And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.

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

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.

What if the very reason we have breath is because we have been saved for a global mission? And what if anything less than passionate involvement in global mission is actually selling God short by frustrating the very purpose for which he created us?

God involves us in his mission not because he needs us but because he loves us.

This is how God works. He puts people in positions where they are desperate for his power, and then he shows his provision in ways that display his greatness

The very first word out of Jesus; mouth in is ministry in the New Testament is clear: repent.