Quotes from Terry Powell

from the late Joe Aldrich: "Only wounded soldiers can serve in God's army.

Intercession I once heard intercession defined as "rebellion against the status quo." To pray for your group members and to reserve meeting time for them to pray for one another acknowledges dependence on the Holy Spirit. It

Model the level of personal disclosure you want group members to reach.

We] do not glorify God by providing His needs, but by praying that He would provide ours—and trusting Him to answer.

a product is worth what someone is willing to pay for it.

Whether you communicate God's Word, recruit others to teach, plan a life-altering youth retreat, lead a neighbor to Christ, or give toward a missionary's support, what you do produces waves of grace that keep expanding—all the way to eternity!

Viewing my ministry as a mercy means I don't have to serve the Lord, I get to do it!

Effective Bible discussion, generated by a hospitable learning environment, is a guided conversation that involves people in observing, interpreting, and applying God's Word.

the beleaguered Christ-follower who's being pummeled by temptation doesn't cave in because he knows this life is brief and the next one isn't.

A local advertising periodical offered the following disclaimer: Just in case you find mistakes in this paper, please remember they were put there for a purpose. Some folks are always looking for mistakes, and we try to please everyone!

Lord Jesus, do absolutely anything you need to do to me, so that you can do absolutely everything you want to do through me.

one of Satan's favorite strategies for impeding the spiritual growth and usefulness of Christians: get them to become preoccupied with their failures; from then on, his battle is won.