Christ is not knocking on the door of a sinner's heart, but on the door of a wayward church.

It is only against the pitch blackness of the night that we see the glory of the stars. And it is only against the pitch blackness of man's radical depravity that we can begin to see the glories of the gospel.

The judgment of God against this nation will not be turned by a more conservative President, but by the repentance of its people.

The preachers are the greatest problem in the United States of America.

I used to tell young preachers, in order to preach you've got to have the power of God on your life. Now I tell them, in order to tie your shoes you've got to have the power of God on your life.

The Lord continues to empty us in order to teach us to lay aside all self-reliance, that we may cling to Christ alone.

How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? …How many times have I heard evangelists say, “It’ll only take five minutes.”? No my dear friend, it will take your life–all of it!