Some of you will die in the service of Christ. That will not be a tragedy. Treasuring life above Christ is a tragedy.

It is about the greatness of God, not the significance of man. God made man small and the universe big to say something about himself.

Worship is ultimate, not missions. Because God is ultimate, not man.

The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie. It is not the banquet of the wicked that dulls our appetite for heaven, but endless nibbling at the table of the world. It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night.

It is not saving faith to confess Christ as true. Saving faith receives Christ as a Treasure.

Spot the first risings of your besetting sin and kill it, till it is no more.

People are not prepared or able to rejoice in suffering unless they experience a massive biblical revolution of how they think and feel about the meaning of life. Human nature and American culture make it impossible to rejoice in suffering. This is a miracle in the human soul wrought by God through His Word.