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It's hard to differentiate between a vision and a delusion - both cause you to see things that no one else sees.
Resolution without routine is like a Ferrari without gas...it might look real good but it will get you no where.
See your weakness as a reason to pray the more, it should not be the reason for sadness or to abandon your post.
Put on the new man by renewing your mind with God's Word and submitting your body to the authority of that Word.
In America, evangelical churches have often been bastions of conservatism, providing support for the status quo.
We can never get around to being one nation under God if we can't even get around to being one Church under God.
When families break down, you have a lot of repercussion from that, from poverty to crime to lack of discipline.
Sanctification consists of the daily realization that in Christ we have died, and in Christ we have been raised.
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned
We are the product of our thinking, so it is important that we choose carefully where to focus our mental energy.
I have realized that nothing else matters besides this: Am I doing everything God has put me on this earth to do?
If the light that is on you is brighter than the light that is in you, the light that is on you will destroy you.
Get out of the boat. Face your fears. Fail. Learn. Adjust. Try again. And watch God do more than you can imagine.
The difference between where you are and where God wants you to be is equal to the pain you're willing to endure.
Because my life was changed by God's Word, I love every organization that helps people know him through his Word.
There is indescribable joy, deep satisfaction and an eternal purpose in dying to ourselves and living for Christ.
The Lord stands above the new day, for God has made it. All restlessness, all worry, and anxiety flee before him.
Solomon warned us not to rush into God’s presence with words. That’s what fools do. And often, that’s what we do.
Many times the rewards of fasting come after the fast, though from time to time answers can come during the fast.
The whole global warming thing is created to destroy America's free enterprise system and our economic stability.
The question is not what was different about Bathsheba. The difference was what had become different about David.
If we do the little things like they are big things, then God will do the big things like they are little things.
If you can laugh at yourself, you are going to be fine. If you allow others to laugh with you, you will be great.
It won't matter who my friends were; it won't matter my endorsements; what matters is my heart's response to him.
I wasn't a bad person who needed to become good...I was DEAD and needed to be brought to life! (Ephesians 2:1-10)
As our culture has become increasingly hostile to Christianity, it has become correspondingly open to wickedness.
Lust is raw selfishness. It's all about my wants, my needs, my pleasure. Most love songs are actually lust songs.
Our hope is a certainty based on the truths that God is in complete control of our universe and that He loves us.
Let us preach Christ, let us be faithful to proclaiming the Gospel, but let's leave judgment in the hands of God.
As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate.
If your theological convictions are not producing a deeper love for others, then it's time to rethink some stuff.
Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
Unless the Bible is first taught to our own hearts, then we have no basis from which to teach it to others at all.
Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.
If a volunteer can help us with an immediate need, we can put them in a place to make their greatest contribution.
Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life.
Within the soil of a discouraging season can often be the seeds of incredible blessing, miracles and breakthrough!
Leaders goal: Avoid building around only ONE person's ministry gifting. Longevity is in a team, not an individual!
The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.
Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.
As we're growing closer to God, I ask people to decide when God wants them to stay planted exactly where they are.
We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best.
Often we combat our evil thoughts most effectively if we absolutely refuse to allow them to be expressed in words.
Every Christian must be fully Christian by bringing God into his whole life, not merely into some spiritual realm.
God exists outside of time, and since we are within time, there is no way we will ever totally grasp that concept.
To call someone a Christian simply because he does some Christian-y things is giving false comfort to the unsaved.
I am a person who sings. I know not everyone is, but that won't keep the Spirit from putting a song in your heart.
Our prayer must be, "Father, I'm waiting for You because I know You are good in what You do and in when you do it.