Brett

“The Church is the true Israel, not by replacing it, but by being the organic continuation of God's covenant people." -Herman Bavinck

No you don’t need to go to Rome or Eastern Orthodoxy to find biblical spirituality. In fact you won’t find it there. It is found at the center of the Reformed tradition, through Scripture, meditation on Scripture, and prayer.

“Often, when we are full of public ministry, we are very short in private devotions.” — Charles Spurgeon

“The gospel is not our product; the church is not our organization. The Lord Himself comes to do what only He can do. We are servants, not entrepreneurs.” - Edmund Clowney

Only when we want holiness is it clear that we also want heaven. Sinclair Ferguson

"You may have great life advice & great points of application for their life, but people outside the Church have that, too. The thing that you have as a Christian preacher that you have that is unique is the Gospel of Jesus Christ for the sinner. And they will get that nowhere else." - Scott Keith

The most underrated men in Christendom are preachers you've never heard of, who mostly don't have podcasts or social media presence, and who have never graced the stage of any conference. We should be deeply grateful for them. They are the bulwark of the American church.

"A preacher who is too big for a little crowd is too little for a big crowd." - Vance Havner

"Without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, our preaching becomes powerless to save or to sanctify anyone." - Ryan M. McGraw

Jesus’ first words to disciples who had all betrayed him: “Peace be with you” (Jn 20:19). He had dealt with their sin, and would remember it no more.

“The Spirit first brings heaven into the soul and then guides the soul towards it.”—John Arrowsmith

“I would rather have six members in my church, who are living souls in Zion, than six hundred mere professors.” - Charles Spurgeon

You are not suffering from anything that a good resurrection can’t fix. — D. A. Carson

Paul said his aim in life was to win souls (1 Cor 9). Proverbs says to win souls is wise. God's sovereignty doesn't negate soul winning. Go win souls!

τετέλεσται It is finished.

“If our love for football, good food, hunting, or playing board games most marks our leadership in the home, we leave behind in legacy that is no more than a vapor. All of these things are fine in and of themselves, but they are empty of eternal significance.” J Helopoulos

"Keep up a humble sense of your own faults, and that will make you compassionate to others." -Richard Baxter.

“To me, the work of preaching is the highest and greatest and the most glorious calling to which anyone can ever be called.” - Martyn Lloyd Jones

"God's refusals are always mercies." -Elisabeth Elliot.