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"When people ask me now how's your prayer life, I say, I really don't have what you would describe as a classic prayer life. I have a friend, his name is Jesus, and I talk to him all the time." [41:36] (Download)

"My invitation is to engage in a relationship with Jesus, love him, don't just be like in his religion. That's nothing, it goes nowhere. This is why Christians get accused of being dull and sad and angry." [42:59] (Download)

"Faith promises an opportunity for God's grace to intervene and to supply your need beyond your ability. By faith, I will trust you to provide it and when you provide it to me, I promise I'll give it." [01:07:29] (Download)

"Through faith promise, we support not just our own church's needs but also the broader mission, including new church plants and local agencies. It's about extending our reach and impact beyond our walls." [01:09:19] (Download)

"God's Global plan is that he wants to bless all of the nations of the world with the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This is the gospel, this is the way to peace with God, this is how we interact with God, this is the Christian message." [35:39] (Download)

"Christianity is unique and distinctive for this reason: the subject of Grace. Grace is the unearned, undeserved favor of God... it is the gift of God not the result of Works lest any man should boast." [36:16] (Download)

"Thank God for his grace—Amazing Grace, accepting Grace, merciful Grace—that has extended to us his love and so we return that love by loving him with all of our heart." [36:56] (Download)

"If we think about the great commandment as a love story and an intimacy with God, and we think about the Great Commission as a great adventure and a fun-filled, faith-filled, risk-taking life, that has about it this adventure and sense of wonder." [44:16] (Download)

"We have people who are sad and joyless and boring, and we have other Christians who seem to be fun and excited and filled with adventure and hope. I want to be among that company; that's the way I want to live." [44:16] (Download)

"Their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave as much as they were able and even beyond their ability, entirely on their own." [31:11] (Download)