“When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.”

I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.

Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.

Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.

Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.

There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.

We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.

Where there’s no progress, there’s no growth. If there’s no growth, there’s no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.

When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.

The Church is a family expecting guests.

If we want to reach the people that no one else is reaching, we’ve got to do things that no one else is doing.

The love of Christ comes from simple people who love simple people. Never be fooled by the spiritual leader who knows a lot but doesn’t love a lot.

80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.

When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.