We have no claim on the blessings, privileges, and promises of God, apart from Christ.

No one is exempt from the consequences of sin, but in the sufficiency of God's mercy and grace, He doesn't leave us dead in it.

The outward works of man are incapable of purifying the heart. Only in Christ does one receive a clean heart that leads to true worship of God.

Jesus is Yahweh incarnate, the one who comes to deliver us in time of need.

A true disciple is one who knows Jesus, who is sent by Jesus, and who sacrifices like Jesus.

Amos’ warning to Israel ought to remind us as those saved by Christ to be cautious how we live our lives.

God’s agenda for us is to build our faith and dependence upon him.

Jesus Christ is God and Lord over the natural and the supernatural. He is Lord over all that he has created and therefore Jesus is completely in control. And since Jesus is completely in control we have nothing to fear but God alone.

There is a tension between the kingdom of Christ as a light that penetrates the darkness, and the mysterious work of the Holy Spirit in growing the kingdom of Christ.

The Kingdom of God–the King’s power overthe King’s people in the King’s place filled with the King’s presence–is like a mustard seed; it begins in seeming insignificance but results in something magnificent.