"God often doesn’t intend for us to escape tension in the Christian life!

It’s the process of working through the tension that refines us for His purposes! It’s by learning to navigate these tensions that we learn about holiness!" | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"If the Cornerstone is off-center, everything else will be off-center. The Cornerstone keeps everything in proper alignment." | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"Apart from faith in Jesus, all we can do to assuage our guilty conscience is hide our evil intentions behind the appearance of virtue (malice), lie about it (deceit), pretend it’s not there (hypocrisy), hate those who appear to have it right when, deep inside, we know that WE don’t (envy), and tear them down in order to somehow lift ourselves us (slander). Apart from Jesus, we can only ever be self-seeking!" | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"We cannot obey Jesus without knowing Jesus. And once you truly know Jesus, you cannot do anything other than try to become more like Him." | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"When we suffer, our trust in God is either revealed to be genuine or exposed as being fake." | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"Your faith is God's power on display!" | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"We are little beacons of light who have been 'scattered' in a dark world... But don't worry... you are chosen and secure in Christ... May we remember and cherish this truth, that we might faithfully follow Jesus!" | 1 Peter | Series: Book of 1 Peter

"When the world sees churches, the world is looking at living pictures of Jesus!" | Series: The Church's Mission

"Tagging Jesus' name on moralistic self-righteousness doesn't change what it is any more than dipping a chicken nugget in steak sauce makes it a ribeye. The gospel isn't: 'Apologize to Jesus, be better, and you'll go to heaven.' The gospel is: 'Renounce everything and Jesus will make you new!'" | Series: The Church's Mission

Session 10 from our Sunday Night series: "Be the Church." | Series: Be the Church