If the request is wrong, God says, No. If the timing is wrong, God says, Slow. If you are wrong, God says, Grow. But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, Go!
BILL HYBELSChurch work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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Storms draw something out of us that calm seas don’t.
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How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.
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Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
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Enjoy every single day you get to lead because it will be over in a blink.
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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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The leader is the organization’s top strategist… systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there.
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The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
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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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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.
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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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We made a mistake. What we should have done when people crossed the line of faith and become Christians, we should have started telling people and teaching people that they have to take responsibility to become ‘self feeders.’
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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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You cannot do leadership without a source of regenerative strength. What is your source?
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The Lord’s Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God’s attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.
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