The early Church was married to poverty, prisons and persecutions. Today, the church is married to prosperity, personality, and popularity.

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There is a world of difference between knowing the Word of God and knowing the God of the Word.

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The tragedy is that we have too many dead men in the pulpits giving out too many dead sermons to too many dead people.

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The Sunday morning service shows how popular your church is. The evening services show how popular your pastor is. Your private prayer time shows you how popular God is!

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Smart men walked on the moon, daring men walked on the ocean floor, but wise men walk with God.

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The only people who want to change the Gospel are those who are unchanged by it.

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Someone asked me, 'Do you pray for the dead?' I said, 'No, I preach to them! I think every pew in every church is death row. Think about that! They're dead! They sing about God; they talk about God, but they're dead! They have no living relationship (with God).

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I've got The Father on my side, Jesus Christ, The Holy Spirit and 2/3 of the angels. What do you think I'm going to do? Sit down and cry?

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Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy. The more joy you have in the Lord the less entertainment you need.

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How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?

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