it’s to figure out what God wants to get done in this world, figure out what role you play in that, and then to move something or someone from here to there.
BILL HYBELSBusyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Don’t get so addicted to vision that the people feel like equipment
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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Every single decision you make as a leader has an effect on the spirit of those you lead.
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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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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.
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You will do whatever you have to do to increase your leadership input, because you know as well as I do that it will make you better.
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It’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
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If we were to boil down Christianity to its core, we’d be left with simply this: relationship with God. The living, loving God of the universe has spoken throughout history, and still speaks today – not just to pastors or priests, but to anyone who will listen. God will speak to you.
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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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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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Prayerless people cut themselves off from God’s prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that.
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We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.
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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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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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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can. You will read when you feel like it, and you will read when you don’t.
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