“When the gospel functions at the core of each facet of ministry, the balance and health of the church is safeguarded. If the gospel is central in worship and preaching, people will be humbled as they are reminded that they… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“People in the middle usually discover that more work is involved than they ever expected. It is hard to hold onto the dream, and very often expectation becomes the desire to simply survive. Amidst the hard work, it is difficult to keep your standards high and your hope alive. You are tempted to settle and compromise. In the middle, thankfulness… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share
“When I have learnt to love God better than my earthly dearest, I shall love my earthly dearest better than I do now.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“This side of heaven, relationships and ministry are always shaped in the forge of struggle.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“It is always harder to live in the middle of something than it is to live at the beginning or the end. When you are at the beginning of something, you are filled with a sense of hope and potential. You are engaged by a vision of all that can be. People at the start of something tend to be… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share
“Whenever you believe that the evil outside you is greater than the evil inside you, a heartfelt pursuit of Christ will be replaced by… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Every good relationship we have is a gift of God's grace. Left to ourselves, nothing good would happen. Our problem has everything to do… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“The shattered relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit at the cross provides the basis for our reconciliation. No other relationship ever suffered more than what Father, Son, and Holy Spirit endured when Jesus hung on the cross and cried, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46). Jesus was willing to be the rejected Son so… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share
“Christian friendships do not simply help us bask in the sunshine of God’s grace; they also help us to roll up our sleeves and… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“The reason we fail to keep commands 4 through 10 is because we have failed to keep the first three. If you break commands… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Your relationships will take you beyond the boundaries of your normal strength. Encouragement gives struggling people eyes to see the unseen Christ.” — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
“Notice how much Israel’s response to hardship maps onto ours. We face hard things and we complain about things as mundane as a menu. Before long, our complaining becomes an assessment of blame. Then the blaming goes vertical as it questions God’s wisdom and goodness. We, too, are in the wilderness of a fallen world. We have not yet entered… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share
“If you look for God in your relationships, you will always find things to be thankful for. When God reigns in our hearts, peace… — Timothy S. Lane Copy Share Image
