We are never told to consecrate our gifts to God, but we are told to dedicate ourselves. And they did not do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God's will. (2 Cor. 8:5) It has been said, "The gift without the...

When witnessing to others about Christ, be yourself. You can't be Dwight Thompson, and I can't be you. I made a discovery about something a long time ago. When I started preaching, I learned that I had to be me - be myself. It wasn't that I was trying to mimic, or...

When you witness, put on a happy face. You may say, "I can't put on a happy face if I'm not happy. I just can't act happy." But if you have accepted Christ, you ARE happy. God says you are happy. Read in Deuteronomy 33:29, "Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like...

"Don't preach to people" is the first thing you need to remember when you step out to reach the lost for Christ. I love to get up before crowds and preach the Gospel. I do that every week across this country, and usually have the privilege of preaching to thousands...

Mountains are in the eyes of the beholder. Faith sees a mountain as a mole hill; fear sees a mole hill as a mountain. "Do not be anxious about anything" (Phil. 4:6). "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into...

Conscience is God's built-in warning system. Be very happy when it hurts you. Be very worried when it doesn't. "So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man" (Acts 24:16). "Conscience," said an Indian, "is a three-cornered thing in my heart...

It's no mystery where people are going—they tell it daily. Matthew 7:16 says, "By their fruits you will recognize them." A lot of Christians are like wheelbarrows—not good unless pushed. Some are like canoes—they need to be paddled. Some are like kittens—they are...

There will be less time needed to mend men if we take more time to build boys. "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it" (Prov. 22:6). The time to start correcting children is before they start correcting you. -Homer...

Hate and unforgiveness keeps you enslaved long after the ones you hate are in the ground. Matthew 18:34-35 says: In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. This is how my heavenly Father will treat each...

It isn't God's choice that we are separated from Him, but He gives us the right to make that choice, even if it's wrong. "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" (Jer....