True worship is obedience to God for no other reason than that you delight in God.

Gospel change is the Spirit of God using the story of God to make the beauty of God come alive in our hearts

Being converted to Jesus is learning to so adore God that we would gladly renounce everything we have to follow Him.

The amount which you understand the gospel is measured by your ability to be joyful in all circumstances. If you grasp what a treasure the presence and acceptance of God are, then even when life goes really wrong you will have a joy that sustains you, because you’ll recognize the value of what you have in Him. When life punches you in the face, you’ll say, ‘But I still have the love and acceptance of God, a treasure I don’t deserve.’ And the joy you find in that treasure can make you rejoice even when you have a bloody nose. You have a joy that death and depravation cannot touch.

When something becomes so important to you that it drives your behavior and commands your emotions, you are worshipping it.

In a post-Christian, skeptical age, love on display is the most convincing apologetic.

At your church, the week is more important than the weekend. Empower people and send them out for the week.