The gospel does not prompt you to mere reflection; the gospel requires a response. In the process of hearing Jesus, you are compelled to take an honest look at your life, your family, and your church and not just ask, 'What is he saying?' but also ask, 'What shall I do?'

We can accomplish more in one month of dependence on the Spirit than we can in 100 years of dependence on ourselves.

In direct contradiciton to the American dream, God actually delights in exalting our inability.

So the challenge for us is to live in such a way that we are radically dependent on and desperate for the power that only God can provide.

Despite the obvious qualifications of all of Jesse's other sons, God appoints the unlikely David to become the king of Israel.

God loves me so that I might make him— his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness—known among all nations.

People who claim to be Christians while their lives look no different from the rest of the world are clearly not Christians