Quotes about Impact

The great crowds themselves are meaningless. The thing that counts is what happens in the hearts of the people. The evangelist sows the seed, and much inevitably falls upon stony ground and bears no fruit. But if only a few seeds flourish, the results are manifold.

Salt and light speak of the influence Christians can exercise for good in society.

Our youth are desperately searching for purpose and meaning in their lives. They are searching for fulfillment . . . I believe that a return to biblical conversion, faith, and conviction would have a great impact in our day.

The broken home has become the number one social problem of America, and could ultimately lead to the destruction of our civilization... it does not make screaming headlines; but, like termites, it is eating away at the heart and core of the American structure.

God can do more with a few days of your time if given completely to Him, than He can with a whole life characterized by a half-hearted service.

Our magazine shelves are filled with crime and sex pulp-magazines that are being read and devoured by millions of young people... Scores are seeing each week the trash that Hollywood produces. Truly our children are "movie mad".

Can the sin of one or a few cause suffering for many? The answer, of course, is yes, for no sin is isolated in the life of the sinner. It spreads like poison gas into every available crevice.

I am convinced if the church went back to the main task of proclaiming the Gospel it would see people being converted to Christ, and it would have a far greater impact on the social, moral, and psychological needs of people than anything else it could possibly do.

I am becoming aware of the truth that people change people as much as ideas change people. The power of personality is strong... often personality is greater than the idea.

The lukewarm Christian can accomplish nothing with a whole life in which to do it. If you have lived for sin and self... your witness will have [a] telling effect on all who have known you.

Any history of the political events of our time which does not also include a discussion of the Bible, the impact of Christianity, and the role of faith in changing the hearts and minds of people all over the world is an incomplete and invalid study. For what is taking place in the world today is not just a protest, but a revolution in the sphere of the human heart.

We are to be catch basins for the fullness of God. Like a freshly running spring, we are to overflow and let our lives touch the lives of those around us.