope that I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington The magistrate is the servant, not… of the people, but of his God. John Quincy Adams Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have. Unanswered prayers have taught me to seek the Lord’s will instead of my own. James O. Fraser quoted from Mountain Rain I know not what lies ahead. God kindly veils my eyes. Philip P. Bliss If you do not do your God-assigned task, throughout eternity there will be a job that has never been done. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. Quoted in Do Right! p.103 Don’t ask God to give you a light burden. Ask Him to give you strong shoulders to carry a heavy burden. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. Quoted in Do Right! p.103 A man is a fool who leans on the arm of flesh when he can be supported by the arm of omnipotence. Dr. Bob Jones Sr. Quoted in Do Right! p.102 You can only do two things with your life: give it away or throw it away. Ron White Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, Fall 2006. The reason the theaters are full and the churches are empty is that actors are presenting fiction as if it were truth, while preachers are presenting the truth as if it were fiction. Unknown You can do without being, but you can’t be without doing. Evangelist Dwight Smith Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 4/3/08 Sometimes our greatest need is to have a need. Pastor Eddie Egbert Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 4/1/08 Good news is good news only if it arrives on time. Pastor Norman Johnston Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/31/08 Purity always precedes power. Evangelist Billy Ingram Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/28/08 Pride is what will let you get ready for Greek but not for God. Evangelist Billy Ingram Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/27/08 An improper belief in God always results in improper behavior. Evangelist Dave Cajiuat Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/25/08 I’d rather get an F on a quiz and an A with God than get an A on the quiz and an F with God. Evangelist David Cajiuat Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/24/08 God has not changed; the calendar has, but God has not changed. Pastor Mike Edwards Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/21/08 It’s never about your ability; it’s about God’s ability. Pastor Mike Edwards Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/21/08 Every day I’m one decision from destruction. Evangelist Tom Farell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/20/08 Trusted men are always tempted men. Evangelist Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/20/08 A child without discipline is like a car without brakes. Newspaper column Quoted by Pastor David Atkinson, sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/18/08 All anger, unless it’s righteous, is selfish. Rand Hummel Quoted by Pastor Rusty Smith, sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/18/08 It’s less important who you are than whose hand you’re in. Pastor Jim Rushing Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/7/08 It’s less important what’s in the hand than the hand it’s in. Pastor Jim Rushing Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/7/08 Don’t let the challenge of your faith knock the song out of you. Pastor Jim Rushing Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/6/08 Only God can please God. Evangelist Rich Tozour Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/4/08 No prayer is as effective as prayer based on the promises of God. Evangelist Rich Tozour Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 3/3/08 It’s sad when those who should be examples of charity are prodigies of cruelty. Eric Stovall Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/19/08 God is God when the dollar is strong, and He is God when the dollar is weak. We don’t go to the mission field because the dollar is strong. Evangelist Paul Schwanke Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2/10/08 Definition of redemption: I owned it; once in crisis I lost it; but now I buy it back again. Evangelist Paul Schwanke Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2/10/08 If Eli had been one-tenth as hard on his boys as he was on Hannah, he might have spared his nation from the judgment of God. Evangelist Paul Schwanke Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2/10/08 My home in Heaven is not for sale.… All the worry in the world cannot buy a place in Heaven. Evangelist Paul Schwanke Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2/10/08 One of my greatest fears in life is to be successful in that which does not matter. Clayton Shumpert quoted by Pastor David Cummins, sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 2/6/08 The darker the environment, the brighter the Gospel light. Bob Wall Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/29/08 Though we robbed Christ, He gave His life for us; though we stripped Him, He clothed us with righteousness; though we killed Him, He gave us new life. Andrew Minion Adapted/paraphrased from a statement made by Eric Stovall, sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/19/08. I read nowhere in the Bible “Well done, talented servant." Paul Crow Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/18/08 Your testimony in living is a declaration of the reality of the lordship of Christ in your life. Lance T. Ketchum Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/17/08 [Feeding the Israelites] was nothing to God. It’s big to us only because we can’t imagine it. Lance T. Ketchum Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/15/08 The problem is that we want a high-ground walk with God while we have a low-ground faith in God. Lance T. Ketchum Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/15/08 You live a powerful life or a powerless life. David Cummins Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 1/13/08 There are no great men of God; there are men who are greatly used by God. ??, quoted by Buddy Smith Missionary Ethics class at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/24/08. The most dangerous creature is not in the zoo; it’s in you [speaking of the tongue]. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/10/08 When intimacy with God goes, integrity for God goes. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/9/08 Pride made a devil out of an angel. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/9/08 We often get so busy working that we forget to worship the one for whom we are working. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/8/08 Life minus love is nothing. