Quotes About Community

If you give people a chance, they shine.

There is this viewpoint that if you have come from the working class you have come from nothing, whereas the middle and upper classes are something, and I don't hold with that opinion. I think the working class is something. It is everything. They are the builders of society, and without them the whole house falls down.

A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.

Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

I believe the home and marriage is the foundation of our society and must be protected.

A lot of Jews are great friends of mine.

Churchgoers are like coals in a fire. When they cling together, they keep the flame aglow; when they separate, they die out.

The church is blending into the community by embracing what the world enjoys and, in turn, bringing inside the church the world's ideas and interests.

Don't forget: Without fuel, a fire grows cold—and without the "fuel" of the Bible, prayer, and Christian fellowship, our faith grows cold.

Many churches have their eyes on the culture instead of on Christ. Many pastors preach on common unity instead of calling the community to repent.

We . . . do not cease to pray for you. COLOSSIANS 1:9

The Bible teaches that our homes should be hospitable and that those who come in and out of our homes should sense the presence of Christ.

The happiest Christian homes I know are those given to hospitality, where neighbors feel at home, where young people are welcome, where the elderly are respected, where children are loved.

Many churches have molded their programs around the community—not the Word of God.

The Bible teaches us to be more concerned about the needs and feelings of others than our own. We are to encourage and build self-confidence in our loved ones, friends, and associates.

All around you are people whose lives are filled with trouble and sorrow, and they need your compassion and encouragement.

Sometimes we encourage someone without even being aware of it. Even the example we set by attending church may encourage someone who is searching for God.

Christ's church is a place to grow people up in the Lord, not to enhance our leisure time.

Renewal is brought by the Holy Spirit. Believers will learn what it means to minister to one another and build each other up. No longer will our lives seem ordinary and indistinguishable from the rest of the world.

No church is perfect, but don't let that discourage you. Someone has said that if you ever find one that is, it will stop being perfect the minute you join!

When the church begins to entertain the flock and respond to the cult of self—it is diminished to a mere community center.

The church is far greater than [a building or denomination]. It includes the whole family of God—that vast unseen fellowship of men and women throughout the ages who belong to Christ. Paul wrote of "God's household, which is the church of the living God" [1 Timothy 3:15 NIV).

We must repent of our prayerlessness. We must make prayer our priority. Even our churches today have gotten away from prayer meetings.

No subject is closer to my heart than the family . . . The moral foundation of our country is in danger of crumbling as families break up and parents neglect their responsibilities.