We do not fail in our evangelism if we faithfully tell the gospel to someone who is not subsequently converted; we fail only if we do not faithfully tell the gospel at all.

Correct division should be preferred over corrupt unity.

For a Christian, our fears about the future are rooted in those places where our will differs from God's will.

Once we see more of our need and understand more of what Christ has done for us, he will become more precious to us. And this, in turn, will enable our obedience far more than sheer grunt effort.

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

We can't know at any given time how God will bless our faithful witness. So the apparent numerical growth of the church is never a good guide to how faithful we have been in evangelism.

Sin claims to free but in fact it kills.