The key question in order to change you is not ‘What would Jesus do?’ but “What has Jesus done for you?”
TIMOTHY KELLERIn the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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It’s impossible to have met the real Jesus and be indifferent. You either bow down in wonder OR go away offended.
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In the original language, ‘Fear the Lord’ doesn’t mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him.
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The Gospel is that Jesus Christ came to earth, lived the life we should have lived and died the death we should have died.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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When Jesus looked down from the cross, he didn’t think “I am giving myself to you because you are so attractive to me.”
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Jesus warns people far more often about greed than about sex, yet almost no one thinks they are guilty of it.
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There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
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After creation God said, ‘It is finished’-and he rested. After redemption Jesus said, ‘It is finished’-and we can rest.
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I am going to judge my circumstances by Jesus’ love, not Jesus’ love by my circumstances.
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If you don’t feel like praying, pray to God to give you the desire.
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No one is too bad for Jesus. A lot of people think they are too good for Jesus.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe.
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Suffering is unbearable if you aren’t certain that God is for you and with you.
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Jesus Christ did not suffer so that you would not suffer. He suffered so that when you suffer, you’ll become more like him.
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