• "Worship leaders ought to come to lead the people of God with a guitar in one hand, a Bible in the other, and know how to use each weapon well." Matt Boswell "Doxology and Theology"
• "When i thought of devoting myself entirely to you, my God...it was I that wished to do it, and I that wished not to do it. It was I. And since I neither completely wished, nor completely refused, I fought against myself and tore myself to pieces." Saint Augustine of Hippo
• You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not content with what you have, you would not be satisfied if it were doubled....It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness." - Charles Spurgeon
• Prayer - You never stand taller than when you are on your knees
• Don't miss the forest for the trees.
• The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. Martin Luther King Jr
• "If I were to ask those closest to you about your relationship with God, what would they say? If I were to ask God the same question, what would He say?" - Francis Chan
• "Public passion should never exceed private devotion."- Francis Chan
• Worship is no longer worship when it reflects the culture around us more than the Christ within us. —A.W. Tozer // Our hope isn't in the songs, the quality of the music or in the experience. It's only in Jesus
• "There is no event or circumstance that can occur in the life of any Christian that should diminish that Christian's joy." - John MacArthur
• "No father chastens always: thy Lord hates the rod as much as thou dost; he only cares to use it for that reason which should make thee willing to receive it, namely, that it works thy lasting good. Thou shalt yet climb Jacob's ladder with the angels, and behold him who sits at the top of it—thy covenant God. Thou shalt yet, amidst the splendours of eternity, forget the trials of time, or only remember them to bless the God who led thee through them, and wrought thy lasting good by them." -Spurgeon
• "Do I really believe that by nature I am so undone that God must initiate the work, and that the remains of corruption in me, even after I have been regenerated and joined to Jesus Christ, are such that if God took his hand off me for a moment, they would lead me back into every form of wickedness possible to a human being? I will recognize that I am free in Jesus Christ, and yet that I am one who has this terrible potential to wickedness within me, and I shall watch as well as pray." - Albert N. Martin
• "If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him. For you are far worse than he thinks you to be." - The Spurge (Spurgeon)
• “Sin can’t enslave a person who is utterly confident and sure and hope-filled in the infinite happiness of life with Christ in the future.” - John Piper
• "No man shall be in heaven but he that sees himself fully qualified for hell" - Robert Traill
• "The quality of music and speech in worship will have a major impact on its evangelistic power. In many churches, the quality of the music is mediocre or poor, but it does not disturb the faithful. Why? Their faith makes the words of the hymn or the song meaningful despite its artistically poor expression, and further, they usually have a personal relationship with the music-presenter. But any outsider who comes in, who is not convinced of the truth and who does not have any relationship to the presenter, will be bored or irritated by the poor offering. In other words, excellent aesthetics includes outsiders, while mediocre or poor aesthetics exclude. The low level of artistic quality in many churches guarantees that only insiders will continue to come. For the non-Christian, the attraction of good art will have a major part in drawing them in." -Tim Keller
• "The most common mistake Christians make in worship today is seeking an experience rather than seeking God. They look for a feeling, and if it happens, they conclude that they have worshiped. Wrong! In fact, God often removes our feelings so we won't depend on them. Seeking a feeling, even the feeling of closeness to Christ, is not worship." Pastor Rick Waren
• "Jesus has many lovers of His heavenly kingdom, but few actually carry His cross. He has many who like consolation; but few desire tribulation. Many wish to feast with Him; few want to fast with Him. All want to rejoice with Him; few will endure for Him. Many follow Jesus to break bread; few follow to drink His cup of sorrow. Many respond to His miracles; few share the disgrace of His cross. Many love Jesus with this proviso: no adversities."

The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis. "The rabbi once said: "Why is Thou Shalt Not Covet' the very last of the Ten Commandments? Because one must first avoid doing the wrong things. Then, later on, one will not desire to do them. If one stopped and waited until all the passions ceased, one could never attain holiness." And so it is with all things. If you are not happy, act the happy man. Happiness will come later. So also with faith. If you are in despair, act as though you believed. Faith will come afterwards."