There is something insincere about a man or woman who repeatedly tells God how much he or she loves Him while refusing to obey Him.
ANDY STANLEYPreaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.
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You can’t lead without taking risk.
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Every story of change there is always someone who didn’t have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.
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Our culture highlights all the trouble, all the drama, all the affairs and all the junk. Do not believe for a minute that any of that reflects reality. That does not have to be your future. The handwriting is not written on the wall.
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Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.
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Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.
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There’s a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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One never accomplishes the will of God by breaking the law of God, violating the principles of God, or ignoring the wisdom of God.
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You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
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Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.
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There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God’s ability to free you from the past.
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My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I’m going to believe Jesus instead.
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I believe one of the best preparations for marriage is participating in a small group. If a person has learned to be intimate and honest with a few friends before they get married, they will have less reason to fear intimacy after they are married.
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You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
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No matter how much money we have or make, we will probably never consider ourselves rich. The biggest challenge facing rich people is that they’ve lost they’re ability to recognize that they’re rich.
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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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God’s extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.
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Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
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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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Success is remaining faithful to the process God has laid out for you.
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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.
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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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Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.
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I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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If you see your brother in need, it doesn’t matter if you already gave somewhere else. You should be open to the idea of God using you to meet your brother’s unexpected need.
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What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.
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