“I wish that I knew how to preach. I have tried to do so for thirty years or so, but I am only now beginning to know the art.” --Spurgeon (This quote was found in Wiersbe’s bible next to Matthew 11:28)

Try not to think of prayer as an extra activity tossed onto your already overloaded schedule. Rather, think of it as the operating system on which all of the elder apps run. Jeramie Rinne, Church Elders

When God speaks the world moves. "The voice of the LORD ...is over the waters ...is powerful ...is full of majesty ...breaks the cedars ...divides the flames of fire ...shakes the wilderness ...makes the deer give birth ...strips the forest bare." Psalm 29:3-10

Simply put: leading a church has never been more complex.

When you fill your mind with Scripture you control the playlist of your mind. Louis Giglio

Christ endured unimaginable suffering in His body on the Cross, yet He continues to endure afflictions in His body, the church (Colossians 1:24).

Few passages address legalism and performance-based Christianity more directly and powerfully than Colossians 2:16-23. Grace gold!

Though the earth has been corrupted by sin, though there is hurt and suffering in our lives, be encouraged that "the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD" (Psalm 33:5).

If your church is relying on guilt as a motivator, you need a new strategy.

When a group of people representing different life stages, different ethnicities, different backgrounds, and demographic differences come together to worship the same God, this action carries a weight and significance that none of us can muster on our own. Mark Dever

Pastors, it’s Monday. Don’t resign. Exercise. Good coffee. Prayer. Silence. Stillness. No major decisions. And do something fun and life-giving.

"Guard what was committed to your trust" (1 Timothy 6:20). A very sobering and convicting challenge to me as a husband, father, and pastor.

When we hear expositional preaching we become less dependent on the preacher. We're more concerned about the Word of God. Mark Dever

Absolute GOLD Paul David Tripp #WarofWords

More than 300 public schools nationwide will learn from the Bible this year trib.al/MTN8zD4

Vandalia-Butler City Schools as well! Can't wait to host Bible classes at out church in the near future.

As believers and Christ followers, our home is not a place but a Person (Psalm 90:1; 91:9).

People love theological controversies but not the nations. Ed Stetzer (Finish the Mission)

Sometimes God has something better for us than an answer to our questions. Alistair Begg

🇪🇸🏆 When Spain won the #FIFAWorldCup for the first time on this day in 2010!