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Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.

Andy Stanley

God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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Honor Order Planning
We ask our volunteers, “Do you work here?” They say, “Not yet.”
ANDY STANLEY

Christian Leadership Volunteer
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
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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Himself Man Obedience Refuse Repeat Sincere Woman
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.
ANDY STANLEY

Challenge Death Generation Need Pay Price Silence
You can’t influence people you refuse to associate with.
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Association Influence People Refusal Yourself
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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Direction Happiness People Point Smart Stupidity Wisdom Yourself
Don’t be fair, be engaged.
ANDY STANLEY

Active Engaged Fair
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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Farmer Fear God Himself Irrational Lose
Preaching 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.
ANDY STANLEY

Morning Simple Sunday
Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.
ANDY STANLEY

God Provide Relationship See
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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Christian God Religious
Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
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Alone Application Holy Knowledge
Blessed is the man who gets the opportunity to devote his life to something bigger than himself and who finds himself surrounded by friends who share his passion.
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Blessing Himself Man Opportunity Passion Share Surround
The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
ANDY STANLEY

Criticism Insecure Leader Think
You cannot communicate complicated information to large groups of people. As you increase the number of people, you have to decrease the complexity of the information.
ANDY STANLEY

Communication Complex Information People

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