“It’s a cliche, but we need to remember, we are not going at meet at the church this morning, but are the church going to meet.” – R C Sproul, Jr

“A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.” – John Calvin

“He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.” – Johann von Schiller

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden

“The hero and the coward both feel exactly the same fear, only the hero confronts his fear and converts it to fire.” – Cus D’Amato

“Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.” – Unknown

“Confession of sin is the first act of an awakened sinner, the first mark of a gracious spirit. When God desires an habitation in which to dwell, He prepares “a broken and a contrite heart.” – John Flavel, The Method of Grace

“To those who believe in Christ there are no works so bad as to accuse and condemn us, but again, there are no works so good that they could save and defend us.” – Martin Luther, ‘Judgment on Monastic Vows,’ in Luther’s Works, 44:301

“Our Heavenly Father attaches no strings to His love. His love for us doesn’t depend on our love for others. Our relationship with the Father was established long ago, in the body and blood of His Son. Jesus Christ erased all our sins and shouldered all our sorrows. Already now we have a solid relationship with our heavenly Father; there’s no need to fret about it. That relationship doesn’t depend on our love for Him, but on His love for us. It hinges on the Gospel of God, not the Law of God…Again, the Old Adam betrays us. Our sinful nature would much rather hear Law than Gospel. The sinful nature is a seasoned do-it-yourselfer. We’d rather know what we should do, yet God insists on telling us who we are. The best way to tell you what to do as a Christian is to tell you who you are in Christ. The sinful nature likes to think it can earn (and keep) God’s favor. Our Old Adam prefers to base security with God the Father on His Law rather than His Gospel.” – Dr. Harold Senkbeil

“A man has been found guilty, is now in prison, awaiting his execution. A friend comes to visit saying, “I have good news for you!” Eagerly the condemned man asks: “What is it?” The answer comes: “Be good.” In that message there is not a shred of good news. Yet many a minister of Christ holds forth to sinners under the sentence of eternal death a precisely equivalent message as gospel.” – R. B. Kuiper

“I never saw a useful Christian who was not a student of the Bible.” – D.L. Moody

“It is far less important to die the martyr’s death than to live the martyr’s life.” – Robert E. Speer

“If you set your alarm clock at night and tell yourself you’ll decide in the morning whether you need to get up when it goes off, you may as well not set it. Likewise, if it’s left to your feelings when you face temptation, you’ll make the wrong decision. In a moment of strength, make choices that will serve you in the moment of weakness. “Do not set foot on the path of the wicked. Avoid it” (Pr 4:14)” – Randy Alcorn

“The very things that we think will destroy us are the very things that God uses to perfect Christ in us. He is sovereign!” – Christina Langella

“The (person) who insists upon seeing with perfect clearness before he/she decides, never decides.” – Henri Frederic Amiel

“It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires great strength to decide on what to do.” – Elbert Hubbard

“You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.” – Colin Powell