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.
ANDY STANLEYPreaching 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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People do not plan to mess up their lives. They just don’t plan not to.
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Leadership is not always about getting things done ‘right.’ Leadership is about getting things done through other people.
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Celebrate what God has given others. Leverage what God has given you.
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We ask our volunteers, “Do you work here?” They say, “Not yet.”
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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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The insecure leader will interpret critical thinking as critiscism.
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There’s a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
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People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.
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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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It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: ‘There is no God’ or ‘There is no money’?
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My kids think you are always supposed to be in a small group and lead one.
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It’s better to make a difference than to make a point.
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God is a God of systems and predictability and order, and God honors planning.
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My hope is not in riches but in him who richly provides.
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