Only one Man gets into heaven based on His goodness. The rest of us get in bowing to that Man. - Derek Kistner

When a man is filled with the Spirit he deals largely with the Word of God; the man filled with his own ideas rarely refers to it. -DL Moody

"The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God's love for us does not." -CS Lewis

“The Great Commission won’t be finished with our spare time or spare change.“ Sell everything. Buy the field. Jesus is worthy. -Brian Kim

The New Testament describes our life as pilgrims in this present evil age as a race and a war. Wake up in the morning ready to run and fight. -Stephen Venable

2016 fall

If we lack love for the church, it's ultimately indicative that we lack love for the Head of the church. -Derek Kistner

The four living creatures could fly away with all those wings, but they don't. They could look away with all those eyes, but they don't. -Derek Kistner

"You don't judge a church by its seating capacity but on its sending capacity." - Rick Warren

“The mark of a spiritual man or woman is a listening heart, not a lecturing tongue.” —Gary Thomas

We work from salvation not for salvation. -Derek Kistner

“Invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you.” Luke 14:13. Blessed. Repaid! -John Piper

Covenant and Controversy Part II: The City of the Great King from Covenant & Controversy on Vimeo.

Covenant and Controversy Part One: The Great Rage from Covenant & Controversy on Vimeo.

We "go" to the nations and proclaim the offer of divine amnesty through the cross because the Day will come when God will wage war against them. -Stephen Venable

When we intentionally fill our mouths with gratitude, we'll find that there is not much breath left for grumbling or complaining. -Joshua Hawkins

Christian must never leave off repenting, for I fear he never leaves off sinning - Spurgeon

God doesn’t adjust the calling to fit you; He adjusts you to fit the calling. -Bob Sorge

A man may study because his brain is hungry for knowledge, but he prays because his soul is hungry for God. -Leonard Ravenhill

What do the alt-Right, radical Islam, and Replacement Theology all have in common? - The belief that God has rejected the Jewish people. -Joel Richardson

You've never had a bigger advocate than Jesus...someone who's more confident in your destiny than anyone, and you never will. -Misty Edwards

Something will define the narrative of our thought life. Might as well be the truth found in God's Word. -Derek Kistner

“Whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.“ Yes God demands perfection. Hence the need for Christ! -John Piper

Remember your corruption enough to be humbled. But forget whatever stops your progress in Christ. -John Piper

We tend to base our justification on our sanctification, instead of our sanctification on our justification. -Tim Keller

O, do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come to you by the grace of God. -Phillips Brooks

I would rather speak five words out of this book than 50,000 words of the philosophers - Spurgeon

Faith which accepts one word of God and rejects another is not faith in God but faith in our own judgment, faith in our own taste - Spurgeon

In John 10, He's the "Good Shepherd." In Hebrews 13, He's the "Great Shepherd." In 1 Peter 5, He's the "Chief Shepherd." You can trust Him. -Corey Russell

The religious see God as useful; gospel-believing Christians see God as beautiful. -Tim Keller

"Grace that does not lead to holiness is not grace at all." -Bill Johnson

In Luke 14:31-33, Jesus portrayed Himself as staging a hostile takeover of Planet Earth. Have you made peace with Him before He invades? -Bob Sorge

There are three persons living in each of us: the one we think we are, the one other people think we are, and the one God knows we are. -Leonard Ravenhill

Jesus is presently at the right hand of the Father, waiting until He returns to sit on His Throne of Glory. - Joel Richardson

“Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God.“ Hosea 5:4. O the bondage when desire becomes deed! - John Piper

Psalm 21:1 "The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; and in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!" If my joy is based on my circumstances or sense of well-being, then it will constantly fluctuate. Joy is based, not on something in me, but on something in God, I rejoice in the magnificence of God’s strength (not mine). -Bob Sorge

“Jesus promised his disciples three things—that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.” -William Barclay

"To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable." -GK Chesterton

I will never fault a person for the size of their brain. But the size of their heart is entirely their responsibility. -Bill Johnson