Jesus gives us the gift of the Holy Spirit, yet when the Spirit comes, He is loaded with packages! He desires to release much more in us and through us than we could ever imagine. These gifts are given for delivery, not for accumulation. We receive them to pass them on to others.
— Jack Hayford (1934–2023), Pastor, Kirchenleiter, Buchautor und Liedermacher
Topics: God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, Service & Love of Neighbour, Witness & Mission
Jack Hayford
Jack Hayford (1934–2023) war ein US-amerikanischer Pastor, Kirchenleiter und Autor, der über mehrere Jahrzehnte die Megagemeinde The Church on the Way in Kalifornien leitete. Als einflussreiche Stimme der Pfingstbewegung und Verfasser zahlreicher Bücher sowie bekannter Kirchenlieder wie Majesty galt er als Brückenbauer zum breiteren Evangelikalismus, stieß mit seinen charismatischen Überzeugungen jedoch bei cessationistischen Theologen auf Kritik. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Schriften praxisnahe Impulse zu Gebet, Anbetung und einem geistlich geprägten Alltagsleben.
All quotes by Jack Hayford (9)
You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.
Augustine of Hippo
Jesus calls us not to a new religion, but to life.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
I would not be able to seek you if you had not already found me.
Augustine of Hippo
When you see a child, you catch God in the act.
Martin Luther
God does not love us because we are lovable, but because his nature is love.
Oswald Chambers
God seeks you more than your offering.
Augustine of Hippo
God has his ear at your heart.
Augustine of Hippo
God is closer to us than we are to ourselves.
Augustine of Hippo