Jesus is not directing the angelic choir, taking long naps, or doing crossword puzzles. He is completely focused on building his church, the hope of the world.
BILL HYBELSGod led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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The local church is the hope of the world, and its future rests primarily in the hands of its leaders.
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I hate thinking about it, teaching about it, and writing about it. But the plain truth is that hell is real and real people go there for eternity.
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Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
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Vision is a picture of the future that produces passion.
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Everyone wins when a leader gets better
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It’s amazing how many coincidences occur when one begins to pray.
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Our minds, like the needle in that compass, can focus on a variety of subjects throughout the day. But in the end, when they’re left alone to settle, they’ll focus on the objects of our greatest affection.
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Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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If it’s the last thing I do, I will give every ounce of the rest of my life to helping leaders and churches get better.
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Effective leaders do not fear passion. They welcome it. But from time to time passionate discussions digress into personal attacks, and real people get really hurt. In my view, leaders must head that off before it happens.
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Whenever you see something going well – whenever light begins to chase back the darkness that threatens to engulf our world – look closely. There stands a leader who is holding that candle.
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People won’t give their best unless their leader challenges them to do so.
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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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