Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world.
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More Andy Stanley Quotes
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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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If you want to know if I’m a Godly man, follow me home.
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Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible – that is just cheating. It’s cheating because that would be easy, first of all. That isn’t how you grow people. No one in the Scripture modeled that.
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Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.
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The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
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God’s extravagant generosity toward us compels us to be extravagantly generous toward others.
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You can’t lead without taking risk.
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Leadership is not always about getting things done ‘right.’ Leadership is about getting things done through other people.
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Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.
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The leader who refuses to move until the fear is gone will never move. Consequently, he will never lead.
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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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At the end of the day, God’s love for me, for you, and for the world is settled at the cross.
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Direction, not intention determines your destination.
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Leaders are all about what isn’t and what-needs-to-be be.
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Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.
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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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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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What breaks your heart is part of a divine design to bring change!
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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.
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Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!
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Leadership is all about taking people on a journey. The challenge is that most of the time, we are asking people to follow us to places we ourselves have never been.
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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.
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Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?
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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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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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We’re so absorbed in the effort to get rich, we no longer recognize when we are rich.
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