God tests His people through hardship.

Life is precarious, and life is precious. Don't presume you will have it tomorrow, and don't waste it today.

The critical question for our generation—and for every generation— is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever liked, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ were not there?

Marriage. The roots are deep. The covenant is solid. The love is sweet. Life is hard. And God is good.

There are a thousand needs in the world, and none of them compares to the global need for the gospel.

In EVERY situation and EVERY circumstance of your life, God is always doing a thousand different things that you cannot see and you do not know.

God's global aim in creation and redemption is not only the glory of his name, but also the gladness of the peoples.