One theme today: The basis of Godly character is recognition that you belong to God and serve him.

One theme today: We must never abandon the gospel of grace and must lovingly preserve the unity of the body.

One theme today: Suffering should be considered part of the basic follow-through training given to new Christians.

One theme today: God leads his church to call out and commission missionaries for the work he is developing in this world.

Your conversion and commission as a witness go together.

Be alert to the voice of God; you never know when He may have a word for you.

Conversion comes as a result of a divine initiative — and at its root it’s not a decision nor commitment, but a surrender to the supreme authority of Jesus.

Every major advance of Christianity has been characterized by fervent witnessing by lay people.

When you yield yourself to do God’s will, you never know what challenges you will face.

Gospel-centered church growth pursues unity in diversity, not division.

What do you do when you come to a fork in the road? Values are decisions made in advance.

The more Christians look like Jesus, the more it becomes clear there’s value in unity on the essentials and diversity in gifts deployed on mission.

One theme today: Scripture nowhere condemns those asking honest questions or sincerely seeking assurance. The question is whether you’re doing so as a means of seeking God or moving away.

For the Christian, community life is the operating system, not an optional app.

The mission of the Holy Spirit on birth-of-church day is the same mission alive and well today in the hearts of all who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior.

When the kingdom comes is not our concern. What we do until it comes is: we are to be His witnesses.

Salvation in Christ and the ark were both planned by God, not invented by humans. There is only one way of salvation and there was only one door in the ark.

Because of the fall, we need God to open our eyes spiritually

God has revealed himself through creation, through Scripture, and ultimately through Jesus, the Word, so that people may know him and be saved.

The real benefit of piety is not health and wealth and children; it is Jesus Himself.