"Christianity is not first and foremost a religion; it is first and foremost a passionate love affair with a Father who would not spare his Son so He could be with you"
"The kingdom of Heaven is the reversal of everything that went wrong with the world when sin entered the world; it is the establishment of God’s rule in our reality. It is the restoration of the way things ought to be"
"Envy gets our eyes off of God and onto us, and it limits the activity of God in our lives. Envy quenches the Spirit and often causes us to question the fairness of God as we look at what others have that we are missing"
"Faith is the great equalizer; faith is the great qualifier. Faith opens doors and creates opportunities for accessing the power of God against all odds"
"Faith is a conduit that carries the presence and power of God to our ordinary circumstances to produce extraordinary results for the glory of the Father"
"The great gap in our Christian lives is often the gap between what we know and what has not yet been made known to us through the revelation of the Holy Spirit"
"True heavenly mindedness produces the most earthly good, because it makes us fearless in crisis, courageous for the Kingdom, and passionate for the cause of Christ"
"In a pluralistic, syncretistic society where all deities are considered equal, only the unequal display of Jesus’ power will convince people of the supremacy of Christ"
"Jesus is the most beautiful, most compelling, most powerful person who ever lived. He is irresistibly attractive to people who encounter His risen presence"
"Envy gets our eyes off of God and onto us, and it limits the activity of God in our lives. Envy quenches the Spirit and often causes us to question the fairness of God as we look at what others have that we are missing"
"Faith is the great equalizer; faith is the great qualifier. Faith opens doors and creates opportunities for accessing the power of God against all odds"
"We are making it way too much about us: too much about our gifts, our talents, our capabilities, our plans, our programs, our strategies, our resources, our competencies, and our opinions. If you are going to accomplish the impossible, you need God. "