We are all starved for the glory of God, not self. No one goes to the Grand Canyon to increase self-esteem. Why do we go? Because there is greater healing for the soul in beholding splendor than there is in beholding self.

So, you have three possibilities in world missions. You can be a goer, a sender, or disobedient. The Bible does not assume that everyone goes. But it does assume that the ones who do not go care about goers and support goers and pray for goers and hold the rope of the goers.

If you remove enjoyment of God from faith in God, it ceases to be faith.

The gospel of God and the love of God are expressed finally and fully in God's gift of himself for our everlasting pleasure. "In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."

Adoption is the visible Gospel.

The whole world lives for pleasure. The only difference is theirs is fleeting, while ours is forever in Jesus.

It's amazing how many introverts go into the ministry. It's amazing how many people go into the ministry who don't really like to be with people.