Jesus is not demanding 100% success, and there will of course be disappointments and falterings and failings along the way. We will remain a long way off what we are called to be, but we will also be an increasing distance from what we once were.

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"There is no one who is insignificant in the purpose of God."

- Alistair Begg

Belief

"If people leave worship saying, ‘What an amazing preacher!’ we have failed. Instead we must long for them to say, ‘What a great God, and what a privilege it is to meet him in his Word, as we have just done.’ A good teacher clears the way, declares the way, and then gets out of the way."

- Alistair Begg

Leadership

"God is God, God is in control, and God’s kingdom has no rivals."

- Alistair Begg

Faith

"God is in charge of the whole universe and you can trust him."

- Alistair Begg

Faith

"We are not called to be pragmatic but faithful: to say, God has said this, and so I will do it."

- Alistair Begg

Faith

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"In a sense, your small and simple sacrifices are the dots of daily living that make up the masterpiece painting of your life. You may not see how the dots connect now, and you don’t need to yet. Simply have faith enough for the moment you are living in now. Trust in God, and ‘out of small things [will come] that which is great’ [Doctrine and Covenants 64:33]."

- Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Faith

"With God all things are possible."

Faith

"For we walk by faith, not by sight."

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"Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.’"

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"Jesus answered, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’"

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