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People are drawn to preaching that is passionate and offered with conviction. Passion comes when the preacher has spent significant time with the text, and when God has spoken through the text in a way that addresses the preacher's life first.

~Adam Hamilton

Topics: Address Conviction Drawn First God Life Offered Passion Passionate People Preacher Preaching Significant Spent Spoken Text Through Time Way

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It was the full conviction of this, and of what could be done, if every man were placed in the office for which he was fitted by nature and a proper education, which first suggested to me the plan of Illumination.

~Adam Weishaupt

Topics: Conviction Could Done Education Every Every Man First Fitted Full He Illumination Man Me Nature Office Placed Plan Proper Suggested Were Which

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I have considered the subject of missions nearly a year and have found my mind gradually tending to a deep conviction that it is my duty personally to engage in this service.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Considered Conviction Deep Duty Engage Found Gradually Mind Missions Nearly Personally Service Subject Tending Year

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It is my growing conviction that the Baptist churches in America are behind the age in missionary spirit. They now and then make a spasmodic effort to throw off a nightmare debt of some years' accumulation, and then sink back into unconscious repose.

~Adoniram Judson

Topics: Accumulate Age America Back Baptist Behind Churches Conviction Debt Effort Growing Make Missionary Nightmare Now Now And Then Off Repose Sink Some Spirit Then Throw Unconscious Years

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So many people grew up in the church, and you can have an awesome upbringing, but I made a personal conviction; I made a personal decision when I was very young. I enjoy going to church without my parents. On Sunday mornings, I want to go. Bible studies on Wednesdays... I have a relationship - not just through my parents.

~Aj Michalka

Topics: Awesome Bible Church Conviction Decision Enjoy Go Going Grew Just Made Many Mornings Parents People Personal Relationship So Many People Studies Sunday Through Up Upbringing Very Want Without You Young

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'Villain' succeeded because we were genuinely working towards a good film. We worked hard and with a lot of conviction.

~Ajith Kumar

Topics: Because Conviction Film Genuinely Good Good Film Hard Lot Succeeded Towards Villain Were Worked Working

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I don't judge my effectiveness by how many words I say. I think liberals often see nuances in things... Conservatives tend to see things in black and white. It gives them an air of certainty and conviction that might make them more comfortable to watch.

~Alan Colmes

Topics: Air Black Black And White Certainty Comfortable Conservatives Conviction Effectiveness Gives How Judge Liberals Make Many Might More Nuances Often Say See Tend Them Things Think Watch White Words I Think

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On television and in the movies, crimes are always solved. Nothing is left uncertain. By the end, the viewer knows whodunit. In real life, on the other hand, many murders remain unsolved, and even some that are 'solved' to the satisfaction of the police and prosecutors lack sufficient evidence to result in a conviction.

~Alan Dershowitz

Topics: Always Conviction Crimes End Even Evidence Hand Knows Lack Left Life Many Movies Nothing Other Police Prosecutors Real Real Life Remain Result Satisfaction Solved Some Sufficient Television Uncertain Viewer

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Fast-paced from start to finish, 'The Honourable Schoolboy' is fired by le Carre's conviction regarding evil done and its consequences.

~Alan Furst

Topics: Consequences Conviction Done Evil Fast-Paced Finish Fired Regarding Schoolboy Start

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I've always been really opinionated, and mixed with being really open hearted, open to people shifting what I think all the time, but I like to speak with conviction.

~Alanis Morissette

Topics: Always Been Being Conviction Like Mixed Open Opinionated People Really Shifting Speak Think Time I Think

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