I believe one of the best preparations for marriage is participating in a small group. If a person has learned to be intimate and honest with a few friends before they get married, they will have less reason to fear intimacy after they are married.
ANDY STANLEYEvery story of change there is always someone who didn’t have the resources or the network they needed and did something anyway.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Two things make a relationship providential: when we hear from God through someone and when we see God in someone.
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Your greatest accomplishment may not be something you do but someone you raise.
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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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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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Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior.
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Grace is the vehicle God uses on occasion to ensure that we get precisely what we dont deserve.
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We don’t drift into good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
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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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Jesus doesn’t take sides; He takes over.
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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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Stop looking for solutions to problems and start looking for the right path.
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Giving up something now for something better later is not a sacrifice. It is an investment.
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You can’t lead without taking risk.
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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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Everything now will prepare you for the next step. Don’t run from adversity; lean into it with all your heart and God will make you a leader worth following.
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