Warren Wiersbe: 21 Quotes for Christian Living
Warren Wiersbe went home to be with the Lord on May 2, 2019 at the age of 89. Wiersbe was one of the most prolific Bible expositors of our age. His Be Series of books made accessible and understandable the teaching of the Bible to more than one generation.
Decades ago I began reading his works. He was a primary influence on the ministries of countless biblical expositors on how to let the Word of God be the message of the preacher.
Following are 21 Warren Wiersbe quotes. I hope you will slowly read them and let them sink into your mind and soul. You will notice the connection he makes between the Scriptures and life.
Yield your heart and life to Jesus Christ. Be faithful to Him, no matter what men may do. The important thing is not the praise of men; it is the approval of God.
Never underestimate the amount of damage one person can do outside the will of God.
The Bible is seed—well plant it. The Bible is bread—well then eat it. The Bible is a light—well then follow it. People make it so difficult, but it isn’t. The Holy Spirit is there to teach us.
Blessed is the man that God blesses from the Word, because that is going to last forever.
Too many of our sermons share the recipe, or the menu, but not the meal; and our people go away hungry.
You can never be too small for God to use, only too big.
If you look to others you will be distracted, if you look to yourselves you will be discouraged, but if you look to Christ you will be delighted.
Heaven is not just a destination, Heaven is a motivation.
Whenever leadership in a church decays spiritually, that church becomes more like the world and uses the world’s methods and resources to try to do God’s work.
Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.
Yesterday God helped me, Today He’ll do the same. How long will this continue? Forever—praise His name!
He knows when we go into the storm, He watches over us in the storm, and He can bring us out of the storm when His purposes have been fulfilled.
The remedy for discouragement is the Word of God. When you feed your heart and mind with its truth, you regain your perspective and find renewed strength.
The Christian who walks with the Lord and keeps constant communion with Him will see many reason for rejoicing and thanksgiving all day long.
Those times when you feel like quitting can be times of great opportunity for God uses your troubles to help you grow.
(Worship is) The believer's response of all that he is - mind, emotions, will, and body - to all that God is and says and does.
When you behold the glory of God and believe the Word of God, it gives you faith to accept the will of God.
How much richer (and wiser) we would be if we would refuse the books of the hour and discover again the books of the ages.
When the news of the day upsets me, I pause and worship the eternal sovereign God who is never surprised or caught unprepared. This keeps me from fretting and getting discouraged, and it helps to keep my life in balance.
False teachers use our vocabulary, but they do not use our dictionary.
The ability to calm your soul and wait before God is one of the most difficult things in the Christian life. Our old nature is restless...the world around us is frantically in a hurry. But a restless heart usually leads to a reckless life.
Amazon's List of Wiersbe's Be Series of Bible Books
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