John Stott

“The chief work of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Jesus Christ.”

“The cross is the radical and eternal no of God to the self-centeredness of man.”

“Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.”

“The gospel is a Person, and that Person is Jesus Christ.”

“Pride is your greatest enemy, humility is your greatest friend.”

“Worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; the nourishment of mind with His truth; the purifying of imagination by His beauty; the opening of the heart to His love; the surrender of will to His purpose.”

“Good preaching is a bridge. One end of the bridge is in the world of the Bible; the other is in the world of the listeners. The preacher’s task is to build a bridge between them.”

“The truth is that the glory of God is the chief end of man. We were created to know, love and serve God, and so to find our own fulfilment in him.”

“Every Christian is a missionary, or an impostor.”

“The essence of sin is man substituting himself for God, while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man.”

“We have to be 'in' the world but not 'of' the world.”

“We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God.”

“Our love for God is tested by our love for our neighbour.”

“The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God.”

“Christianity is a religion of revelation. We do not have to try to find God; God has found us.”