David Platt Quotes - Page 7

The sovereignty of God is the only foundation for worship in the midst of tragedy.

We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, 'No.'

When we realize we have the responsibility to teach the word, it changes everything about how we hear the Word.

God uses sorrowful tragedy to set the stage for surprising triumph-whether in this life or the life to come.

Let me introduce you to Jesus.

We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God.

It is a constant battle to resist the temptation to have more luxuries, to acquire more stuff, and to live more comfortably.

Privatized faith in a resurrected Christ is practically inconceivable.

Whereas disinfecting Christians involves isolating them and teaching them to be good, discipling Christians involves propelling Christians into the world to risk their lives for the sake of others. Now the world is our focus, and we gauge success in the church not on the hundreds or thousands whom we can get into our buildings but on the hundreds or thousands who are leaving our buildings to take on the world with the disciples they are making

God creates, blesses and saves each of us for a radically global purpose

If our lives do not reflect radical compassion for the poor, there is reason to wonder if Christ is really in us at all

We are not the end of the gospel; God is.

Every Christian has unique opportunities to engage the most pressing social issues of our day by praying, proclaiming the gospel, and participating with God in all that he is doing in the world.

For God to be holy does not just mean He is without error. It means He is without equal. May it not be said of any one of us that there is not respect for the author of the universe. He is sovereign over all nature, over all nations and over every single one of our lives.

Real success is found in radical sacrifice. Ultimate satisfaction is found not in making much of ourselves but in making much of God. The purpose of our lives transcends the country and culture in which we live. Meaning is found in community, not individualism; joy is found in generosity, not materialism; and truth is found in Christ, not universalism. Ultimately, Jesus is a reward worth risking everything to know, experience, and enjoy.

And this is why Jesus came: to endure the holy wrath of God due us.

Consider what it takes for successful businessmen and businesswomen, effective entrepreneurs and hardworking associates, shrewd retirees and idealistic students to combine forces with a creative pastor to grow a "successful church" today. Clearly, it doesn't require the power of God to draw a crowd in our culture. A few key elements that we can manufacture will suffice.

Peruse the Christian marketplace, and you will find a plethora of books, songs, and paintings that depict God as a loving Father.

Why not begin operating under the idea that God has given us excess, not so we could have more, but so we could give more?

Orphans are easier to ignore before you know their names; but once you know, everything changes.

In direct contradiciton to the American dream, God actually delights in exalting our inability.

We have a dangerous tendency to misunderstand, minimize, and even manipulate the gospel in order to accommodate our assumptions and our desires.

We have an incomprehensibly great God!

Accept Him? Do we really think Jesus needs our acceptance? Don't we need Him?

Saturate your preaching with the gospel in the church, so that you people speak gospel in the world.