...we'll first address our inaccurate view of God and, consequently of ourselves.

Tend to choose what is popular over what is right when they are in conflict. They desire to fit in both at church and outside of church; they care more about what people think of their actions (like church attendance and giving) than what God thinks of their hearts and lives.

As a culture, were so worried about whats going to happen to us 30 years from now that we are not taking care of our brothers and sisters who need help today.

If you want to see the big stuff that God has, you've got to take some risk and trust only in the Gospel.

The world says love yourself, grab all you can, follow your heart. Jesus says deny yourself, grab your cross and follow me.

When loving Him becomes obligation, one of the many things we have to do, we end up focusing even more on ourselves.

As we begin to focus more on Christ, loving Him and others becomes more natural. As long as we pursuing Him, we satisfied in Him. It is when we stop actively loving Him that we find ourselves restless and gravitating toward other means of fulfillment