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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.

Andy Stanley

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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Book Cheat People
God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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Honor Order Planning
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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Accomplishment Break God Ignorance Law Oneself Principle Wisdom
Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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Giving Investment Sacrifice
The Church is a family expecting guests.
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Expectation Family God Guest
When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.
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Blessing Lose Myself People
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
Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.
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Path Problem Right Solution
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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Believe Drama Minute Wall
It takes a habit to break a habit. You can pray every day for a generous heart, but until you start acting in that direction, nothing’s going to change.
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Break Change Day Direction Generosity Habit Prayer Yourself
People do not plan to mess up their lives. They just don’t plan not to.
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Deep Live Mess People Planning
Peace is a fruit of the Spirit, not the byproduct of accumulated wealth.
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Fruit Peace Spirit Wealth
Dreamers dream about things being different. Visionaries envision themselves making a difference.
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Difference Different Dreams Vision
I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.
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Arrange Fall In Love God Myself People
Intervention giving is emotional and the results are measurable.
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Emotional Giving Result
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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God Long Past Sorry Tell

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