ACM 2018 Bill Hightower
Hope. Faith. Love.
FAITH
“ Because of the increase of wickedness,.. the love of most will grow cold…” Mathew 24:12
It is through obedience we come to know him.
..Satan’s end and sin’s end is to “…dishonor of God and the ruin of our souls.” John Owen
“Maybe its time to stop creating God in your image and let Him create you in His. The more we grow, the bigger God should get. And the bigger God gets, the smaller our [fears] will become.” For What Its W orth, Simon Gui lm ebaud
“Were we able to extract from any man a complete answer to the question,… ‘What comes to your mind when you think about God?’….. we might predict with certainty the spiritual future of that man” A.W. T ozer
“If you are searching for the will of God, you are in it”. Dow Robinson
“I believe the architectural theory behind this is called….. “I’m going to take a huge dump on your historical neighborhood.” Created by Architect, Frank Gehry
George Mueller
“I seek at the beginning to get my heart into such a state that it has no wi lm of its own in regard to a given matter. Nine - tenths of the trouble with people genera lm y is just here.” George Mue lm er
“Having done this, I do not leave the result to feeling or simple impression. If so, I make myself liable to great delusions.” George Mue lm er
“I seek the Will of the Spirit of God in tandem with the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions. If the Holy Spirit guides us at all, He will do it according to the Scriptures and never contrary to them.” George Mueller
“Next I take into account providential circumstances. These o fu en plainly indicate God’s wi lm in connection with His W ord and Spirit.” George Mue lm er
“I ask God in prayer to reveal His Will to me.” George Mue lm er
“The responsibility of the future doesn’t rest on your capacity to comprehend, hear, or your intuition. It rests on the Father’s determination and ability to reveal. You don’t need to struggle to finalize the decision, just keep your eyes and heart fixed with anticipation. At some point, in a manner of His choosing - which may even be your own inclination - He will confirm what He desires for you to do. Once that inner Amen! resounds, it will all be clear.” Paul Petrie
“Thus, (1) through prayer to God, (2) the study of the Word, and (3) reflection, I come to a deliberate judgement according to the best of my ability and knowledge, and if my mind is thus at peace, and continues so after two or three more petitions, I proceed accordingly.” George Mue lm er
ORDER CHAOS Death Anxiety
“…our research shows that if you’ve been practicing the principals of greatness a lm the way along, you should get down on your knees and pray for severe turbulence, for that’s when you can pu lm even further ahead of those who lack your relentless intensity.” Jim Co lm ins, How the Mighty Fa lm
“…people have the mistaken notion that faith reduces uncertainty. Nothing could be further fs om the truth. Faith doesn’t reduce uncertainty, Faith embraces uncertainty.” For What Its W orth, Simon Gui lm ebaud
“Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.” Hudson Taylor
“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way ..to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” Steve Jobs
“ Physical courage is grand, moral courage is grander, but the man who trusts Jesus Christ in the face of the terrific problems of life is worth a whole crowd of heroes.” Oswald Chambers
“I wi lm just create, and if it works, it works, and if it doesn’t, I’ lm create something else. I don’t have any limitations on what I think I could do or be.” Opra Win fs ey
“The more you’re wi lm ing to risk, the more God can use you. And if you’re wi lm ing to risk everything, then there is nothing God can’t do in your and through you.” Simon Gui lm ebaud
“It is the Father’s purpose to make all of the sons as nearly like the Son as it is possible for the finite to be like the infinite, first in character and then in privilege and power. It is to be not only legal and theoretical, but in essential reality.” Destined for the Throne
“Without the moral and spiritual light shed abroad by the word of God through the Church, there would be no favorable climate for business and commerce or enlightening cultural, educational, and social activities. Without the knowledge of and reverence for God, there can be no orderly and efficient functioning of government.” Destined for the Throne
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