Satan's primary temptation strategy is to try and make us forget what God has said about us and to evaluate our standing before God by some other criteria

We may not be worthy to be forgiven, but He is worthy to forgive us.

We are changed not by being told what we need to do for God, but by hearing the news about what God has done for us.

My identity and my security are not in my spiritual progress. My identity and my security are in God’s acceptance of me given as a gift in Christ.

The goal of the gospel is to produce a type of people consumed with passion for God an love for others.

Surveys show that more than 50 percent of people in the U.S. have prayed the sinner's prayer and think they're going to heaven because of it even though there is no detectable difference in their lifestyles from those outside of the church. On this issue- the most important issue on earth- we have to be absolutely clear. We need to preach salvation by repentance before God and faith in the finished work of Christ.

Worry springs from not being convinced of a sovereign God's absolute love for you. Worry disappears when you realize that God loves you unfailingly and will let nothing interrupt His plans for your good.