From the world of Twitter this last week:
- ElyseFitz: Whenever you believe that the evil outside you is greater than the evil inside you, you’ve lost gospel truth.
- jaredcwilson: ”If our religion be of our own getting or making, it will perish; and the sooner it goes, the better.” – Charles Spurgeon
- PJ_Smyth: CS Lewis on the death of a Christian: The term is over. The holidays have begun.
- APuritansMind: In prayer all things here below vanish, and nothing seems important but holiness of heart and the salvation of others. Valley of Vision
- PastorMark: ”Left to ourselves, we think we are either too good to need grace or too bad to receive it.” Biblical counselor David Powlison
- jennymeridian: And if our God is for us, then who could ever stop us?
- PastorTullian: The cross shows that in the gospel God defines success n terms of giving, not taking; self-sacrifice, not self-protection; dying not killing
- PastorTullian: God has established his church as an alternative society, not to compete w/ or copy this world, but to offer a refreshing alternative to it
- burk_parsons: Jesus didn’t say “shine when you feel like it” or “shine if you can,” but, you ARE the light of the world therefore shine.
- burk_parsons: While the world has been infatuated with diversity for the past decade, the church has celebrated it since Pentecost.
- travisryan: God does not call the equipped, He equips the called.
- AaronSellars: Do you rejoice in your sufferings because you are so great or do you rejoice in your suffering because Jesus is so great? Col 1:24
- ScottyWardSmith: Jesus, grant me quicker repentances, a bunch of forbearance and a mouth which brings healing… for the rest of this day.
- brittmerrick: The preacher is called to preach the Gospel to the church that the church might live the Gospel to the world. ~Forsythe
- Lyssielulu: The sweetest experiences of God’s saints are when they are alone with him. (Thomas Merton) “Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:17
- John_Bunyan: Prayer will make a man cease from sin, or sin will entice a man to cease from prayer.
- DavidBrainerd: I wanted not the favor of man to lean upon; for I knew Christ’s favor was infinitely better.