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/8/08 The question is not where Jesus loves me; that is settled by this Book. The question is whether I love Jesus. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/8/08 Prayer has become a convenience instead of a priority; a ritual instead of a pleasure; a burden instead of a blessing. Alton Beal Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/8/08 Don’t you go praising God on Sunday when you can’t praise Him on Monday when your clothesline falls in the mud. Lester Roloff quoted by Alton Beal, sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/8/08 You can have your misery or God’s mercy; the choice is up to you. Tom Farrell Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/7/08 It doesn’t matter who’s right; it matters what’s right. Dr. Joel Spencer Pauline Epistles class at Ambassador Baptist College, 1/7/08 He who waits on God wastes no time. The haughty will be passed by. Humble yourself in the sight of the Lord, for the flower of humility grows on the grave of pride. Evangelist Stephen Hill “Daily Awakenings" quoted in <http://www.mariononline.com/columnists/articles/000003/000342.htm>, accessed 1/3/08 The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. C.S. Lewis <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 Missionaries are like a pile of manure. When you spread them out, they do some good. But if you let them pile up in one place, they begin to stink. unknown <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 I would like to buy $3 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man [or any different ethnic group] or pick beets with a migrant. I want ecstasy, not transformation. I want the warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I want about a pound of the eternal in a paper sack. I’d like to buy $3 worth of God, please [How much do you want?]. Wilbur Reese <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 Go, send, or disobey. John Piper <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to hell over our bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If hell must be filled, at least let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for. C.H. Spurgeon <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 We talk of the second coming; half the world has never heard of the first. A.W. Tozer <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 Christians don’t tell lies; they just go to church and sing them. A.W. Tozer <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 How little chance the Holy Ghost has nowadays. The churches and missionary societies have so bound him in red tape that they practically ask Him to sit in a corner while they do the work themselves. C.T. Studd <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 Two distinguishing marks of the early church were: 1) Poverty 2) Power. T.J. Bach <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 It’s amazing what can be accomplished if you don’t worry about who gets the credit. Clarence W. Jones <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 I used to think that prayer should have the first place and teaching the second. I now feel it would be truer to give prayer the first, second and third places and teaching the fourth. James O. Fraser <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives… and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted. Nate Saint <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any new command that may come; third, the ability to do nothing until the command is given. G. Campbell Morgan <http://www.sermonillustrations.com/a-z/w/waiting_on_god.htm>, accessed 1/1/08 Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, “Ready for either." C.H. Spurgeon Morning and Evening Devotions (AGES Digital Library, Albany, OR, 1997) CD-ROM, p.15 The will of God is not a road map, it is a relationship. Pastor Jim Sumpter When walking through the “valley of shadows,” remember a shadow is cast by a Light. Anything that dims my vision for Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps me in my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me; and I must, as a Christian turn away from it. J. Wilbur Chapman <http://www.wholesomewords.org/echoes/chapman.html>, accessed 12/29/07 I never made a sacrifice. We ought not to talk of ‘sacrifice’ when we remember the great sacrifice which He made who left His Father’s throne on high to give Himself up for us. David Livingstone <http://www.wholesomewords.org/devotion7.html>, accessed on 12/29/07 Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt any situation you believe to be the will of God. Jim Elliot What are you willing for God to do with your life? Ernest Childs Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/9/07 Be encouraged by the great, the small, or nothing at all. Jim Cook Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/30/2007 He is wisest who reads both the world book, and the Word book as two volumes of the same work, and feels concerning them, “My Father wrote them both.” Charles Spurgeon Treasury of David, Psalm 119 inscription Growing up is graduating to bigger problems. Dr. Chuck Surrett I’m part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I’m a disciple of Jesus Christ. I won’t look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure. I’m finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits or popularity. I don’t have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded. I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, deluded or delayed. I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won’t give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ. I am a disciple of Jesus. I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me—my banner will be clear! Louise Chapman Robinson <http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/commit.htm>, accessed 12/25/07 My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear… Louise Chapman Robinson <http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/commit.htm>, accessed 12/25/07 A friend is one who knows who you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you become, and still gently invites you to grow. <http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com/>, accessed 12/20/07 Don’t ask God to guide your footsteps if you’re not willing to move your feet. <http://www.oneliners-and-proverbs.com/>, accessed 12/20/07 We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We’ve finally found him. We’re surrounded. That simplifies things. Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesty_Puller>, accessed 12/20/07 Speculations? I have none. I am resting on certainties. I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day. Michael Faraday <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday>, accessed 12/20/07 But he is unworthy the name of a minister of the gospel of peace, who is unwilling, not only to have his name cast out as evil, but also to die for the truths of the Lord Jesus. George Whitefield <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/g/georgewhit206612.html>, accessed 12/20/07 If we cannot believe God when circumstances seem to be against us, we do not believe Him at all. C.H. Spurgeon <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/Charles_H._Spurgeon/>, accessed 12/20/07 As sure as God puts His children in the furnace he will be in the furnace with them. C.H. Spurgeon <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/Charles_H._Spurgeon/>, accessed 12/20/07 Never think that Jesus commanded a trifle, nor dare to trifle with anything He has commanded. Dwight L. Moody <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dwight_l._moody/>, accessed 12/20/07 God never made a promise that was too good to be true. Dwight L. Moody <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dwight_l._moody/>, accessed 12/20/07 A rule I have had for years is: to treat the Lord Jesus Christ as a personal friend. His is not a creed, a mere doctrine, but it is He Himself we have. Dwight L. Moody <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dwight_l._moody/>, accessed 12/20/07 There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things. Dwight L. Moody <http://thinkexist.com/quotes/dwight_l._moody/>, accessed 12/20/07 The enemy is in front of us, behind us, to the left of us, and to the right of us. They won’t escape this time. Marine Colonel Lewis “Chesty” Puller <http://www.ashbrook.org/publicat/dialogue/timken.html>, accessed 12/20/07 Every experience that God gives us, every person that God brings into our lives, is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see. Betsie ten Boom One day I’ll be like the Lord; why not now, when I can do the most good? George Whitefield, quoted by Pastor Dan Reed Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 12/6/07. You’ll never do something for God when you carry something as heavy as a grudge. Pastor Dan Reed Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 12/7/07. God prepares messengers, not messages. Pastor Dan Reed Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 12/6/07. God doesn’t love us for what’s in us; He loves us for what’s in Him. Pastor Dan Reed Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 12/6/07. God brings us joy, not by substitution, but by transformation. Pastor David Cummins Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 12/2/07. Look well to the fire of your souls, for the tendency of fire is to go out. William Booth, quoted by Mr. Ron Brooks Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/27/07. Sometimes God calms the storm; other times, He calms His servant in the storm. Mr. Danny Whetstone Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/20/07. A mistake is definite evidence that somebody tried to do something. ??, quoted by Danny Whetstone Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/20/07. Sitting in church with a hypocrite for an hour is better than spending all eternity with him in Hell. Dr. Charles Surrett Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/22/07. If there’s a hypocrite between you and God, he’s closer to God than you are. Dr. Charles Surrett Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/22/07. I will go anywhere, provided it is forward. David Livingstone I have but one passion — it is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world; and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ. Count von Zinzendorf <http://johnlambert.wordpress.com/100-quotes/>, accessed 1/2/08 God can take a man where he is; but if he chooses to stay where he is, God will find somebody else. Pastor Milton Ker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/15/07. Find the direction in which God is moving and move in that direction. ??, quoted by Pastor Milton Ker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/15/07. The song of the seraphim stopped so God could answer the sigh of a sinner. Missionary J.B. Godfrey Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/13/07. I won’t share my heart with you because you don’t need to hear my heart; you need to hear the Word of God. Evangelist Bryan Samms Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/12/07. There’s more of a burden for souls in Hell than [there is] in many churches. Evangelist Bryan Samms Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/10/07. If there’s nothing wrong with movies taking God’s name in vain, let’s rip “Blessed Be the Name” out of the hymnal. Evangelist Bryan Samms Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/10/07. The Lord’s last command ought to be our first concern. Pastor Greg Baker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/1/07. If the Bible is truth for every person—and it is—then missions is a necessity, not an option. ??, quoted by Pastor Greg Baker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 11/1/07. We don’t have a career; we have a calling. Pastor Greg Baker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/30/07. It’s never as much as God can do, because God can do anything. Pastor Greg Baker Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/30/07. Joseph lost his coat, but kept his character. Pastor David Cummins Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist Church, 10/14/07. Little furnaces for little faith; big furnaces for big faith. Pastor Bill Egerdahl Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 10/9/07. You never realize how you’re doing as a servant until someone treats you like one. Mr. John O’Malley Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/28/07. If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you? Evangelist Art Williams Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/27/07. You can’t be a receptacle for trash and come out smelling clean. John O’Malley Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/24/07. Discouragement is not a luxury we can afford ourselves. John O’Malley Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/25/07. You don’t have to be known to do great things. Tim Clark Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/24/07. You could be baptized every week and be nothing more than a wet sinner. Tim Clark Sermon preached at Tri-City Baptist church, 9/23/07. You have two choices: to pray, or to fall prey. Dwight Smith Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/17/07. You must fall on your knees to avoid falling on your face. Dwight Smith Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 9/17/07. Many Christians are trying to cross Jordan with Egypt on their back. Jim Cook Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 8/30/07. The Mark of a Christian
