It’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
BILL HYBELSWe made a mistake. What we should have done when people crossed the line of faith and become Christians, we should have started telling people and teaching people that they have to take responsibility to become ‘self feeders.’
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.
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He [God] wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father – authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.
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Church is what you do. Church is who you are. Church is the human outworking of the person of Jesus Christ. Let’s not go to Church, let’s be the Church.
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The mark of community is not the absence of conflict. It’s the presence of a reconciling spirit.
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There’s nothing like the local church when it’s working right. Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking. Its potential is unlimited. No other organization on earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.
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Destructive fear must be stopped in its tracks or it will undermine the life God invites us to live.
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We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.
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The real deal is always going to win in the end.
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You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
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The grander the vision the greater the price tag.
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Nothing that matters in this world happens unless leaders lead it.
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Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can.
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You will do whatever you have to do to increase your leadership input, because you know as well as I do that it will make you better.
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Legacy leaders are the only ones wiling to pay the price to fix a broken culture.
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