Quotes

Jesus said yes to asking for help (Mark 14:32–34).

Jesus said yes to choosing friends carefully (Luke 6:12–16).

Jesus said yes to honoring His emotions (John 11:35; Mark 3:5; Luke 22:44).

Jesus said yes to developing His potential (Luke 2:46).

Jesus said yes to sticking to His convictions (Luke 4:1–13).

Jesus said no to being “on” all the time (Matthew 14:23–24).

Jesus said no to pleasing and performing (Mark 15:1–5).

Jesus said no to toxic behavior (Matthew 23:13–36; Luke 11:37–54).

Jesus said no to manipulation (Matthew 4:1–11).

Jesus said no to bullies and abusers (Matthew 18:6; John 8:1–11).

Jesus Christ is the great blessing of the world, the greatest that ever the world was blessed with. He is a family blessing, by Him salvation is brought to the house….

~Matthew Henry~

With the birth of Jesus, the Word became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1:14). God’s children needed redemption. God, the Father, sent God the Son, Jesus, as the vessel for that redemption. Through that redemption, God provided a way for His children to fulfill the longings we need.

The Lord revealed Himself to Solomon as Jehovah Jireh, the LORD-Will-Provide (Genesis 22:14).

Times are tough but is anything too hard for the Lord?

This is the meaning of Christmas. Oh, that God would waken your heart to your deep need for mercy as a sinner! And then ravish your heart with a great Savior, Jesus Christ. And then release your tongue to praise him….

~John Piper~

If we are going to live by grace as God intends, we must get to know "the God of all grace." As we get to know Him, humility and faith development in our lives. They are relational realities. They become real in our lives as a result of getting to know the Lord better and better. As we walk with the Lord in humble dependence, we are living by the grace of God. The Lord gives grace to the humble (1 Peter 5:5 and James 4:6), and faith accesses grace (Romans 5:2; 4:16). The Scriptures indicate that there are many ways to relate rightly to the Lord in humility and faith.

Living daily by God's grace depends upon getting to know Him and then walking in the humility and faith that result from fellowship with Him.

"One man with God on his side is in the majority." — Charles Spurgeon

Let them consider well what is their present state with respect unto God and eternity. It is the greatest folly in the world to leave the issues of these things unto an uncertain hazard. —

John Owen, Works 1:419-20

"The history of the Church ought properly to be called the history of truth."

-Blaise Pascal.

"Ah, when a soul is full of itself, and of the world, and of the pleasures of sin, I do not wonder that it sees no sweetness in Christ, for it has no appetite!" -

Charles Spurgeon

Christ is an important suitor for our love. Agreeable to his other condescension in dying for sinners, he also condescends to woo them, to invite them to come to him, and to yield their hearts to him. Jonathan Edwards

If you have room for Christ, then from this day forth remember, the world has no room for you.

Charles Spurgeon

"Are we using technology, or is it using us?" -J.V.Fesko.

"The Lord is in character holy, just, true, gracious, faithful, and unchanging. Is not such a God to be trusted?" — Charles Spurgeon

No one loses God except the man who is willing to part with Him. —

William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 3:220

"[…] this I do know, lying upon the bed of sickness, racked with pain, many of God’s saints have said, “How sweet are thy, words unto my taste!” -

Charles Spurgeon

We should celebrate the birth of Christ every Lord’s Day.

"Surely they that are not born again, shall one day wish they had never been born." -

Robert Leighton.

"As you are tempted without ceasing, so pray without ceasing." —

Charles Spurgeon