Prayerless people cut themselves off from God’s prevailing power, and the frequent result is the familiar feeling of being overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, defeated. Surprising numbers of people are willing to settle for lives like that.
BILL HYBELSThese are the people God will tap on the shoulder and say, “Come with me and we’re going to do something great in your lifetime. Come, we’re going to do this together.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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This is the power and the promise of full-throttle faith, of living a life fueled solely by God.
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When you get to the end will God say, “Well done,” or, “What was up with that?”
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If the request is wrong, God says, No. If the timing is wrong, God says, Slow. If you are wrong, God says, Grow. But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, Go!
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Church work ought to be at its core the work of loving people like God loves them
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The only way to motivate people is to live a motivated life in front of them
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We live in a world that is crying out for better leadership.
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Our conduct will never change God’s character.
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We all have strengths, weaknesses and blind spots. In fact, an average person has 3.4 blind spots.
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God delights in pouring his favor on obedient risk takers.
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If we were to boil down Christianity to its core, we’d be left with simply this: relationship with God. The living, loving God of the universe has spoken throughout history, and still speaks today – not just to pastors or priests, but to anyone who will listen. God will speak to you.
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Wise leaders understand that the single greatest determinant of whether followers will ever own a vision deeply is the extent to which whose followers believe the leader will own it.
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Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.
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Build something with enduring value.
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If it’s the last thing I do, I will give every ounce of the rest of my life to helping leaders and churches get better.
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There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.
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