When God measures a man he puts the tape around the heart, not the head.

Some people expect the door of opportunity to be opened with an electric eye.

The moment you come to a passage of scripture and say, "Oh, I know this one already," you're in deep trouble.

You teach what you know, but you reproduce what you are.

So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.

If you leave the church service thinking about how good the pastor was, he has missed the mark. If you leave consumed with Christ, the pastor has been used by the Lord.

So the real question confronting you now is: How can you afford not to be in God's Word?