Larry Kaufman

Every text does not have three points, things, or principles. Let the structure of the text shape the structure of your sermon. It’s not my outline be done, but God’s outline be done! #TextDrivenPreaching

Two signs of a healthy church. Crying babies and singing dads. -Family Man Podcast

God isn’t looking for perfect people. He’s looking for surrendered people.

Union with Christ means we share in His victory.

“If Jesus preached the same message many preachers preach today, He would have never been crucified.” —Leonard Ravenhill

Once you know you’re loved without condition, you stop dancing to the music of other people’s expectations. Their verdicts no longer stick. Their scales no longer matter. Their cages no longer hold.

If nothing in this life ever disappointed me, I would be tempted to become satisfied without Jesus. So instead of letting my disappointments discourage me, I can let my heart be drawn toward Jesus and ask Him to fill me.

When God’s acceptance becomes your foundation, other people’s rejection loses its power.

Christ's reign is not just your future hope; it is your hope, right here, right now. Yes, you serve a risen Savior, but it’s vital to remember that he is also a conquering King.

5 reasons Christ had to die: 1. Sin demands a penalty (Rom. 6:23) 2. We could not save ourselves (Isa. 64:6) 3. The law required a perfect sacrifice (Heb. 10:4) 4. God is both just and the justifier (Rom. 3:26) 5. Love required it. (John 3:16; Rom. 8:32)

After shouts of Hosanna, Jesus enters the temple & clears out those who have used religion to exploit people. He then welcomes the blind & paralyzed in the temple & heals them. Holy Week reminds us that Jesus has a furious love for those the world has little regard for.

The choices you make and the direction your life takes is always shaped by what you treasure.

No amount of success in ministry is worth failure at home.

You can’t put makeup on the devil.

Culture isn’t built by mission statements. It’s built by what you allow, ignore, and repeat. -Samuel Chand

Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity. Charles H. Spurgeon

3 ways for a new preacher to get better faster: 1. Do a full run-through in an empty room a few days before 2. Gather a small group to give input on application and illustrations before you preach 3. Ask an experienced leader for specific feedback

God has not given the deeper things to the smartest people, but to eager people. -Matt Chandler

"I love Jesus, but I don't believe the Bible.” Is often code language for: “I follow a Jesus that l'm comfortable with, because I created Him with my own opinions, biases, and preferences. That's a fake Jesus. Anything we know about the real Jesus comes from the Scriptures.

The problem is not that God is too severe. The problem is that we are too casual with sin. - R.C. Sproul