The next time the devil tempts you to think that you are not worthy to approach God, here is what I advise: Agree. Say, “You are right. I am not worthy to approach God. I never was worthy to approach God. I never will be worthy to approach God. My access to God’s presence is not based on my worthiness, it is based on what Christ did for me on the cross.

I preach as a dying man to dying men.

You know, it is not God's desire to conceal but to reveal. The word revelation means "unveiling."

I take it very seriously when I take the pulpit. That I'm representing God.

Prayer is not the answer. God is the answer. Prayer is the vehicle by which we reach God.

We also need to recognize that God may have other plans in store for us, and we must be willing to accept that.

The churches that are growing and thriving are churches that I would call evangelical and orthodox for the most part in their beliefs. They are churches that tend to evangelize ... and encourage their people to share their faith. These are the churches that are actually growing. The ones that are shrinking are the ones that are compromising and watering down what the word of God says.