In a smaller church your pastoring sets up your preaching. In a larger church your preaching sets up your pastoring.

The most liberating act of free, unconditional grace demands that the recipient give up control of his or her life.

The gospel shows us that our spiritual problem lies not only in failing to obey God, but also in relying on our obedience to make us fully acceptable to God, ourselves and others. Every kind of character flaw comes from this natural impulse to be our own saviour through our own performance and achievement. On the one hand, proud and disdainful personalities come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are succeeding. But on the other hand, discouraged and self loathing personalities also come from basing your identity on your performance and thinking you are failing.

You can't live the Christian life without a band of Christian friends, without a family of believers in which you find a place.

The gospel is an exclusive truth but it's the most inclusive exclusive truth in the world.

The product of a true, growing, gospel-centered nature is often gentleness.

Gifts are abilities God gives us to meet the needs of others in Christ’s name.