“Saying thank you indicates that you notice and value people. You are never too busy to do so.”
Richard Blackaby
Author and speaker
The gospel mission is not imperiled by the open statement of the truth. It’s imperiled when the Church chooses some option besides the open statement of the truth.
Pastor Matt Mason
The Church at Brook Hills
Birmingham, Ala.
Making disciples really is our supreme purpose in life. It’s not about us, any of us. It’s all about Him, it’s all about others. It’s all about us having the greatest privilege to share the greatest love to others and take the time to disciple them. Love takes time. He is all about relationships. An eternal relationship with Him! To the ends of the earth. With all you have, live life on purpose for His glory. Make disciples who make disciples.
Rondie Wilks
Trussville, Ala.
When you are a leader you can rest assured wolves will come out growling and seeking to devour. I’ve experienced it many times But I’ve also learned the Good Shepherd not only guards the door he IS the door. Fear not!
Pastor James Merritt
Cross Pointe Church
Duluth, Ga.
Our love of nation should stimulate our love of “the nations.” It’s proper to love and desire God’s blessing on the national setting in which He has providentially placed us, but our Commission is for “every nation, tribe, people and language.”
My love for a fellow citizen should not be greater than my love for a Chinese brother or sister in Christ. My concern for the lost soul of my neighbor across the street should not overshadow my distress for my lost neighbor across the ocean.
Scott Shepherd
Worship and music specialist
Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
We should not politicize human need. Let’s meet it as followers of Jesus.
Pastor Deron Spoo
First Baptist Church
Tulsa, Okla.
From the Twitterverse
@timkellernyc
If you only obey God’s word when it seems reasonable or profitable to you, that isn’t really obedience at all.
@FBCStarkville
When we think of who God is and remember what He has done for us, we won’t take His name lightly.
@grcastleberry
Without corporate worship we miss the primary means Christ uses to transform us into His image. Worship is the jet fuel of the Christian life. It is at the very heart of our sanctification.
@DianeLangberg
Though the fruit of deception can be quite apparent, deception is by its nature often difficult to see. Deception starts with the self, not others. We find ways to tell ourselves things that are not true so we can believe them and act on them without internal conflict.
@brocraigc
For years we bemoaned the fact that young pastors were disconnected from the SBC. We accused them of not caring. Now the young pastors are participating, and they have a voice, a strong voice. We may not agree on everything, but I for one welcome their involvement and their voice.
@AdamGreenway
I believe SBCers (w/few exceptions) affirm the full inerrancy, authority and sufficiency of Scripture — even as they disagree w/one another over a particular interpretation(s) of Scripture. “You don’t interpret the Bible like I do” is not the same as “You don’t believe the Bible!”
@ToddUnzicker
“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” 1 Cor. 10:13
@TGC
Too often, our blind spots lead to divisions and disagreements, preventing God’s people from testifying to his grace with one voice. —@CollinHansen
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