Salvation is free, but discipleship costs everything we have.
If we had more hell in the pulpit, we would have less hell in the pew.
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he’ll be there.
The older I get, the more important the eternal becomes to me personally.
I don’t need a successor, only willing hands to accept the torch for a new generation.
Don’t let circumstances distress you. Rather, look for the will of God for your life to be revealed in and through those circumstances.
Most of us follow our conscience as we follow a wheelbarrow. We push it in front of us in the direction we want to go.
The farther we get from God, the more the world spirals out of control.
Suffering is part of the human condition, and it comes to us all. The key is how we react to it, either turning away from God in anger and bitterness or growing closer to Him in trust and confidence.
As this New Year begins, ask God to help you tune your life every day to His Word, so you can bring harmony and joy to those around you.
The time has come for all evangelists to practice full financial disclosure. The world is watching how we walk and how we talk. We must have the highest standards of morality, ethics and integrity if we are to continue to have influence.
Jesus used the carefree attitude of the birds to underscore the fact that worrying is unnatural. I am learning in my own life, day by day, to keep my mind centered on Christ.
Worship leader George Beverly Shea kidded Billy Graham that the latter would be unemployed in Heaven – while Shea would still have a job leading worship.
Many invest wisely in business matters, but fail to invest time and interest in their most valued possessions: their spouses and children.
Only God can give us a selfless love for others, as the Holy Spirit changes us from within. This is one reason we must receive Christ, for apart from His Spirit we can never be freed from the chains of selfishness, jealousy, and indifference. Will others see Christ’s love in your life today?
Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.
The growing possibility of our destroying ourselves and the world with our own neglect and excess is tragic and very real.
The word ‘romance,’ according to the dictionary, means excitement, adventure, and something extremely real. Romance should last a lifetime.
Believers, look up – take courage. The angels are nearer than you think.
Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent.