There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you can reach.
TIMOTHY KELLERThis is why so many churches quench the motivation of people for ministry. In our shoes, Paul would say: Remember the grace God has showered on you—what does living out and enjoying that grace look like in this situation?
More Timothy Keller Quotes
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The main human problems often are that we misidentify what will make us happy; and we ask people and things to save us beyond their ability.
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No, he was in agony, and he looked down at us – denying him, abandoning him, and betraying him – and in the greatest act of love in history, he STAYED. He said, “Father, forgive them, they don’t know what they are doing.” He loved us, not because we were lovely to him, but to make us lovely.
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If the church does not identify with the marginalized, it will itself be marginalized. This is God’s poetic justice.
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Pride is the carbon-monoxide of Sin. It silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.
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If Jesus rose from the dead, then you have to accept all that he said; if he didn’t rise from the dead, then why worry about any of what he said? The issue on which everything hangs is not whether or not you like his teaching but whether or not he rose from the dead.
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How does Satan accuse us? By causing us to look at our sin rather than our Savior.
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You dont fall into love. You commit to it. Love is saying I will be there no matter what.
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We need to remember that we are saved by grace when we fail. But we need to remember it much more when we succeed.
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The sin that is most destructive in your life right now is the one you are most defensive about.
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God relentlessly offers his grace to people who do not deserve it, or seek it, or even appreciate it after they have been saved by it.
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The way to find your calling is to look at the way you were created. Your gifts have not emerged by accident.
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The more you understand how your salvation isn’t about your behavior, the more radically your behavior will change.
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Forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness. To not retaliate is to absorb the cost.
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Tolerance isn’t about not having beliefs. It’s about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.
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Every single emotion you have should be processed in prayer.
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