Religion operates on the principle 'I obey-therefore I am accepted by God.' But the operating principle of the gospel is 'I am accepted by God through what Christ has done-therefore I obey.'

Jesus asks for far more than you ever thought, but offers more than you ever dreamed.

The basic premise of religion– that if you live a good life, things will go well for you– is wrong. Jesus was the most morally upright person who ever lived, yet He had a life filled with the experience of poverty, rejection, injustice, and even torture.

Without the gospel we hate ourselves instead of our sin.

Even if our own troubles are great, we should still serve. Jesus washed His disciples feet on the way to the cross.

When Jesus got the big questions, he didn't present arguments. He presented himself.

The church should be a place where people can be free to say that they are sinners.