Bickle Quotes & Sayings

Prayer is not about informing or persuading God but about connecting with Him in relationship. He is looking for conversation and dialogue with — Mike Bickle

With the same intensity that the Father loves Jesus, He loves you. — Mike Bickle

As Mike Bickle said to me, there is a spiritual battle going on in the world, and he believes that in America marriage between a man and a woman will become illegal. He believes there will be a war. He believes it'll begin in schools and the Christian kids will rise up and slay the non-Christian kids. This was an on-camera interview! — Roger Ross Williams

Your capacity to receive is based on your hunger to pursue. — Mike Bickle

The small prayers of weak and broken people move the heart of God. — Mike Bickle

I ask that this one thing, your church would gaze on the, the beauty of the Lord, I ask that you would awaken the hardened lost. I ask you to fascinate your church with the revelation of the beauty of Jesus. Come and release lovesickness for Jesus. Come and unlock the fountains of the hearts, now, Lord, by the river of fire, by the Holy Spirit, by the spirit of revelation. Let us see what the Seraphim see. Let us be awestruck by the beauty of the God-man. In the name of Jesus we ask that. — Mike Bickle

Radical isn't about how high you jump in a worship service, its about how you walk when you come down. — Mike Bickle

[The USA in the '70s] The country's cinematic output was appropriately bleak, reflecting the moroseness and self-hatred that riddled the national psyche. Anti-heroes such as Bonnie and Clyde, Travis Bickle, Popeye Doyle and the Corleones dominated the box office and the public wallowed in a morass of guilty introspection. There was never a country in more desperate need of a blow job than the United States of America: enter George Lucas. — Simon Pegg

What did you come for?" he murmured.
"For you. — Laura Bickle

Worship is not a twenty minute period during a church service, but a lifestyle of relating to God in a particular way. — Mike Bickle

The protestant world is in great need of examples (like these) that will beckon us to the fullness of God. — Mike Bickle

Maybe now that Elijah was feeling well enough to be interfering in my business, he'd also be well enough to look after his own chores. — Laura Bickle

We will all be far better spouses, parents, and leaders as we take time to grow in prayer. — Mike Bickle

The reason people burn out is not because people are going hard [after God]; it's because they are working and perusing with the wrong spirit-trying to do it in the eyes of men with the wrong reasons; trying to get into a room you are already in. — Mike Bickle

The power of God tenderizes and changes us, not spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines only position us to receive. — Mike Bickle

No matter how great the power is that the Holy Spirit releases through a prophet, we are to focus our hearts and attention first on loving, worshiping, and obeying Jesus. — Mike Bickle

Understanding God's great love for undeserving people such as us, gives us insight into His great majesty. As beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, so great love reveals the nature of the One who loves deeply. — Mike Bickle

One of the greatest hinderances of abiding in God is the lack of ability to say NO to people and opportunities — Mike Bickle

God gives salvation to the needy, but gives the deep things of His heart to the hungry who refuse to live without them. — Mike Bickle

Don't evaluate yourself, don't evaluate others. Just keep going after it. — Mike Bickle

When we meet the great men and women of the Bible face-to-face, we may be surprised to discover just how much like us they are. It is faith in a great God that makes a great man or woman of God. — Mike Bickle

God smiles on those who quietly do his dirty work, my girl. — Laura Bickle

I ran my fingers over the black ink. "They're holy to you."
Alex flexed his fingers. "They are now. — Laura Bickle

Find your security, success, and peace in God. Then, and only then, can it never be taken from you. — Mike Bickle

The revelation of His glory includes seeing One so high (transcendence) who went so low (condescension) to bring us so near (redemption) because we are so dear (Bride). The Most High God went so low because of such great desire to partner with us ... We are awestruck by His power, overwhelmed by His humility, and made confident by His love. — Mike Bickle

God cannot be with everyone. Not everyone is right. — Laura Bickle

His eyes widened. "You didn't go back to town, did you?"
"No. I went to church."
"Ah, well. That explains it," he blurted. "I mean ... well ... Two hours of sermons is enough to dim anyone's sparkle. — Laura Bickle

This prayer for the Holy Spirit to strengthen the inner man of believers is one of the most important prayers recorded in the Scripture, and it is vital that we understand it if we want to grow in prayer. — Mike Bickle

There was a difference, I had decided, between knowing and believing. And I wanted both. — Laura Bickle

If you are too busy for prayer, you are too busy for a relationship with God. — Mike Bickle

The musicians are good and their music is catchy - it pulls the kids in in droves. Mike Bickle admitted to me that the music was a big part of their success at attracting young people. — Roger Ross Williams

Our work for God is to flow from loving God; thus, we work with Him instead of for Him. — Mike Bickle

Humility is the ultimate standard of greatness in the Kingdom of God. — Mike Bickle

People scared Petra - they were volatile, unpredictable. But the natural world could always be explained. It behaved according to established laws that didn't change. Petra could play by those rules. — Laura Bickle

I was a hypocrite. When the roof came down, it was going to fall on me first. — Laura Bickle

