A healthy relationship with a local church is like a healthy marriage. It only work when grounded in the selfish commitment and non-consumerist covenant. – Brett McCraken
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Imagine if we all acted right…
Imagine if we all acted right, did good deeds, recycled, helped each other, went to church…but didn’t treasure Jesus. Satan would love it. – Jared Wilson
The local church isn’t a piece of the heavenly church…
The local church isn’t a piece of the heavenly church-like a tiny chunk is broken off a big cookie. Instead, it’s a miniature realization of the whole heavenly thing. – Bernard N. Howard
Those days you feel like you just need a break from church…
Those days you feel like you just need a break from church are probably the days you most need to just go to church. – Tim Challies
If your church loves the way you do church more than your children…
If your church loves the way you do church more than your children, it loves the wrong thing. – Ed Stetzer
The devil doesn’t care how big your church is
The devil doesn’t care how big your church is – he cares how influential it is. – Brian Houston
