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Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible – that is just cheating. It’s cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn’t how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.

Andy Stanley

Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.
ANDY STANLEY

Adversity Follow Leadership Preparation Run Step
Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
ANDY STANLEY

Gratitude Guilty Heart Positive
If there is a perceived difference between what you expect from others and what you expect from yourself, it will eventually erode your influence.
ANDY STANLEY

Christian God Religious
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.
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Give Mean People Percentage
The Church is a family expecting guests.
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Expectation Family God Guest
Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.
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Accomplishment Greatness Rise Yourself
A fool is a person who knows the difference between right and wrong, and chooses to do wrong.
ANDY STANLEY

Choice Difference Fools Right Wrong
You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.
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Association Influence People Refusal Yourself
I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
ANDY STANLEY

Coach Faster Own
Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
ANDY STANLEY

Application Christian Holy
You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
ANDY STANLEY

God Grace Resistance Time Yourself
Pencil in your plans but write your visions in ink.
ANDY STANLEY

Ink Planning Vision Writing
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.
ANDY STANLEY

Direction Happiness People Point Smart Stupidity Wisdom Yourself
Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
ANDY STANLEY

Behavior Faith Measurement Spiritual
I’ve talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don’t really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don’t need a solution. They need a new direction.
ANDY STANLEY

Direction Discussion Individual Problem Solution Talk
In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.
ANDY STANLEY

Forgiveness Gift Hurt Myself Shadow Soul

Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible – that is just cheating. It’s cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn’t how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.

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Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible – that is just cheating. It’s cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn’t how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.

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