Making disciples by going, baptizing, and teaching people the Word of Christ and then enabling them to do the same thing in other people’s lives—this is the plan God has for each of us to impact nations for the glory of Christ David Platt More Quotes by David Platt More Quotes From David Platt Salvation has absolutely nothing to do with human merit and absolutely everything to do with divine mercy. David Platt merit mercy divine The more Christ fulfills the cravings of our souls, the more he changes our taste capacities from the inside out. The more we walk with him, the more we want him. The more we taste of him, the more we enjoy him. And this transforms how we live and what we live for. David Platt taste soul want Our great need is to fall before an almighty Father day and night and to plead for him to show his radical power in and through us, enabling us to accomplish for his glory what we could never imagine in our own strength. David Platt fathers-day night fall So what is the difference between someone who willfully indulges in sexual pleasures while ignoring the Bible on moral purity and someone who willfully indulges in the selfish pursuit of more and more material possessions while ignoring the Bible on caring for the poor? The difference is that one involves a social taboo in the church and the other involves the social norm in the church. David Platt social-taboos selfish caring And ultimately, If you sin against an infinitely holy and eternal God, you are infinitely guilty and worthy of eternal punishment. David Platt punishment guilty sin The very first word out of Jesus; mouth in is ministry in the New Testament is clear: repent. David Platt ministry mouths jesus Everything in all creation responds in obedience to the Creator... until we get to you and me. We have the audacity to look God in the face and say, "No." David Platt audacity faces looks Forgiveness is God's greatest gift because it meets our greatest need. David Platt greatest-gifts needs We don’t go to Scripture for permission to do what we think is best, but for direction to do what He says is best. David Platt scripture permission thinking We can rest confident in the fact that nothing will happen to us in this world apart from the gracious will of a sovereign God. Nothing. David Platt sovereign encouraging world When God tells us to give extravagantly, we can trust Him to do the same in our lives. And this is really the core issue of it all. Do we trust Him? Do we trust Jesus when He tells us to give radically for the sake of the poor? Do we trust Him to provide for us when we begin using the resources He has given us to provide for others? Do we trust Him to know what is best for our lives, our families, and our financial futures? David Platt issues giving jesus To be a Christian is to be loved by God, pursued by God, and found by God. David Platt follow-me christian found God actually delights in exalting our inability. He intentionally puts his people in situations where they come face to face with their need for him. David Platt inability people needs The message of biblical Christianity is 'God loves me so that I might make him- his ways, his salvation, his glory, and his greatness- known among all nations.' Now God is the object of our faith, and Christianity centers around him. We are not the end of the gospel; God is' David Platt biblical greatness might God delights in revealing Himself to you when you are bold enough to bother Him. In fact, I think He would say that the only thing that bothers Him is when you don’t come to Him. David Platt delight facts thinking A materialistic world will not be won to Christ by a materialistic church. David Platt materialistic church world We do not follow a health and wealth savior. We follow a homeless and wounded Savior. David Platt homeless savior wealth God's revelation is in the gospel not only reveals who He is, but it also reveals who we are. David Platt who-we-are revelations Gospel possession requires gospel proclamation. David Platt proclamation possession Christianity does not begin with our pursuit of Christ, but with Christ’s pursuit of us. David Platt encouraging faith god
