Faith is not primarily a function of how you feel.
TIMOTHY KELLERThe Bible’s purpose is to show you how God’s grace breaks into your life against your will and saves you from the sin and brokenness otherwise you would never be able to overcome…
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In religion, you obey because God is useful. In Christianity, you obey because God is beautiful.
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How do you change your behavior? Change what you worship
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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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The basic purpose of prayer is not to bend God’s will to mine, but to mold my will into His.
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The Bible says that our real problem is that every one of us is building our identity on something besides Jesus.
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When Job was prospering, he prayed. When he was suffering, he still prayed.
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The prerequisite for receiving the grace of God is to know you need it.
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There is a joy available that the deepest grief cannot put out. No circumstance or person can take away the joy God gives.
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Christ’s resurrection not only gives you hope for the future; it gives you hope to handle your scars right now.
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Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way.
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Prayer should be done regularly, persistently, resolutely, and tenaciously at least daily, whether we feel like it or not.
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Where you find your significance is where you find your salvation.
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If I have the smile of God, all other frowns are inconsequential.
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The Gospel is news of what God has done to reach us. It is not advice about what we must do to reach God.
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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