PREPARING FOR WORSHIP

"The best preparation for worship is not a rehearsal, but surrender." - AW Tozer

LOVE AND LIGHT

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.  -Martin Luther King Jr. 

BEING KNOWN

THE SIN UNDER ALL OTHER SINS

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

“Those who look for the beautiful and pure and spiritually significant things in life can always find them – and in so doing be satisfied.” -Dave Graebel

FAITH AND PURPOSE

“If the blind put their hands in God’s, they find their way more surely than those who see but have not faith or purpose. ” ~ Helen Keller

SPIRITUAL FORMATION

“Most people in America, when they are exposed to the Christian faith, are not being transformed. They take one step into the door, and the journey ends. They are not being allowed, encouraged, or equipped to love or to think like Christ. Yet in many ways a focus on spiritual formation fits what a new generation is really seeking. Transformation is a process, a journey, not a one-time decision.”
― David Kinnaman, unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters

GOD EXISTS

Again from The Poached Egg

FOLLOWING JESUS

“‎Those who aren't following Jesus aren't his followers. It's that simple. Followers follow, and those who don't follow aren't followers. To follow Jesus means to follow Jesus into a society where justice rules, where love shapes everything. To follow Jesus means to take up his dream and work for it.”
― Scot McKnight, One Life: Jesus Calls, We Follow

EVADING JESUS

Thanks to The Poached Egg

FAITH ALONE?

It is faith alone that justifies but faith that justifies can never be alone. – John Calvin

PURSUING TRUTH

One of the few things in life that cannot possibly do harm in the end is the honest pursuit of the truth. - Peter Kreeft

HUMILITY

SPIRITUAL GROWTH

"Real spiritual growth is never an isolated, individualistic pursuit. Maturity is produced through relationships and community"- Darren Dabrowski

WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING

"Beginning empty handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how sure they are that God is with them" - Gene Edwards

SACRIFICE

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose." - Jim Elliott, martyred in Ecuador bringing the gospel to the Auca Indians