Jesus went to sleep because that boat was in his father’s hands and he would take care of it. Sometimes the best thing we can do is go to bed. You are worrying and troubling yourself and you can do nothing - go to sleep. - Charles Spurgeon 

Simon, you thought you were saving Jesus from a burden He couldn’t carry, but actually He was saving you from a burden you couldn’t carry. -Bob Sorge

During the crucifixion, the Father was pouring His uncreated love upon the world and yet Jesus couldn’t feel any of it. -Bob Sorge

You can’t really know Jesus without going with Him to the cross. -Bob Sorge

Like the releasing of water, or like a sudden breach in a dam, the piercing of Christ’s body released a celestial deluge of love upon this planet. A tsunami of holy love. -Bob Sorge

If God sent Jesus to the cross, He might likewise do something in your life that appears totally unjust.  -Bob Sorge 

We typically give mercy to the measure that we understand that we have received it from God. When we lack mercy, it is a sign that we do not clearly see the mercy that God has given us.  -Mike Bickle

"For it has been granted to you (i.e. given as a gift) that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him, but also suffer for his sake." Phil 1:29 // There is so much more to "believing" than most of us in Western churches are taught to know.  -Gabe Caliguiri

We never see Jesus rejoicing because somebody got healed. He rejoiced when the word found a place in hearts.  -Bob Sorge

The global increase in persecution and martyrdom of Christians is not a temporary set-back, to be overcome. It is the early stages of the completion of God's perfect plan to give a final witness to all the world concerning the message of the cross, His offer of mercy to sinners.  -Joel Richardson

Our character is sometimes best seen by the way we handle those with whom we differ.  -Bob Sorge

Jacob teaches me to seek hard after God, no matter what the pursuit looks like to other people.  -Bob Sorge

“If Jesus said unity is what’s going to get the world to believe, then what’s the enemy going to be after? Division.” -Francis Chan 

"Millions have never heard of Jesus. We ought not to ask, Can I prove that I ought to go? but, Can I prove that I ought not to go?" - Charles Spurgeon 

The recurring crisis of the gifted leader will be whether or not he/she can resist the seduction of ambition. If we think we’ve conquered it, we’ve more likely renamed it goal setting. There’s still time to be a fool.

Go deeper, not bigger.

Only hardy roots can handle height.  

-Beth Moore

If you were born blind but now can see, you don’t really care if the Pharisees throw you out of their church.  - Bob Sorge

"Any possession you can’t take with you to the next life is not actually yours in the first place." —Bob Sorge

"I want to live and be thankful, but never satisfied. There's always more in Christ." —David Sliker

Gratitude flows from seeing the truth about Jesus’ leadership—it is wise, generous, and kind. -Mike Bickle

"Can I let you in on a Chan family secret? Buy used things and accept hand-me-downs, because the freedom from worrying about your possessions is incredibly life-giving." -Lisa Chan

“Joy is something that we have to choose and then work for.” ― Francis Chan

You will only love God to the degree that you receive his mercy. -Corey Russell

Prayer infuses the air of a time yet to be into the suffocating atmosphere of the present. - Walter Wink

“After each failure, ask forgiveness, pick yourself up, and try again. Very often what God first helps us towards is not the virtue itself but just this power of always trying again.” -CS Lewis

So Will I (100 Billion X) - Upper Room

You are as much serving God in training your own children, as you would be if you lead an army to battle for the Lord. -Spurgeon

Restraint and withholding are not the same thing. Sometimes He restrains Himself from delivering us so He can craft a more glorious story, but in the end you’ll realize He has withheld nothing of Himself from you. -Bob Sorge