“because a teaching that’s not grounded biblically is not a teaching worth living by” (source)
“This foundation requires that we center on the purposes of God, the heart of God, the revelation of God, the gospel of God, and the triune person of God.” (source)
“The call of Christ is first a call to Christ. Our primary pursuit is intimacy with Him, and thereafter we are sent into the world to do His work.” (source)
“Mission is not primarily an activity of the church; rather mission is an attribute of God. Let me explain” (source)
“God is love,’ we read in 1 John 4:8,13 and such love must have an object, an action, and an opportunity. It is the very nature of love to be others-centered. The dynamic love of the Godhead flows outward toward humanity, and it broke into time and space at the moment of the incarnation. Mission is the love of God moving for God’s glory; Jesus is the love of God manifest in human history. Therefore, because God is love, God is always on mission.” (source)