If we say, 'I believe in Jesus,' but it doesn't affect the way we live, the answer is not that now we need to add hard work to our faith so much as that we haven't truly understood or believed in Jesus at all.

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

One of the signs that you may not grasp the unique, radical nature of the gospel is that you are certain that you do.

Through the person and work of Jesus Christ, God fully accomplishes salvation for us, rescuing us from judgment for sin into fellowship with him, and then restores the creation in which we can enjoy our new life together with him forever.

To discover the real you, look at what you spend time thinking about when no one is looking.

Love without truth is sentimentality; it supports and affirms us but keeps us in denial about our flaws. Truth without love is harshness; it gives us information but in such a way that we cannot really hear it.

The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him.