“By the Spirit you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:30. Think about that sealing and that day. -John Piper

For any interested: I will be teaching on the divinity of Jesus from Isaiah 40 at the Greater Peoria House of Prayer this Saturday evening October 3rd.

6-7 Worship/Prayer
7-8 Teaching
8-9 Worship/Prayer

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When you feel yourself to be utterly unworthy, you have hit the truth - Spurgeon

My master is also my servant. My God is also my slave. Who is like You, Jesus? May I be found awake and waiting for You. (Luke 12:35–37) -Joshua Hawkins

One of the ways we overcome cynicism toward the church is to study the verses about her glorious intended end such as Ephesians 5:27.-Derek Kistner

Once again I am seeking from the Lord the grace to “convince” my generation of the wisdom of seeking Christ (2 Timothy 4:2). -Bob Sorge

The more I interact with parts of the church unlike my sphere, the more I appreciate its beautiful diversity of thought and perspective. -Derek Kistner

2 Timothy 4:11 shows how Paul softened toward John Mark in his latter years. Fathers get soft with maturity. I think Abba Father is a softy. -Bob Sorge

If your heart be cold in prayer, do not restrain prayer until your heart warms, but pray your soul unto heat by the Spirit - Spurgeon

"Blacks, Whites, Chinese, and Jews attended the services. The color line is washed away in the blood!” -Frank Bartleman

To teachers, preachers, and worship leaders: You win it in prayer before you win it on the platform. -Bob Sorge

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How contradictory it is that so many of faith are uncomfortable with the Holy Spirit when His very nature is to comfort. | Acts 9:31 - Derek Kistner

Don’t despise the tiny things in the kingdom—they can grow into the greatest of plants. Matthew 13:31-32 -Bob Sorge

One way we gaze on God’s beauty is by thinking much about the details of Jesus’s life, death, resurrection, and eternal reign. -Mike Bickle

The primary (not only) hope for us is not that things will improve in this age, but that unspeakable good awaits us in the age to come. -Stephen Venable

"You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him." —Teresa of Avila

Gifts are free, but maturity is expensive. -Bill Johnson

"Every day in which I do not penetrate more deeply into the knowledge of God’s Word in Holy Scripture is a lost day for me." -Bonhoeffer

He (Jesus) will reign over you, either by your consent, or without it - Spurgeon

One essential key to obeying Jesus’ radical commands is believing deeply in reward beyond the grave. Luke 14:14; Matthew 5:12 -John Piper

He bestows His righteousness as a gift, and then rewards you when you've got it, 2 Samuel 22:21. What kind of grace is this? -Bob Sorge

Cheerful holiness is the most forcible of sermons, but the Lord must give it to you - Spurgeon

If a man can preach one sermon without mentioning Christ's name in it, it ought to be his last - Spurgeon

Far better to love Jesus and be unknown by the world than to love the world and be unknown by Jesus. -David Perkins

Our constant danger is that we cry, 'Behold this new opportunity,' 'Behold our new methods'... and forget to cry, 'Behold the Lamb of God!' -Samuel Zwemer

Job cried, “I’m blameless!” Then, when he saw God, he cried, “I’m vile!” Perspective is everything. -Bob Sorge