If people are not sharing their faith in your church, if they're not having a quiet time, if they're not living godly lives, then you need to change your style of preaching. You are obviously not seeing lives changed through the Word of God. So what is the problem? The problem isn't the Word. The problem is your preaching style.
Bruce WilkinsonIn my experience, God rarely makes our fear disappear. Instead, he asks us to be strong and take courage.
Bruce WilkinsonYou are not an accident. You are one of a kind. Your big dream is from God, and its irreplaceable. And you were born to seize it and celebrate it every day of your life!
Bruce WilkinsonKeep your eyes on Christ, not the circumstances you find yourself in or the feelings you are experiencing.
Bruce WilkinsonIn my experience, God rarely makes our fear disappear. Instead, He asks us to be strong and take courage. What is courage? As Ordinary discovered, courage is not the absence of fear; rather, it's choosing to act in spite of the fear. You could say that without fear, you can't have genuine courage.
Bruce Wilkinson