God wanted us to choose to love him.

Heartless praise is not praise at all. It is worthless and an insult to God.

Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.

Nothing else you do will ever matter as much as helping people establish an eternal relationship with God.

In our competitive world we're taught to never quit trying, never give up, and never give in - so we don't hear much about surrendering. If winning is everything, surrendering is unthinkable. Even Christians would rather talk about winning, succeeding, overcoming, and conquering than yielding, submitting, obeying, and surrendering. But surrendering to God is the heart of worship.

God is love. He didn't need us. But he wanted us.

Having authority implies accountability. If you reject the blame for failures under your watch, people reject your leadership.