American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The task of the Church after Jesus' resurrection and ascension was to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to all nations.

Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.

One of Satan's most deceptive and powerful ways of defeating us is to get us to believe a lie. And the biggest lie is that there are no consequences to our own doing. Satan will give you whatever you ask for if it will lead you where he ultimately wants you.

(Discouragement) Can be temporary-or it can destroy our life. The choice is ours. If we refuse to deal with discouragement head-on, we are opening the door for it to completely dominate our life.

God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.

The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.