"I don't believe that young people today can live clean, pure lives without the help of God. The peer pressure is too great and the temptations they see in the movies and on television, and what they hear in their music is too much. Only Christ can give them the power to say no."

"Ancient historians tell us that one of the symptoms of a declining civilization is a desexualization of the human race, with men becoming more effeminate and women becoming more masculine, not only in physical [appearance] but in their basic characters."

"Parenting is the most important responsibility most of us will ever face, and none of us does it perfectly."

"To injure, ignore, disrespect, and violate the innocence of a child are among the greatest evils known to man."

"Our society strives to avoid any possibility of offending anyone - except God."

"The essence of sin is self-will-placing ourselves at the center of our lives instead of Christ."

"The evangelist cannot bring conviction of sin, righteousness, or judgment; that is the Spirit's work. They cannot convert anyone; that is the Spirit's work."

"Prayer by itself is like a diet without protein! Prayer is important to our spiritual growth- but of even greater importance is God's Word, the Bible."

"Christianity is not a spectator sport, it's something in which we become totally involved."

"In the face of legalized pornography, the conscience of America seems to be paralyzed. More serious than our fakery in art, literature, and pictures is the collapse of our moral standards and the blunting of our capacity as a nation for righteous indignation."

"The difference between the non-Christian and the Christian is that the non-Christian makes sin a practice, the true Christian does not."

"Many times it takes just one member of a family to initiate the action to bring a family back together again."

"Be a good witness by the way you live. The way we live is often more convincing than the words we say."

"True conversion will involve the mind, the affection, and the will. There have been thousands of people who have been intellectually converted to Christ . . .but they have never been really converted to Him."

"The word lust can mean "selfish desire". . . .It is wanting something so badly you will do anything to get it. That is one of the tricks of the devil. It is too high a price to pay."

"A tame horse contributes much more to life than a wild one. Energy out of control is dangerous, energy under control is powerful."

"Prayer is crucial in evangelism: Only God can change the heart of someone who is in rebellion against Him. No matter how logical our arguments or how fervent our appeals, our words will accomplish nothing unless God's Spirit prepares the way."

"Christians should be a foreign influence, a minority group in a pagan world."

"I never try to defend religion. Religion has spawned wars. Many so-called religious people have been characterized by prejudice, pride, and bickering . . . I would call you to a simple faith in Jesus, who said, “Love your neighbor as yourself."

"[The Holy Spirit] will remain with every believer right to the end. This thought has encouraged me a thousand times in these dark days when satanic forces are at work."

"Man got into difficulty when he lifted his will against God's. He gets out of trouble when he bows to the divine superiority, when he repents and says humbly: “God be merciful to me a sinner.” Man's extremity then becomes God's opportunity."

"Will a loving God send a man to hell? The answer from Jesus and His teachings of the Bible is, clearly, “Yes!” He does not send man willingly, but man condemns himself to eternal hell because . . .he refuses God's way of salvation and the hope of eternal life with Him."

"God's will is that we would be righteous in our living. God is holy, and the whole scheme of redemption has holiness for its goal."

"In your own mind-darkened, will-paralyzed, conscience-dulled soul, God can make the light penetrate and turn the darkness of your own life into day, if you will let Him."

"By faith in [Jesus] we can be forgiven of our sins and know the joy of following Him every day."

"It is strange that the world accepts enthusiasm in every realm but the spiritual."

"Every manifestation of evil is the result of basic sin-sin that has remained unchanged since the moment it first entered the human race."

"One of the most important things God wants to teach us from the Old Testament is how not to live."

"When Christ's love fills our hearts, it puts selfishness on the run."

"The Bible teaches that life does not end at the cemetery. There is a future life."

"The lives of many reflect the practices and standards of this present world . . . they are more interested in imitating the world system dominated by Satan than in imitating Christ."

"Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness."

"To be Spirit-filled is to be controlled or dominated by the Spirit's presence and power."

"Christ's second coming reminds us that ultimately our hope is not in this world and its attempts to solve its problems, but in Christ's promise to establish His perfect rule over all the earth."

"Someday a loving Hand will be laid upon your shoulder and this brief message will be given: “Come home."

"When we grieve over someone who has died in Christ, we are sorrowing not for them but for ourselves. Our grief isn't a sign of weak faith, but of great love."

"People do not come to hear what I have to say-they want to know what God has to say."

"Peace-[the ability] to sleep in the storm!"

"Where there is truth and error there is always compromise. Within some churches there is a movement to reshape the Christian messageto make it more acceptable to man."

"The framers of our Constitution meant we were to have freedom of religion, not freedom from religion."

"Suffering can give us opportunities to witness. The world is a gigantic hospital, nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of the Lord than when the journey through the valley is the darkest."

"The cross is the only way of salvation. And the cross gives a new purpose to life."

"Jesus worked all His life. But the greatest work that Jesus did was not in the carpenter's shop . . .His greatest work was achieved in those three dark hours on Calvary . . . dying for us."

"The Bible tells us that the state of the world will grow darker as we near the end of the age."

"Remember that “where God guides, He provides. Where He leads, He supplies all needs."

"Evangelism is more than simply encouraging decisions for Christ. It is urging people to become disciples-followers-of Jesus Christ. As such, the evangelist has a responsibility to make growth in discipleship possible for those who come to faith under his ministry."

"Jesus made everything so simple and we have made it so complicated. He spoke to the people in short sentences and everyday words, illustrating His messages with never-to-be forgotten stories."

"Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness."

"Among those Christians to whom hell means little, Calvary means less."

"Some evangelists spend too much time thinking and even planning about how to achieve visible results. This is an easy trap to fall into."