Those trapped in sin will not normally thank you for pointing out the darkness in their lives.
Our first love is Jesus. Holiness is not ultimately about living up to a moral standard. It's about living in Christ and living out of our real, vital union with him.
To build your house on the rock is to hear what Jesus says and obey. To be foolish and build your house on the sand is to hear and ignore.
The richest treasure God has for you are the people in your life. Give thanks and don't take them for granted.
We walk into the future in God-glorifying confidence, not because the future is known to us but because it is known to God.
Grace does not lead us to overlook obedience. Grace compels and empowers us for obedience.
Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.
It's true that every road leads to God. But only one way leads to a pleasant encounter with Him.
Busyness does not mean you are a faithful or fruitful Christian. It only means you are busy, just like everyone else.
Just about everybody in America likes Jesus, but few like him for who he truly is.
You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins.
...,the will of God for your life is pretty straightforward: Be holy like Jesus, by the power of the Spirit, for the glory of God.
God gets glory when his strength shines in our weakness.
Scripture is profitable for training in righteousness. No one succeeds at the highest level in sports without working out. No one makes it in music without lots of practice. No one excels in scholarship without years of study. And no one makes it far in the school of holiness without hours and days and years in the word. You and I simply will not mature as quickly, minister as effectively, or live as gloriously without immersing ourselves in the Scriptures. We need the Bible if we are to be competent Christians.
The best way to leave a legacy is to believe, teach, defend, and promote what is true.
Am I trying to do good or to make myself look good?
The worship of Christ is our joy and privilege today. And tomorrow, and next Sunday, and for all eternity.
Grace is free, but it's not cheap.
Perhaps God brought you into this mess so that he can bring you out of it for his glory.
The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is one who made me and can save me.
If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then growing in our knowledge of God is always practical.
Don't follow those who can talk a big game about their amazing faith in Christ. Follow people who are actually following Christ.
The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for God and hear more about all that God has already done for us.
Anxiety is simply living out the future before it gets here.
Everything before Jesus is preface. Everything after Jesus is appendix. Jesus is the story.
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