Christianity is in its very essence a resurrection religion. The concept of resurrection lies at its heart. If you remove it, Christianity is destroyed.
John StottThe purpose of prayer is emphatically not to bend God's will to ours, but rather to align our will to his.
John StottA Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on
John StottWithout the Holy Spirit, Christian discipleship would be inconceivable, even impossible. There can be no life without the life-giver, no understanding without the Spirit of truth, no fellowship without the unity of the Spirit, no Christlikeness of character apart from His fruit, and no effective witness without His power. As a body without breath is a corpse, so the church without the Spirit is dead.
John Stott