What happens outwardly in your life is not as important as what happens inside you. Your circumstances are temporary, but your character will last forever.

It is a fatal mistake to assume that God’s goal for your life is material prosperity or popular success, as the world defines it. The abundant life has nothing to do with material abundance, and faithfulness to God does not guarantee success in a career or even ministry. Never focus on temporary crowns.

Then Jesus changed the situation. When he paid for our sins on the cross, the veil in the temple that symbolized our separation from God was split from top to bottom, indicating that direct access to God was once again available.

Many people are reluctant to show mercy because they don't understand the difference between trust and forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past. Trust has to do with future behavior.

REAL fellowship is being as committed to each other as we are to Jesus Christ.

Frankness is not a license to say anything you want, wherever and whenever you want. It is not rudeness.

Living by faith isn't living with certainty. It's trusting God in spite of unanswered questions and unresolved doubts.