That is relinquishing control in a culture that prioritizes control and doing what you need to do in order to advance yourself.

I am finding deep joy in depending on Christ for the guidance only He can provide as He produces the fruit of gospel in my life.

Anyone wanting to proclaim the glory of Christ to the ends of the earth must consider not only how to declare the gospel verbally but also how to demonstrate the gospel visibly in a world where so many are urgently hungry. If I am going to address urgent spriitual need by sharing the gospel of Christ or building up the body of Christ around the world, then I cannot overlook dire physical need in the process.

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

God beckons storm clouds and they come. He tells the wind to blow and the rain to fall, and they obey immediately. He speaks to the mountains, 'You go there,' and He says to the seas, 'You stop here, and they do it. 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.

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

God has made a way of salvation for the lost. Not a way, but the way. And this is the good news - the gospel.