I think I could do better in my approach to application. I think I could do better in preaching practical sermons.
Max LucadoTo call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.
Max LucadoI think we live in slavery to fear. Most people don't have an answer to the death question and really don't even have a philosophy. That is a puzzle to me. I think even if I was not a Christian, I would want to at least have a personal solution to the death question. Otherwise, death is just a frightening thing.
Max LucadoThere is not a hint of one person who was afraid to draw near him [Jesus]. There were those who mocked him. There were those who were envious of him. There were those who misunderstood him. There were those who revered him. But there was not one person who considered him too holy, too divine, or too celestial to touch. There was not one person who was reluctant to approach him for fear of being rejected.
Max Lucado