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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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.
ANDY STANLEY

Book Cheat People
You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
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God Ideas Influence People Yourself
When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.
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Dreams End Excess Memories
Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.
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Believe Criticism Imagination Oneself Treat
I can’t make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.
ANDY STANLEY

Arrange Fall In Love God Myself People
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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Challenge Generosity Offend People Yourself
80% of your problems are not PEOPLE problems … they are SYSTEM problems, because systems create the behaviors of people.
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Behavior People Problem
When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that’s when really smart people start doing really stupid things.
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Direction Happiness People Point Smart Stupidity Wisdom Yourself
Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others.
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Authentic Demonstration Devotion God Love Yourself
What you fear most will determine whether you merely save for the future or give for the future.
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Determine Fear Future Give
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.
ANDY STANLEY

Morning Simple Sunday
You can’t resist the will of God and receive the grace of God at the same time.
ANDY STANLEY

God Grace Resistance Time Yourself
The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.
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Love Start Stay Submission
Not the one who knows the most, but the one who loves faithfully and consistently the most, is a true follower of Jesus.
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Faith God Love Oneself True
What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.
ANDY STANLEY

Give Mean People Percentage
Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
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Celebration God Leverage Yourself

What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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What percentage should you give? I tell people to start with 10 percent because the Bible writers have a lot to say about the tithe, which means, “tenth.” For some people, that’s extremely uncomfortable. But so is a colonoscopy, and those save countless lives.

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