You don't need smaller troubles. You need a bigger Christ.

You can never lead someone to where you are not willing to go yourself. Leadership must always be from the front. "Follow Me as I follow Christ."

Our pride is as silly as the donkey that had Jesus on his back, thinking that they put garments and palm fronds on the ground for him!

Sometimes it isn’t that God is unclear, but that we simply don’t like what He’s saying.

It belongs to the church of God to receive blows rather than to inflect them. But she is an anvil that has worn out many hammers. — Theodore Beza (1519–1605)

"God, you are not only the greatest source of joy; you are all our joy." — Charles Spurgeon

Wow. Ike Miller I feel every part of this 🧵. I never thought of it like this before. Thank you for sharing.

The first 3 questions God asked Adam & Eve after they sin are: 1. Where are you? 2. Who told you? 3. What have you done? A good list for preachers. Good preaching helps people locate themselves in their estrangement & identify the voices we often listen to instead of God.

Jesus: “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but only one is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion.” Not “chanced upon.” Chosen. You will never drift into devotion. Mute the noise, close the to-do list, and enjoy the King who adores you.

We may never know the treacherous journey people have taken to land in the pew next to us. — Rosaria Butterfield

Before he was executed, he washed the feet of the man who would betray him. As he was being arrested, he healed the wound of one of his captors. As he hung on the cross, he asked God to forgive his killers. This is what it looks like to love your enemies.

Beth Moore In my experience people from evangelical backgrounds thrive in liturgical churches because they have experienced what the liturgy speaks of and people from liturgical churches thrive in evangelical settings because the liturgy gave them words to describe what they’re experiencing

"I've come to see that love is largely local. And the local congregation is the place which claims to display this love for all the world to see." — Mark Dever

Pearly Young, 77, was killed today in #Buffalo shopping for groceries. For 25 years she ran a pantry where every Saturday she fed people in Central Park. Every. Saturday. She loved singing, dancing, & being with family. She was mother, grandma, & missionary. Gone too soon 🕊

This new Christianity.

It’s impossible to overstate the positive impact we can have if we come to church looking for ways to be an encouragement. —Sam allberry

God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus. — Elisabeth Elliot

Whatever you are looking for, you will find. If you are looking for a reason to distrust, to criticize, to withdraw, to rage, to despair, to feel self-righteous, or to reinforce your own perspective, you can find it. And perhaps that is why Jesus says "Seek FIRST the Kingdom."

How you disagree says a lot more about you than whether you disagree.