It is fitting for those who believe in the sovereignty of God to feel a deep sorrow and for the lost and a deep longing for their conversion.

Paul does not pray for ineffectual influences, but for effectual influences. And that is how we should pray too.

Authenticity and depth in worship characterize those who suffer with Christ by bearing the burdens of others.

The powerful mercy of the kingdom has already come in Jesus Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Blessed are those who feel keenly their helplessness and their unworthiness and their emptiness and are driven by them to the grace of God.

Meekness begins with God and ends with God.

The hunger of your life that cannot be satisfied by anything in this world is the constant beckoning of God to remember that you were made for him.

Mercy comes from mercy. Our mercy to each other comes from God's mercy to us.

It is not enough to clean up our act on the outside. Jesus is concerned about our heart.

God is a peace-loving God, and a peacemaking God. God's children have the character of their Father.

To the degree that you believe what Jesus sees in heaven, to that degree you will be able to rejoice and be glad in suffering.

You were made to admire Jesus Christ the Lion and the Lamb.

Academic stature has never been a guarantee of religious insight.

Biblical hope not only desires something good for the future; it expects it to happen.

From beginning to end our salvation—our election, our calling, our faith, our sanctification, and our glorification—is a work of divine grace.

The gospel is the good news that there is hope for sinners, the worst of sinners.

To get well from the disease of sin, and to have a living hope, you have to undergo surgery.

The strength to endure comes from the hope before us. And the hope before us comes from the Scriptures.

The daughters of Sarah fight the anxiety that rises in their hearts. They wage war on fear, and they defeat it with the promises of God.

The blessed hope of all who believe is the appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. Do you eagerly await the coming of Christ?

There is coming a day when our bodies are going to be redeemed and there will be no more groaning.

The presence of a struggle with sin in this life is not a sign that we are lost. Perfection is not the test of spiritual life in this age.

A wise son makes a glad father, says the Lord, and it is the Word of God that makes a son wise.

Dads, father your children in a way that shows what kind of father God is.

If there is any wonder or awe or admiration or fame or praise or applause, it belongs to the glory of God. For all other glory is like grass compared to God's.

Without Christian hope my life and your life cannot yield Christian joy or love or boldness or endurance.

Heavenly-mindedness is what frees our hands to do the works of love.

A great hope produces great boldness.

Endurance is a gift and endurance is a duty. And these are not in conflict.

Escape from futility! Live a different way. Walk a different path.

God has ordained that we be related to other believers in such a way that we can help each other fight the fight of faith successfully day in and day out until the end.

When Paul says, put off the old person and put on the new person, he is not talking about an optional elective. This is the core curriculum in the school of Christ.

If we walk with Jesus, we will be straightforward, open, and honest in all our dealings and in every relationship.

You can live to HAVE, either legally or illegally. Or you can become a Christian and live to give.

Four kinds of rotten language, and a whole new way to think about words.

Christian kindness is not merely an external change of manners; it is an internal change of heart.

Success in morality without the gospel is suicide.

God's purpose is to be known and praised and enjoyed and feared among all the nations of the earth.

How are we supposed to understand and live out the paradoxes of Scripture?

To recognize and receive Christ for who he really is, God the Father must reveal it to you.

The great obstacle to recognizing the truth of Christ is not deficient resources but deep rebellion against God.

The use of money can make or break your eternal destiny.

God prepares a person to receive Christ by stirring up a longing for consolation and redemption that can come only from Christ.

We all need a cause to live for that accords with our Creator's purposes.