The world has enough politicians; it needs more prophets. 
Spirituality, without the Holy Spirit, is demonic. 
We will take a few moments and make fun of religious people, and we do this in love. No, we do, because we love to make fun of religious people. 
Jesus, could you please rapture the charismaniac lady who brings her tambourine to church? 
Three, Christians who practice repentance should be the only ones allowed into church membership and leadership. 
I know who made the environment and he's coming back and going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV. 
Chesterton is quoted as saying, When a man stops believing in God, he doesn't then believe in nothing, he believes anything. 
Truthless times need timeless truths. 
God loves you enough to receive you as you are. He loves you too much to keep you as you are. 
A lot of people are using the Church, but not a lot of people are loving the Church. 
Faith only grows through suffering. ![Mark Driscoll quotes: To live is Christ, and to die is gain.[213]](http://www.wisefamousquotes.com/images/mark-driscoll-quotes-598458.jpg "Mark Driscoll quotes: To live is Christ, and to die is gain.[213]")
To live is Christ, and to die is gain.[213] 
You can't meet Jesus and not change. If you haven't changed, you haven't met the real Jesus. 
Fathers need to be tough and tender ... you be tough for your family, be tender with your family. You protect them, and you be a safe place. 
We need to pay attention to the questions non-Christians are asking, and the conversations that Christians are having. 
If you're not a Christian, you're going to hell. It's not unloving to say that. it's unloving not to say that. 
I cannot worship the hippie, diaper, halo Christ because I cannot worship a guy I can beat up. 
Sin is not just action. It's life direction. 
There is a pile of dead bodies behind the Mars Hill bus, and by God's grace, it'll be a mountain by the time we're done, 
Ladies, use a loving voice, use a respectful voice, use a godly voice, but don't lose your voice. 
Our identity is not in our joy, and our identity is not in our suffering. Our identity is in Christ, whether we have joy or are suffering. 
Did think you were here to kill time listening to Christian music until you go to heaven? We've got work to do. 
The problem with criticism today is that is instant, constant, global and permanent. 
You don't need to beat yourself up in order to make God love you. Jesus already took your beating. 
What happens if you walk into a church and try to find out what a man looks like? 
Fear in the mind causes stress in the body. 
Who you think you are is what compels you to do what you do! 
I study the Bible all week, pray to the Lord, and then I speak from my heart. It's all about brutal honesty. 
Repentance keeps sin from condemning us because Jesus died and scorned the shame. 
A pacifist has a lot of difficulty reconciling pacifism with scripture. 
We're not to follow our hearts, we're to guard our hearts. 
All of the modern counseling vernacular is really not dealing with the root issue of idolatry. Someone or something's preeminent rather than God. 
God wants his glory to shine through men. God wants his Kingdom to be made visible through them. 
Corporate worship is to be God-centered. 
I came to the conclusion that the cure for a lot of my moodiness was having more frequent sex with my wife. 
Back in high school, once she suspected that I was probably not a Christian, she did not break up with me as she should have. 
Everyone has something to teach you if you are humble enough to learn. 
I'll preach anywhere. If it's a round trip ticket to preach in hell, I'll take it-as long as it's round trip. 
Gentleman, it is a terrifying thing for a woman to trust a sinful man. 
Everything may not be OK but if God is with you, you will be OK. 
Much of spirituality today is an effort to change God to suit us. But he's not going to become more like us, we need to become more like him. 
If you can't take a nap, if you can't take a day off, heaven's going to drive you nuts. 
Some will tell you that there are multiple worldviews. The Bible says we have only 2: the Truth and the Lie. 
Fear is not always a sin but it always is an opportunity. 
Fear is vision without hope. 
If you really want to be a rebel get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that. 
older generation accounts for only 19 percent of the national church, they give 46 percent of the donations. 
Tragically, we live in a day when offense to God doesn't matter nearly as much as offense to others. 
Has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake. 
There are some women who are a good time and there are some women who are a good legacy. 
Every great cause was initiated by someone whose heart was broken. 
Not all parachurch ministries are bad; in fact, the best ones foster collaboration across churches for important ministry and unity. 
Worship is living our life individually and corporately as continuous living sacrifices to the glory of a person or thing. 
Anxiety is not to be managed it is a sin that needs to be repented of 
God is tolerant in that He asks everyone to repent. 
Study the Bible like a soldier on a mission, not a scholar on a sabbatical. 
Past: Jesus saved us from the penalty of sin. Present: He saves us from the power of sin. Future: He will save us from the presence of sin. 
Tribes must be our homes, not our prisons. 
Work like an Arminian, sleep like a Calvinist. 
Idols tend to be good things that you have turned into god things, which therefore become bad things 
The big idea here is not, have you sinned, but are you changing? 
This world needs more than good works. It needs good news. Good works come out of the good news. 
Sometimes prayer moves the hand of God, and sometimes prayer changes the heart of the person who is praying. 
The questions today are different, and if people don't get answers from pastors and parents, they will find them in dark, depraved places. 
I want to live with autonomy. That's the essence of sin. 
You have to laugh at yourself. Otherwise you'll waste all that great material. 
I'd go home to a wife whom I was not sexually enjoying. 
Singles, fornicating is an internship for adultery. 
Corporate worship is to be intelligible. 
Forgiveness is both a decision and a process. 
Corporate worship is to be unselfish. 
The least likely person you'll see in church is a single twentysomething male. He is as rare at church as a vegan at a steak house. 