  1. The desire to be holy rather than happy.
  2. He wants to carry His cross.
  3. Sees everything from God’s point of view.
  4. Desires to die right rather than live wrong.
  5. Makes eternity judgments rather than time judgments.
 A.W. Tozer Sweeping Surrender

No will, no desire
No rights to decide
No reserves, no regrets
No one else at my side.

No appeals, no demands
No retreats shall I make
No wishes, no commands
No reward shall I take.

No likes, no dislikes
No thoughts now but this
All I am, all I want
All I own, now are His.
 A Christian minister is a person who in a peculiar sense is not his own; he is the servant of God, and therefore ought to be wholly devoted to Him. By entering on that sacred office he solemnly undertakes to be always engaged, as much as possible, in the Lord’s work, and not to choose his own pleasure, or employment, or pursue the ministry as something that is to subserve his own ends, or interests, or as a kind of bye-work. He engages to go where God pleases, and to do, or endure what He sees fit to command, or call him to, in the exercise of his function. He virtually bids farewell to friends, pleasures, and comforts, and stands in readiness to endure the greatest sufferings in the work of his Lord, and Master. It is inconsistent for ministers to please themselves with thoughts of a numerous auditory, cordial friends, a civilized country, legal protection, affluence, splendour [sic.], or even a competency. The flights, and hatred of men, and even pretended friends, gloomy prisons, and tortures, the society of barbarians of uncouth speech, miserable accommodations in wretched wildernesses, hunger, and thirst, nakedness, weariness, and painfulness, hard work, and but little worldly encouragement, should rather be the objects of their expectation.Thus the apostles acted, in primitive times, and endured hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ.… William Carey An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens. <http://www.grace.org.uk/mission/enquiry4.html>, accessed 2/11/03. The Christian who considers himself as crucified with Christ has no reserves, no rights, no retreats, no wages, no regrets, no appeals. Michael Faraday was questioned “Have you ever pondered by yourself what will be your occupation in the next world?” His response came “I shall be with Christ, and that is enough." Wikiquote <http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Michael_Faraday> (accessed 1/16/07). Genesis begins with a man in a garden, and ends with a man in a coffin in Egypt. Ernest Childs Pentateuch class lecture, Ambassador Baptist College, 10/6/06. In religion, men seek God; in Christianity, Christ seeks men. Gene Gurganus Perspectives on Evangelism, (Greenville: Ambassador-Emerald International, 1997), p.126. My center is giving way, my right pushed back, situation excellent, I am attacking [sic]. Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch Quoted in Woodrow Kroll, The Vanishing Ministry in the 21st Century (Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2002), p. 161. If a church has a large attendance on Sunday morning, the church is popular. If the church has a large attendance on Sunday evening, the preacher is popular. If the church has a large attendance on Wednesday night, Jesus Christ is popular. Pastor Dale Cunningham Sermon preached at Ambassador Baptist College, 2/16/07. Our Lord was 30 years preparing for 3 years of service. The modern stamp is to spend 3 hours preparing for 30 years of service. Oswald Chambers Quoted in “The Record” (daily announcement sheet at Marquette Manor Baptist Academy). I had come to realize how little I had appreciated first things. These moments pass too quickly, moving from magic to familiarity.