I’m practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.
DALLAS WILLARDWhen we receive God’s gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.
More Dallas Willard Quotes
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The different parts of the automobile like the ignition switch, the various buttons, the steering wheel – the interfaces between the driver and the machine – is our spirit or heart.
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Spiritual formation for the Christian basically refers to the Spirit-driven process of forming the inner world of the human self in such a way that it becomes like the inner being of Christ himself.
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A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of.
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When we receive God’s gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.
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As we reach out to God, we get another source of strength.
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The first act of love is always the giving of attention.
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Every church needs to be able to answer two questions. First, what is our plan for making disciples? And second, does our plan work?
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God’s address is at the end of your rope.
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In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.
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Grace is not just about forgiveness but about life.
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One does not miss heaven by a hair, but by constant effort to avoid and escape God.
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Discipline, strictly speaking, is activity carried on to prepare us indirectly for some activity other than itself. We do not practice the piano to practice the piano well, but to play it well.
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As we mature in Christ, it is actually possible to outgrow fear.
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The greatest challenge the church faces today is to be authentic disciples of Jesus.
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The people to whom we minister and speak will not recall 99 percent of what we say to them, but they will never forget the kind of persons we are.
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