I don't believe our works save us, but I believe they follow us into heaven and bring glory to God. Votes: 11
Be kind to yourself. God thinks you're worth his kindness. And he's a good judge of character. Votes: 0
Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? Votes: 0
Anger is the noise of the soul; the unseen irritant of the heart; the relentless invader of silence. Votes: 0
When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment. Votes: 0
You may go days without thinking of God, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of you. Votes: 0
Be a doer, not a stewer. Votes: 0
Does God care if I'm sad? Look at the tear-streaked face of Jesus as he stands near Lazarus's tomb. Votes: 0
Don't see yourself as a product of your parents DNA, but rather as a brand new idea from heaven. Votes: 0
Every person is unique. Votes: 0
Find joy in the ordinary. Votes: 0
God has high plans for you and me. Votes: 0
God has work for you to do. Votes: 0
God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes. Votes: 0
God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile. Votes: 0
God wants the world to see what God can do with his purchased possessions. So he prunes you. Votes: 0
God's highest desire is not to make us rich, successful or popular. His goal is to make us His Votes: 0
God's love supply is never empty. Votes: 0
God's solution is a prayer away! Votes: 0
Grace is not blind. It sees the hurt full well. But chooses to see God's forgiveness even more. Votes: 0
Here's what I really love: I love a funny story that I can tag a serious line on the end of. Votes: 0
His is a joy which consequences cannot quench. His is a peace which circumstances cannot steal. Votes: 0
I am very confident in preaching. Votes: 0
I have a great staff at the church; they protect me and allow me to focus on more of what I do best. Votes: 0
I just love preaching. Votes: 0
I picked up this book called Blue Mountain, supposed to be a really good book on the Civil War. Votes: 0
I think there is something about a story that is enduring. Stories take on a life of their own. Votes: 0
I think we have such a crown jewel in the forgiveness of God, and it changes people's lives. Votes: 0
If relationships matter most then [at the end of our lives], shouldn't they matter most now? Votes: 0
Jesus gives us hope because He keeps us company, has a vision and knows the way we should go. Votes: 0
Meet your fears with faith. Votes: 0
Never let the church become a place where it's just a Las Vegas display place for you to show off. Votes: 0
Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child. Votes: 0
No acts are random or wasted. Votes: 0
No distance is too far. Votes: 0
No matter who wins, God is still sovereign regardless if my preferred candidate wins or not. Votes: 0
No person is too hardened. Votes: 0
No place is too common. Votes: 0
Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it. Votes: 0
Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy. Votes: 0
Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful. Votes: 0
Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God. Votes: 0
The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen Votes: 0
The claims of Christ are always on trial, and we remain under oath! We are his witnesses for truth. Votes: 0
The moment Mary touched God's face is the moment God made his case: there's no place he will not go. Votes: 0
The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God. Votes: 0
The sinless One took on the face of a sinner so that we sinners could take on the face of a saint. Votes: 0
There's no limit to God's love. Votes: 0
There's no person God cannot reach. Votes: 0
To me that's always a little satisfying - to find an underdeveloped topic and start developing it. Votes: 0
We celebrate the First Advent to whet our appetites for the Second. We long for the next coming. Votes: 0
We may forget him, but God will never forget us. We're forever on his mind and in his plans. Votes: 0
We're all travelers, all sojourners. Votes: 0
When Jesus died on the cross, so did your sin; when He rose from the dead, so did your HOPE. Votes: 0
Whether or not storms come, we can not choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can. Votes: 0
Which would you prefer? To be king of the mountain for a day? Or to be a child of God for eternity? Votes: 0
Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you." Eli to Punchinello (p. 25) Votes: 0
Who was Jesus? God saves. Votes: 0
Worry divides the mind. Votes: 0
You wonder if God has a place for a person like you. Find your answer in the Bethlehem stable. Votes: 0
Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective. Votes: 0
God has no cousins, only children. Votes: 0