Discipleship

April 26, 2008 | faith, quotes

Our work begins where God’s grace has laid the foundation; we are not to save souls, but to disciple them. Salvation and sanctification are the work of God’s sovereign grace; our work as His disciples is to disciple lives until they are wholly yielded to God. One life wholly devoted to God is of more value to God than one hundred lives simply awakened by His Spirit.   ~ Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest

Love this quote. . .

April 11, 2008 | quotes

“Extraordinary communication has little to do with speaking skills, educational background, or preparation. It has everything to do with God showing up. The words of Jesus are impossible to misinterpret: “Apart from me you can do nothing”. What is it about the word “nothing” that we so often have trouble understanding?”

From the article, Extraordinary Communication: Sermons that Go Beyond the Ordinary by Glenn Wagner

This is my hope

March 19, 2008 | quotes

God’s fulness will flow through he tiniest channel that faith opens out on his almighty power. Faith is the open heart towards him, and through the channel of faith Christ lives in and through us. It is not what we do but what God does through us, that counts; and his mighty power, passing through the tiniest aperture of faith, keeps hollowing it wider. –F.B. Meyer

Thought for the day

March 11, 2008 | quotes

Let go of what you think life should be so you can experience the life you have.” – Rhonda Britten, founder of the Fearless Living Institute

A cup of conflict anyone?

February 15, 2008 | quotes

But what is a movie without conflict? Where’s the drama without a mountain of impossibility to climb? The very thing that makes for an exciting story is the same thing that makes for a wonderful and amazing life: overcoming the impossible. Eric and Leslie Ludy. When God Writes Your Life Story: Experience the Ultimate Adventure.

From “Meet Me At the Well”

February 12, 2008 | quotes

Insurance companies tell us to take a video recording of our valuables in case of fire. Those things represent a large investment that will need to be replaced. What is on your treasure list today? Make a list in your journal of everything visible in your home that you wouldn’t want to leave behind. What gives each thing value to you?

Now make a list of invisible treasures. These are priceless. We know that nothing can ever replace what matters most in this life and for eternity. If God calls you home anytime soon, what will you take with you? What will you keep forever?

Knowing which treasure lasts forever and which do not, how will this affect the way you live now? What needs to change? Write it down in your journal and ask God to help you do that. pg. 112, Meet Me at the Well

Meet Me at the Well: Take a month and water your soul by Virelle Kidder

Moody Publishers, 2008