Generosity won’t happen unless you make it a priority. The best way to make giving a priority is to make it the very first check you write every month. Before the mortgage. Before groceries or clothing. Before saving. Whatever the amount, do it first.
ANDY STANLEYThe love of Christ comes from simple people who love simple people. Never be fooled by the spiritual leader who knows a lot but doesn’t love a lot.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Here’s something to think about: If God appeared to you and asked, “Why should I let you into heaven?” how would you answer?
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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.
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The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
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The value of a life is always measured by how much of it is given away.
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Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!
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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.
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Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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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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If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.
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Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
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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.
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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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One of the most compelling arguments for the Christian faith is the simple fact that it survived.
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Intervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.
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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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