Quotes from Jim Cymbala

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.

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!

there has never been a revival of religion so long as the order of service has been strictly followed. ...we are to be led by the Holy Spirit.

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

Faith deals with the invisible things of God. It refuses to be ruled by the physical senses. Faith is able to say, 'You can do what you like, because I know God is going to take care of me. He has promised to bless me wherever he leads me.' Remember that even when every demon in hell stands against us, the God of Abraham remains faithful to all his promises. Jesus Christ can do anything but fail his own people who trust him.

when people know you love and care about them, you can speak difficult truth and they will receive it.

The Jewish faith in Jesus' day was dominated by rabbis—teachers of the law. Their doctrine was thorough. Jesus told them, "You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life" (John 5:39—40, italics added). They knew the written word of God very well, but not the living Word, even as he stood before them.

Your future and mine are determined by this one thing: seeking after the Lord.

Only turning God's house into a house of fervent prayer will reverse the power of evil so evident in the world today.

Isn't it evident we need more God and fewer gimmicks?

Instead of trying to bring men and women to Christ in the biblical way, we are consumed with the unbiblical concept of "church growth." 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.

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