"For when the earth experiences Your judgments the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness" Isaiah 26:9

Marriage is quite a wondrous humility barometer. We may fool others with pseudo-meekness, but not our spouse (and children). -Derek Kistner

There is no motive for holiness so great as that which streams from the veins of Jesus - Spurgeon

"There's absolutely no place that you cannot go and openly proclaim Jesus Christ—if you're not concerned about ever coming back." — Piper

Above all I commend the study of Christ. Let Him be your library - Spurgeon

The closet is the best study. The commentators are good instructors, but the Author Himself is far better - Spurgeon

"Speaking from a pulpit is so easy compared to life." -Heidi Baker

"Religious people find God useful. Christians find God beautiful." -Tim Keller

Who Would Dare to Love ISIS? (A Letter from the People of the Cross)

Our best performances are so stained with sin, that it is hard to know whether they are good works or bad works - Spurgeon

ONE Soul won to Christ, is better than a thousand "merely moralized" and still sleeping in their sins! - Spurgeon

When God calls you righteous because of faith, get ready for nobody to agree with Him. Even your own conscience can falsely accuse you. Satan looks at your life and is offended, “God, how can you overlook such blatant rebellion and sin?” People looking at you can’t always see a difference. But in the eyes of God, you are the righteousness of God by faith. -Bob Sorge

Our passion for the preeminence of Christ in all things shows whether we are actually in agreement with the passion and plan of the Godhead. -Stephen Venable

God is incredibly intense, and facing Him is the most intense, fiery, soul-searching encounter you will ever experience. Therefore, I would rather that He be more intense with me now (in chastening) than at the last day (in judgment). -Bob Sorge

Biblical commands to pray are given in the same way as those for love, humility, and holiness - for the entire church, not a select few. -Stephen Venable

My teaching on the Cross, The Glory, and the Age to Come is available online here. 

...keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ 1 Peter 1:13

If we spend less than 1% of our time, money, and energy on something, do we *really* believe in it or is it just empty rhetoric? (referring to missions) -Dalton Thomas

..like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves in all your behavior... 1 Peter 1:15 this settles a lot of questions on sanctification. -Stephen Venable

Pity the person who leads a nation without fellowship with Jesus. That’s a burden no one should have to bear. Psalm 94:20 -Bob Sorge

"Christians should be the boldest people in the world--not cocky and sure of ourselves, but sure of Him." -AW Tozer

Titus banished John to Patmos to silence him. But when you use your prison to get “in the Spirit,” you become unstoppable. Rev. 1 -Bob Sorge

And men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth!” Psalm 58:11

One primary characteristic of false prophets is that they prophesy only blessing without ever speaking of God's judgments (Jeremiah 6:14) -Mike Bickle

"They did not pray just because it was the right thing to do. They prayed because they believed God would answer." --John L. Cumming

Preach, not that they may say "He is a fine preacher" but "We never noticed how he preaches, but we feel that God is great."- Spurgeon