. Salvation is always “good news.” It is news of God’s love and forgiveness—adoption into His family—fellowship with His people—freedom from the penalty of sin—liberation from the power of sin. ~Billy Graham~
. My obedience to Jesus is strengthened because I believe He is the author of Creation, the Redeemer, and my Savior. He alone deserves my worship and praise. I believe on that day I come before the Lord -- naked except for my chains of sin -- Jesus will come for me -- He will stand before the God and claim me as His. That is such a great sense of relief -- knowing my Lord will come for me.
. Leaders are first and foremost sheep and only secondarily shepherds. Pastors everywhere need true accountability in their spiritual, moral, financial, and inter-personal relationships with church members, other pastors, and staff members.
. There‘s no better book with which to defend the Bible than the Bible itself. ~D.L. Moody~
. We have spiritual weapons and the armor of God, mighty for pulling down strongholds. We have the authority to use His name. And we have the keys to the Kingdom.
. Jesus came to bring wholeness to broken people, and even to a broken world. His salvation is not merely about physical healing or even life after death. It’s a matter of pervasive restoration. For individuals, it includes the healing of bodies, minds, hearts, and relationships. For the world, the wholeness of Jesus involves justice for the oppressed and peace for the creation.
. Randy Alcorn
God sometimes doesn’t perform the miracle we asked for. Yet, He performs many other miracles of grace and comfort, personal transformation, and increased dependence on Jesus, and almost certainly many other miracles we don’t yet know of but one day will.
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