No nation can last long when it stops praying and takes up playing. Vance Havner More Quotes by Vance Havner More Quotes From Vance Havner Our efficiency without God's sufficiency is only a deficiency. Vance Havner deficiencyefficiencychristian The gospel is for lifeboats, not showboats, and a man must make up his mind which boat he is going to operate. Vance Havner christianmindmen The Word of God is either absolute or obsolete. Vance Havner word-of-godabsolutesobsolete What we live is what we believe. Everything else is just so much religious talk. Vance Havner religiousbelieve No man can be a Christian by knowingly and willfully taking Christ on the installment plan, as Savior now, and Lord later. Vance Havner lordchristianmen The primary qualification for a missionary is not love for souls, as we so often hear, but love for Christ. Vance Havner soulmissionarychrist Abraham did not know where he was going immediately, but he knew where he was going ultimately. He did not know the Whither but he knew the Whom. He believed God, and, being sure of his destiny, he did not worry about his destination. Vance Havner destinationdestinyworry The preacher who is concerned with gaining a reputation, rising in his profession, is always in bondage. The itch for bigness is a dangerous thing. It has made a castaway of many a man whom God once richly blessed. A man should desire to be neither larger nor smaller than pleases God. Better than that, he should not bother at all about how large or how small but rather how faithful he shall be. Vance Havner faithfulblessedmen We need a dedicated minority who, like the apostles of old, are willing to be called the scum of the earth and a spectacle to the world for the scandal of the cross. Vance Havner scum-of-the-earthchristianneeds There is a trend today that would put a new robe on the prodigal son while he is still feeding hogs. Some would put the ring on his finger while he still in the pigsty. Others would paint the pigsty and advocate bigger and better hog pens. Vance Havner bigger-and-betterlazinessson Some ministers preach from notes and some don't. They have argued about it for centuries. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Two Welsh preachers were on their way to a meeting. One noticed that the other carried written outlines. 'Ah,' he remonstrated, 'you cannot carry fire on paper.' 'True,' replied his companion, 'but you can use paper to start a fire!' Vance Havner firementwo Sometimes your medicine bottle has on it, "shake well before using." That is what God has to do with some of His people. He has to shake them well before they are ever usable. Vance Havner medicineadversitypeople Where are the marks of the cross in your life? Are there any points of identification with your Lord? Alas, too many Christians wear medals but carry no scars. Vance Havner religiouschristianfaith He who waits on God loses no time. Vance Havner loseswaiting There are many who say they want to be victorious Christians, but few are willing to endure the discipline necessary to make one a good solider of Jesus Christ. There is a prize to possess, but before we possess it there is a price to be paid, and few will pay it. Vance Havner disciplinechristianjesus Salvation is a helmet, not a nightcap. Vance Havner nightcaphelmetsalvation A picture of Christ was hung in the back of a pulpit. When the minister rose to speak one Sunday morning, a little boy asked his mother, 'Mother, who is that man who stands so we can't see Jesus?' Vance Havner christianmothermorning The thermometer of a church is its prayer meeting. Vance Havner thermometerschurchprayer The same church members who yell like Comanche Indians at a ball game on Saturday sit like wooden Indians in church on Sunday. Vance Havner sundaychurchgames God isn't a talent scout looking for someone who is "good enough" or "strong enough." He is looking for someone with a heart set on Him, and He will do the rest. Vance Havner talentstrongheart
