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 STANLEYGuys 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.
More Andy Stanley Quotes
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Pencil in your plans but write your visions in ink.
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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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Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.
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Knowledge alone makes Christians haughty. Application makes us holy.
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Learning never takes place while you’re talking.
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Telling someone they’re wrong is not the same as leading or inspiring them to do what’s right.
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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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I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
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I’ve talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don’t really have problems. They have chosen to live in the wrong direction. They don’t need a solution. They need a new direction.
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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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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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Leaders who refuse to listen, will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing helpful to say.
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Complexity is the enemy of clarity
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When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.
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