“Jesus didn’t die for you to do things for Him, He died for you to be with Him.”  -David Sliker

You can’t pursue God more intensely than He’s pursuing you. But it’s a noble thing to try. -Bob Sorge

As a type of Messiah, David conquered Jerusalem, thereby inheriting the mantle of its ancient priestly "King of Righteousness." David's sons are referred to as "kohanim" (2 Samuel 8:18). Therefore, the order of Melchi-tsedek is not figurative, but a very real, authoritative office. -Gabe Caliguiri

“God never gives us discernment so that we may criticize, but that we may intercede” - Oswald Chambers 

The power of the cross does not consist of principals that we can appropriate into our lives so as to live victoriously. The power of the cross is that after we have suffered for righteousness and died, we will inherit eternal life. The cross is not the means whereby we can become our “best selves.” The cross is to be embraced as we die to self, in order that we might inherit life. -Joel Richardson

2018 Fall

Consider what you owe to His immutability. Though you have changed a thousand times, He has not changed once. -Spurgeon

If we refer to the attenders of our church as the audience, perhaps we should refer to the one who is preaching as the performer??? That’s never what Church was intended to be. -Scott Volk

The whole impression from our religious meetings will be gone in 3 months, if we don’t bring people into closer contact with the Word of God.  -DL Moody

Something to know about God: One event with Him can be so significant that it’s worth decades of silence while you wait for it. Just ask Anna. And John. And Jacob. And Abraham. And Moses. And Caleb. And Elizabeth. -Bob Sorge

“Half of our trials are owing to the fact that we don’t think we should experience trials.” - John Newton  

It's a shame when people come to church looking for God and only find us. - Carey Nieuwhof

Is there a greater tragedy than when a world who mocked, maligned, ignored, and raged against King Jesus finally comes face to face with the excellence of His glorious beauty and tender heart of holy love?

The regret of the those who reject Him is unimaginable to me. -David Sliker

We need a new generation of preachers to go through old gates of prayer, fasting and consecration to be useful in these last days. -Corey Russell

Jesus is the Sea Walker, who did not need the water parted into dry land in order to deliver his people safely across. The greater miracle for the One Greater than Moses.

"If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me." 

-Gabe Caligiuri

“The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine. Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.” Hudson Taylor

Sin is a worse enemy than Satan. What damns us is unforgiven sin. So Satan’s main work is to get us to sin and keep us from repenting. -John Piper

Today Left/Right politics is the official opiate of the American masses. Like meth, brothels or man-made religion, it’ll rob, ruin and ravage your soul and dement your mind. Save your deepest commitments and passions for something better. Save it for Someone worthy. -Dalton Thomas

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” John 1:9. “Confess” (ὁμολογῶμεν): admit to, and agree with God about the moral ugliness and blamewothiness of our attitude or act. -John Piper

Some churches may be happy if your body’s in the building and your tithe in the treasury. But those who really love you will never relent until you look, walk, talk, live like Jesus. -Bob Sorge

Pride thinks too much of us and too little of God. The solution, then, is to fill our thoughts with his glory until thoughts of ourselves grow dull. -John Piper

Song of Solomon 1 amazes me time and time again.

The Bride in her compromise and failure finds her Bridegroom and expects correction and chastisement, yet is met by His overwhelming love and encouragement regarding her love and worth. Jesus’ love is not like our love.  

-David Sliker

An unforgiving heart is an unforgiven heart, and if you can't forgive, you haven't sensed His forgiveness. -Timothy Keller

“True compassion takes into account far more than what a person feels today; it takes into account what he or she will feel on judgment day.” -Francis Chan, Letters to the Church

Throughout Scripture, it was never the proud or arrogant that attracted the Lord but rather the humble and the lowly. Better to be attractive to the Lord than to be revered in the eyes of man! -Scott Volk

You may have a genuine gift from God, a prophetic gift, or a healing gift, or a preaching gift, but that doesn't mean your interpretation of scripture is correct just because you are gifted. -Dr. Micheal Brown

“Are you in a hurry, flurried, distressed? Look up! See the Man in the Glory! Let the face of Jesus shine upon you. Is He worried, troubled, distressed? There is no wrinkle on His brow, no least shade of anxiety. Yet the affairs are His as much as yours.” - Hudson Taylor

True faith is our weakness leaning on God's strength.  -DL Moody

"The only safe place for sheep is by the side of the shepherd, because the devil does not fear sheep; he just fears the shepherd." AW Tozer

"It is always just possible that Jesus Christ meant what He said when He told us to seek the secret place and to close the door." C. S. Lewis, Decision.