When God looks at you, he doesn’t see you; he sees the One who surrounds you. That means that failure is not a concern for you. Your victory is secure.

One phrase summarizes the horror of hell. "God isn't there."

If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.

God is faithful even when his children are not.

People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture.

I want a real take-home quality to the sermon, so I built the whole sermon series around the word grace, those five letters.

Does God care if I'm sad? Look at the tear-streaked face of Jesus as he stands near Lazarus's tomb.