Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.
BILL HYBELSHumility enables us to learn from each other.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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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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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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Visionary people face the same problems everyone else faces; but rather than get paralyzed by their problems, visionaries immediately commit themselves to finding a solution.
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God is looking for women and men who are full on for Him… people who have abandoned their own program and are just looking for how they can use their unique talents and abilities to further God’s activities and programs in this world.
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Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
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And when enough churches are thriving, you can affect a region, a country, and eventually the entire world with the positive, life-changing power of Jesus Christ and the redeeming and restoring work of his people.
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Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It’s true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.
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Build something with enduring value.
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I can usually sense that a leading is from the Holy Spirit when it calls me to humble myself, serve somebody, encourage somebody or give something away. Very rarely will the evil one lead us to do those kinds of things.
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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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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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If you don’t change your schedule, you’ll be the same person you’ve always been.
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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.
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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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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It’s not the things I don’t understand about the Bible that bother me; it’s the things I understand with perfect clarity and don’t comply with that keep me up at night.
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God 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.
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Leadership is the catalytic gift that energizes, directs, and empowers all the other gifts.
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You may well have to simplify to live the life God is inviting you to live.
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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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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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Legacy leaders are the only ones wiling to pay the price to fix a broken culture.
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Develop your reflective will and gain better insight before you say or do something.
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Your energy and the ability to energize others is more valuable than your time.
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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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