We are preaching a crucified Messiah, scandal for the Jews and madness for the non-Jews. 1 Corinthians 1:23

One of the great needs of the church today is for every Christian to be enthralled by his faith in Jesus Christ. It is the essence of the vital spiritual experience. The apostles were with Christ and could only testify to what they had seen and heard. Every Christian should become an ambassador of Christ with the magnificent abandonment of Francis of Assisi. Every Christian should be so intoxicated by Christ and so filled with holy fervor that nothing could ever quench his ardor. The Gospel preached by Paul seemed a folly to the world of his time. Let us have this madness ! Let us capture some of the beautiful obsession of these early Christians ! Let's go ahead as men and women filled with the Spirit of God !

Prayer for the day

Create in me, Lord, the abandonment to strive without reserve with the message of your love.

Billy Graham