Jesus called fishermen, not graduates of rabbinical schools. The main requirement was to be natural and sincere.

The Bible does not say we should aim at numbers but rather urges us faithfully to proclaim God's message in the boldness of the Holy Spirit. This will build God's church God's way.

Prayer cannot truly be taught by principles and seminars and symposiums. It has to be born out of a whole environment of felt need. If I say, "I ought to pray," I will soon run out of motivation and quit; the flesh is too strong. I have to be driven to pray.

Trouble is one of God's great servants because it reminds us how much we continually need the Lord.

When we see only what we want to see in the Bible, it loses all power to transform us.

What does it say about our churches today that God birthed the church in a prayer meeting, and prayer meetings today are almost extinct?

The old saying is true: If you have only the Word, you dry up. If you have only the Spirit, you blow up. But if you have both, you grow up.