Allegiance to Jesus and loving the truth are primary truths (2Thessalonians 2 v10). The Body of Christ must tolerate all religions in the sense of greatly valuing the dignity of their people and religious liberties. They possess great dignity before God. Yet, we are not willing to let them go to hell by refusing to love them and tell them the truth about Jesus. A false application of tolerance is foundational in the movements that lead to the harlot religion. — Mike Bickle

Any who love Jesus will love others much more. — Mike Bickle

God wants us to respond in wholehearted love because it is who He is and who He created us to be. — Mike Bickle

The enemy works overtime to keep us in shame. He knows if he can keep us in shame, he can minimize our intimacy with God. — Mike Bickle

Demons don't move because we complain. They move because we speak the name of Jesus. — Mike Bickle

God releases more of His power and presence according to the measure of our hunger for Him. — Mike Bickle

We offer our prayers in weakness but they ascend in power because of the blood of Jesus. — Mike Bickle

Jesus wants us to love Him in a way that gives Him full leadership over our lives. — Mike Bickle

I think I'd rather be branded than submit to some of the things that you have to." He said this without spite, just a soft statement of fact. "I'm not strong enough to do that. — Laura Bickle

That night I lay in bed and stared out the window. Night and I were old friends. — Laura Bickle

I always compare young missioners to the kids who naively signed up to go to Iraq to fight terrorism. They are just the foot soldiers in the spiritual war that Mike Bickle and Lou Engle are waging against what they consider sin. They will say it is biblical truth, but the Bible says many things, and you don't see anyone saying that slavery is okay or that we should not eat shellfish. Why the fascination with sex? — Roger Ross Williams

Shoulders slumped in defeat, I turned to walk away. The drugstore had caved under the force of my criminal will, but the Coke machine was virtuous. Inviolate. — Laura Bickle

On the other hand, Jesus rebuked those who could not receive because of their lack of faith in Him. — Mike Bickle

People will give themselves to prayer for numerous reasons, but at the core of it all is a God, raging with zealous desire. — Mike Bickle

Jesus does not want us to walk in a false humility that minimizes how much He enjoys loving us or how much He wants us to enjoy being loved by Him. — Mike Bickle

This could, quite possibly, be the dumbest thing she'd ever done: pursuing a poisonous basilisk into a cave during an earthquake in the company of a bunch of dead guys, armed with a potato cannon and a six-pack of lye. Never mind her soggy pink fiberglass armor. This was going to be an epic way to die. The — Laura Bickle

Radical Christianity is not going on a missions trip or a big conference. Radical Christianity is staying steady for decades. — Mike Bickle

We love God with our mind by taking the time to fill our mind with the Word. — Mike Bickle

If we have the Word without the Spirit, we dry up. If we have the Spirit without the Word, we blow up. But if we have the Word and the Spirit, we grow up. — Mike Bickle

Joyful intimacy with God is the great power source of the kingdom of God. — Mike Bickle

God's grace is sufficient when we come up short in our obedience, but it is important to call sin "sin" and declare war on it. Those who love God in truth will set their hearts to live in a spirit of obedience in every area of their lives - including their use of time, money, and words, and in what their eyes look at. — Mike Bickle

It won't matter who my friends were; it won't matter my endorsements; what matters is my heart's response to him. — Mike Bickle

The foolish took their lamps, but took no oil (pursued ministry as their priority over getting oil). The wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps (pursued oil as their priority before ministry). At the dark midnight hour of history, the Spirit will raise up forerunners who cry out that Jesus is coming as a Bridegroom God and that we must go out to meet Him (make the necessary effort to encounter Him). They all slept which speaks of living in context to the natural processes of life. — Mike Bickle

The Protestant wing of the western church, which is a tiny percentage of the Body of Christ, is nearly completely (98%) unaware that the Holy Spirit is restoring contemplative prayer-center stage-to the church The Holy Spirit is restoring this precious jewel (contemplative prayer) to the body of Christ. This is the God ordained means of attaining the fullness of God. — Mike Bickle

One of the most important things to do in a church that wants to nurture and administrate prophetic ministry is to dial down the mysticism and the carnal desire to look superspiritual. We need to keep our eyes off people and remain focused on Jesus and His purpose for us. — Mike Bickle

I'm not looking for Bible verses to back up a lifestyle of passiveness. I'm looking for Bible verses and life experiences to teach me to live more radically for Christ. — Mike Bickle

I don't want to be the biggest or the best, I want to be faithful. — Mike Bickle

People will not remember what you say. People will not remember what you do. They will always remember how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou... — Mollie Bickle Cardwell

I could barely breathe as I fled down the steps, like something was stuck in my throat. I couldn't tell what flavor it was; it tasted salty like tears, but it was sharp as broken glass. — Laura Bickle

I began to murmur the Lord's Prayer in thanks.
"Shit," Mrs. Parsall said. — Laura Bickle

In some seasons, Jesus asks us, Will you still love Me when things are not happening the way that you thought they would happen? — Mike Bickle

