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“The difference between ministry and activity is concern. Mere activity wears us out; ministry builds us up. When warmth is felt, the message is heard. Compassion is the motivational basis of meaningful ministry. The difficulty of ministry, the carnality of Christians, and the corruption of human nature will smash any good vision. Therefore…it is vitally important for the disciple to care enough to keep going.”

“We can be sure that as we serve God faithfully and with a sincere heart…our work will receive the Lord's accolades. Whatever crowns He should be pleased to place on our heads, we will be pleased to lay them back at His feet. The Lord is our audience of One, and we serve our fellow man for the sake of God's praise and His pleasure in us.” (p. 39)

“For it is in obedience to Scripture that the adventure of a man’s life truly begins.” (p. 11)

You know where I’ll be on July 17th

Many of us are willing to live with functional inconsistency between the truths that we declare we believe and how we choose to live. So it must be said that the truths you actually believe are the truths that you live, because faith is never just intellectual assent. More importantly, biblical faith is a commitment of the heart that radically alters the way you live. Truth not lived is truth not believed. (Pg. 25)