Quotes by Jim Cymbala
Jim Cymbala (b. 1943) — Pastor und Bestsellerautor · evangelikal / freikirchlich-charismatisch · USA
Jim Cymbala ist ein US-amerikanischer evangelikaler Pastor und Autor, der seit 1971 die Gemeinde The Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City leitet. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch sein Buch „Frischer Wind, frisches Feuer“ sowie seinen Fokus auf beharrliches gemeinschaftliches Gebet und das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes. Für Bibelleser vermitteln seine Texte Impulse für eine engagierte Gebetspraxis, während konservative Theologen mitunter eine Bevorzugung subjektiver Erfahrungen gegenüber der Schriftauslegung kritisieren.
Era: Today
Recurring topics: Prayer & Silence, Guidance & God's Will, Church & Congregation, Humility & Pride, Faith & Trust, Justice & Commitment, Ethical Questions, Temptation & Struggle
Quotes by Jim Cymbala
Prayer cannot truly be taught by principles and seminars and symposiums. It has to be born out of a whole environment of felt need. If I say, "I ought to pray," I will soon run out of motivation and quit; the flesh is too strong. I have to be driven to pray.
Jim Cymbala
We like to control the map of our life and know everything well in advance. But faith is content just knowing that God's promise cannot fail. This, in fact, is the excitement of walking with God.
Jim Cymbala
Because I had been a basketball player, it never dawned on me to evaluate people on the basis of color. If you could play, you could play. In America it would appear that there is more openness, acceptance, and teamwork in the gym than in the church of Jesus Christ.
Jim Cymbala
The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God.
Jim Cymbala
Most ministries in our church have not begun with a bright idea in a pastors’ meeting. We usually don’t say, "Let’s start a street outreach," and then go recruit laypeople to staff it. We have learned over the years to let God birth something in people who are spiritually sensitive, who begin to pray and feel a calling. Then they come to us. "We want to start such-and -such," they say- and the ministry gets going and lasts. Discouragement, complications, and other attacks by the enemy don’t wash it out.
Jim Cymbala
On this New Year's Day, let’s thank the Lord for everything he has brought us through — for every blessing, every answered prayer, every demonstration of his love and faithfulness! And let’s call on his name, casting all of our cares upon him and looking forward with great expectation to all that is in store as we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus throughout the year!
Jim Cymbala
If we choose to turn left when God wants us to go right, we cannot expect God to support the plans we made on our own.
Jim Cymbala
Our forebears back in the camp meeting days used to say that if people left a meeting talking about what a wonderful sermon the preacher gave or how beautifully the singers sang, the meeting had failed. But if people went home saying thing like "Isn’t God good? He met me tonight in such a wonderful way," it was a good meeting. There was to be no sharing the stage with the Lord.
Jim Cymbala
God is not dead; he really does communicate today. He's interested in every part of your life, your home, your finances, every kind of decision - and more than just the moral issues. His eye is always on you. He wants to lead you. But you have to believe that he will indeed speak to you when you wait before him in believing prayer, with a yielded heart to do his will.
Jim Cymbala
In these first few days of the new year, I'm sure we all have many needs — in the areas of finances, employment, family situations, and more. But our greatest need as Christians, whether we realize it or not, is more of the Holy Spirit in our lives, so that we can be stronger in the Lord; have more patience; have guidance from God.
Jim Cymbala
Sources: wikipedia.org, brooklyntabernacle.org, tottministries.org, pastorwriter.com
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