A church that focuses on the external has lost its passion for souls.
T. D. JAKESYou don’t know how much you’ve grown- until trouble comes back for an encore.
More T. D. Jakes Quotes
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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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I think the thing that people do wrong today is that they pray for external validation.
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You shouldn’t shoot at every opportunity that passes by.
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The greater the battle – the greater the spoils.
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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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Success is never an accident it’s always on purpose.
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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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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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There is nothing I’m any more passionate than empowering the next generation.
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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 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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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.
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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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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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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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