Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.

The more you care about the powerless, the more power you have. The more you serve those with no influence, the more influence God gives you. The more you humble yourself, the more you're honored by others.

We had one rule which was 'whatever you are feeling, that's okay'

Never let an impossible situation intimidate you. Let it motivate you - to pray more, trust more, expect more.

Without implementation, all of our Bible studies are worthless.

If an organ is somehow severed from its body, it will shrivel and die. It cannot exist on its own, and neither can you. Disconnected and cut off from the lifeblood of a local body, your spiritual life will wither and eventually cease to exist.

Life is a series of problem-solving opportunities. The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you depending on how you respond to them.