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> [And when we go to church, read our Bibles, have our quiet times, and go to Christian conferences, we too can build some impressive spiritual muscles, but unless we use those spiritual muscles to change our lives, build the church,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/and-when-we-go-to-church-read-our-bibles-have-our-quiet-times-and-go/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

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## More by Richard Stearns

> [Love always requires tangible expression. It needs hands and feet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/love-always-requires-tangible-expression-it-needs-hands-and-feet/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [To be a disciple means forsaking everything to follow Jesus, unconditionally, putting our lives completely in His hands. When we say that we want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/to-be-a-disciple-means-forsaking-everything-to-follow-jesus/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [Even a small match lit in a place of total darkness gives off a blinding light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/even-a-small-match-lit-in-a-place-of-total-darkness-gives-off-a/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [What if we actually demonstrated God's love for the world instead of just talking about it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/what-if-we-actually-demonstrated-god-s-love-for-the-world-instead-of/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [“But I want to be clear that this does not mean we are saved by piling up enough good works to satisfy God. No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/but-i-want-to-be-clear-that-this-does-not-mean-we-are-saved-by-piling/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [We must move beyond an anemic view of our faith as something only personal and private, with no public dimension, and instead see it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/we-must-move-beyond-an-anemic-view-of-our-faith-as-something-only/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [The beautiful simplicity of our faith is that it distills down to the exact same bottom line for both the brilliant theologian and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/the-beautiful-simplicity-of-our-faith-is-that-it-distills-down-to-the/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [Can you imagine the impact on our own culture if American Christians began using their riches as if they belonged to God?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/can-you-imagine-the-impact-on-our-own-culture-if-american-christians/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [God never asks us to give what we do not have . . . But he cannot use what we will not give.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/god-never-asks-us-to-give-what-we-do-not-have-but-he-cannot-use-what/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [I believe that this could very well be looked back on as the sin of our generation...I believe that our children and their children,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/i-believe-that-this-could-very-well-be-looked-back-on-as-the-sin-of/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [“For I was hungry, while you had all you needed. I was thirsty, but you drank bottled water. I was a stranger, and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/for-i-was-hungry-while-you-had-all-you-needed-i-was-thirsty-but-you/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [The meaning, purpose, and significance of our lives are found only by aligning our lives with God's purposes, in lives committed to following Jesus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/the-meaning-purpose-and-significance-of-our-lives-are-found-only-by/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [What if there are children who will suffer somehow because I failed to obey God? What if my cowardice costs even one child somewhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/what-if-there-are-children-who-will-suffer-somehow-because-i-failed/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [If I have learned anything about the purpose, meaning, and significance of life over the years, I have learned that, for a Christian, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/if-i-have-learned-anything-about-the-purpose-meaning-and-significance/)

[Richard Stearns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-stearns/)

> [“To even be Christians, we must first believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. That in itself is no small idea. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-stearns/to-even-be-christians-we-must-first-believe-that-jesus-christ-is-the/)

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