“Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.” Psalm 144:4 Think of the 170,000 people who die every day in the world. Of those 13,000 under five. This is a dreadful judgment. A catastrophic revelation of the cosmic outrage of sin. “Just as sin came into the

If church history teaches us anything, it is that different times do not require different messages. Those who preach anything other than the unadulterated gospel forfeit the power of God in their ministries. — John MacArthur

Powerful! Marriage is a covenant. 1 Peter 3:7 NLT

God is immeasurably great. “Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.” Psalm 145:3

Train yourself to think biblically, to think in heavenly terms, and to practice the presence of God.

Joel Osteen: “99% of people are not bad people. They may make poor choices, but deep down they have a good heart.” The Bible: Jeremiah 17:9 [9] The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

“Satan goes after God’s people with all the force he has, and the most vulnerable will always be the young.” -John MacArthur

I bank everything on the penal substitutionary atonement of Christ. Jesus died in my place for the punishment of sins. This is the meaning of the cross and the center of the gospel message.

“Whatever keeps me from my Bible is my enemy, however harmless it may appear to be.” A.W. Tozer

7 litmus tests of real Christianity: •Hunger for God’s Word (Ps 19:10) •Desire to obey Christ (Jn 14:15) •Fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22) •Love for God (Matt 22:37) •Love for Christ’s followers (1 Jn 3:16) •Willingness to forgive (Eph 4:32) •Enduring Faith (1 Jn 5:4)

“God saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.” 2 Timothy 1:9 Grace before creation.

John Piper For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

“Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.” Proverbs 13:11 Not just wealth. Most of life’s durable achievements come through unremitting repetition of a thousand ordinary acts.

“Whoever heeds instruction is on the path to life, but he who rejects reproof leads others astray.” —Proverbs 10:17

Jesus said, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said, “Lord, let me recover my sight.” And Jesus said to him, “Recover your sight; your faith has saved you.” Luke 18:41–42 That is, faith brought him humbly, hopefully to Jesus, who saved him.

“The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 Not just find, but save.

"A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you." - Jesus