Quotes from Jim Cymbala

Trouble is one of God's great servants because it reminds us how much we continually need the Lord.

The fact that we were created to enjoy God and to worship him forever is etched upon our souls

I have discovered an astonishing truth. God is attracted to weaknesses.

People who have a seeking heart still make mistakes. But their reaction to rebuke and correction shows the condition of that heart. It determines what God is able to do with them in the future.

The Bible does not say we should aim at numbers but rather urges us faithfully to proclaim God's message in the boldness of the Holy Spirit. This will build God's church God's way.

When we sincerely turn to God, we will find that His church always moves forward, not backward

It's not about being a Baptist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal, or 5-Point Calvinist. God has only one family and, as Christians, we're in it!

O God, split the heavens and come down! Manifest yourself somehow. Do what only you can do.

Doesn't the God who created the universe out of nothing and put all the stars in place, have the power to take care of your situation?

Persistent calling upon the name of the Lord breaks through every stronghold of the devil, for nothing is impossible with God. For Christians in these troubled times there is simply no other way.

No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

Anything, and I mean anything, becomes a blessing if it drives us to prayer.

The birth of the church was during a prayer meeting, not preaching, not singing, but prayer.

What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

Prayer begets Revival, which begets more prayer.

The reason "other churches" don't grow: "Jim, the truth is, I couldn't have a real prayer meeting in my church. I'd be embarrassed at the smallness of the crowd..."

In too many churches today, people don't see manifestations of God's power in answer to fervent praying. Instead, they hear arguments about theological issues that few people care about.

I despair at the thought that my life might slip by without God showing Himself mighty in my life.

God is more powerful than anybody's past, no matter how wretched. He can make us forget - not by erasing the memory but by taking the sting and paralyzing effect out of it

No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

It may not seem obvious at first glance, but the way we make decisions in life tells a lot about the kind of faith we have in Jesus Christ.

Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.

I have since learned that the most mature believer is the one who is bent over, leaning most heavily on the Lord, and admitting his total inability to do anything without Christ. The greatest Christian is not the one who has achieved the most but rather the one who has received the most.

I despaired at the thought that my life might slip by without seeing God show himself mightily on our behalf.