“We have tried to attract people through so many different strategies. What if they saw an army of people with inexpressible joy, peace that surpasses comprehension, and immeasurable greatness of power? How could they not be intrigued?” -Francis Chan, Letters to the Church 

Revelation 21 If the New Covenant opens the gate of the coming New Jerusalem, then the names of the sons of Israel on those gates testify to the fact that the covenant from the blood of Abraham's Seed did ratify rather than subsume the inheritance of his ancestor and his offspring. -Gage Caligiuri

When Jesus referred to "the feast" with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, he was referring back to Isaiah 25. It will be on the earth in the millennial Jerusalem. We cannot rightly understand Revelation 19, the location and timing of the Marriage Supper of the Lamb apart from this background.  -Joel Richardson

"The exclusion of the weak and insignificant- the seemingly useless people- from a Christian community, may actually mean the exclusion of Christ." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

"The heart and power of the early Church's witness was that 'those who believed were TOGETHER', 'and great Grace was upon them all." - Art Katz

Shepherds and teachers must not think only of what end-time doctrines they teach, but how to encourage their listeners to apply those doctrines rightly in the lives. If we are not encouraging an thoroughly engaged, fearless, prepared urgency, then we are failing our listeners. -Joel Richardson

Like Jesus, I want an inner reality in God that exceeds my reputation. Revelation 3:1 -Bob Sorge

“There is nothing terribly difficult in the Bible—at least, in a technical way. The Bible is written in street language, common language. Most of it was oral and spoken to illiterate people...So when we make everything academic, we lose something.” -Eugene Peterson  

“Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.” — Charles Spurgeon 

Contentious and divisive teachers tend to produce students who are contentious and divisive. Humble and gracious teachers tend to produce students who are humble and grace-filled. The spirit in which one teaches is just as important as what one teaches. -Joel Richardson

“If there is one area theologically that we should be humble, it is eschatology.” -  Joel Richardson

“Rather than creating our own pep rallies, our calling is to simply put Him on display and watch as He draws people to Himself." -Francis Chan, Letters to the Church 

 Every time we speak God’s word back to Him, we are declaring the supremacy of God’s word over our lives, circumstances, and emotions. -Corey Russell

“I have but one passion: It is He, it is He alone. The world is the field and the field is the world, and henceforth that country shall be my home where I can be most used in winning souls for Christ.” ― Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf 

The Gospel is a fact; therefore tell it simply... The Gospel is a fact of infinite love; therefore tell it feelingly... The Gospel is a fact about a Person; therefore preach Christ. - Archibald Brown 

"Why, then, did God give them free will? Because free will, though it makes evil possible, is also the only thing that makes possible any love or goodness or joy worth having."-CS Lewis

Jesus isn’t a “step ladder” into your destiny.. He wants to call you to Himself, kill your destiny and resurrect His calling in and through your life. -Corey Russell

If we're honest, we would prefer Jesus as a consultant rather than king. -Timothy Keller