"All the stories and poems and letters and oracles and wisdom verses of God's Word, like individual instruments in a great orchestra, serve THE WHOLE s...












A continual diet of the Word satisfies, and it builds an appetite for more.
More James MacDonald quotes
"Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way
"When it comes to biblical counseling, friendship is central to the counseling relationship because it is a key aspect of the Gospel. Paul's words disp...
"At the end of life, each of us must answer the question, Whose story captured my soul?
"Small groups are the place to push past Bible knowledge and on to life application so that we can see people's lives transform more and more into the ...
"Many pastors would rather preach God's Word and keep their distance than invest in a personal one-on-one counseling ministry. Most pastors counsel bec...
"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 si...
"God's Word is especially suited to directing those who want to focus primarily on the nature and direction of their own hearts.
"Counseling is ultimately not about the counselee or the counselor, but about the Divine Counselor.
"We must evaluate every person, place, product, perspective, position, or pleasure we have looked to in place of the promises of God, and turn away fro...
"When we shift from personal purity to personal happiness, we lose biblical hope because we are not focusing on God's agenda, we are focusing on our ow...
"Word-centered people who enter counseling will be more likely follow the guidance set out in Scripture. Because they know more of the depth of their s...
"Any counseling that does not pursue spiritual formation through an intimate relationship with Jesus by faith as one of its chief goals is not worthy t...
"So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.
"If spiritual formation is the purpose of the church, then personal transformation should intentionally be the purpose of the small group ministry. Bib...