QUOTES

We gain great insight into the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives by considering the work of the Spirit in the life of Jesus. From the very beginning of Jesus' history upon the earth as Emmanuel, God with us, the Holy Spirit was involved. When Joseph was troubled over Mary's pregnancy, an angel comforted him by announcing: "That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit." Jesus' conception was not of man but of the Spirit.

Bob Hoekstra

"Behind every kind act of God is the lovingkindness of God." Even in our trauma, difficulties, relationship growing pains, and transitions, God is loving us with His whole heart!

PR

If I walk with the world, I can’t walk with God.

~D.L. Moody~

“Prayer is nothing else than a sense of God’s presence.” — Brother Lawrence

"Do you have a hunger for God? If we don't feel strong desires for the manifestation of the glory of God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things, and there is no room for the great. If we are full of what the world offers, then perhaps a fast might express, or even increase, our soul's appetite for God." —John Piper

We believe, that the work of regeneration, conversion, sanctification, and faith, is not an act of man’s free will and power, but of the mighty, efficacious and irresistible grace of God.

~C.H. Spurgeon~

The fear of God is a profound respect for His holiness, which includes a fear of the consequences of disobeying Him.

“Praise the LORD! How joyful are those who fear the LORD and delight in obeying his commands” (Psalm 112:1, NLT).

Randy Alcorn

The presence of faith gives no guarantee of the absence of spiritual depression; however, the dark night of the soul always gives way to the brightness of the noonday light of the presence of God.

~R.C. Sproul~

Christians should be the boldest people in the world—not cocky and sure of ourselves, but sure of Him.

A.W. Tozer

God’s Word contains countless expressions of concern and anguish about the hard times people experience and the fact that they sometimes don’t feel God’s closeness. In this fallen world, “Why?” is a common question.

Randy Alcorn

Henri Nouwen wrote,

“Our spiritual life is a life in which we wait, actively present to the moment, expecting that new things will happen to us, new things that are far beyond our own imagination or prediction. This, indeed, is a very radical stance toward life in a world preoccupied with control.”

Laughter releases tension and relaxes muscles, which can last for up to forty-five minutes afterward. It boosts energy, improves immunity, reduces stress hormones, and produces endorphins, which relieve pain and stress. There’s no question it relaxes us. And “the calmer we are, the more we remain in a rational or positive mind.”

Lawrence Robinson, Melinda Smith, and Jeanne Segal, “Laughter Is the Best

The deity of Christ is the key doctrine of the scriptures. Reject it, and the Bible becomes a jumble of words without any unifying theme. Accept it, and the Bible becomes an intelligible and ordered revelation of God in the person of Jesus Christ.

~J. Oswald Sanders~

Any man who thinks that he deserves heaven is not a Christian. But for any man who knows that he deserves hell, there is hope. Out goes all your righteousness. It is all by grace.

Martyn Lloyd-Jones

On the other side of death, the Bible promises that all who know Him will fall into the open arms of a holy, loving, and gracious God—the greatest miracle, the answer to the problem of evil and suffering. He promises us an eternal kingdom on the New Earth.

Randy Alcorn

The quickest way

to a peaceful mind

is a prayerful heart

The Word is active, the Spirit is moving, Christ is saving, and God is reigning — sleep well tonight.

Dustin Benge

“No one’s words have been read more, studied more, quoted more, debated more, pondered more, written and lectured about more, translated into more languages, fueled more literacy efforts around the world, and shaped more diverse cultures than the words of Jesus.” —

Jon Bloom

Become who you are in the moment you hold right now

He is preeminent in creation because He is the Creator. He is preeminent in redemption for He is the Redeemer. He is preeminent in the church because He is the One who gave Himself for the church.

~J. Vernon McGee~

The power of God is never limited to one small speck of the universe.

God is both omnipotent and omnipresent. God’s presence is not limited; human presence is limited.

Sean McGever

Paul did not begin by attacking the false teachers and their doctrines. He began by exalting Jesus Christ and showing His preeminence in five areas: the gospel message, redemption, creation, the church, and Paul’s own ministry.

~Warren W. Wiersbe~

Sin is serious––so serious it sent Jesus Christ to the cross. Flee from [sin] and stay close to Christ.

~Billy Graham~