There are ways live that hinder prayers and there is a way to live that helps prayer.

No believing prayer is in vain. Ever.

You cannot worship and glorify the majesty of God while treating his supreme creation with contempt.

The power to love comes through hoping in God.

Long for the pure milk of the Word. Do not settle for spiritual fatalism. It is not God's will for you.

We lead by example not just when we succeed, but also when we fail.

Jesus told four churches that he had something against them, but that not everything they did was in vain.

Are the sacrifices we offer spiritual sacrifices?

No human can thwart the purposes of God, neither by belief nor unbelief.

You will not be asked to live tomorrow on today's strength. The mercy to carry you through this hour is given in this hour.

If we hold fast to an unforgiving spirit, we will not be forgiven by God.

How do we get what we need to forgive those who sin against us?

If we are saved by Christ's death, what does his resurrection add?

God made us who we are to show the world who he is.

Elders must lead the church in times of blessing and of refinement.

All the commandments are full of promise, but God goes out of his way to emphasize that of honoring mother and father.

The two greatest issues in life are how the soul of man might not be destroyed and how the glory of God might not be belittled.

The aim of life—including our social and political life—is to live to God.

Radical Christianity, real Christianity, makes a difference.

A truth stripped of God is not a whole truth and will not guide the church well.

Jesus died for us to make us like him.

Paul lived by faith in future grace. And therefore he blessed all his churches over and over again with future grace.

Those married to unbelieving husbands should be like the holy women of old and hope in God. In fact, we all should.

The primary purpose of small groups is to help each other maintain the full assurance of faith.

Jesus shines bright when our hope is meek, fearless, well-defended, and zealous for good deeds.

The Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. Let's follow him.

The Great Commission will not be completed without suffering.

What did Peter mean when he wrote that the end of all things is at hand?

The Great King keeps his finest wine in the cellar of affliction.

Great affliction + deep poverty + abundant joy = great generosity.

When the Chief Shepherd comes, he is going to call elders to account and say, "Did you feed my sheep?"

Humility is what we need if we hope to find rest in the promises of God.

If God called you to his glory, he's going to get you to his glory.

Perishing means wrath; it means fiery torment; it means separation from God; and it lasts forever.

There is a God. He has a Son. He loves. And he loves the world.

Believe on Jesus and you shall not perish but have eternal life.

Why does eternity exist? It exists because it will take that long for us to know the inexhaustible glories of God.