I believe that to preach or to expound the scripture is to open up the inspired text with such faithfulness and sensitivity that God’s voice is heard and His people obey Him
John StottChristian giving is to be marked by self-sacrifice and self-forgetfuln ess, not by self-congratula tion.
John StottWe do not need to wait for the Holy Spirit to come: he came on the day of Pentecost. He has never left the church.
John Stott