Quotes by David Wilkerson

About David Wilkerson:

David Ray Wilkerson was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the non-denominational Times Square Church in New York.
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Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.

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Many of those who once were so passionately in love with Christ now run about pursuing their own interests. They're burdened down with stress and problems, chasing after riches and the things of this world.

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Eighteen years ago, the Holy Spirit led me to establish a church in the heart of Times Square.

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I believe in walking in the Spirit.

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Both of our daughters, Debbie and Bonnie, are also cancer survivors.

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Gwen and I have four children and ten grandchildren.

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My oldest son, Gary, is a seasoned minister and travels with me for ministers' conferences.

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As I look back over fifty years of ministry, I recall innumerable tests, trials and times of crushing pain. But through it all, the Lord has proven faithful, loving, and totally true to all his promises.

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Our ministry is debt free and we have not had to beg or plead for finances.

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From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.

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Also, I preached to gangs on the streets of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx - and miracles began to happen.

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I have no ghost writers. I personally write every message and every piece of published mail.

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America is a giving nation and very compassionate.

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Christ died to save this lost world; he did not come to destroy, maim or pour out wrath.

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After much prayer, careful study and reliance on the Holy Spirit, I have concluded this about Christ’s intercession for us. Jesus died on the cross to purchase peace with God for me – and He is in heaven now to maintain that peace, for me and in ...

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...Yet, tragically, many today still eat at the table of demons, serving their own lustful appetites, and then attempt to come to the Lord's table and feast with the righteous. This leads only to spiritual sickness and death because these deceived on...

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The Teen Challenge ministry was born out of those humble early days of ministry. It now includes over 500 drug and alcohol rehab centers around the world, even in Muslim countries. These include homes for girls and women addicts and alcoholics, all w...

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Every Teen Challenge ministry is responsible for raising its own finances, but we assist these works with finances, prayer and counseling, especially overseas in areas such as Siberia, Africa, South America.

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Our ministry also supports orphanages in the U.S. and overseas, thousands of poor children in Latin America, drug centers for addicted men, and a drug center in Israel.

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The Teen Challenge Training Center on Pennsylvania farmland houses over 200 men in rehab. Other farms and centers have been birthed out of this ministry all over the world.

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Author Bio

  • NameDavid Wilkerson
  • DescriptionAmerican pentecostal evangelist
  • BornMay 19, 1931
  • DiedApril 27, 2011
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPreacher