Which is harder, performing miracles or transforming people into godliness?

Miracles do not build us up. It is the word that builds us up, edifies and equips us.

It is possible to preach right and live wrong, but it is impossible to live right and preach wrong.

The Word of God Is Both Doctrine and Power.

Without authority, doctrine will be lifeless, empty letters which are actually destructive.

Men respond to doctrine but demons respond to power. You cannot debate demons into submission.

A church without missionaries is a social club.

The miraculous is the exclusive preserve of those who are committed to please God, rather than men.

Miracles do not save, only the word does.

It is possible to receive a miracle and still not know Jesus.

A proud heart is not submitted to God. Every prayer receives an answer, but the proud is not willing to accept whatever is contrary to his desires. 

Joseph did not see himself merely as a blessed one, rather he understood that he was made to be a blessing.

When things do not go our way, we are still looking for ways to be a blessing. As a slave in Portiphar’s house, Joseph found ways to add value. 

When he was unjustly thrown into prison, Joseph found ways to add value.

Grace is frustrated when God's purpose is not realized in a person, in a people, in a place and at a particular time. 

God’s Ultimate Purpose in Giving Grace is to Express His Glory Throughout All of  Creation. 

The Presence is Glory at its lightest, (Glory-lite). Glory is Presence at its fullest, (Glory-max.). 

God's real intention is to glorify us. To settle for His Presence is to frustrate grace.  

The Presence satisfies, but Glory transforms.

When going through, there are two questions we should be asking.

1. How can I get out of this situation?

2. How can I bring glory to God through my situation? 

Grace is God’s Complete Package that enables man to Be, to Have and to Do.

We can access Grace only by Faith in Jesus

The prodigal son wasted a finite amount of money. The older prodigal brother wasted time which is even more precious than money.

The younger prodigal was moved by the lust. The older prodigal was bound by ignorance.

The greater prodigal lives like a slave, even though he is a son.

To glorify God is simply to represent Him accurately.

In order to glorify God, we need to grow up…fast.

True spiritual growth is demonstrated by the cultivation of the fruit of the Spirit.

The fruit of the Spirit is evident only in relationships.

Generosity has less to do with the size of your purse, but more to do with the size of your heart.

What God does in us is for His glory.

What God does through us is for the benefit of others.

What God does for us is for our own benefit. This should always come last.

In God’s kingdom, if you want to last long, put yourself last.

The reason for Jesus' endtime prophecies is to strengthen the faith of believers.

To have a single vision means we are not distracted by non-essentials. It means we do not miss the point.

Sound doctrine is non-negotiable, but if it is the only thing we have as the body of Christ, we would have missed the point of our calling.

The church, the body of Christ, is the light of the world. The church can never die. It will simply be relocated.

Every seduction is an attempt to lure us away from a single vision. Don’t be a wandering-eyed Christian.

The mind is the battleground but the heart is the target.

When we move away from the simplicity of the gospel, we run the risk of thinking that Jesus is not enough.

Christians are in the world, but we are not of the world. We are at the same time citizens, and immigrants.

The world is our external environment.

The world tries to conform us to itself, by enticement and by persecution.

We have a problem when we allow worldliness to become our inner condition.

According to the world. freedom means “I can do whatever I like.” “I obey myself.”

According to God, freedom means, “I can now fully obey God, doing what pleases Him.”

“Freedom is the ability to obey God without constraints.”

Message preached on Sunday, May 19, at Center for Grief and Wholeness.

Every child of God has been given a measure of grace.

We don’t need to do anything special to be blessed. We just need to find out what is leaking our oil.

God’s grace never fails. It is man who fails of grace.

The gospel is hidden not only to unbelievers but sadly also to too many believers.

Even among those who understood the gospel at first, time has caused them to drift away from the truth.

We are called to be faithful to the scriptures, not to the culture.

In a faithless attempt to be culturally-sensitive or to be socially-relevant, many Christians are actually showing that they are ashamed of the gospel.

If we stray from apostolic prayers, even when we pray a lot, we will often be praying amiss.