It takes more than a great church to reach a city, it takes a great movement of churches.

It is one thing to say that science is only equipped to test for natural causes and cannot speak to any others. It is quite another to insist that science proves that no other causes could possibly exist. . . . There would be no experimental model for testing the statement: 'No supernatural cause for any natural phenomenon is possible.' It is therefore a philosophical presupposition and not a scientific finding.

The church is often like a football stadium where 22 people need a rest and thousands of people need exercise.

It is because of the doctrine of judgment and hell that Jesus' proclamations of grace and love are so astounding.

It is inaccurate to think the gospel is what saves non-Christians, and then Christians mature by trying hard to live according to biblical principles. It is more accurate to say that we are saved by believing the gospel, and then we are transformed in every part of our minds, hearts, and lives by believing the gospel more and more deeply as life goes on.

A Christian is somebody whose eyes have been opened, who admits that Jesus is not what you expected, but he’s what you need.

Our prayers should arise out of immersion in the Scripture. [We] speak only to the degree we are spoken to.