He has joy in our friendship and in our partnering together in the work of the kingdom with Him. — Mike Bickle

It is not enough to desire to pray; we must resolutely stay with it. — Mike Bickle

The Second Coming will probably happen within the lifetime of people living today. — Mike Bickle

There is only one way to a man's heart. Through gentleness. Not by getting angry or jealous. — Laura Bickle

If the eternal King started in Bethlehem, so will anyone who follows Him. — Mike Bickle

Grace does not cancel out our responsibility or accountability for the things God has given us to do. — Mike Bickle

God has a part,and we have a part. God will not do our part and we can't do His part — Mike Bickle

We will never have more affection or passion for God than we understand He has for us. We will never be more committed to God than our understanding of His commitment to us. — Mike Bickle

We must know the power of truth and experience the truth about power. — Mike Bickle

The Lord wants us to have a threefold confidence. First, we are to be confident that He loves us in our weakness. Second, we are to be confident that He esteems our weak love for Him as genuine.Third, we are to be confident that He still entrusts us with the calling that He originally gave us. — Mike Bickle

To make intercession for men is the most powerful and practical way in which we can express our love for them.1 - JOHN CALVIN — Mike Bickle

Intercession is God's brilliant strategy for including the saints in ruling with Him in power. Yet, it has such great impact on us as it draws us into intimacy with God, protects with humility, transforms with holiness, anoints with power, unifies in community, releases revelation, and increases our inheritance while it trains us to rule with His wisdom. — Mike Bickle

Jesus is never bored in his relationship with you. — Mike Bickle

I slipped outside ... and into the realm of the ravens. — Laura Bickle

Almost every Spirit filled believer is able to prophesy on an inspirational level. — Mike Bickle

The men in black walked back across the field, back to their dry homes, like crows returning to the nest. I trailed behind them, a confused and drenched brown sparrow behind the flock. — Laura Bickle

Our emotions are not transformed by trying harder, but by seeing more clearly. — Mike Bickle

God doesn't love you more when you obey, you experience Him more! — Mike Bickle

Passion is not about energy and volume; it is about being engaged from the heart — Mike Bickle

God intends us to be like gods, he intends us to be like the Son of God ... God has conceived in His heart of a plan to make a race of men that would live like gods on the Earth. He has conceived in His heart to have Sons that would live like His Son, the Lord Jesus lived ... That we were to be on earth the extension and manifestation of God's life in heaven. — Mike Bickle

For me, that was love. Tangible. Love was what was in front of me, not a distant fantasy. — Laura Bickle

It is not possible to live biblical Christianity without being committed to a lifestyle of praying, fasting, giving, serving, and blessing our enemies. A form of Christianity devoid of any of these five elements is not New Testament Christianity. We are all called to fast regularly.

There is no Bible passage that excludes 21st century people in the Western world from the Sermon on the Mount lifestyle because we are too busy or too important, or for any other reason. When we come face to face with Jesus one day, He will not make an exception for us because we lived in the 21st century. What He called the early Church to do is what He calls all believers to do, and He provides the same grace to us to respond. — Mike Bickle

Being a person of prayer is the most important calling in one's life. — Mike Bickle

There's no Biblical definition of contemplative prayer — Mike Bickle

The church generation in which Jesus returns will actively participate in this revolution ... My premise: Many people alive today will see this revolution in their lifetime. — Mike Bickle

Men are essentially useless for the difficult things in life. For births and deaths, one clearheaded woman is more useful than a half-dozen men. — Laura Bickle

Jesus called us to abide in Him. The foundation of this reality means to talk with Him. — Mike Bickle

You will find what you are looking for when you realize God has placed those longings in your heart as a divine desire; your hunger is a gift from God to draw you to Him. It's a holy want with a holy fulfillment. Everything you really need and want is offered by and found in Him. — Mike Bickle

In our day, the Holy Spirit is emphasizing the anointing that was upon Mary of Bethany, which is the anointing to "waste" our lives on one thing: extravagant devotion to Jesus Christ. It is the anointing to linger long with an engaged spirit in the presence of the Lord. This is impossible to do with religious self-determination and the power of the flesh. We can't will ourselves to be more resolute and say, 'I will, I will, I will.' The abandonment flows out of a lovesick heart. — Mike Bickle

A true biblical eschatology prepares overcomers for the difficulties they must endure and helps them to stand with confidence that the greatest outpouring of the Holy Spirit is surely coming. — Mike Bickle

Our living condition is how much we actually experience of that which is freely available. — Mike Bickle

Jesus isn't coming for a church that's gritting her teeth, struggling to stay free from sin, secretly wishing she could indulge in a little immorality but abstaining because of being afraid of getting caught. No, Jesus is coming for a church passionately and utterly devoted to Him-one that is free on the inside. — Mike Bickle

I wasn't threatened by fantasy. — Laura Bickle

I wanted the syrupy taste of this small rebellion. And this stupid machine was denying that bit of freedom to me ... just like everyone else. — Laura Bickle