Regardless of the circumstances that surrounded your arrival, you are not an accident. God planned you before you were born.
Max LucadoGod is able to place stars in their sockets & suspend sky like a curtain; surely He is mighty enough to light your path.
Max LucadoAll preaching should be as creative as we can make it. We've been entrusted with such a treasure. To have anywhere from 50 to 5000 people who give us 30 minutes of their time to hear whatever we want to say - I think they deserve all the creativity that we can give.
Max LucadoWhen you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
Max LucadoAfter a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you know. God can be equally familiar to you. With time you can learn where to go for nourishment, where to hide for protection , where to turn for guidance. Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace.
Max Lucado