The 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.
T. D. JAKESI 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.
More T. D. Jakes Quotes
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The greater the battle – the greater the spoils.
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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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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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Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible.
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We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
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If you have the capacity to be more than one thing , do everything that’s inside of you.
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I know whatever God means for me to have He’ll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don’t need it.
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Eagles fly where lesser birds cannot fly, so eagles can do what lesser birds cannot do.
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Basic Instincts It’s the way mother birds build nests, and build them high enough to elude
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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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Sometimes what makes us insecure and vulnerable becomes the fuel we need to be overachievers. The antidote for a snakebite is made from the poison, and the thing that made you go backward is the same force that will push you forward.
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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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I grew up in hospitals. My father was sick. So I grew up in hospitals from the age of 10. Got to see a lot of suffering.
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You can’t have healing without sickness.
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So though there are many things I would have done differently, I submit to God’s sovereignty and His purpose in my life and I thank Him that He brought me the way He brought me and gave me what He gave me when He thought I could handle it.
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Success is never an accident it’s always on purpose.
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You don’t know how much you’ve grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.
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We should still pray. We have no other authority but to pray.
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I was looking for excellence in any color or gender it comes in. Some of my top people are African American but not all of them.
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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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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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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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Too many people want the appearance of winning rather than the practices and hard work that create a true champion.
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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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You shouldn’t shoot at every opportunity that passes by.
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The enemy doesn’t care how many days you live as long as you don’t live in the days you have.
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