Everything may not be OK but if God is with you, you will be OK.

Ultimately I think the difference between reading the Bible and studying it is making the connections between who Jesus is and what he's done.

Forgiveness is both a decision and a process.

You can't meet Jesus and not change. If you haven't changed, you haven't met the real Jesus.

You have been told that God is a loving, gracious, merciful, kind, compassionate, wonderful, and good sky fairy who runs a day care in the sky and has a bucket of suckers for everyone because we're all good people. That is a lie... God looks down and says 'I hate you, you are my enemy, and I will crush you,' and we say that is deserved, right and just, and then God says 'Because of Jesus I will love you and forgive you.' This is a miracle.

God loves you enough to receive you as you are. He loves you too much to keep you as you are.

Everything in the service needs to preach - architecture, lighting, songs, prayers, fellowship, the smell - it all preaches. All five senses must be engaged to experience God.