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" The church is the only mechanism for mass mobilization. That's why the civil rights movement came out of the church. "

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" We've got to move from membership to discipleship to being full-time Christians, not part-time saints. That means operating comprehensively on the value system of Heaven as we move about in history. "

" I've talked to men who feel like they're overly sexual and, therefore, are attracted to any female who walks down the street. I will not excuse his activity with every female just because he feels driven in that direction. "

" Racism is not first and foremost a skin problem. It is a sin problem. See, when you believe that racism is a skin problem, you can take three hundred years of slavery, court decisions, marches, and the federal government involvement and still not get it fixed right. "

" You can't blame things for being dark if the light bulbs aren't working. So we're complaining about the darkness when the bulbs aren't working, and the Bible says that we are the light of the world. "

" God has a kingdom. It's made up of citizens: some black, some white, some red, yellow, Spanish backgrounds. His intention was never that the individual uniqueness would cause them to lose sight of the flag flying over them - the flag of the cross. "

" As Christians, we often tend to get our Bible doctrine confused and start mixing truths that were never meant to be mixed. "

" Every four years, the eyes of America become riveted on the national election returns. But God's first concern during any political season is not the same as our first concern - it is not about what is happening, or going to happen, in the White House. God's first concern is what is happening, or not happening, in His house. "

" The history of our country has been driven by a Judeo-Christian worldview, and so that has dominated the landscape. So it's important that we recognize the lordship of Jesus Christ without apology in our emphasis on prayer. "

" Ministry burnout is a real problem because it's never-ending. "

" God has established what man is supposed to do, and he expects man to do it his way and not a way independently of him. And when you do things independently of him, you have consequences you don't want to bear. "

" Our God is a great coach, and he's got a great playbook. "

" Righteousness has to do with the vertical standard that God gives us to please Him. Justice has to do with the horizontal expression of that righteous standard in the lives of others. "

" When I was younger, I had a terrible problem with stuttering. "

" You may have an older audience in front of you holding the Bible and a younger audience holding an iPhone. You don't want to lose either audience. "

" Although all serious Christians recognize the importance that the Bible places on prayer, most fall short when it comes to doing it. "

" When I heard Martin Luther King's speech, 'I Have a Dream,' I reflected on the fact that much of the success of that movement was driven by the unity of the church. "

" The Church has failed to be a positive influence for good in our nation and our world. "

" We don't apologize for who we are. We do what we do as Christians. Our faith isn't hidden. There should never be a separation between God and good works. "

" Separation of church and state should never mean separation of God and right. "

" As God is continually being marginalized and dismissed in the culture, you will continue to see evil proliferate. "

" We need to learn the names of God because when we know His character and His capacity, we will find rest and discover peace and power in His covenantal care of us. "

" Until we take seriously God's definition of the church and stop just 'having church,' we will not see transformation in our society. "

" Many people want 'God bless America,' but they don't want 'One nation under God.' The problem is you can't have one without the other. "

" The exclusion of God automatically means the inclusion of evil. "

" If you or the devil or anyone else could remove you from Christ's hand, then that entity would be greater than Christ, and the eternal life He gave you would not be eternal at all. That's an impossible equation. "

" I must confess that it is a lot easier for me as a pastor to preach about prayer than to spend that same amount of time engaged in it. "

" The saga of a nation is the saga of its families written large. And whoever owns the family owns the future. "

" Racial distinctions should not be rejected; they should be embraced. "

" It is in following Christ as our captain that we can win in our personal lives, families, churches, and communities. "

" God operates the world by covenants. Those covenants have specific jurisdictions and responsibilities, not to be infringed upon by another covenant. "