Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
ANDY STANLEYGood people don’t go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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Learning never takes place while you’re talking.
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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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You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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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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It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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Good people don’t go to heaven. Forgiven people go to heaven.
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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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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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80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
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Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!
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The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders.
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Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.
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Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
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Yes, God uses the uneducated to confound the wise. But that doesn’t make ignorance a virtue.
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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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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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Blame enables us to smuggle our issues into our future.
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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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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.
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The value of a life is always measured by how much of it is given away.
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Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?
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We’re so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.
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Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God’s commands regarding sexual purity.
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