One of the reasons so many singles are dissatisfied is that they’re looking for a change in status to define their significance, rather than finding a purpose in life, granted by God, that gives them significance regardless of the status they’re in.
His enemies had counted on the lions taking care of Daniel. What they hadn’t counted on was his God taking care of Daniel.
Men, God is not opposed to greatness. God is opposed to pride. Big difference. Unfortunately, it is a difference not widely understood or embraced.
Faith doesn’t make sense. It makes miracles.
Young men need a positive influence, especially when they don’t have a strong male figure in their lives. They can be influenced by a great, godly man in the church, which gives men a great mission in the church to influence these kids.
Faith is acting like God is telling the truth.
Don’t you understand, mister, you are royalty and God has chosen you to be priest of your home?
Paul, we are going to kill you. That is cool, then I will go to Christ. Ok Paul, we are going to let you live. That is great, then I can witness Christ. Ok, then we will torture you. That is fine, then I will receive a reward in Heaven one day.
When it comes to politics and elections, far too many Christians spend more time appealing to family, history and tradition, culture, racial expediency, and personal preference than they do to what the Bible teaches.
Because Jesus Christ is a man, He feels what we feel. Because He is God, He can do something about it.
Every voting choice you exercise ought to be for the candidate, platform, party, or policy that will best represent the values of the kingdom of God.
Unless God and His revealed Word is the overarching influencer and rationale over how our electoral decisions are made as believers, then we cannot expect God to be the overarching influencer in our nation.
Don’t wait until you are a big shot to do big shot things.
Churches must extend their influence beyond the lives of church members to impact the broader community that they serve.
It’s easier to shape a child than to repair an adult.
You cannot read the Bible and ignore the political realm.
If God can’t get the attention of the church house, He’s certainly not going to stop by the White House.
Insisting on living in your past will kill your future. Let it go.
The primary role of the church is to reflect God’s value system in society and to train people in that value system. It’s not the government’s responsibility, nor are they equipped to do that on the most local level where the need exists.
Many, if not most, Christians begin with the wrong question of who they should vote for rather than the more important question of how they should vote.