19 quotes found
“Authentic gospel preaching always engages people with eternal issues.”
“The person who learns to number his or her days gains a heart of wisdom (Ps. 90:12).”
“He endured all that hell is on the cross, so that you would never know what hell is like.”
“Living communion with God in which He is real, alive, fresh, and present to your soul energizes a God-centered life.”
“I am so glad that Jesus does not say, Practice more spiritual disciplines. He says, Come to meand I will give you rest.”
“I am so glad that Jesus does not say, “Practice more spiritual disciplines.” He says, “Come to me…and I will give you rest.”
“Lord, make me less like Jonah and more like Jesus. Save me from being the kind of person who cares more about my comfort, my reputation, and my success than I do about the people You are calling me...”
“When your heart is gripped by the love of God poured out in the cross, and when you see the extent of that love in the propitiation by which Christ became the sacrifice for your sin, bearing wrath ...”
“Jonahs anger was not marked by outbursts of rage but by a quiet withdrawal from the company of others and a growing preoccupation with the events in his own life.”
“Gods Word is the living seed that brings new birth. It is the milk that nurtures the new life of a young Christian and the meat that builds the muscle of a mature believer.”
“If you feel that without a certain person, or position, or achievement, your life would be not worth living, you may be deeper into idolatry than you think.”
“In serving as a pastor for over thirty years, I have seen some remarkable transformations and Ive seen some big disappointments. I have two observations. First, where there has been lasting change,...”
“The Bible is different because it is the Word of God, by which He speaks to me. Disagreeing with the Bible would be disagreeing with God. So when I read the Bible I want to place myself under it. I...”
“Explaining temptation by saying God is testing me or Satan is attacking me positions me either as the victim, if I am defeated, or the hero, if I prevail. But confessing that My heart is desperatel...”
“Grace means that God steps into the lives of particular individuals with the purpose and effect of saving them. He needs no permission to do this, nor is He under any obligation to do so.”
“When God interrupts your life, He is calling you to follow Him in a new way. By breaking into your settled pattern, He is moving you to a new place where you can make fresh discoveries of His grace...”
“Jonah’s anger was not marked by outbursts of rage but by a quiet withdrawal from the company of others and a growing preoccupation with the events in his own life.”
“God’s Word is the living seed that brings new birth. It is the milk that nurtures the new life of a young Christian and the meat that builds the muscle of a mature believer.”
“Explaining temptation by saying “God is testing me” or “Satan is attacking me” positions “me” either as the victim, if I am defeated, or the hero, if I prevail. But confessing that “My heart is des...”
