"God's command 'Go ye...' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant." — Elisabeth Elliot

"I have read through the whole Bible about 100 times and I always find it fresh when I begin again." George Müller, age 71

Self-denial is not so much an impoverishment as a postponement: we sacrifice a present good for a future, greater good. -Müller

"The content of apostolic preaching is Christ. The fuel of apostolic preaching is divine love." -Allen Hood

Each time Paul gave a witness to rulers, he was a prisoner. The call to be a "speak before kings" is usually a call to prison and suffering. -Samuel Whitefield

Repentance which has no tear in its eye, and no mourning for sin in its heart, is a repentance which needs to be repented of - Spurgeon

"In the kingdom, every test is an open-Book exam." -Chris Wood

“It is not the strength of your faith but the object of your faith that actually saves you.” -Tim Keller

The fear of God remains absent if the Word of God remains unread. -Derek Kistner

"If He who in Himself can lack nothing, chooses to need us, it is because we need to be needed." -CS Lewis

The cross is the wisdom of God, let it be your wisdom too. -Bob Sorge

"The harvest will not wait. If the Gospel is ever to be given to our generation, it must be done at once." — A. B. Simpson

The happiest state of a Christian is the holiest state -Spurgeon

"The boat rides the Student Volunteers took were longer than short-term missions trips young people take today." -Brian Kim

Whatever subject I preach, I do not stop until I reach the Savior, the Lord Jesus, for in Him are all things - Spurgeon

"When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering? He still prayed." --Timothy Keller

Jesus is not our mascot for Christian missions. He is the unsearchable riches of God's glory and the mystery of God made known. -Stephen Venable

"It is safe to tell the pure in heart that they shall see God, for only the pure in heart want to." -CS Lewis

Multitudes of former haters will come to Jerusalem and say: "You are the city of the LORD, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel!" Isaiah 60:1-14 -Joel Richardson

The biblical narrative centers on a marriage with Jesus; earthly marriage is just a shadow. -Francis Chan

There was a day when Anna and Simeon only "saw" by faith, but then they held a Child in their arms. Jesus is really going to return. -Stephen Venable

When the love of Romans 8:28-39 fills you, you gain the grace to love your fellow countrymen with the extreme love of Romans 9:3. Not only was Paul willing to lay down his life down for his countrymen, he was willing to lay down his eternal life for them. The highest description of God’s love in Scripture (Romans 8:28-39) is followed by the highest description of love for fellow man (Romans 9:3). -Bob Sorge

He who does not long to know more of Christ, knows nothing of him yet - Spurgeon

“Don't have your concert first, and then tune your instruments; begin the day with the Word of God and Prayer.” -Hudson Taylor

When there’s something in the Bible that churches don’t like, they call it legalism. -Leonard Ravenhill

“Leisure and I have taken leave of one another.” -John Wesley

"I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it." Elizabeth Elliot.

Steph and I's teaching on Ephesians 5 is available here. -david

It takes about 70 hours to read the Bible from cover to cover. That's less time than the average American spends watching TV each month. -Justin Rizzo

The greatest challenge in preaching the Gospel, is preaching truth that you yourself are in the same need of. Often times more in need of. -Zach Hensley

If there’s still some life in you, there’s no hope of resurrection. He resurrects only the dead. But hey: Never too dead for resurrection.-Bob Sorge

May it be that because of your obedience many will be made righteous (just like Jesus, Romans 5:19) -Bob Sorge

“We preach Christ crucified” 1 Cor. 1:23. Never change the message. We have no other. -John Piper

The American church is a difficult place to fit in if you want to live out New Testament Christianity. -Francis Chan

"We must meditate, brothers. These grapes will yield no wine till we tread upon them." Spurgeon

"Prayer turns theology into experience." --Tim Keller

"O that Christians would learn to live with one eye on Christ crucified and the other on his coming in glory!" — Richard Baxter

Preacher: inspirational messages are enjoyable but rarely serve our victory over sin and enjoyment of God. We must know and believe truth. Our culture often seeks out clever, inspirational messages; yet knowledge of God-based teaching impacts the deepest and bears the most fruit. Impactful preaching is:

1. Simple truth 2. Delivered by weak, broken people 3. By the power of the Holy Spirit 4. That causes love to abound

-Dave Sliker

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If we receive God’s love and love Him in return, then it is only a matter of time before we will begin loving people more deeply. -Mike Bickle

“Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty” (Isaiah 33:17). Live this day in hopeful anticipation of that day. -David Platt

The message of the cross is, lose everything and you’ll gain everything. -Bob Sorge

"Inconsistent professors injure the gospel more than the sneering critic or the infidel." CH Spurgeon