68 Quotes by J. D. Greear

The Gospel Prayer “In Christ, there is nothing I can do that would make You love me more, and nothing I have done that makes You love me less.” “Your presence and approval are all I need for everlasting joy.” “As You have been to me, so I will be to others.” “As I pray, I’ll measure Your compassion by the cross and Your power by the resurrection.

A Christianity that does not have as its primary focus the deepening of passions for God is a false Christianity, no matter how zealously it seeks conversions or how forcefully it advocates righteous behavior.

Worry springs from not being convinced of a sovereign God’s absolute love for you. Worry disappears when you realize that God loves you unfailingly and will let nothing interrupt His plans for your good.

In the same way, there are points you can never pass spiritually until you are confident that Jesus will support the full weight of your soul. There are sacrifices you’ll never make and commands you’ll never obey unless you are convinced of their eternal value.

Every great risk in God’s name begins with confidence in the goodness and trustworthiness of God.

The Spirit inside of us is greater than even Jesus beside us.

Abiding in Jesus means understanding that His acceptance of us is the same regardless of the amount of spiritual fruit we have produced.

Peter Drucker says that the worst kind of failure in business is success in the things that don’t matter.

We’re not continuing to write the Bible – that is complete – but what Jesus “began” to do in his three-year earthly ministry and “continued” through his church in Acts he continues through us today. We are the next episode. We’re still in the same season, and the finale is still to come. Every believer now has a part of the story to write. The.