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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

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
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
Nothing has stolen more dreams, dashed more hopes, broken up more families, and messed up more people psychologically than our propensity to disregard God’s commands regarding sexual purity.
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Break Up Dreams Family Sexuality
Lord, give me the wisdom to know what’s right and the courage to do what’s right-even when it’s hard.
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Courage Hard Myself Right Wisdom
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
Actions don’t only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.
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Action Loud Talk Word
The health of your marriage tomorrow will be determined by the decisions you make today.
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Day Decision Determination Health Marriage Yourself
God often showcases his power on the stage of human weakness.
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God Human Stage Weakness
Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.
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Development Leader Strategy
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
Don’t be fair, be engaged.
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Active Engaged Fair
Leaders are all about what isn’t and what-needs-to-be be.
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Christian Church Leadership Need
It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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Feel Inspiration Motivation People
One of the exciting things about being a believer is watching God unveil His plan for our lives.
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Believe Excitement God Live Ourselves Planning
Leadership is not always about getting things done ‘right.’ Leadership is about getting things done through other people.
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Done Get People Thing
There are many things I can do, but I have to narrow it down to the one thing I must do. The secret of concentration is elimination.
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Concentration Elimination Secret
Progress requires change.
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Change One Liner Progress
A single act of courage is often the tipping point for extraordinary change.
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Act Change Courage Extraordinary
Your beliefs shape your attitudes!
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Attitude Belief Introxicant Shape
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.
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Believe Group Preparation
Next generation leaders are those who would rather challenge what needs to change and pay the price than remain silent and die on the inside.
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Challenge Death Generation Need Pay Price Silence
Any fear associated with giving to God’s kingdom is irrational. It’s on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed, refuses to plant his fields.
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Farmer Fear God Himself Irrational Lose
When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near.
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Dreams End Excess Memories
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
It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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God Support Yourself
Complexity is the enemy of clarity
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Clarity Complexity Enemy
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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Adversity Follow Leadership Preparation Run Step

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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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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