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It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.

Andy Stanley

When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.
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Blessing Lose Myself People
The goal of leadership is not to eradicate uncertainty but rather to navigate it.
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Goal Navigate Uncertainty
Many years from now, what would you like people to line up and thank you for?
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Line People Thankful Time
What is this generation of students worth? It’s worth everything.
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Christian Church Leadership
Don’t be fair, be engaged.
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Active Engaged Fair
My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.
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Christian Food Kids Leadership
Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: ‘There is no God’ or ‘There is no money’?
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Anxiety Creation God Himself Money Statement
Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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Better Give Up Investment Sacrifice
If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates, he orchestrates.
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Difficult Old Originate Teaching
My high school science teacher once told me that much of Genesis is false. But since my high school teacher did not prove he was God by rising from the dead, I’m going to believe Jesus instead.
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Believe Death Fake Myself Science Teacher
What could be and should be can’t be until God is ready for it to be.
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God Patience Time
The 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
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Conscious Criticism God Work Yourself
In the shadow of my hurt, forgiveness feel like a decision to reward my enemy. But in the shadow of the cross, forgiveness is merely a gift from one undeserving soul to another.
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Forgiveness Gift Hurt Myself Shadow Soul
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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Expression Hope Jesus Vehicle World
Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
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Alone Application Holy Knowledge
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
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
Without courage we will simply accumulate a collection of good ideas and regrets.
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Courage Goodness Ideas Regret Simplicity
Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.
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Path Problem Right Solution
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God’s ability to free you from the past.
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Ability Freedom Story Yourself
Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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God Himself Side
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
Maintaining peace with God is more important than keeping pace with someone else.
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God Important Maintain Oneself Peace
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
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
Is Christianity fair? It is certainly not fair to God. Christians believe that God sent His Son to die for your sins and mine. Fairness would demand that we die for our own sins.
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Believe Christian Son
Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!
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Accountable Leadership Temporary Yourself

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