"Hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity" Spurgeon

Live in such a way that God can vindicate you. -Derek Kistner

"Our perspective on life changes dramatically when we believe that our prayers really make a difference." --Mike Bickle

"It cost God nothing, so far as we know, to create nice things: but to convert rebellious wills cost Him crucifixion." -CS Lewis

There will be a harvest. There will be a day of reckoning and rewarding. Jesus pleads with us through the parables to live in view of that Day. (Matthew 13) -Stephen Venable

Dream of yoking a gnat with an archangel, and then imagine that you can help your Lord in the work of salvation - Spurgeon

“Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.” CS Lewis

winter 2015

When you cry to God for justice, He responds not only because He loves you, but also because He loves justice. -Bob Sorge

The reason the stone was rolled away on Jesus's tomb was not so that Jesus could get out, but so that we could get in. -Tim Keller

Prayer, undertaken before, during, and after the public ministry of the word affects the quality and power of the word that goes forth. -Art Katz

While our eyes are on platforms, His find the one giving water. While we line up to be the next king, His eyes find the one on the hillside. -Dana Candler

To have faith, by definition, is to pray and keep on praying and never lose heart in prayer. -Bob Sorge

"Christianity is not a matter of persuading people of particular ideas, but of inviting them to share in the greatness of Christ"- Ignatius

"The primary qualification for a missionary is not love for souls, as we so often hear, but love for Christ." -Vance Havner

Happy are they who, in searching the Bible, discover their Savior - Spurgeon 

Martyrdom is not a way to die. It's a way to live. Martyrdom is the lifestyle of a Church that can rightly be called 'apostolic'. -Art Katz

Paul's strategy to develop and disciple leaders is found in Eph. 1:17-19. The best leaders are those who are lost in the beauty of Christ.-David Sliker

Doctrines of the Bible aren't just subjects to be studied; we desire to know them so that we may worship and adore Him // Martyn Lloyd-Jones

Is there nothing to sing about today? Then borrow a song from tomorrow; sing of what is yet to be - Spurgeon

God asks fathers to turn their hearts to the children—to affectionately value them. This unlocks children's ability to honor. | Malachi 4:6 Just like a wife joyously submits to a cherishing husband, a younger generation will honor its fathers who genuinely, lovingly regard them. -Derek Kistner

God created human beings in such a way that we crave fascination- our craving is best fulfilled by beholding God’s beauty (Isaiah 33:17) -Mike Bickle

When you follow Jesus, you’re not watching a Man laboring to accomplish a goal, but a Man just being Himself everywhere He went. And in three years He changed history like no other historical figure. -Bob Sorge

"The most significant, important, appointment of your life is yet ahead. When you stand before Him and your eyes meet His."--Mike Bickle

The blood of Jesus has a mighty tongue, and the import of its prevailing cry is not vengeance but mercy - Spurgeon

Worshippers make the greatest evangelists because it's not about methods, It's about a Man. "Come see a Man..." -Corey Russell

"Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."-Charles Spurgeon

A sermon without Christ in it is like a loaf of bread without any flour in it - Spurgeon

The man on fire is the man whose daydreams are filled with plans to go deeper in God and into greater fascination with His beauty. -David Sliker

The discipline of prayer will eventually become delight in prayer. -Mike Bickle

You only believe in your cause if you’re willing to be rejected for your call. -Billy Graham

The smoothest, fastest, most direct road to get to God is called in Scripture, “the Highway of Holiness” (Isaiah 35:8). Stay on it! - Bob Sorge

"The only fitting response to the infinite glory of the Triune God, the infinite worth of Jesus, is unceasing adoration." --Allen Hood

"Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer." --William Wilberforce

Proverbs 27:7 "A satisfied soul loathes the honeycomb, but to a hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet." If you get hungry enough for God, even the bitter parts of the Gospel (e.g. “lose your life”) become sweet to you. -Bob Sorge

In the future, you will walk out the fruit of your faithfulness. -Kim Walker Smith

"All the percentages change when people start praying." -Tom Ekhardt

It is possible that we can get so busy doing work ‘for’ the Lord that we have no time ‘for’ the Lord - A.W. Tozer

Why did you wake up this morning? "I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me." Psalm 3:5. It's all gift. -John Piper

If you think you can do it in accordance with your own resources, faith is rendered inoperative. Romans 4:14 Faith can operate only in areas where you need divine help. So if you’re facing an impossibility, cheer up, this is the realm of faith. -Bob Sorge

The lesson of Acts 14:11-20 is that those most prone to worship you will be most easily influenced to stone you. -Bob Sorge

"Missions is bidding the nations, 'Sing with us!'" -Stephen Venable

One way that I grow in my life in prayer is to forget about yesterday (and evaluating "how I did") and make today my highest priority. -Dave Sliker

"Because you have the Spirit dwelling inside of you, your body can't be bound by the grave!" -Allen Hood

With the same intensity that the Father loves Jesus, the Father loves you. Abide in this love. (John 15:9) -Mike Bickle

The wisdom of the world is “build something big”. God’s wisdom is to build something that will endure fire and flood (1 Corinthians 3:13, Matthew 7:24-27) -Stephen Venable

Israel's restoration waits upon the church's fulfillment of its missional task; which waits upon resurrection power, not methodology. - Art Katz