Quotes from James MacDonald

We are less interested in the number of disciples and more interested in the quality of discipleship.

If we had not experienced our deep sinfulness and Jesus' deep forgiveness through the cross, we will not love others well in the midst of their struggles. If we do not see the beauty and glory of God in our own redemption, we will not be able to offer a compelling redemptive vision for those who are hopeless and who doubt God's love for them.

Because in prayer I expand my sense of how I have offended God. And I thereby lower my sense of how much others have offended me. Prayer is changing me.

Nothing is more important than your family. Nothing comes before your responsibility to watch out for them and provide a home safe from any assault upon them, body or soul.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Spending too much time in one's individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry.

The greatest failure in human existence is the failure of Christ-followers to "love one another earnestly from a pure heart"5 and to heed the words of Christ: "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."6

When I embrace God for who He is and I understand who I am—when I know God's place, I can know my place—then things start to fall into place.

Does God love us even when our hearts are far from Him? The answer: Yes, He does!

Proverbs 18:10, "The name of the LORD is a strong tower.

Times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:20).

Within the nature of God is a strength that is fashioned in His perfection. Strength flows from the fountain of God's integrity. Honest people are the strongest people.

the unpopularity of an obviously right action should not hinder the execution of an obviously right decision. My

The first step in personal revival is to get God in His rightful place. When God is recognized as being above me, beyond me, highly exalted, over me, and totally separate from me, I am getting in position for a downpour. When I embrace God for who He is and I understand who I am—when I know God's place, I can know my place—then things start to fall into place. That's what God's holiness does for us—it puts everything and everyone in their rightful place.

What you hope for determines what you live for. What you hope for determines WHO you live for. Hope misplaced can devastate you.

Men act like men at home when they realize they will be held responsible for how well they represented God to their family.

I've never seen the Holy Spirit, but I've seen His powerful wind blowing through people's lives.

If we are to use the Bible effectively, then we must use it the way God wrote it – in narrative form. Our team rejects the notion that the Bible is simply an encyclopedia of disconnected Bible verses. God's Word is less like a cookbook and more like a novel.

As a father, you are patterning your discipline after your heavenly Father, whom your children need to realize you deeply respect and love.

Revival begins here: with a profound awareness of God's absolute holiness, our absolute sinfulness, and our complete inability to bridge the divide that separates us.

God wants sin out of your life because it's the only thing that keeps you from experiencing the torrential downpour of blessing He wants to rain upon you.

When you come to the place where you can't do anything else, you must stand still and believe... When you can't do anything, let God do it all.

Take a deep breath and take this to heart; God has nothing to do with broken promises. When He says, I promise, mark it down it's going to happen.

Beware of begging God for things you don't have to have.