Three enemies that will weaken your ministry over time: Self-indulgence, bitterness, and carelessness. Strong people discipline their desires, restrain their reactions, and keep their commitments.

The goal of 'The Purpose Driven Life' is to help people develop a heart for the world.

It is only in God that we discover our origin, our identity, our meaning, our purpose, our significance, and our destiny. Every other path leads to a dead end.

When a human body is out of balance we call that disease, which indicates dis-ease of the body. Likewise, when the body of Christ becomes unbalanced, disease occurs... Health will occur only when everything is brought back into balance. The task of church leadership is to discover and remove growth-restricting diseases and barriers so that natural, normal growth can occur.

A church must grow larger and smaller at the same time. Larger through worship and smaller through small groups.

The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.

Surrender . . .sacrificing my life or suffering in order to change what needs to be changed