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title: "2 Agape Quotes By Stephen Kendrick"
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> [There must be a stronger foundation than mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/there-must-be-a-stronger-foundation-than-mere-friendship-or-sexual/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/stephen-kendrick-12724_agape_there-must-be-a-stronger-foundation-than_183499.png)

> [The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the one being loved but rather by the one choosing to love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/the-only-way-love-can-last-a-lifetime-is-if-it-s-unconditional-the/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/stephen-kendrick-12724_agape_the-only-way-love-can-last-a-lifetime-is_1607814.png)

## Other authors on Agape

- [Martin Luther King, Jr 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agape/martin-luther-king-jr/)

## More by Stephen Kendrick

> [Sometimes it wasn't even when we were knocking on doors, it would be, the phone would ring and somebody would say, "God told me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/sometimes-it-wasn-t-even-when-we-were-knocking-on-doors-it-would-be/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [There must be a stronger foundation than mere friendship or sexual attraction. Unconditional love, agape love, will not be swayed by time or circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/there-must-be-a-stronger-foundation-than-mere-friendship-or-sexual/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [With Courageous, it was the first film where we really began to pay our cast. Because the church owned the previous films and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/with-courageous-it-was-the-first-film-where-we-really-began-to-pay/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“Instead of following your heart, you are choosing to lead to lead it. The world says to follow your heart, but if you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/instead-of-following-your-heart-you-are-choosing-to-lead-to-lead-it/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [Get in God's word every day. God's word equips us for everything we do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/get-in-god-s-word-every-day-god-s-word-equips-us-for-everything-we-do/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“If you read a map with directions to get somewhere but you don’t follow it, you shouldn’t get mad at God when you become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/if-you-read-a-map-with-directions-to-get-somewhere-but-you-don-t/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“Your true heart is best revealed in secret. In other words, the secret you is the real you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/your-true-heart-is-best-revealed-in-secret-in-other-words-the-secret/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“Children are God's homework assignment to parents. We are commissioned to love, teach and train them up for successful adulthood.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/children-are-god-s-homework-assignment-to-parents-we-are-commissioned/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“He created us to love Him, and something unexplainably beautiful happens when we direct all of who we are at delighting in all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/he-created-us-to-love-him-and-something-unexplainably-beautiful/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [Often parents have a great desire and hopes, and aspirations for their kids but they don't have any practical plans of action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/often-parents-have-a-great-desire-and-hopes-and-aspirations-for-their/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the benefit of the doubt. It refuses to fill in the unknowns with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/love-chooses-to-believe-the-best-about-people-it-gives-them-the/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [You must choose to live by enouragement rather than by expectations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/you-must-choose-to-live-by-enouragement-rather-than-by-expectations/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [Too often, parents force their kids into becoming something they want them to become rather than trying unpack the treasure chest God wants them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/too-often-parents-force-their-kids-into-becoming-something-they-want/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/almost-every-sinful-action-ever-committed-can-be-traced-back-to-a/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

> [“When Moses was on the mountaintop, he discovered why God kept putting up with His rebellious, complaining children: God was “compassionate and gracious, slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/when-moses-was-on-the-mountaintop-he-discovered-why-god-kept-putting/)

[Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/)

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