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

I could not help but think that somewhere along the way we had missed what was radical about our faith and replaced it with what is comfortable.

Consider the cost when Christians ignore Jesus commands to sell their possessions and give to the poor and instead choose to spend their resources on better comforts, larger homes, nicer cars, and more stuff. Consider the cost when these Christians gather in churches and choose to spend millions of dollars on nice buildings to drive up to, cushioned chairs to sit in, and endless programs to enjoy for themselves. Consider the cost for the starving multitudes who sit outside the gate of contemporary Christian affluence.

Everything in all creation responds in obedience to the Creator... until we get to you and me. We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, "No."

I wonder sometimes, though, if we intentionally or just unknowingly mask the beauty of God in the gospel by minimizing his various attributes.

When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.

The resources of heaven are ready and waiting for the people of God who desire to make much of him in this world