Making disciples isn’t about gathering pupils to listen to your teaching. The real focus is not on teaching people at all–the focus is on loving them.

We have control over our prayer life, our relationship with Jesus.

...I don't have to worry about not meeting His expectations. God will ensure my success in accordance with His plan, not mine.

Lukewarm people don't really want to be saved from their sin; they want only to be saved from the penalty of their sin.

It hit me that the students were talking about me, not God. I was standing before a holy God and robbing Him of the glory that was rightfully His.

In China I told pastors about how, in the West, we have these church buildings and how we go to services each week that last an hour or so. I told them how if we don't like the music or the message then we can go to different buildings and services... They all broke out into laughter. They thought I was the funniest guy they had ever seen.

We should be so joyful from God's grace that others would respond by saying, 'I wish I had your God.