Worship is not about personality, temperament, personal limitations, church background, or comfort. It is about God.

Gifts and abilities, no matter how magnificent, are either limited or enhanced by character.

Show me where you spend your time, money and energy and I'll tell you what you worship.

Remember the economy of the Kingdom is simple. Every time we come to cross a new threshold, it costs us everything we now have. Every new step may cost us all the reputation & security we've accumulated up to that point. It costs us our life.

We're in a declared war, but unless were clear about who the enemy is, we'll waste our time fighting enemies that aren't enemies at all. There's only one enemy and no matter what people do, say or react people are never the enemy. The enemy is our only enemy.

We need the poor as much as they need us.

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.