The boss says that games in hand are no good unless you turn them into points. What he's getting at is that games in hand aren't much good unless you turn them into points.

Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.

The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.

God involves us in his missions not because He needs us, but because He loves us. And in His mercy He has invited us to be involved in His sovereign design for the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth.

The modern-day gospel says, 'God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life. Therefore, follow these steps, and you can be saved.' Meanwhile, the biblical gospel says, 'You are an enemy of God, dead in your sin, & in your present state of rebellion, you are not even able to see that you need life, much less to cause yourself to come to life. Therefore, you are radically dependent on God to do something in your life that you could never do.

Disciple making is not a call for others to come to us to hear the gospel but a command for us to go to others to share the gospel.

Instead of trying to conquer sin by working hard to change our actions, we can conquer sin by trusting Christ to change our affections.