110+ Alistair Begg Quotes On Prayer, Marriage And Inspirational
Alistair Begg is an American pastor and author. He is the senior pastor of Parkside Church in Cleveland, Ohio, and is also the host of the radio program, Truth for Life. He is a well-known speaker and has written several books on Christian topics. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Alistair Begg on prayer, marriage, inspirational.
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- It is in our forgiveness of other people’s sins against us that we reveal the fact that we have been truly forgiven by God.
- When grace begins to rule, then our preoccupation with ourselves begins to leave.
- What kind of wonderful God is this who reaches down into the lives of people, picks them up, grants them faith, and changes them!
- There is an old joke that went around- it goes, in the beginning God made man in His own image, and since the fall, man has been seeking to return the compliment.
- It is impossible to serve God without serving one another.
- You need to be in a church where the pastors are urging you, not so much to listen to what they say as to turn to the Bible from which they teach.
- At best we are but clay, animated dust; but viewed as sinners, we are monsters indeed. Let it be published in heaven as a miracle that the Lord Jesus should set His heart's love upon people like us.
- Sincere love is not as a result of emotional surges - it’s a result of obedience to the Truth.
- When a man or woman is born again by the Spirit of God they will give evidence of it in part by striving to live a holy life.
- Father, write Your Word in our heart; make us men and women who understand Your truth.
Alistair Begg Short Quotes
- Hold material goods and wealth on a flat palm and not in a clenched fist.
- Prayer is an acknowledgment that our need of God's help is not partial but total.
- We're to love our children for who they are, not for what we want them to become.
- As I am humbled by my difficulties, so I am strengthened by God's grace.
- Our relationship with God will never be right as long as our relationship with others is wrong.
- Father, help us to rest our heads on the soft pillow of Your providence.
- When we become captive to the Word of God, then we discover true freedom.
- There is no intellectual road to God...No, we need God to wake us up to our need of a Savior.
- When we turn luxuries into necessities, we jeopardize our ability for contentedness.
- I only need a mirror to see a sinner.
Alistair Begg Famous Quotes And Sayings
Faith is not a soft option offered to people who need a crutch to get through the rest of their lives. Faith is the supernatural activity of God whereby He opens blind eyes, unstops deaf ears, and a man or a woman says- “I see it now. I get it now. I am going to trust in God. I am going to trust in Jesus. — Alistair Begg
A Christian way of thinking is not just thinking Christian thoughts, singing Christian songs, reading Christian books, going to Christian schools; it is learning to think about the whole spectrum of life from the perspective of a mind that has been trained in truth. — Alistair Begg
Many of us are tempted to find the key in doing, but the answer is actually found in being. It is vital that we are routinely humbled by the reminder that Christian life is grounded, not in what we can do, but what has been done for us and what we need done to us. — Alistair Begg
If we are to say no to covetousness, we must learn to say yes to contentment. This involves learning to be content with what we have (Hebrews 13:5). Much of our discontentment may be traced to expectations that are essentially selfish and more often than not completely unrealistic. — Alistair Begg
Jesus did not come to live as an example of how to die as a martyr, but as a substitute, taking the place that we deserve in order that we might enjoy what we don't deserve. This is good news. Let us tell all our friends! — Alistair Begg
The fact that we have to discuss reality as though there were no reality is an indication of the confusion of our times. — Alistair Begg
Refusal to forgive reveals we have minimized our offense against God and we have maximized a brother's offense against us. — Alistair Begg
Father, we long for the clarity of Your truth to dawn upon our minds and for the immensity of Your love to grip our hearts. — Alistair Begg
The Church is where it is today because it has decided that the advertising agents know better than the Holy Spirit of God. — Alistair Begg
If you live in such a manner as to stand the test of the last judgment, you can depend upon it that the world will not speak well of you. — Alistair Begg
The glory does not lie in our inadequacy, but lies in the adequacy of Christ discovered in our weakness and in our insufficiency. — Alistair Begg
If you want to be a wise person, you need a Bible. — Alistair Begg
We may be confident in this: that in the pain of our suffering is the presence of a faithful God. — Alistair Begg
