Between this day and the next you will give your life to something. The decision on what that will be will shape your destiny.

The first purpose of your life is to be loved by God! Yes, it is important to serve him, obey, and trust him, but your first purpose is to love him.

Lasting love extends grace. No relationship will make it without grace. The Bible tells us that this is part of love. You're not going to have a relationship unless you have forgiveness, mercy, patience, acceptance, grace. You've got to cut people some slack.

What surprises me most about God is that the creator of the universe should want a relationship with me.

What you BECOME on earth matters far more than what you DO. You're taking your character to heaven, not your career.

The deepest level of worship is praising God inspite of pain, trusting Him during a trial, surrendering while suffering, and loving Him when He seems distant.

Every small group has at least one 'difficult' person in it. If you don't immediately recognize who that person is -- it's probably you!