It isn’t about who is ‘for’ or ‘against’ you, it’s about who you are for.
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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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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I can go further and faster with someone coaching me than I can on my own.
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You have no idea the numbers of people that God may want to influence through you.
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The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed – they died for what they claim to have seen.
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Imagine a world where unbelievers were critical of what we believed but envious of how well we treated one another.
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No matter how much money we have or make, we will probably never consider ourselves rich. The biggest challenge facing rich people is that they’ve lost they’re ability to recognize that they’re rich.
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There is no cramming for a test of character. It always comes as a pop quiz.
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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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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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Actions don’t only speak louder than words; actions should be used to interpret words.
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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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When I count other people’s blessings I lose sight of mine.
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There’s a monumental difference in believing in God and believing God.
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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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