“The essence of loving living as a follower of Jesus isn't in trying harder but in enjoying more. I'm not saying you can change without trying. I'm saying that enjoyment empowers effort. Pleasure in God is the power for purity.” TryingJesusEnjoyPleasureEffortEssenceHarderEnjoymentPurityEmpoweringFollowers Author:Sam Storms
“Worship is first and foremost a feasting on all that God is for us in Jesus... [One] in which God is the host, the cook, the waiter, and the meal itself.” FirstsJesusWorshipCooksMealsHostWaiterFeasting Author:Sam Storms
“The ordinances do not impart eternal life to the believer, but they do confirm, strengthen, and heighten our awareness and enjoyment of that life. The bread and wine are means or instruments by which God quickens us to apprehend, understand, visualize, and experience the sanctifying influence of the Holy Spirit and his unique ministry of shining the light of illumination and glory on Jesus.” MeanLightSpiritJesusInfluenceAwarenessHolyEternalUniqueGloryInstrumentsWineShiningBelieverBreadHoly SpiritEnjoymentMinistryEternal LifeIlluminationImpartOrdinancesBread And Wine Author:Sam Storms
“Grace does not demonize our desires nor destroy them nor lead us to deny them. Grace is the work of the Holy Spirit in transforming our desires so that knowing Jesus becomes sweeter than illicit sex, sweeter than money and what it can buy, sweeter than every fruitless joy. Grace is God satisfying our souls with His Son so that we're ruined for anything else!” DoeSoulJoySpiritDesireJesusSexKnowingGraceSonHolyTransformationDenyHoly SpiritSatisfyingRuinedTransformingKnowing Jesus Author:Sam Storms
