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Do Not Pray For Easy Lives. Pray To Be Stronger Men! Do Not Pray For Tasks Equal To Your Powers. Prayer Is Not Conquering God's Reluctance, But Taking Hold Of God's Willingness.

The Elements Which Determine The Make Of Any Particular Sermon Are Three; The Preacher, The Material, And The Audience; Just As The Character Of Any Battle Is Determined By Three Elements; The Gun (including The Gunner), The Ammunition, And The Fortress Against Which The Attack Is Made.

The Man Who Goes Through Life With An Uncertain Doctrine Not Knowing What He Believes, What A Poor, Powerless Creature He Is! He Goes Around Through The World As A Man Goes Down Through The Street With A Poor, Wounded Arm, Forever Dodging People Be Meets On The Street For Fear They May Touch Him.

There Are Passages Of The Bible That Are Soiled Forever By The Touches Of The Hands Of Ministers Who Delight In The Cheap Jokes They Have Left Behind Them.

O Risen Christ! O Easter Flower! How Dear Thy Grace Has Grown! From East To West, With Loving Power, Make All The World Thine Own.