It takes both spouses to say, “My self-centeredness is the main problem in my marriage” to have a great marriage.
Prayer is never just an emergency flare or desperate anxious gamble. God’s attention is not based on our performance but parental love.
The cross is the place where the Judge takes the Judgment.
We are so quick to tweet, Facebook, and Instagram but we treat prayer with a sense of delay?
The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
All Christians have opportunities to serve those who might never come to church or listen to a sermon.
Jesus cannot be just liked. His claims make us either kill him or crown him.
If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol.
Unless you point to the good news of God’s grace people will not be able to bear the bad news of God’s judgement.
We should let Scripture interpret us more than we interpret Scripture.
If Christianity is really true it will be offending and correcting you somewhere.
The rich brother needs to let the gospel humble him while the poor brother needs to let the gospel affirm him.
Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
Grace is humbling and restorative. It pulls you down because Christ had to die for you, but also lifts you up because he wanted to die for you.
What the heart most wants, the mind finds reasonable, the will finds doable, and the emotions find desirable.
Paul reminds us that in the Gospel we are both brought lower and raised higher than we can imagine.
Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
Your feelings come from where you find your hope. Where is your happiness and your significance?
If God does not have our highest allegiance, we will use prayer to try to get things that have that designation.
Ministry to the poor is a crucial sign that we believe the gospel.