The greatest issue facing the world today, with all its heartbreaking needs, is whether those who, by profession or culture, are identified as ‘Christians’ will become disciples – students, apprentices, practitioners – of Jesus Christ, steadily learning from him how to live the life of the Kingdom of the Heavens into every corner of human existence.

The Great Commission is still the mission statement of the Church.

My central claim is that we can become like Christ by doing one thing -- by following him in the overall style of life he chose for himself.

Prayer is talking with God about what we are doing together.

When Jesus directs us to pray, "Thy kingdom come," he does not mean we should pray for it to come into existence.

You have been given a ministry and your ministry is not your job and your job and your ministry are two things and beyond that is your work in life which isn't the same as your ministry and then beyond that is your life. And this is what God is more interested in than your work or your ministry-what He gets out of your life is the person you become. And He has plans for you, and these are long-range plans.

To allow lust (or strong desires) to govern our life is to exalt our will over God's.