"If you make anything a higher priority than God, you are worshiping it and not God."

"God has provided you with many avenues for obtaining wisdom and averting failure. Resist your inclination to accept advice with easy solutions and to reject help that requires a more difficult path."

"True biblical love is a selfless commitment of one's body, soul, and spirit to the betterment of the other person."

"What makes Jesus remarkable is that He didn't come to earth to lead, He came to serve."

"Happiness has its source in positive feelings, while joy has its source in Jesus."

"Since God is with you and you are with God, you have nothing to fear!"

"It is always wrong to enrich yourself at the expense of others."

"Jesus showed compassion for the hurting and the lost, and so should you."

"Don't underestimate the importance of reading and understanding God's Word."

"Choose your friends carefully. They are a reflection of you."

"Trails are used by God to teach you humility and dependence on His grace rather than your own strength."

"Effective leaders allow God to shape them into the kind of people they need to be for each situation they encounter."

"Don't let less-than-perfect circumstances keep you from trusting God."

"God loves His people despite their sins and faults."

"Spiritual maturity is a lifelong pursuit. We grow in spiritual maturity moment by moment, day by day, year by year."

"Adversity gives you the opportunity to exhibit godly character."

"Live today as if eternity with Christ will begin today."

"For wisdom: read your Bible repeatedly and apply its truths often."

"True joy comes from knowing Christ personally and from depending on His strength rather than your own."

"The promised return of Christ should motivate you toward daily holy living."

"As a Christian your future is secure."

"Communication is not a one-way street."

"Difficulty provides a platform for exposing Jesus to the world through your joy in the Lord."

"If you need a guide for your ongoing relationship with God, read Psalms."

"Bettering the lives of others is the role of a person with a servant's heart."

"The Holy Spirit is faithful to empower you to carry out your witness of Jesus."

"Exercising a spiritual gift without showing true love is meaningless."

"When you are obedient to God, He fills you with His Spirit and empowers you to do all He asks of you."

"Our physical body knows it cannot function without physical water. So, too, our spiritual life should realize that it can't function without the "living water" of Gods Word."

"A husband and wife honor God when they love and honor each other."

"Life without God is a long and fruitless search for enjoyment, meaning, and fulfillment."

"You can't rest on yesterday's growth. You must be dedicated to growing today... and every day."

"God's love and His gift of salvation are given to you by God's grace-not earned by your works."

"You don't need to understand. You need only to obey and then reap the blessings of that obedience."

"Jesus came to serve, and He wants you to follow His example."

"Doubt treats God's Word as human advice-but we should see doubt as a reminder of our need to pray."

"Examine your heart and put away any distraction so you can worship God freely."

"The Christian life means putting off the character of the world and putting on the character of Christ."

"Never forget what you were saved from."

"Jesus reveals who He is through the living Word."

"Spiritual joy is what you experience when you choose to give thanks to God no matter what happens-even when things go wrong."

"Inner joy enables you to choose to look beyond your pain and make your praise a sacrifice to God."

"It's not how you start that's important, but how well you finish!"

"Scripture, empowered by God's Spirit, is the instrument that brings people to salvation."

"Serving others means being willing to make sacrifices for their good."

"Prayer is the starting point for every decision you make."

"Faithfulness and character are noble qualities that God honors."

"Before you and your spouse can work as a team raising your children, you must first work as a team in your marriage."

"Don't neglect the importance of prayer in your Christian life."

"Communication is not so much about what you say, as what you don't say."