God never intended His church to be a refrigerator in which to preserve perishable piety. He intended it to be an incubator in which to hatch converts. (E. Linicome)
The church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation by water and the Word; from heaven He came and sought her to be His holy bride; with His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died. (Samuel Stone)
We are members of that body which was nailed to the Cross, laid in a tomb and raised to life on the third day. There is only one organism of the new creation, and we are members of that organism which is Christ. (Lional Thornton)
How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, and drives away his fear! (John Newton)
Although today He prunes my twigs with pain, yet doth His blood nourish and warm my root; tomorrow I shall put forth buds again and clothe myself with fruit. (Christina Rossetti)
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