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AIDS is the leprosy of the 21st Century. Where did Jesus hang out? With lepers. Jesus would love on people with AIDS.
Measured against eternity, our time on earth is just a blink of an eye, but the consequences of it will last forever.
The instructor is always silent when the test is given... ...When God is silent in your life... You are being tested.
God does not want you to become a God; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character.
When you jump across a canyon, cautious small steps and vacillation won't work. Sometimes you just have to go for it.
It is better to live poorly upon the fruits of God's goodness than live plentifully upon the products of our own sin.
Many of us are being held hostage by bitterness because we are not willing to give to others what we have been given.
A man who brags about satisfying 30 women is immature. A real man is one who can satisfy the same woman for 30 years.
I know when I get down and discouraged, it's hard for me to be able to just see anything except for right where I am.
Sometimes we smile at a child thats afraid of the dark. I think more ridiculous is a man or woman afraid of the light.
May the spirit of Christ so fill us afresh that we might in turn be a refreshment and an encouragement to one another.
The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It happens quietly. It happens inevitably. Don’t underestimate God’s power.
We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity.
The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you
It is a pity that many Christians have the TV schedule better memorized than a single chapter for God's precious Word.
God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times.
The task of the Church after Jesus' resurrection and ascension was to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to all nations.
This is the curse of superficial religion: the constant attempt to do outward things apart from inward transformation.
We must learn to regard people less in light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.
To endure the cross is not tragedy; it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to Jesus Christ.
We ask for forgiveness. And we forgive others who ask us. In that way we can experience healing, healing in our souls.
There is a clear intent to keep Christian thinking out of the mainstream of the media and the nation's political life.
Let heaven fill your thoughts instead. Because when you do, everything on earth gets placed in its proper perspective.
The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color. The government lied.
There is enough Christianity in our country's history to make it a significant component of our heritage and identity.
The vital Christian arouses opposition because he is a standing rebuke to the selfishness and sin of those around him.
If our worship isn't visible, comprehensive and extravagant, the gospel we heard must have been tiny, empty and cheap.
We need to pay attention to the questions non-Christians are asking, and the conversations that Christians are having.
Worship is not a twenty minute period during a church service, but a lifestyle of relating to God in a particular way.
The new earth will be like Eden. ..the deserts will gush with water. ... A beautiful and bountiful land will flourish.
Leading with integrity is embracing honesty! We should always use our weaknesses to point others to Christ's strength.
The ultimate test of faith is not how loudly you praise God in happy times but how deeply you trust him in dark times.
The greatest use of your words is prayer. Talk to God about EVERYTHING, all the time. Maintain a running conversation.
We are not saved by good works; we are saved for good works. The Christian lifestyle is to be a lifestyle of goodness.
Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.
Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.
In 30 years of travel and training leaders -164 nations - I've never met anyone who didn't need massive doses of love.
Some opportunities are a calling. Others are a distraction. Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
I'm naturally inclined to have sex with every beautiful woman I see. But that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
Every heart has an atmosphere. What is the atmosphere of your heart? Nothing good develops in an atmosphere of anxiety
Artists are the best theologians. They feel things that are true before theologians can jargonize them into obscurity.
If God created the family, He should be the ultimate definer of what it is, and that should be our point of reference.
Our deepest fear is judgment. Our deepest longing is love. The gospel of grace removes the one and provides the other.
Nothing makes me want to obey more than knowing that God unconditionally loves me and forgives me even when I disobey.
We are all both victims and victimizers. Just as everyone suffers, no one is innocent of causing suffering themselves.
The Christian life has been nothing more and nothing less than a daily dependence on and a rediscovery of God's grace.
You wouldn't go very long without eating food; don't let your spirit starve either. Feed on the Word of God every day.
But I believe the greatest enemy of the Bible is the so-called Christian who simply ignores the Bible or disregards it.
A church is an incubator, a nursery, a grade school. You start where people are and move them to where they need to be.
Our gracious God, we need the ministry of the Spirit of God within our lives so that Your Word may take root within us.