The preacher's task is to declare what God has said, explain the meaning, and establish the implications so that no one will mistake its relevance.

Singleness is a gift; marriage is a gift. We should not misuse the gifts we've been given.

A Christian way of thinking is not just thinking Christian thoughts, singing Christian songs, reading Christian books, going to Christian schools; it is learning to think about the whole spectrum of life from the perspective of a mind that has been trained in truth.

Many of us are tempted to find the key in doing, but the answer is actually found in being. It is vital that we are routinely humbled by the reminder that Christian life is grounded, not in what we can do, but what has been done for us and what we need done to us.

Endurance is a key indicator of spiritual fitness.

It is in the context...of the body in Christ that we understand who we are and where we fit.

We are not brought by faith into a realm of passivity, but rather, we are brought into the realm of diligent activity.