The Bible is one book, written by one Author, with one subject: Jesus Christ and the salvation God...provides through Him. — Alistair Begg
The story line of the Bible is the story line of God taking the initiative in seeking out a people who are His very own. — Alistair Begg
Singleness and marriage are both evidences of God’s grace that are to be experienced and sustained purely by the strength which God supplies. — Alistair Begg
Let us remember the loving-kindness of the Lord and rehearse His deeds of grace. Let us open the volume of recollection, which is so richly illuminated with memories of His mercy, and we will soon be happy. — Alistair Begg
When my children hear godliness out of my mouth and they see wickedness in my life, then I point them to heaven and I lead them to hell. — Alistair Begg
The mercy of God is an all-embracing mercy and it breaks down the barriers that man erects. — Alistair Begg
May the spirit of Christ so fill us afresh that we might in turn be a refreshment and an encouragement to one another. — Alistair Begg
The grace of God reaches to the furthest extent to those who are prepared to acknowledge their need. — Alistair Begg
Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness. — Alistair Begg
There is no one insignificant in the purposes of God. — Alistair Begg
Our words and our works are evidence that our profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is true. — Alistair Begg
Children should be able to see the Gospel modeled in the way their father loves their mother with a sacrificial love. — Alistair Begg
The preacher's task is to declare what God has said, explain the meaning, and establish the implications so that no one will mistake its relevance. — Alistair Begg
It is imperative that those who name the name of Christ would be instructed in the truth of Scripture. — Alistair Begg
Ladies, [motherhood] is a full-time job. Do not kid yourself that you can be a dental receptionist and a mother; that you can be a typist and a mom; that you can be a Vice President and a mom. One of the two things will win. Now look at your Bible and ask what you have to do. — Alistair Begg
Even the most casual events are connected to God's purpose for His people from all eternity. — Alistair Begg
The Bible comes both to warn and to encourage and always to turn us again to the Lord Jesus Christ. — Alistair Begg
Father, look upon us in Your goodness and kindness, we pray as a church. Help us to love each other. — Alistair Begg
The foolishness of the cross is the wisdom of God and the wisdom of God is powerful in its impact. — Alistair Begg
The same Holy Spirit who implants faith within a life implants the boldness to verbalize that faith. — Alistair Begg
We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity. — Alistair Begg
Our gracious God, we need the ministry of the Spirit of God within our lives so that Your Word may take root within us. — Alistair Begg
Only when we are captured by an overwhelming sense of awe and reverence in the presence of God, will we begin to worship God in spirit and in truth. — Alistair Begg
The protestant martyrs and their monuments testify to the fact that they died, not on account of ecclesial differences, but because the issue was the way of salvation. — Alistair Begg
The death of Jesus is the pivotal event of human history and everything needs to be understood in light of that. — Alistair Begg
The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It happens quietly. It happens inevitably. Don’t underestimate God’s power. — Alistair Begg
There are times in our Christian life when we cannot see beyond the next step and we have to trust God. — Alistair Begg
If truth were told, most of us spend longer each day on personal cleanliness than on practical godliness. — Alistair Begg
Singleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we've been given. — Alistair Begg
Human mercy is proof of having received divine mercy. — Alistair Begg
Undefined Christianity is not a problem in our generation. It is defined Christianity that brings the rub. — Alistair Begg
It takes a whole Bible to make a whole Christian. — Alistair Begg
The return of Jesus will be personal, physical, visible and glorious. — Alistair Begg
Love reacts with goodness towards those who ill-treat it. — Alistair Begg
Do you want to lead, or do you want to be liked? — Alistair Begg
How do I know that I am in Christ? Because of my trusting, costly obedience to the Word. — Alistair Begg
If our Christianity doesn’t work at home, it doesn’t work. — Alistair Begg
We find Christ in all the Scriptures. In the Old Testament He is predicted, in the Gospels He is revealed, in Acts He is preached, in the epistles He is explained, and in Revelation He is expected. — Alistair Begg
Unless the Bible is first taught to our own hearts, then we have no basis from which to teach it to others at all. — Alistair Begg
When all a man has is worldly wealth, he is poor indeed. — Alistair Begg
