To Seek and Save the Lost

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost. ~ Luke 19:10

Humility keeps us on track. It prevents us from adopting the faulty perspective that church is all about us. ~ Wayne Cordeiro

Spiritual Truth

Spiritual truth is discernible only to a pure heart, not a keen intellect.

~ Oswald Chambers

God's Timetable...

God seldom works on our timetable, and we often have to wait, but it doesn’t mean God is not working. He is doing His work and preparing us for His larger plan. ~ David Busic

How to Change...

I know full well I could radically change the context of my life if I prayed more, paused more, and gave back more. ~ N. Frost

Revive Us Again

Lord, revive us. Fill us afresh with the Holy Spirit in our lives and congregations so we are empowered with a new vision to reach out for Jesus Christ. ~ Fili Chambo

Get Back Up Again

Life will knock us down. It’s not “will” the storms come but “when.” We have the choice of saying, “I will stand, I will walk forward and believe God’s presence with me is stronger than the problem.” ~ M. Brown

For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of disaster and collapse. ~ Proverbs 24:16 (NASB)

Prayer...

Prayer is

where the

action is.

~ John Wesley

Never Despair...

Never despair; but if you do work on in despair. ~ Edmund Burke

Confess Need...

Confess need. Accept help. Lean on faith. Those are the highways that will take us on the journey from brokenness to wholeness. ~ M. Bruce

Key to Victory

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ~ 2 Timothy 2:15

Comparing...

Comparing yourself and your story to others is deadly. 

~ Tiffany Smiling

 

No Church Is Perfect

Sometimes changing to another church is the right thing to do. But perpetual church hopping helps no one. At some point, realize that no church is perfect largely due to the fact that the person reflected in the mirror isn’t perfect.  ~ M. Ellen

A Safe Place

The church should be a safe place free of sexism, racism, cronyism, nepotism, and any "ism" that separates people. ~ C. Hosher

Living Witness

We need to stop giving people excuses not to believe in God. 

~ Francis Chan

Chase God...

If we chase after anything smaller than God it will eventually destroy us. ~ David Busic

Let Go...

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. ~ E. M. Forster

You Are Not Alone

As a follower of Jesus—whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your circumstances—you are not alone. He is with you in the midst of your service, in the face of uncertainty, or in the moment of crisis. ~ J. C. Middendorf

Search for Significance

We tend to bristle and think, There must be something more significant than that! What homemaker hasn’t found herself asking, after the fiftieth load of laundry in a week or when facing yet another sink full of dirty dishes, “Is there anything significant about what I’m doing here?” Yet in God’s eyes, nothing is more significant than servanthood. The path to genuine greatness lies in serving. 

~ Gary Thomas

Be the Church

We have turned church into someplace we go and not something that we are. ~ S. Daniels

Cowardice

To know what is right and not to 

do it the worst form of cowardice. 

~ Confucius

Joy...

No joy.....can compare with the joy of God in beautifying His people.

~ John Piper

We Need Accountability

We may think we don’t need accountability, but everyone needs it, especially those who claim to be Christ’s followers. We guard ourselves with the help of one another, not in judgment, but in mindful care. ~ M. E. Anderson

Toiling Upward...

The heights by great men reached and kept

Were not attained by sudden flight,

But they, while their companions slept,

Were toiling upward in the night.

~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Life Has Given...

We will often find compensation if we think more of what life 

has given us and less about what life has taken away.  

~ William Barclay

Pray Because...

I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. I pray because the need flows out of me all the time, waking and sleeping. It doesn't change God—it changes me. ~ C. S. Lewis

Take Up Your Towel

My life of service to God is the way I say, "Thank You" to Him for His inexpressibly wonderful salvation. ~ Oswald Chambers

Love Your Pastor

Some Christians seem to forget that loving others includes their pastors. It’s one thing to disagree. But gossiping and scheming against the pastor is just plain wrong. He or she is human, with feet of clay. Don’t be on the attack. You can cause irreparable damage to your church in the process.  ~ M. E. Anderson

A Difficult Place...

The next time you find yourself in a difficult place—searching for comfort and wondering where God is—look around you and find His warm embrace in the Body of Christ.  ~ David Busic

Hope in Jesus

Ultimately, we do not find our hope in answered prayer, we find our hope in God alone.  ~ Frank Moore

More Together...

We can do more together than we can do individually. No church, district, region, or college is sovereign. We are each a part of the whole.  ~ Nina Gunter

Real and Lasting Change

The only real and lasting change happens by lingering in the presence of God. ~ David Busic

Unanswered Prayers...

My personal response to unanswered prayers comes from the wisdom of Job, "yet will I hope in Him" (Job 13:15). ~ Frank Moore

Life Has Given...

We will often find compensation if we think more of what life has given us and less about what life has taken away.  ~ William Barclay

Called...

You've probably heard the expression “I believe in God, just not organized religion.” I don't think people would say that if the church truly lived like we are called to live. ~ Francis Chan

True Colors...

For all that is secret will eventually be brought into the open, and everything that is concealed will be brought to light and made known to all. ~ Luke‬ ‭8:17‬

Peace in Jesus

If I look in I'll be discouraged. If I look around I'll be distracted. If I look at Jesus I shall have peace. ~ Eli Stanley Jones

Practical Solutions

As we share the loving heart of God, we are moved by the challenges and pain in the world around us, and passionately work to provide practical solutions for these challenges. ~ S. Vassel

Be Kind...Always...

People are fighting private battles of which we may not be aware. Let’s not assume the worst about one another. Live in love. ~ M. E. Anderson 

Trust Him

It is much easier to do something than to trust in God. We mistake panic for inspiration.

~ Oswald Chambers

Discouragement...

When we yield to discouragement, it is usually because we give too much thought to the past or to the future. ~ Therese of Lisitrux 

Revivial...

In revival God is not concerned about filling empty churches, He is concerned about filling empty hearts. ~ Leonard Ravenhill

What HE Has Promised...

There is a living God. He means what He says and He will do what He has promised.

~ Hudson Taylor