Quotes by George Sweeting
George Sweeting (1924–2024) — Evangelist, Prediger, Radiosprecher, Buchautor, Präsident des Moody Bible Institute · Evangelikal · USA
George Sweeting (1924–2024) war ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor, Evangelist und Buchautor, der unter anderem als Leiter der Moody Church und langjähriger Präsident des Moody Bible Institute in Chicago wirkte. Er prägte die evangelikale Bildungs- und Medienlandschaft maßgeblich durch den Ausbau des Moody Radio Network und Veröffentlichungen zu Themen wie Evangelisation und geistlicher Reife. Bibellesern begegnen seine Texte heute vor allem als praktische Denkanstöße zu Nachfolge, Großzügigkeit und Ausdauer im Glauben.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, The Bible & the Word of God, Faith & Trust, Meaning & Identity, Relationships & Family, Witness & Mission, Discipleship, Doubt & Hard Questions
Quotes by George Sweeting
May God deliver us from a ho-hum attitude. Young people can read their parents. They can see right through their teachers, and they turn away in disgust from a make-believe faith.
George Sweeting
The Christian life is a positive allegiance to Jesus Christ. It is becoming so occupied with Him that the values and standards of the world around us have little influence.
George Sweeting
The difference between heart belief and head belief is the difference between salvation and damnation.
George Sweeting
The very same Holy Spirit who led these men to write, longs to lead us today so we can understand. Without the Holy Spirit, the Bible is like an ocean which cannot be sounded, heavens which cannot be surveyed, mines which cannot be explored, and mysteries beyond unraveling. We must – we must – yield to the leadership of the Holy Spirit.
George Sweeting
What do you conceive God to be like? Some would say to believe at all in a personal God requires a giant leap of faith – but I am convinced that belief in God is a far more reasonable position than atheism. Nature, the personal experience of literally billions of people, and something innate in the heart of man all testify to the existence of God.
George Sweeting
Down through the years God’s love has shined through misery, tears, and sin like a shaft of sunlight on a dark day. We see God’s love in His revelation, in His mercy, in His patience, and in His redemption. We see the love of God as the infinite One becomes an infant in Bethlehem’s manger. We see it in His life and ministry. And most of all we see it as He hangs on the cross, dying for our sins.
George Sweeting
Puritan writer Thomas Watson said, “Eternity to the godly is a day that has no sunset; eternity to the wicked is a night that has no sunrise.” Eternity is the grand climax of all history. It is the age to come when every person will acknowledge Jesus as Lord. Eternity will bring to this world all God intended for us. Sin will have been judged and banished. Rewards will have been presented. Life will continue with new vitality, meaning, and perfection. What an age that will be!
George Sweeting
When we come to the end of life, the question will be, “How much have you given?” not “How much have you gotten?”
George Sweeting
Andrew Bonar, a great man of God, had three rules that he lived by. Rule 1 – Not to speak to any person before speaking to Jesus Christ. Rule 2 – Not to do anything with his hands until he had been on his knees. Rule 3 – Not to read the papers until he had read his Bible.
George Sweeting
Often guidance in the will of God will come to us in the normal circumstances of life, through open and closed doors. But be careful not to give this area more consideration than it deserves. Satan can also open and shut doors of opportunity. Gather all the facts, and prayerfully seek the mind of God.
George Sweeting
Watch out for any ministry or person who claims to be led by the Holy Spirit but acts contrary to the Word of God. And beware of any movement or group whose focus is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit points not to Himself but to Jesus Christ.
George Sweeting
Sources: donsweeting.com, rushtopress.org, nrb.org, moody.edu
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