"The history of missions is the history of answered prayer." – Samuel Zwemer

At the cross, Jesus made intercession for the transgressors and yet He did not open His mouth but was silent. -Corey Russell

While others are congratulating themselves, I lie humbly at the foot of Christ's cross and marvel that I am saved at all - Spurgeon

Though God reveals himself through different names in the OT—e.g., “LORD-Hosts/Armies” (Heb. yhvh ṣĕbāʾôt; cf. 1 Sam. 1:11; Ps. 24:10; 80:4; Isa. 1:24; 6:5; Jer. 9:15; 48:1; Hos. 12:5; Amos 3:13; Mic. 4:4; Hag. 2:6; Zech. 1:3); “LORD-Shepherd” (Heb. yhvh rāʿâ; cf. Gen. 49:24; Ps. 23:1; 80:1; Ezek. 34:2); “LORD-Heals” (Heb. yhvh rāpāʾ; cf. Ex. 15:26; Jer. 3:22; Isa. 30:26; Ps. 103:3); “LORD-Jealous” (Heb. yhvh qannāʾ; cf. Ex. 20:5; 34:14; Deut. 4:24; Josh. 24:19); “God-Almighty” (Heb. ʾēl šadday; cf. Gen. 17:1; 28:3; 35:11; 49:25; Ex. 6:3; Num. 24:4; Ruth 1:20; Job 6:4; Ps. 68:14; 91:1; Isa. 13:6; Ezek. 1:24; 10:5; Joel 1:15); “God-Supreme” (Heb. ʾēl ʿelyôn; cf. Gen. 14:18ff.; Ps. 7:17; 47:2; 57:2; Dan. 7:18ff.); “God-Everlasting” (Heb. ʾēl ʿôlām; cf. Gen. 21:33; Ps. 90:1ff.; Jer. 10:10; Isa. 26:4); “God-Living” (Heb. ʾēl ḥay; cf. Deut. 5:26; Josh. 3:10; Ps. 42:2; 84:2; Jer. 10:10); “God-Salvation” (Heb. ʾēl yēšaʿ; cf. 1 Chron. 16:35; Ps. 65:5; 79:9; 85:4) [as well as some infrequent names, e.g., “Lord-Peace” (Judg. 6:24), “Lord-Provide” (Gen. 22:14), “Lord-Righteousness” (Jer. 23:6; 33:16), etc.]

—no name is more prominent and central to the revelation of his nature and character than “LORD/God-Israel” (Ex. 5:1; 24:10; 32:27; 34:23; Num. 16:9; Josh. 7:13,19f.; 8:30; 9:18f.; 10:40,42; 13:14,33; 14:14; 22:16,24; 24:2,23; Judg. 4:6; 5:3,5; 6:8; 11:21,23; 21:3; Ruth 2:12; 1 Sam. 1:17; 2:30; 5:7f.,10f.; 6:3,5; 10:18; 14:41; 20:12; 23:10f.; 25:32,34; 2 Sam. 7:27; 12:7; 23:3; 1 Kings 1:30,48; 8:15,17,20,23,25f.; 11:9,31; 14:7,13; 15:30; 16:13,26,33; 17:1,14; 22:53; 2 Kings 9:6; 10:31; 14:25; 18:5; 19:15,20; 21:12; 22:15,18; 1 Chron. 4:10; 5:26; 15:12,14; 16:4,36; 17:24; 22:6; 23:25; 24:19; 28:4; 29:10; 2 Chron. 2:12; 6:4,7,10,14,16f.; 11:16; 13:5; 15:4,13; 20:19; 29:7,10; 30:1,5; 32:17; 33:16,18; 34:23,26; 36:13; Ezra 1:3; 3:2; 4:1,3; 5:1; 6:14,21f.; 7:6,15; 8:35; 9:4,15; Ps. 41:13; 59:5; 68:8,35; 69:6; 72:18; 106:48; Isa. 17:6; 21:10,17; 24:15; 29:23; 37:16,21; 41:17; 45:3,15; 48:1f.; 52:12; Jer. 7:3,21; 9:15; 11:3; 13:12; 16:9; 19:3,15; 21:4; 23:2; 24:5; 25:15,27; 27:4,21; 28:2,14; 29:4,8,21,25; 30:2; 31:23; 32:14f.,36; 33:4; 34:2,13; 35:13,17ff.; 37:7; 38:17; 39:16; 42:9,15,18; 43:10; 44:2,7,11,25; 45:2; 46:25; 48:1; 50:18; 51:33; Ezek. 8:4; 9:3; 10:19f.; 11:22; 43:2; 44:2; Zeph. 2:9; Mal. 2:16; cf. Matt. 15:31; Luke 1:68).

