It is impossible to serve God without serving one another.
We must think ourselves empty when coming to the text of scripture and read ourselves full.
When we turn luxuries into necessities, we jeopardize our ability for contentedness.
The reason most preaching is ignored today is that it deserves to be.
Unless the Bible is first taught to our own hearts, then we have no basis from which to teach it to others at all.
Unfortunately, preachers who distort God's Word are all too common today. Sometimes this springs from a sincere desire to soften hard hearts, but hearts aren't changed by compromise.