Kyle Truman

“no teachers (including Jesus) in the New Testament ever promise material wealth as a reward for obedience.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

“The war against materialism in our hearts is exactly that: a war. It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably. It requires strong and steady resolve to live out the gospel in the middle of an American dream that indentifies success as moving up the ladder, getting the bigger house, purchasing the nicer car, buying the better clothes, eating the finer food, and acquiring more things.”
― David Platt, Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream

“It sounds so spiritual to say something like, “We should only worry about the depth of our ministries, and let God worry about the width.” But disregarding the width of your ministry is blatantly unfaithful to the Great Commission.”
― J.D. Greear, Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send

“The Christian life is a call to risk. You either live with risk or waste your life.”
― J.D. Greear, Gaining By Losing: Why the Future Belongs to Churches that Send