"But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast" Matthew 9:15 We are His friends and these are the days. -Stephen Venable

The calloused heart is a fierce and capable foe that must be beaten back daily with the weapon of wondrous, Spirit-filled joy. We must fight for the kind of tenderness of heart that refuses to let the awesome become overfamiliar, and the beautiful become plain. When love grows cold, it doesn't happen all at once. It's the culmination of thousands of small choices to believe the worst about people. -David Sliker

Grace doesn't overlook sin, it empowers obedience. -Bill Johnson

The book of Revelation is ALL about the unveiling of the infinite beauty and eternal glory of Jesus Christ - how He thinks, feels and acts! -Corey Stark

Take courage! The sun rose this morning as a sure witness to God's promise to David - He will set Jesus on a throne in Jerusalem. (Psalm 89:36) -Joshua Hawkins

"We have taught a generation to feast and play but the times demand we fast and pray." -Lou Engle

Theology is the equalizer for hopeless intercessors and Christians swayed by every new wind of doctrine. Prayer is the equalizer for intellectuals who have lost the awe and wonder of being in a relationship with their Maker. -Joshua Hawkins

"A crucial task for the church is to test continually whether its understanding of Christ corresponds with that of the first witnesses"-Küng

Jesus saw all the way through the Type A, visionary, driven, ambitious young man before Him – and yet He loved him (Mark 10:21). The eyes that see and know everything about you look upon you with everlasting love and great desire. He wants you with Him! -Bob Sorge

Worship is the celebration of Christ's victory expressed in the heat of battle. It is a proclamation of what is to come. -Tim Hughes

It should be as normal for children to hear about the end of the age as it was for Noah's three sons to hear that a flood is coming. -Sarah Edwards

That every man, woman and child would behold Jesus and adore Him: this is the end and the goal of all Christian ministry. -David Sliker

It seems that John didn’t earn himself any friends with the priests, when he said his baptism was “for the remission of sins” (Mark 1:4). He claimed his baptism of repentance had powers of remission like unto the temple sacrifices. It was the launch of the Gospel era. -Bob Sorge

The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men -men of prayer. -EM Bounds

It’s possible to be so distracted with aching over what you don’t have that you neglect to steward properly what you do have. -Bob Sorge

Believing we’re pursuing righteousness because we’re not in gross sin is like believing we’re losing weight by holding our stomach in. -Luis Cataldo

If your Christianity depends upon a pastor's preaching, then you're a long way from being where you should be."- AW Tozer

Whatever you don't forgive in your dad, you keep. -Allen Hood

"So astounding will be the future return of Israel that it will make the exodus from Egypt seem small in comparison." -Walter Kaiser

Most men die at 25. We just don't bury them until their 70. -Ben Franklin

Decisions in this sojourn -this vapor of life- can translate into real, everlasting reward in the resurrection. How then should we live? -Stephen Venable

Longing for Jesus' return is not only apostolic, it's the normative posture for believers in this age. Matthew 9:15 -Billy Humphrey

Our plight is such that we do not know the depths of our slumber until we are awakened, or the severity of our blindness until illumined. -Stephen Venable

We sing to a Jewish Man, who's forevermore our King.  Glory to the Son of David, out of Zion He shall reign! -Laura Hackett

"What would happen if we sought God's face as earnestly as we seek pleasure?" -AW Tozer

"As a man prays, so he is." -AW Tozer

The indwelling Spirit doesn't alleviate the ache of Jesus' absence. Instead, He actually deepens it. -Joshua Hawkins

"traveled", "talked", "reclined", "ate" - the descriptions of Jesus after the resurrection are so tangible. "touch Me and see..." Luke 24:39 -Stephen Venable

What is lacking in many discussions of eschatology is a real yearning to see Jesus and be with Him. This is thoroughly un-apostolic. -Stephen Venable

"Let us never get so wrapped up in counting the pairs of eyes upon us that we miss the only gaze that matters" -Anna Blanc

"Stop clinging to Me..." John 20:17 The joy of the resurrection was tempered by the fact that He wasn't staying. Yet surely He will come again -Stephen Venable

Paul's Acts 17 sermon ends in a call for repentance because Jesus will judge. Many theological errors can be avoided if this is our call too. -Joshua Hawkins

Two of three detailed accounts of Jesus appearing after His resurrection describe Him eating food. Incline your ear to what He is saying through this. -Stephen Venable

If Jesus Himself is not the consuming focal point of worship, teaching and community, a "church" risks becoming just a tax exempt social club -Stephen Venable

What would it have been like to eat a breakfast made by the resurrected Messiah who was Yahweh in the flesh? (John 21:9-14) -Stephen Venable

For the world, there is no message more offensive than the crucified and resurrected God-Man who has now been appointed as the Earth's Judge. 

For the church, there is no message more offensive than the call to pursue the fullness of God in full partnership with the Bridegroom. 

Grace is free, and freely given to empower a costly pursuit to experience all that God wants to bring the human heart into in this life. -David Sliker

In the same way God prepared Joshua through "not departing from the tabernacle" so God is preparing His leaders in prayer/fasting/word/presence -Corey Russell

Fear is a thief. It robbed Peter of a perfectly good walk on water, and kept the eleven in the boat. Fear looks like wisdom to those without risk. -Bill Johnson

It takes “all” of Scripture to make the man of God complete (2 Tim 3:16-17). To the degree I neglect portions of Scripture I am incomplete. The man of God, therefore, should be a man of all Scripture. -Bob Sorge

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Jesus is greater than I have ever portrayed him to be. -John Piper

Stephen and John the Baptist could have preserved their lives by keeping their mouths shut when in the presence of adversaries. Someone could say, “Stephen wasn’t a martyr, he brought it on himself.” But faithful witnesses speak up, even if it means losing their life. Lord, deliver me from the silence of self-preservation. -Bob Sorge

Our biggest dilemma is not our pride, it is our inability to see it and act accordingly. -Mike Bickle

It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother’s womb. -Pope Francis

In self-loving cultures that shout, "express yourself" the messages of meekness and self-denial become more foreign to the Christian ear. -David Sliker

Consider how Jesus fulfilled the Isaiah 58:6 mandate to “break every yoke.” He healed all, even in contexts when the authorities hated it. -Bob Sorge

Oh the depths of this mystery...He who was in the form of God so humbled Himself that His body was a thing to be asked for (Matthew 27:58) -Stephen Venable

God values the lifestyle that appears foolish to the world so much that His Son came to the earth and walked it out for 30 years. -Mike Bickle

The story of Jesus in Matthew begins with worship (Matthew 2:11) and it concludes with worship (Matthew 28:9, 17). That's the right response to Him. -Stephen Venable

Isaiah 49:15 “Can a woman forget her nursing child, and...the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, Yet I will not forget you.” God’s maternal instincts for you are stronger than your own mother’s. -Bob Sorge