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.
ANDY STANLEYPeace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
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God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.
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Leaders are all about what isn’t and what-needs-to-be be.
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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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I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.
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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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Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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Where there’s no progress, there’s no growth. If there’s no growth, there’s no life. Environments void of change are eventually void of life.
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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.
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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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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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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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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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As long as you are carrying a secret, as long as you are trying to ease your conscience by telling God how sorry you are, you are setting yourself up to repeat the past.
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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 goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.
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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.
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Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.
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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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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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If you want to know if I’m a Godly man, follow me home.
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Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.
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Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
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One never accomplishes the will of God by breaking the law of God, violating the principles of God, or ignoring the wisdom of God.
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If a man can predict his own death and resurrection, and pull it off, I just go with whatever that man says
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Guilt rarely results in positive behavior. But gratitude? Great things flow from a heart of gratitude.
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