I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.
T. D. JAKESThe traditional churches are having to transition into new methodologies and new ways of reaching people and they are starting to understand that and looking for ways they can increase their relevance to the contemporary society.
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I’m not particularly political. I’m not particularly denominational. I’m not worried about any of that.
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Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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God’s grace and mercy have brought you through. Quit acting as if you made it on your own.
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The world is a university and everyone in it is a teacher. Make sure when you wake up in the morning you go to school.
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I started my ministry when I was 19, I was pastoring at 22 and I got married when I was 24, so I was building at such a young age and that fight, that dream and tenacity is still in me.
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Whenever you face obstacles, crises and dilemmas and your confidence is in your associates more than in God- it is a sign your faith is deteriorating.
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Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
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We should still pray. We have no other authority but to pray.
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I think it’s important that when you’re bringing something to the table that you’re sure has value, that you don’t diminish yourself just so that you can have an opportunity.
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If you have achieved any level of success, then pour it into someone else. Success is not success without a successor.
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The dream God gives you guarantees, no matter what it looks like now, when it’s all over, your dream will come to pass.
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There is a higher power, a higher influence, a God who rules and reigns and controls circumstances and situations that are beyond your area and realm of authority.
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Success is never an accident it’s always on purpose.
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A whole woman will always attract a whole man. And when they touch, they will fuse to create a whole marriage. Ultimately, when the time is right, they will produce whole children.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself.
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