If you can't show the difference between religion and the Gospel, people will confuse morality with a changed heart

If you want God's grace, all you need is need, all you need is nothing.

God's grace and forgiveness, while free to the recipient, are always costly for the giver. From the earliest parts of the Bible, it was understood that God could not forgive without sacrifice. No one who is seriously wronged can “just forgive” the perpetrator.

To preach the gospel is to show people their need for salvation against a backdrop of God's nature and the character of sin, and then present Jesus as the only remedy for what ails them and the world. In my weekly preaching in the worship services I always call people to believe in Christ.

No matter what precautions we take, no matter how well we have put together a good life, no matter how hard we have worked to be healthy, wealthy, comfortable with friends and family, and successful with our career — something will inevitably ruin it.

It’s a mistake to think that you must feel love to give it.

Bad evangelism says: I'm right, you're wrong, and I would love to tell you about it