It will cost you everything to follow the Lord. And it will cost you even more to be His man for this hour.

The moment the Spirit has quickened us to life in regeneration our whole being senses its kinship to God and leaps up in joyous recognition. That is the heavenly birth without which we cannot see the Kingdom of God. It is, however, not an end but an inception, for now begins the glorious pursuit, the heart's happy exploration of the infinite riches of the Godhead.

No religion has ever been greater than its idea of God.

This is the tragedy and woe of the hour--that we neglect the most important One who could possibly be in our midst--the Holy Spirit of God. Then, in order to make up for His absence, we have to do something to keep up our own spirits.

It's not what you did, but what you could have done if you allowed the Lord to work His will in your life.

The idea of the divine-human friendship originated with God. Had not God said first 'Ye are my friends?' (John 15:14)

It is a high Christian privilege to pray for one another within each local church body and then for other believers throughout the world. As a Christian minister, I have no right to preach to people I have not prayed for. That is my strong conviction.