I hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain truth is that hell is real and real people go there for eternity.

We will probably have to pay a price for devoting our lives to building the kingdom of God. Jesus did.

The local church is the hope of the world.

I'm praying to the Creator of the world, the King of the universe, the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-faithful God. I'm praying to the God who made the mountains and who can move them if necessary. I'm praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked. I'm praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.

Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.

Leaders have to figure it out when there is no road map.

To be developed as a leader, failure must be allowed. Failure only helps us improve.