What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.
ANDY STANLEYWhat you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.
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The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed – they died for what they claim to have seen.
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When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.
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It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?
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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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If we want to reach the people that no one else is reaching, we’ve got to do things that no one else is doing.
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Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
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Direction, not intention determines your destination.
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Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.
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The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
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Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
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Intervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.
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We’re so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.
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If you devote yourself to more than yourself … you will have more than yourself to show for yourself.
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The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
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Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God’s commands regarding sexual purity.
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A fool is a person who knows the difference between right and wrong, and chooses to do wrong.
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Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.
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You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.
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One of the most compelling arguments for the Christian faith is the simple fact that it survived.
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Blessed is the man who gets the opportunity to devote his life to something bigger than himself and who finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.
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Good people don’t go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
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My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.
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Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.
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There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.
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