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title: "2 Forts Quotes By Mark Batterson"
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> [Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. Faithfulness is not holding the fort. It’s storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan. It’s a daring plan. The complete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/jesus-didn-t-die-to-keep-us-safe-he-died-to-make-us-dangerous/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

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> [Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous! Faithfulness isn't holding the fort. It's storming the gates of hell with the light and love of Jesus Christ.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/jesus-didn-t-die-to-make-us-safe-he-died-to-make-us-dangerous/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

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## More by Mark Batterson

> [“The path of least resistance never gets us where we want to go. Shortcuts always end up being cul-de-sacs. The key to spiritual growth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/the-path-of-least-resistance-never-gets-us-where-we-want-to-go/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [If you've never had a God-sized dream that scared you half to death, then you haven't really come to life. If you've never been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/if-you-ve-never-had-a-god-sized-dream-that-scared-you-half-to-death/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/part-of-my-driving-desire-as-a-pastor-is-to-remove-every-obstacle/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [The Bible is the place where God bears His soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/the-bible-is-the-place-where-god-bears-his-soul/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [One God idea is worth more than a thousand good ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/one-god-idea-is-worth-more-than-a-thousand-good-ideas/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [“even if the people could no longer hear God, he believed that God could still hear them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/even-if-the-people-could-no-longer-hear-god-he-believed-that-god/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [“100 percent of the prayers I don’t pray won’t get answered.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/100-percent-of-the-prayers-i-don-t-pray-won-t-get-answered/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [“You can’t play the man if you don’t pray the price. That’s how God turns the heart. You’ll never be a perfect parent, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/you-can-t-play-the-man-if-you-don-t-pray-the-price-that-s-how-god/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [The antidote for fear of failure is not success but small doses of failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/the-antidote-for-fear-of-failure-is-not-success-but-small-doses-of/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/god-is-in-the-r-sum-building-business-he-is-always-using-past/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [“Society's goal is to make us less foolish. From the cradle to grave the pressure is on: "Be normal!" Our inner fool may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/society-s-goal-is-to-make-us-less-foolish-from-the-cradle-to-grave/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [If you aren't hungry for God, you are full of yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/if-you-aren-t-hungry-for-god-you-are-full-of-yourself/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [In my experience, take the Holy Spirit out of the equation of your life and it spells boring. Add it into the equation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/in-my-experience-take-the-holy-spirit-out-of-the-equation-of-your/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [When we cling too tightly to what God did last, we often miss what God wants to do next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/when-we-cling-too-tightly-to-what-god-did-last-we-often-miss-what-god/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

> [Uniqueness isn't a virtue. It's a responsibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/uniqueness-isn-t-a-virtue-it-s-a-responsibility/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

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