It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
ANDY STANLEYIt isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
ANDY STANLEYThe more conscious I am of the work God has yet to do in me, the less critical I am about what he has yet to do in you
ANDY STANLEYI 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.
ANDY STANLEYThere’s a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
ANDY STANLEYGod, I want what you want more than I want what I want.
ANDY STANLEYGenerosity 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 STANLEYPeace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
ANDY STANLEYIntervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.
ANDY STANLEYYou 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 STANLEYWhen I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.
ANDY STANLEYKnowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
ANDY STANLEYThe health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.
ANDY STANLEYPreaching 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 STANLEYCelebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
ANDY STANLEYNothing 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.
ANDY STANLEYYou can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
ANDY STANLEY