The ultimate fulfillment of God's mercy in Jesus is not something that is supplied in time to correct a default in the system, but is something that is planned from all of eternity. — Alistair Begg
God is not counting our sins against us because He is counting our sins against Christ. — Alistair Begg
We must think ourselves empty when coming to the text of scripture and read ourselves full. — Alistair Begg
A good church is a Bible-centered church. Nothing is as important as this--not a large congregation, a witty pastor, or tangible experiences of the Holy Spirit. — Alistair Begg
You will never have a better friend than a friend who points you to Christ. — Alistair Begg
Consider how Jesus came from a position of glory and consistently reached out to the lowly. — Alistair Begg
Living at peace with everyone...is not an option, it's an obligation. — Alistair Begg
You don’t know who you are until you know God and you don’t know how to live until you've settled the question of how to die. — Alistair Begg
I never met a hopeful Christian who didn't read their Bible. — Alistair Begg
This is no time for wimpy Christians. It's time for soldiers of Christ to arise! — Alistair Begg
The callings of God never leave you where they find you. — Alistair Begg
We must be willing to say what the Bible says. — Alistair Begg
Regular expository preaching of the Bible is the staple diet of a healthy church. — Alistair Begg
I know that a man is converted when he starts to sing — Alistair Begg
Gods law has been written on all of our consciences, but only in Christ is it written on our hearts. — Alistair Begg
We lose our way around the Bible when we take our eyes off the Cross. — Alistair Begg
It's all about God. May He forgive us for every time we start to think it's actually all about us. — Alistair Begg
God's plan for moving people from the broad road to the narrow road involves you. — Alistair Begg
People may not be impressed by our theological grasp, but they may be impressed by our expressions of practical godliness. — Alistair Begg
The pathway to lasting honor is to honor Christ. — Alistair Begg
Christ, because of who He is, can look death in the face. — Alistair Begg
The Creator of the universe knows me. — Alistair Begg
It's our Christian duty to offer spiritual worship to God that engages our minds, stirs our hearts & flows from our lips — Alistair Begg
To expose our minds constantly to ungodly thinking is a great danger. — Alistair Begg
I am weaker and more sinful than I ever before believed, but through Jesus Christ I'm more loved and accepted than I ever dared hope. — Alistair Begg
The great need is for us to be taught theologically, not just stirred emotionally. — Alistair Begg
We have taken the latter course as a culture. So there is mass confusion today--even in the evangelical church--over whether the Bible is true and over how far we should go in obeying it. — Alistair Begg
Would anyone choose Hell over Heaven? YES! Why? Pride. They don't want to go in the only way you can go in, on your knees. They don't want to admit they are a failure, that their life is a mess. — Alistair Begg
If [the devil has] brought you down, make sure that with Christ’s enabling you stand back up. — Alistair Begg
It is not our believing of the Gospel that makes it true. It exists as independent, true Truth. — Alistair Begg
Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise. — Alistair Begg
If we do not roll up our sleeves to the task of the Gospel in our days, then we will amount to virtually nothing for God. — Alistair Begg
"The best of men are just men at best. — Alistair Begg
As a result of grace, we have been saved from sin’s penalty. One day we will be saved from sin’s presence. In the meantime we are being saved from sin’s power. — Alistair Begg
Withhold no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know and declare what you have seen. Do not allow the toil or darkness or possible unbelief of your friends to dissuade you. Let us rise and march to the place of duty, and there declare what great things God has shown to our soul. — Alistair Begg
The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be. — Alistair Begg
I do not come to God so that Jesus can give me what I want. But I must come to God so that Jesus will grant me what I need. — Alistair Begg
Life Lessons by Alistair Begg
- Alistair Begg teaches that faith in God is the foundation of a meaningful life. He encourages people to seek wisdom through prayer, study of the Bible, and fellowship with other believers.
- Alistair Begg emphasizes the importance of living a life of integrity and service to others. He encourages people to be humble and generous, and to put God first in all things.
- Alistair Begg encourages people to be mindful of the spiritual battle that is constantly raging around them, and to be prepared to fight it with the armor of God. He teaches that faith and obedience to God are essential to living a life of victory.
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