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James R. Cymbala (born 1949) is an American author and pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle. He is also a former college basketball player, serving on the teams for the United States Naval Academy and the University of Rhode Island.

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The Bible does say, "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations. " Preaching, music, the reading of the Word-these things are fine-but they must never override prayer as the defining mark of God's dwelling.

Bible, Dwelling, Music, Override, Prayer, Reading

The reason "other churches" don't grow: "Jim, the truth is, I couldn't have a real prayer meeting in my church. I'd be embarrassed at the smallness of the crowd. . . "

Church, Meeting, Prayer, Real, Reason

A great door opened by God for work, but while I'm doing the work, all Hell breaks loose. Oh! The idea that when God opens a door and He's with you, you don't have to fight. Oh, what a joke. That is a joke. In fact, if you don't feel the devil fighting against you, that's a bad sign.

Devil, Doors, Fighting, God, Ideas, Sign

No matter what I preach or what we claim to believe in our heads, the future will depend upon our times of prayer.

Matter, Prayer, Religious, Time, Times

The main thing that God asks for is our attention.

Asks, Attention, God, Thing

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

Come, Down, Heaven, Manifest, Somehow, Splits

The old saying is true: If you have only the Word, you dry up. If you have only the Spirit, you blow up. But if you have both, you grow up.

Blow, Dry, Dry Up, Growing Up, True

God is not aloof. He is not disconnected. He says continually through the centuries, I’ll help you, I really will. When you don’t know where to turn, then turn to me. When you’re ready to throw up your hands - throw them up to me. Put your voice behind them too, and I’ll come and help you.

God, Hands, Helping, Says, Voice

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.

Heart, Mistake, People, Reaction, Shows

You can tell how popular a church is by who comes on Sunday morning. You can tell how popular the pastor or evangelist is by who comes on Sunday night. But you can tell how popular Jesus is by who comes to the prayer meeting.

Christian, Church, Jesus, Morning, Night, Popular

Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.

Graduates, Jesus, Requirement, Requirements, School

The first century money changers were in the temple, but they didn't have the spirit of the temple. . . They were out of sync with the whole purpose of the Lord's house. "The atmosphere of my Father's house," Jesus seemed to say, "is to be prayer. The aroma around my Father must be that of people opening their hearts in worship and supplication. This is not a place to make a buck. This is a house for calling on the Lord.

Changers, Father, Jesus, Money, Prayer, Seemed

When we see only what we want to see in the Bible, it loses all power to transform us.

Loses, Power, See, Transform, Want

He (God) is not looking for smart people, because He is the smart one. All he wants are people simple enough to trust him.

Christian, Looking, Simple, Smart

The key is not money; organization, cleverness, or education. Are you and I seeing the results Peter saw? Are we bringing thousands of men and women to Christ the way he did? If not, we need to get back to His power source.

Cleverness, Keys, Men, Organization, Peter, Saw

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!

Baptists, Christian, Christians, Pentecostal, Presbyterian

The cross, as poignant as it is, is understandable from a human perspective: an innocent man was murdered by crooked politicians and religious leaders. But the empty tomb-- what can you say? Only a supernatural God could accomplish that.

Accomplish, Innocent Man, Men, Perspective, Religious, Tomb

Oh, how we need to wake up to the fact that the Holy Spirit’s blessing and power is the key to everything.

Blessing, Fact, Holy, Keys, Needs, Wake

Doesn’t the God who created the universe out of nothing and put all the stars in place, have the power to take care of your situation?

Care, God, Situation, Stars

To be a Christian, you can’t go with the flow. You have to go by the Word of God.

Christian, Flow, Word, Word Of God

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