It takes a forehead of flint to reject the ethnical character and commitment of the God of the Bible. -John P Harrigan

Jesus proclaimed the full message of first century Jewish apocalypticism, including the concept of eternal conscious torment for the wicked. -Joel Richardson

We were made "by God" and we were made "for God." Nothing of this world will ultimately satisfy the human heart like encountering Him. -Corey Russell

Until the last are first, the meek possess the earth, and the lame leap like deer, we cannot say Jesus's eschatological vision has arrived.-Joel Richardson

The spread of the prosperity gospel globally is perhaps even more damaging to the cause of Christ than the global trending toward atheism. The difference between the prosperity gospel and atheism is that the prosperity Gospel uses the Bible to justify being self-focused. -Joel Richardson

"To be effective witnesses, our lives must be characterized by prayer." -Randy Hurst

The fear of God is the death of every other fear; like a mighty lion, it chases all other fears before it - Spurgeon

If I can’t find my answer in Jesus only—if He’s not enough for me—then I have no message for my generation. -Bob Sorge

The best way to dwell in the presence of the Lord is to be a thankful person. - Rick Joyner

"If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity." - C.S. Lewis

Jesus is the resurrection (John 11:25). When He resurrects you, you will not simply encounter a miracle, you will encounter HIM. -Bob Sorge

Easter isn’t as easy as Christmas. It is harder to tame. Anyone can be born, but not everyone can rise from the dead. -James Martin

Risk is always determined by the value of the mission. The gospel is so valuable that no risk is unreasonable. -David Sitton

We are the people of the cross, the ones who have received mercy when love was far from us and our hearts were cold. We are the ones who were the enemies of God, yet He loved us and washed us in His own blood. Therefore, we are the ones who love our enemies. -David Sliker

I will be teaching at GPHOP on Saturday May 21st on Jesus the Intercessor/Mediator. You are invited.

6-7 Worship and prayer
7-8 Teaching
8-9 Worship and prayer

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“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” -CS Lewis

Christology is beautiful as long as we know we'll only ever see a grain of sand on the eternal seashore that is this transcendent Man.-Derek Kistner

"A message born in the mind only reaches the mind, but a message born in the heart will reach the heart." Leonard Ravenhill

Is there nothing to sing about today? Then borrow a song from tomorrow; sing of what is yet to be - Spurgeon

God owns all the people of the earth, Psalm 24:1. But yet, He humbly bought that which He already owned. With Calvary’s blood. -Bob Sorge

John 15:12, “love one another as I have loved you.” The cross is a demonstration of how we are to love one another. -Bob Sorge

Revival must be joined to a strong eschatology. Revival is not the end, but rather a season that increases our desire for Him to be with us. -Samuel Whitefield

When we come to a place where everything can be predicted and nobody expects anything unusual from God, we are in a rut- A.W. Tozer

"No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man." John 3:13 He knew where He came from and where He was going. -Stephen Venable

"from men of this world, whose portion is in this life" Psalm 17:14 if our primary reward is in this life, then we have become like the world. -Stephen Venable

Jesus spoke of His sufferings as a baptism because there was not a part of Him that didn’t suffer. -Bob Sorge

“We fail to prevail with unconverted men because of our more fundamental failure to prevail with God in prayer.“ -John R. Mott

Jesus never said, "Change the world!" Most of us will die in obscurity. Paul even said, "Aspire to live quietly". This is actually freeing. -Truman Falkner