“Of course, we're going to miss him. Especially those of us who preach, for his books are on all of our shelves and his illustrations are in our sermons. Someone has said everyone is born an original and dies a copy. That wasn't true of Vance Havner. Vance Havner was an original and died and original.”

—Billy Graham, at Vance Havner's funeral

“Vance Havner was the most quotable preacher I have ever heard.”

—Warren Wiersbe

“Vance Havner was a prophet of righteousness and revival. His diagnosis of the world and church conditions revealed a supernatural discernment that astounded audiences.”

—Dr. Stephen Olford

This Vance Havner Bundle contains three excellent Havner resources:

The Vance Havner Sermon Sparklers

The heart of more than a hundred of Vance Havner's inimitable sermons has been captured in this unusual collection. Some outlines are seed thoughts, yet strong and rich enough to support a fleshed-out sermon. Others are mini-sermons which can clearly spell out the shape and direction of a longer message. Havner's sharp mind and compassionate heart produced down-to-earth, Bible-centered, powerful messages. Many of his finest sermons are represented in this compilation.

An added feature is the collection of several incisive quotations Havner used to illustrate his sermons. Alphabetically listed by topics, the material may be easily identified and used by today's sermon makers.

The Vance Havner Quotebook

Vance Havner is characteristically candid, straightforward, and concise. His published sermons are widely valued for their sparkle and substance. Much inspirational and devotional material is succinctly summarized in a unique style that is both timely and timeless.

From twenty-seven of Vance Havner's books and writings compiler Dennis Hester has selected pithy quotations that reveal Havner's ability as a wordsmith. Some examples are:

Our Lord approved neither idol worship nor idle worship but indeed ideal worship in Spirit and Truth.

Too many Church services start at eleven o' click sharp and end at twelve o'clock dull.

Jesus take the disciple and makes not a depository but a dispenser out of him and through him reaches others.

We take our faith for granted, and we take for granted we never take seriously.

If you want to be popular, preach happiness. If you want to be unpopular preach holiness.

These are sickly Christians living on crackers and cheese when the have a standing invitation to feast on the grace of God.

This book will be treasured and frequently used by preachers, teachers, and devotional readers. Nearly one thousand quotations are conveniently organized under 470 basic and related topics. The quotes are copyright free for use in local church publications.

The Vance Havner Notebook

God has written his warning on the wall and there are a few Daniels who will dare to read it.

Some preach love and don't have the truth. Get the mixture right. You have to mix it.

There are so many such incisive and inspirational Havner homilies in this notebook. Vance Havner never softened his blazing call to be active, growing Christians; to be engaged enthusiastically (as he was) in permeating and infiltrating the world as the salt of the earth.

The notebook also contains Havner's favorite quotations from pulpit giants such as Moody, Torrey, Spurgeon, Maclaren and others. Often Havner's perceptive comments on the quotations are sentence sermons themselves.

About the Author

Dennis J. Hester is an Intentional interim minister, church consultant and conductor of the "Making Good Churches Better" seminars and workshops. Hester has formally pastored in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, and he is the author of Pastor, We Need to Talk: How Congregations and Pastors Can Solve Their Problems Before It's Too Late. You can download a free copy of the digital version at www.betterchurches.com. Hester's favorite preacher is Dr. Vance Havner. Hester has compiled four books on Havner's sermons and devotional material. Hester's latest Havner book, published by Kregel, is entitled When God Breaks Through: Sermons on Revival by Vance Havner. To download two free chapters and learn more about Havner visit www.vancehavnersermons.com.

Vance Havner (1901-1986) began preaching as a young boy and continued in the work over the course of his life. Havner pastored small country churches, preached to large city churches, prepared sermons for countless preachers, and wrote over 35 books. In 1973, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association named Havner the "Preacher of the Year." Havner's unique sense of humor and his ability to phrase truths with brilliant poignancy make him one of the most endeared preachers of the 20th century.

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Contains the following works:
Sermon Helps
The Vance Havner Notebook	The Vance Havner Quotebook
Sermon Helps - Illustrations
Vance Havner Sermon Sparklers