Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime.
BILL HYBELSVisionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Leadership is not for the faint of heart
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Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
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It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.
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Nothing on earth has greater potential to change lives and carry out His kingdom work in your community, than your local church.
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I’m praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.
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It’s incredible to realize that what we do each day has meaning in the big picture of God’s plan
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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
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These are the people God will tap on the shoulder and say, “Come with me and we’re going to do something great in your lifetime. Come, we’re going to do this together.
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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The nature of human beings is such that we tend not to drift into better behaviors. We usually have to be asked by someone to consider taking it up a level.
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God wants to father all of us until we’re dead sure of his approval, his guiding power and his promise of heaven.
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If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.
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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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It helps certain church leaders identify the fact that they have the spiritual gift of leadership that the Bible talks about in Romans 12:8.
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