Quotes From Day One of Celebrate06, Indian Wells, California
“Now in my 66th year in the ministry at age 86, I want to say with the psalmist, “Yes, even when I am old and gray headed, O God, forsake me not, but keep me alive until I have declared your mighty strength to this generation, and your might and power to all that are to come.”
–Dr. Lester Pifer
“Is there hope for the FGBC? It’s just as good as the people are right with God.”
“Like sugar, gifts can lie unused in the bottom of the cup. Don’t leave the sugar in the bottom of the cup!”
“Regarding FGBC’s history, God is not only faithful, but God is patient.”
“We’ve had too many conflicts that have ended in severing schisms. Most were not caused by serious doctrinal differences.”
–Pastor Charles Ashman
“Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that really doesn’t matter.”
–Pastor Jim Brown, Goshen, Indiana
“It’s difficult to discern those who are wholly ambitious from those who have a holy ambition.”
“We do not serve Christ in a vacuum—we serve Christ on a battlefield.”
“People are God’s agenda, and I want to have a passion for the people God has put into my life.”
“Just because something ‘works’ doesn’t make it ‘right.’”
“When you sit under the Word of God, you can’t be neutral. You’ll be softened by it or you’ll be hardened by it.”
“If you’re afraid to go door-to-door, go pew-to-pew. Ask your people the two diagnostic questions and you may be shocked to see what they’re trusting for eternal life.”
–Pastor Tim Boal, FGBC incoming Moderator