“Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom.”

Jesus did not bathe this planet with his blood to have you serve the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Each of us needs to take ourselves by the nap of our necks and confess and repent before we come into God’s holy presence to fellowship.

Give God what’s right, not what’s left!

Don’t let a little sin in; all hell will break loose.

The gospel is simply glorious and gloriously simple.

I’m not always what I think I am, but I am what I think.

Men throw broken things away, but God never uses anything until he first breaks it.

You don’t make Him Lord. He’s Lord already. You just recognize it.

If you make your decisions based on comfort, before long you will be uncomfortable.

Our great need is to discover that Jesus is all we need.

Some people brighten up a room just by leaving it.

I have an official record. I have the Word of God: “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God: that ye may know that ye have eternal life.”

You see, there is no fruit without life. You cannot manufacture patience. The fruit of the Spirit is patience.

I believe that a great number of people are going to die and go to hell because they’re counting on their religiosity in the church instead of their relationship with Jesus to get them to heaven.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them.

A church is an incubator, a nursery, a grade school. You start where people are and move them to where they need to be.

There are many things my father taught me here in this room. He taught me: keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

I think that was the genesis of my polka medleys, because every rock song I played on the accordion just sounded like a polka and my friends thought it was funny.

Change ain’t looking for friends. Change calls the tune we all dance to.

Friends don’t let heads drive drunk!

Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.

Be careful how you judge people, most of all friends. You don’t sum up a man’s life in one moment.

It was difficult to get into my friends’ rock bands when I was a teenager.

I like women who can cook. That’s first. Love is very important, but you’ve got to have a friend first.