Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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Passion for our work is not usually a subterranean volcano waiting to erupt. It is a muscle that gets strengthened a little each day as we show up – as we do what is expected of us, and then some.
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The Bible does not say you are God’s appliance; it says you are his masterpiece. Appliances get mass-produced.
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Leadership is the art of disappointing people at a rate they can stand.
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Jesus is mysterious not just because of what we don’t know about him, but because of what we do know about him.
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The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it’s done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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As long as we have unsolved problems, unfulfilled desires, and a mustard seed of faith, we have all we need for a vibrant prayer life.
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The Holy Spirit says: You are it. You are God’s plan. In a thirsty world, people need to be refreshed. It is a broken world, and people need to be healed. Now get out there and do it!
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What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.
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Spiritual transformation is not a matter of trying harder, but of training wisely.
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Never try to have more faith – just get to know God better. And because God is faithful, the better you know Him, the more you’ll trust Him.
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Peace doesn’t come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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There is a world of difference between being friendly to someone because they’re useful to you and being someone’s friend.
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Every human being who has ever lived has suffered from a messiah complex-except one.
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If we are serious about loving God, we must begin with people, all people. And especially we must learn to love those that the world generally discards.
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