I do believe we slander Christ when we think that we are to draw people by something else but the preaching of Christ crucified - Spurgeon

No teaching is healthy which throws the cross into the background. We cannot think of that death too often - Spurgeon

We shall not grow weary of waiting upon God if we remember how long and how graciously He once waited for us - Spurgeon

"I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all. All who lift it will surely hurt themselves. All nations will gather against it." Zechariah 12:3

God doesn’t want your money, He wants your heart. When He has all your heart, He has all your money. -Bob Sorge

If you want to be an effective vessel in God's hands, this is your foundation: Know the Lord and His Word intimately. -Dr. Michael Brown

It's foolish and fruitless to criticize the shoulders we're standing on. -Derek Kistner

"We need to get an eschatology and work backwards. If not, we'll try to answer issues like we're on a talk show." -David Sliker

"When we return to Zion, we are going to come singing." --Murray Hiebert

“We are servants, daughters, sons, and brides, but not saviors. There is only one Savior. We cannot have His job.” —Heidi Baker

Be half a Christian, and you shall have enough religion to make you miserable; be wholly a Christian and your joy shall be full - Spurgeon

"We can’t just change our emotions. We need to think right about God in order to feel right about Him." —Daniel Hoogteijling

"God would rather see His Son die than spend eternity without you." —Daniel Hoogteijling

"The devil knows your name but calls you by your sin. God knows your sin but calls you by your name." —Daniel Hoogteijling

Jesus is unpredictable yet reliable. Gentle yet powerful. Authoritative yet humble. Human yet divine. -Timothy Keller

It's amazing how fast my heart can go its way into cynicism, critique, and callousness when I'm not intentional about engaging with Jesus. Consistent tenderness towards people (power to view them by grace, not primarily by their deficiencies) comes through intimacy with Jesus. The only way to become the best versions of ourselves is to live according to how we were made to run: fueled by the affections of Christ. -David Sliker

God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom.” —Elisabeth Elliot

"God’s exaltation of Jesus vindicates not only him and his cause, but his way; and that way is the way by which his followers too must walk." -NT Wright

"I am more convinced as I grow older, that to keep our eyes fixed on the 2nd coming of Christ is the secret of Christian peace." -JC Ryle

For anyone interested:  I will be teaching on the Divinity of Jesus on Sunday mornings starting this Sunday.    Sign up sheet is in the foyer, limit to 25 people.

"Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the world in letters too large for some to see." -CS Lewis

Read the Gospels. Note every line. Every line about Jesus. Everything he said. Then ask: Do I believe in this Christ? Or a modern remake? - John Piper

“The Son of God has come and has given us understanding.“ 1 John 5:20 Apart from him all truth is darkness. -John Piper

The person who can stir up believers to praying would, under God, usher in the greatest revival that the world has ever known. -Leonard Ravenhill

"The reason many fail to joyfully proclaim Jesus Christ is because deep down they fail to joyfully adore Him." -Steve Bainbridge

If God is your Master and you’re His slave, why insult Him in your time of need by looking elsewhere to get your needs met? -Bob Sorge

We behold God's amnesty toward the nations and mistake it for apathy. We behold His patience and mistake it for passivity. He will have His Day. -Stephen Venable