"Sadly Clark, not
everyone can say what you just said."
(Ronnie Epps, former
Senior Minister of Johnson County Christian Church)
People tend
to be unattractive in their area of greatest need.
I have lost the enthusiasm to be idealistic, but none of my certainty.
Beauty and truth are reciprocal.
Love and Truth are not in conflict.
People would much rather be loved than be righteous.
Anger is the result of having no one to blame but yourself.
The people in the world
are longing to be touched by an angel.
because they are not being touched by a Christian.
Faith looks forward.
We must unite the mission of the church with the life of the Christian.
Joy is the reward of time well spent.
God is glorified when
we receive His promises through Jesus Christ.
(see II Corinthians 1.20)
Faith drives out fear.
It's all about food and it's all about fire and I'm all about that!
The purpose of miracles
is to affirm the claims of the miracle-worker.
(see Mark 2.1-12, esp. v.10)
The cruelest thing in the world is to demand love and to give none in return.
Faith agrees with God before He speaks.
Christianity is the process of finding freedom from everything that is not beneficial for you.
Christian peace is not the abscence of conflict. It is the belief that conflcit will not harm you.
All
fear is a shadow of the fear of death.
Jesus did
not do loving things the right way.
Jesus did the right things in a loving way.
Fear is an investment of time and energy into the worst that could happen.
What one
generation does not take a stand against, the next generation will take
a stand with.
(see Exodus 34.15-16)
Worship is the process of receiving value by conferring value.
God is responsible
for our mortality.
We are responsible for our morality.
Family is the core of Society; Society is not the core of Family!
Our society has changed sex from being a rite of passage to a right of passage.
Marriage is the picture the relationship between Christ and the Church.
Marriage
is a covenant relationship in which we promise to expect the best from
one another.
Marriage is a covenant relationship in which we promise to forgive the
worst in one another.
It is difficult to "legislate morality" with immoral legislators.
Peter may have been all wet, but at least he got out of the boat.
Our assurance of salvation depends solely on the faithfulness of the object of our faith.
Diplomacy is the difference between crossing your bridges and burning them.