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God will often give you more than you can handle so you can learn to depend on Him rather than on yourself.
The longer we view ourselves through a distorted lens, the more likely we are to believe a distorted truth.
When you come to Jesus, you don't come to get health, wealth and prosperity. You come to Jesus to get Jesus
I always questioned if I was CALLED to adopt, but then I realized no child was ever CALLED to be an orphan.
Surely the gospel evokes unconditional surrender of all that we are and all that we have to all that He is.
The will of God, to which the law gives expression, is that men should defeat their enemies by loving them.
Intercessory prayer is the purifying bath into which the individual and the community must enter every day.
The Church knows nothing of a sacredness of war. The Church which prays'Our Father'asks God only for peace.
We are most alive when we are loving and actively giving ourselves because we were made to do these things.
We live in a time when Christians need to be told that they are supposed to live like Christ. That's Weird.
Fear of God failing us leads us to "cover for God." This means we ask, expect, and are satisfied with less.
There is a prophetic release that occurs in a church or an individual who fasts continually for forty days.
It wasn't a potential atonement actuated by the sinner, it was an actual atonement initiated by the savior.
When God brings deep conviction and I agree with Him about my condition, God restores my confidence in Him.
Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.
Jesus said, "I am the way to heaven." I'm betting that he's not a liar. I'm betting that he told the truth.
Because God is with you all the time, no place is any closer to God than the place where you are right now.
You are loved by the One who knows you best. God's love will never disappoint you and never give up on you.
I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come out against capital punishment.
In religious circles, depression is often deemed to be a spiritual condition that can be cured with prayer.
The Proverbs 31 woman is not the model of a perfect woman. She is the model of a committed woman under God.
The gospel is good news to those who know they don't measure up. It's offensive to those who think they do.
A biblical understanding of the Christian life is not 'let go and let God,' it's 'trust God and get going.'
If I put things between me and Christ, it is idolatry. If I put Christ between me and things, it is victory!
I have studied this Book, and I would never even dream of saying I've come to the bottom of the Word of God.
The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you do.
When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.
The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.
We shouldn't deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.
The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
When it comes to your marriage, if the grass looks greener somewhere else, it's time to water your own yard!
God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come.
Who God is and what Christ did have huge implications for who we are personally and what we desire sexually.
Self-justification and judging others go together, as justification by grace and serving others go together.
Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life?
A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses.
Principles are only tools in the hands of God; they will soon be thrown away when they are no longer useful.
Immodest and attractive is easy. Modest and repulsive is easy too. But modest and attractive is an art form.
Honestly, when I read the Scriptures, I really believe the Lord puts a heart in us when we become believers.
I think any belief system that says to a person, "I don't need Jesus because I have my ritual" is a problem.
A little person in a little place can use a little thing, perform a little task, and receive a great reward.
Cheer up: You're a worse sinner than you ever dared imagine, and you're more loved than you ever dared hope.
You can't teach a person to love something. But you can get him to feel the heat of your love for something.
It's not unlikely that God would lie that would be a matter of probability. It is impossible for God to lie.
The blessing of influence is helping others succeed. It is lifting up Christ with your established platform.
If I don't let God deal with my bentness, I will go the way of my bentness. But Jesus can straighten me out.
It's a big world. Don't get trapped by tiny dreams and feeble problems. Time for big prayers and bold faith.
It doesn't really matter how rich you are, we're all just renting here on earth! It all belongs to the Lord.
Sometimes God leads us to a place where we have nowhere to turn but to Him; our only option is to trust Him.