Sacrifice is the essence of love, which is the essence of God.

One of the ways we reflect God's love and bring him glory is to accept each other just as he accepts us. This means we accept others' quirks and look past their faults in order to see a person created in the image of God.

Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. Don’t waste your pain; use it to help others.

We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God's purposes by ourselves.

The death, and the burial, and the resurrection of Jesus happened over three days. Friday was the day of suffering and pain and agony. Saturday was the day of doubt and confusion and misery. But Easter, that Sunday, was the day of hope and joy and victory. You will face these three days over and over and over in your lifetime. And when you do, you’ll find yourself asking, as I did, three fundamental questions: Number one, what do I do in my days of pain? Two, how do I get through my days of doubt and confusion? Three, how do I get to the days of joy and victory? The answer is Easter.

Those who have hurt you in the past cannot continue to hurt you now unless you hold on to the pain through resentment.

We are healed to help others. We are blessed to be a blessing. We are saved to serve, not to sit around and wait for heaven.