I’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
T. D. JAKESI started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.
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There is nothing I’m any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.
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We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself.
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Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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The traditional churches are having to transition into new methodologies and new ways of reaching people and they are starting to understand that and looking for ways they can increase their relevance to the contemporary society.
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There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area and realm of authority.
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Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
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The greater the battle – the greater the spoils.
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You don’t know how much you’ve grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.
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If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.
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So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God’s sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.
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Whenever you face obstacles, crises and dilemmas and your confidence is in your associates more than in God- it is a sign your faith is deteriorating.
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The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.
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