God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
BILL HYBELSAnd they fail to understand that the only people with the strength to pay that price are those who have plumbed the depths of their relationship with God, and have dealt with their own brokenness.
More Bill Hybels Quotes
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One thing is that life’s great moments evolve from simple acts of cooperation with God’s mysterious promptings-nudges that always lean toward finding what’s been lost and freeing what’s been enslaved .
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Vision is the most powerful weapon in the leader’s arsenal.
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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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Religion is spelled DO. Christianity is spelled DONE. One endlessly works to earn love. The other simply receives it!
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You can live and lead small, live and lead safe, live and lead selfishly, or you can pursue a grander vision.
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You will do whatever you have to do to increase your leadership input, because you know as well as I do that it will make you better.
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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can. You will read when you feel like it, and you will read when you don’t.
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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 leader is the organization’s top strategist… systematically envisioning the future and specifically mapping out how to get there.
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Truly, spiritual courage is on the endangered character-quality list.
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It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person’s lead.
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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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If you are anything like me you’ll have to fight tooth-and-nail to stay in the game (evangelism). Because although the home runs have been invigorating, my batting average over the years is abysmally low.
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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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If you’re a serious minded leader, you will read. You will read all you can.
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