A church that focuses on the external has lost its passion for souls.
T. D. JAKESI 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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We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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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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I’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
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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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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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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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I was looking for excellence in any color or gender it comes in. Some of my top people are African American but not all of them.
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There is nothing I’m any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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I know whatever God means for me to have He’ll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don’t need it.
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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 enemy doesn’t care how many days you live as long as you don’t live in the days you have.
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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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God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.
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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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