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.

God allows hardship in our lives so that our beliefs-those handholds of faith in a troubled world-will became more and more real to us and less and less theory.

God's plans for you are better than any plans you have for yourself. So don't be afraid of God's will, even if it's different from yours.

Giving is a responsibility. It is an opportunity. And it is a blessing for every follower of Jesus Christ.

You become a disciple in the biblical sense only when you are totally and completely committed to Jesus Christ and His Word.

Let's commit ourselves to being true disciples of Jesus Christ. Not mere fair-weather followers, but disciples.

I appreciate zeal and energy and passion but in our zeal, we just need to do it in a loving way and do it in a compassionate way, not share our faith in a robotic or mechanical way, but interact with the person, listen to them, and respond appropriately to their questions.