The Lord’s Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God’s attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.
BILL HYBELSOne of the greatest thrills in all of life is to feel the hand of God working through you and to be a part of the working reality of the church engaged in a movement larger than self.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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There isn’t a single motivation, thought, act, or word that has slipped out of your being and escaped the full, undivided attention of God.
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You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
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Leadership in church is one of the biggest challenges that the Church is facing because without strong leadership, the church rarely lives out its redemptive potentials.
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The worst days of leadership beat the best days of being an onlooker.
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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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There is nothing like the local church when the local church is working right.
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There’s nothing like the local church when it’s working right. Its beauty is indescribable. Its power is breathtaking. Its potential is unlimited. No other organization on earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.
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The best gift you can give a human being is an introduction to a God who loves them.
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Ten years ago, 15 years ago, I think the church would have been asleep at the switch. This level of activism and engagement with the needs of society by local churches I never thought I’d see it in my lifetime.
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Our conduct will never change God’s character.
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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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Dignity does not float down from heaven it cannot be purchased nor manufactured. It is a reward reserved for those who labor with diligence.
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Life’s great moments evolve from simples acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings.
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It’s spelled ‘D-O-N-E’, which means that what we could never for ourselves, Christ has already done for us. To become a real Christian is to humbly receive God’s gift of forgiveness and to commit to following His leadership.
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The real deal is always going to win in the end.
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