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 STANLEYGrace is the vehicle God uses on occasion to ensure that we get precisely what we dont deserve.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
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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.
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Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
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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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There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.
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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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I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.
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Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?
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We ask our volunteers, “Do you work here?” They say, “Not yet.”
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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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Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.
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Where there is no uncertainty, there is no longer the need for leadership. The greater the uncertainty, the greater the need for leadership. Your capacity as a leader will be determined by how well you learn to deal with uncertainty.
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Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
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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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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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