The Christian Church should not be a secret society of specialists, but a public manifestation of believers in Jesus.

Too often we treat prayer as the preparation for the work of the church. Do you not see? Prayer IS the work of the church.

I have to learn that the aim in life is God's, not mine. God is using me from His great personal standpoint, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him, and never say — Lord, this gives me such heart-ache.

We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.

Sorrow burns up a great amount of shallowness.

Our Lord was 30 years preparing for 3 years of service. The modern stamp is to spend 3 hours preparing for 30 years of service.

Fretting springs from a determination to get our own way.