“God doesn’t need us.  We need him.”

The world is a waiting room of sorts. It’s filled with sick people. People who are terminal. People who don’t need us railing on them for being sick. People who don’t need a critic or a judge. People who need a physician. People who need people moved with gut-level compassion.

A lot of people are sitting on bumblebees. They’re sitting on a bumblebee and it’s stinging them over and over again. It hurts, but they refuse to get up because they figure they’re hurting the bee as much as the bee is hurting them.

Any solid theology of God has to be built on a foundation of mercy.

Mercy is not so much a “What” as it is a “Who.” Mercy has a name and its name is Jesus.

What Jesus accomplished on the cross is greater than what Adam started in the garden.

What Jesus accomplished on the cross is greater than what Adam started in the garden.

Quit living your life like a cowering puppy and consider the purchase price for your soul. The next time you feel unloved, just look at the cross.

Jesus loved us best because He loved His Father the most. He laid down His life because He loved us, but He loved God more.

In this edition of Ministry Matters, Chris sits down with long time preacher and professor, Forrest McCann, to discuss the role and responsibility of a preacher.