Kenneth D. Boa Quotes & Sayings

Almost everyone wants to claim to be on Jesus' side, but if we're honest we have to wonder if we, too, might have called for His execution if He had lived in our generation. Jesus is the one person in history about whom almost everyone has a strong opinion. You owe it to yourself to find out who He really was. — Kenneth D. Boa

I have more trouble with D. L. Moody than with any other man I've ever met. - D. L. MOODY — Kenneth D. Boa

The discipline of witness takes seriously the biblical mandate of bearing witness to Jesus by building nonmanipulative relationships with eternity in view. — Kenneth D. Boa

Instead, we must dare to believe that if everything else is taken away, our God is enough. — Kenneth D. Boa

The heart cannot rejoice in that which the mind rejects — Kenneth D. Boa

People think they want pleasure, recognition, popularity, status, and power, but the pursuit of these things leads to emptiness, delusion, and foolishness. God — Kenneth D. Boa

*I have fulfillment for this day because Christ lives in me. (Philippians 1:20-21) *By faith, I will allow Christ to manifest His life through me. (2 Corinthians 2:14) — Kenneth D. Boa

Give me the grace to believe that you really do know what is best for me and that I do not. May I cling to Your character and rejoice in Your pursuit of me. — Kenneth D. Boa

The significance of prayer is not what we are asking but the Person we are addressing. — Kenneth D. Boa

My dear, then I will serve." "You must sit down," says Love, "and taste my meat." So I did sit and eat. — Kenneth D. Boa

(Matthew 22:37, 39) My purpose is to love God completely, love self correctly, and love others compassionately. — Kenneth D. Boa

It is crucial for us to form the habit of holy leisure, of quiet places and times alone with the Lord, so that we will restore our passion and intimacy with Christ. In this way, service will flow out of our life with him, and our activities and abilities will be animated by dependence upon his indwelling power. Restoration and renewal are especially important after periods of intense activity. When we seek and treasure God's intentions and calling, our personal knowledge of him (knowing) shapes our character (being) and conduct (doing). Although we are more inclined to follow Jesus into service than into solitude, the time we spend in "secluded places" with him (Mark 1:35; 6:31) will energize our service. — Kenneth D. Boa

When we approach the spiritual journey with an open and teachable spirit, we will continue to gain fresh insights from the Word of God, the people we meet, and the books we digest. — Kenneth D. Boa

In most matters, most people speak and act as if reality matters. But not when it comes to God. Somehow, in matters of religion, spirituality, faith, or God, people have this idea that it doesn't matter what you believe, as long as you're sincere and don't hurt people. — Kenneth D. Boa

In our culture, we increasingly tend to be human doings rather than human beings. The world tells us that what we achieve and accomplish determines who we are, but the Scriptures teach that who we are in Christ should be the basis for what we do. — Kenneth D. Boa

Open my eyes that I may see Wonderful things from Your law. (Psalm 119:15-18) — Kenneth D. Boa

But in the end, people's opinions will be irrelevant; when we stand before God, only his opinion will matter. — Kenneth D. Boa

Jesus had not come to condemn the immoral; he had come to rescue them. He had come to gather those who were far off and filthy and wash them clean, to show them mercy and present them to the Father, free from all accusation. PRAYER — Kenneth D. Boa

The biblical concept of God as the intelligent Creator and Designer of the world eventually helped to create an intellectual environment in which science could flourish. — Kenneth D. Boa

As followers of Jesus, we must look beyond people, things, and circumstances to meet our needs. All of these are unstable and inadequate, and if we depend on them, we will fail. — Kenneth D. Boa

Sadly, when Christian institutions have become powerful, those in charge have often given in to the temptation to abuse that power. The history of such abuses is a sobering reminder that it is useless to put our faith in a religious institution (even a Christian one). Our faith should be in Christ alone. — Kenneth D. Boa