Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.
ANDY STANLEYBlame enables us to smuggle our issues into our future.
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We don’t drift into good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
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Complexity is the enemy of clarity
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You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.
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What could be and should be can’t be until God is ready for it to be.
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The leader who refuses to move until the fear is gone will never move. Consequently, he will never lead.
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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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If you devote yourself to more than yourself … you will have more than yourself to show for yourself.
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It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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The more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you
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Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.
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You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.
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At the end of the day, God’s love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.
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The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
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People do not plan to mess up their lives. They just don’t plan not to.
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