We should thank God for being with us, not ask Him to be with us (this is always given!).

God doesn't want people to do what they think is best: he wants them to do what he knows is best, and no amount of reasoning and intellectualizing will discover that.

Regardless of what we say, it's what we do that reveals what we as a church or individual actually believe about God and His will for us.

Our task is to relate our lives to God, and let Him work through us.

We've got to have a deep, intimate relationship with the Father if we're going to lead like Jesus.

The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.

We were not saved from our sin simply so that we would qualify for heaven. God delivered us so we would have a relationship with Him through which He could carry out His mission to redeem a lost world.