Many Christians and Christian leaders have been neutralized by the love of money and materialism. The homage paid to affluence becomes a burden that saps our energy as well as our love for God and other people...Like Jesus and Paul, we can learn to be content with what we have, living modestly in order that we may give liberally to the work of the kingdom and to meet the needs of others.

We learned that what happens when we are alone with the Lord determines how intimate and deep the worship will be when we come together.

We need to learn how to keep people through love. Despite imperfections, sins, and irritating habits of other Christians, they belong to Jesus and they need our love as a healthy climate for growth.

As we interact with God, we'll find ourselves more satisfied in Him and less satisfied with things much less important.

The good news is that Jesus is praying for us. The bad news is that we are going to need it!

Our heart's desire should be to worship God; we have been designed by God for this purpose. If we don't worship God, we'll worship something or someone else.

When God calls you to an extraordinary task, He provides extraordinary resources.