One of the most astonishing things about Jesus is that as God he actually chose to come into our fallen, sick, twisted, unjust, evil, cruel, painful world and be with us to suffer like us and for us. Meanwhile, we spend most of our time trying to figure out how to avoid the pain and evil of this world while reading dumb books about the rapture just hoping to get out.

You can't meet Jesus and not change. If you haven't changed, you haven't met the real Jesus.

I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ because I cannot worship a guy I can beat up.

A lot of people are using the Church, but not a lot of people are loving the Church.

Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the presence of sin.

You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating.

Ladies, use a loving voice, use a respectful voice, use a godly voice, but don't lose your voice.