Our character is mainly shaped by our primary social community - the people with whom we eat, play, converse, and study. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The ministry of mercy, then, is the best advertising a church can have. It convinces a community that this church provides people… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“What will make the people in your neighborhood be glad you are there? Connect with individuals and leaders in the community and… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you and your church were to disappear off the face of the earth tomorrow, would anyone in the community around you… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Only if you are part of a community of believers seeking to resemble, serve, and love Jesus will you ever get to… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Both men and women today see marriage not as a way of creating character and community but as a way to reach… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
An idol is something that we look to for things that only God can give. Idolatry functions widely inside religious communities when… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
Everyone says they want community and friendship. But mention accountability or commitment to people, and they run the other way. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“young professionals seeking cities to live and work in, and a wave of immigrants in inner-city neighborhoods and inner suburbs that eventually… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Ultimate reality is a community of persons who know and love one another. That is what the universe, God, history, and life… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“You (Millennials) are the generation most afraid of real community because it inevitably limits freedom and choice. Get over your fear.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
There are some needs only you can see. There are some hands only you can hold. There are some people only you… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are trying to live a life in accordance with the Bible, the concept and call to justice are inescapable. We do justice… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
The more you rejoice in your own forgiveness, the quicker you will be to forgive others. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Evangelism will come organically in friendship if we don’t let our pride, fears, and pessimism cause us to hide our faith and heart.” — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“The coming of the messianic King occurs in two stages. At his first coming, he saved us from the penalty of sin and gave… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“24 A few pages later, Delbanco writes the following: [Alexis de] Tocqueville’s detection of a “strange melancholy in the midst of abundance” has a… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“To stay away from Christianity because part of the Bible's teaching is offensive to you assumes that if there is a God he wouldn't… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If the preaching of our ministers and the practice of our parishioners do not have the same effect on people that Jesus had, then… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“of temple, presence, and sacrifice; of covenant and faithfulness; of kingdom and victory. When we seek to communicate the gospel to a particular culture,… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“Finally, you are ready to launch your church. Begin by developing action steps and goals that can be used as benchmarks to track your… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
If you are a child of God, you don’t lose your status if you have a bad week. — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
God's salvation does not come in response to a changed life. A changed life comes in response to the salvation, offered as a free… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
“When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When… — Timothy Keller Copy Share Image
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