Don't be defined by your failures, be refined by them.

What Christ does in us and through us will always be 'exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think.'

If Jesus heals instantly, praise Him. If Jesus heals gradually, trust Him. When Jesus heals ultimately, you will understand.

Fear results in fight or flight. Anxiety creates doom and gloom. Fear is the pulse that pounds when you see a coiled rattlesnake in your front yard. Anxiety is the voice that tells you, Never, ever, for the rest of your life, walk barefooted through the grass. There might be a snake...somewhere.

Your serenity matters to heaven. God's presence encapsulates your life.

When you teach on a familiar text, you're capitalizing on common knowledge. When you teach on an unfamiliar text, you're having to build a bridge of understanding, and we need to do that as well.

Jesus isn't a God who stayed on the mountaintop - he's a Savior who came down and lived and worked with the people.