“You will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John." -CS Lewis

"The task of leading worship is not just a musical task. It's a theological task." - Sinclair Ferguson

There is a dying in the hiding. 

Jesus wasn't surprised and shocked by Peter's shortcomings. He knew Peter. He made Peter. He knew what He was getting into. Same with us. -Derek Kistner

“An ounce of sin can harm us more than a ton of suffering.”- Tim Keller

The Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His habitation. This is my resting place forever; here I will dwell... forever Psalm 132:13-14

As the crucifixion of Christ demonstrated the mercy of God to His enemies, so also will the consummate last days crucifixion of His Church. -Joel Richardson

"We are not to judge motives. God alone reserves that right. We are to judge fruit." -Rob Waldo

"Labor to get a sense of the vanity of this world. And labor to be much acquainted with heaven.” Jonathan Edwards

He makes those just who are unjust, forgives those who deserve to be punished, and favors those who deserve no favor - Spurgeon

I've never met a Christian who had it all turn out like they thought it would. Jesus invites us into an adventure, not onto a treadmill. -Derek Kistner

"Power doesn’t corrupt; power gives your corruption an opportunity to shine." -David Sliker

Ultimately, "peace on earth" is realized via the in-breaking of justice at the return of the rightful King of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth. -David Sliker

"We should never be content with anything less than what is described as possible to the Christian in the New Testament." - Lloyd-Jones

The saints will be emboldened in persecution by the certainty of the resurrection and eternal rewards (Daniel 12:2-3) -Mike Bickle

When the word 'repent' returns to the vocabulary of the church, it's an evidence that the kingdom of heaven is prevailing on earth. -Derek Kistner

When Jesus said He wanted to gather Jerusalem around Himself, He declared Himself the Lord God and King of Israel. - Saphir

Christ said it is better for us that the Spirit came, and I want to live like I know that is true. -Francis Chan

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The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me. -Francis Chan

"We do not have time to waste our lives on a nice, comfortable, Christian spin of the American dream." -David Platt on missions

Maybe I need to become more preoccupied with Jesus plan for the earth, and less preoccupied with his plan for my life. -Luke Wood

We have only a short period of time, seventy or eighty years, to have the testimony that we gave our love to the Lord in the midst of opposition. -Mike Bickle

If you wish to know God, you must know His Word - Spurgeon

It is the chief office of the Holy Spirit to glorify Christ - Spurgeon

Galatians 6:14 God forbid that I should boast except in the cross...by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. When I look at the world, may I see nothing that tantalizes me as potentially life-giving, but may it be totally dead in my eyes. -Bob Sorge

Paul quotes the Septuagint of Isaiah 2 and 66 in describing the day of the Lord Jesus in 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10. Stunning revelation of the majesty of Christ. -Stephen Venable

By no means is heaven ethnically homogeneous. In the age to come, people from every tongue, tribe, and nation will worship God as a Jewish man. -Joel Richardson

John (Luke 3:18), the 12 (Luke 9:6), and Jesus (Luke 20:1) all preached "the gospel" before the cross. Yes, Jesus died, but there's much more. -Joshua Hawkins

Make His praise as glorious as you possibly can. Even so, you do not match the heights of His glorious name. Nehemiah 9:5. -Bob Sorge

Joy is one of those things that is contagious. We have the ability to bring life or death to a situation. -Francis Chan

Sin and riches are both "deceitful" (Mark 4:19, Hebrews 3:13) The pleasure they give seems innocuous when it's actually choking and hardening our soul. -Stephen Venable

The gifts and callings of God are irrevocable. But it’s up to us whether or not we grow in them. -Justin Rizzo

Stare at God. If we don't stare at God, we'll spend our time staring at lesser things. Namely, ourselves. -Francis Chan

Life is about Jesus. We are not here to tell our story, but His. We are here to live His story, not ours. -Francis Chan

The atmosphere of heaven is ubiquitous holy worship. And Jesus instructed  us to pray that heaven would be expressed on earth. | Matthew 6:10 -Derek Kistner

Jesus isn’t just a king with power, forcing us to do what He wants. He is a Bridegroom King with desire for wholehearted voluntary love. -Mike Bickle

When will all the kings of the nations fear God's glory? When He appears  and builds up Zion at the appointed hour. Psalm 102:13-16 -Stephen Venable

One of our greatest acts of warfare in the middle of this chaotic  generation is prayer and fasting/silence and solitude. -Corey Russell

“Not even dying a martyr’s death is classified as extraordinary obedience  when you're following a Savior who died on a cross.” – David Platt

“The Christians of the 1st generation kept pressing into the unevangelized  regions—It was apparently the rule to enter open doors.” -J R Mott

There are two ways for the believer to behold Jesus. The first is by faith  in this age. The other is by sight in the next age. John 17:24 -Allen Hood

“Prayer is awe before an infinite force, and yet it's intimacy with a personal friend.” -Tim Keller

The collective intelligence of humanity is a drop in the bucket compared to this Man from Nazareth. He endlessly exceeds our imagination. -Derek Kistner

If we saw the effect that even our weakest prayers have we would probably pray a whole lot more. Short 30 second prayers are so powerful. -Justin Rizzo

I think the biggest thing the enemy has stolen from us in America is our faith in the supernatural. -Francis Chan

"Transformation comes through the adoring gaze of the heart on the person of Jesus." —Allen Hood

Whether the world grows atheistic or devout, our duty and our joy are the same — we are to magnify the Lord our God - Spurgeon

In the same way that God Almighty chose to forever incarnate Himself in the flesh of a Jewish man, so also has He forever chosen Jerusalem. -Joel Richardson