Brian Wilson

Lead Pastor at Bible Christian Church

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

If there is a God, of course he would know things that I can't know about what's best for me.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

How Religion Works: If I obey, then God will love and accept me.

The Gospel: I'm loved and accepted, therefore I wish to obey.

[Andy Stanley @AndyStanley]

There’s no test for character. It’s always a pop-quiz.

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

Worship is a believing heart’s response to the work of the Holy Spirit, not an emotional response to the quality of the music.

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

The leader we become is a direct result of the pain we have endured. God never wastes a hurt. #leadership #pain

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

God invites us to to come as we are, not to stay as we are.

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

The same safeguards that guard us from spending on selfish, temporary comforts for ourselves can often prevent us from good, tangible acts of love toward others in our lives. @marshallsegal #desiringGod

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

In the original language, "Fear the Lord" doesn't mean be afraid. It means sustaining a joyful, astonished awe, and wonder before Him

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

Unfortunately, in so many of our churches Christ’s command to “go and tell” has been replaced with “come and see”.

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

Immediately when the Spirit of God comes in we begin to realize what it means—everything that is not of God has to be cleaned out...He is turning out the “money-changers,” that is, the things that make the temple into a trafficking place for self-realization. -Oswald Chambers

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

Pray your disappointments but leave them with God. Remember, you just can’t see everything. And when he answers us, it will be far better and more astonishing than anything we could have asked for.

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

We come to know God more closely mining for treasures in the darkness than resting in comfort in the light. #treasures

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

Peace is not passiveness or stagnation. Peace is the profound realization of who God is that makes you too unspeakably peaceful to be capable of any self-interest. -Oswald Chambers

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

Amen.

[Clayton King @Clayton_king]

I think God is trying to get our attention. The conversation about leadership in the church is undergoing a major shift.

Less talk about big vision, growth, strategy, size.

More emphasis on integrity, faith, character, shepherding, humility.

[Andy Stanley @AndyStanley]

Religion says "Change and you can join us." Jesus said "Follow me and you will change." #ReclaimingIrresistible

[Matt Chandler @MattChandler74]

Truth becomes hard if it is not softened by love; love becomes soft if it is not strengthened by truth. John Stott -Message of Ephesians pg 172

[Brian Wilson @brianwilson83]

If you don’t heal what hurt you, you will bleed on people who didn’t cut you. -unknown

[Carey Nieuwhof @cnieuwhof]

Since when did judgment and arrogance become a hallmark of spiritual maturity? https://t.co/4zm5xcvObx

[Timothy Keller (1950-2023) @timkellernyc]

If your god never disagrees with you, you might just be worshiping an idealized version of yourself.