The life of Jesus is a life for others. It is a life of service.
Do not be afraid to be holy! Have the courage and humility to present yourselves to the world determined to be holy, since full, true freedom is born from holiness.
When you use your life for God’s glory, everything you do can become an act of worship.
Whenever you are alone, remind yourself that God has sent everyone else away so that there is only you and Him.
God loves each of us as if there were only one of us.
To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement.
Trust the past to the mercy of God, the present to His love, and the future to His providence.
He who has God has everything; he who has everything but God has nothing.
If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don’t like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me.
There are four principles we need to maintain: First, read the Word of God. Second, consume the Word of God until it consumes you. Third believe the Word of God. Fourth, act on the Word.
Great faith is the product of great fights. Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests. Great triumphs can only come out of great trials.
To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love. Love is my true identity. Selflessness is my true self. Love is my true character. Love is my name.
Be of good cheer. The future is as bright as your faith.
The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.
The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
How Religion Works: If I obey, then God will love and accept me. The Gospel: I’m loved and accepted, therefore I wish to obey.
No amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God’s decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee.
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.