According to the New Testament, the church is primarily a body of people who profess and give evidence that they have been saved by God's grace alone, for His glory alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.

There is no gospel without the offence. This is God's wisdom. It never seems sensible to us in our flesh.

I guess I tend to see divine appointments everywhere. I am always on the alert for opportunities. So I prefer to err on the side of witnessing too often than not enough.

There are opportunities around. It takes time and motivation to take them.

Christian proclamation might make the gospel audible, but Christians living together in local congregations make the gospel visible (see John 13:34-35). The church is the gospel made visible.

I'll tell you what's more important than all the commentaries in your library: prayer.

Our examples of enduring hardship are often more powerful than our stories of success and triumph.