Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students? — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Saying a prayer won't make you a Christian. Placing your faith in Christ as your savior makes you a Christian. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Preaching for life changes requires far less information and more application. Less explanation and more inspiration. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Your devotion to God is illustrated, demonstrated, and authenticated by your love for others. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Jesus did not come to strike a balance between grace and truth. He brought the full measure of both. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed - they died for what they claim to have seen. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“The way I read it, spiritual maturity is gauged by application not contemplation.” — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Strange as it may sound, it is more difficult to maintain a faith walk when we begin to see our dreams come… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“Preaching for life change requires far less information and more application. Less explanation and more inspiration. Less first century and more twenty-first… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
If we were able to rewrite the script for the reputation of Christianity, I think we would put the emphasis on developing… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
People are not on a truth quest; they are on a happiness quest. They will continue to attend your church - even… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“The reason our evangelistic endeavors result in more recycling than actual conversion is that our methods and approaches assume non-Christian rather than… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“If we’re going to reach the unchurched, underchurched, dechurched, and postchurched with the gospel in a culture that’s trending post-Christian, we must… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Guys that preach verse-by-verse through books of the Bible - that is just cheating. It's cheating because that would be easy, first… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“Theology isn't what drove them to their...theology." author writes on dealing with the embittering experience of those who protect a wounded place… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
It's OK to offend people with the Gospel, but, good grief- let's don't offend them with something else. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The Church must stop expecting outsiders to act like insiders while insiders act like outsiders. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Being a sinner does not disqualify you from following Jesus. It's a prerequisite. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Jesus raised the standard high so we would realize we couldn’t possibly do it without a savior. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
On day one, the Church wasn't for church people because there weren't any church people. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Spiritual maturity is measured in terms of persevering faith, not perfect behavior — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
If the Old and New Testament teach us anything, they teach us that nothing is too difficult for God. What he originates,… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Jesus is the hope of the world and the local church is the vehicle of expressing that hope to the world. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Past boldness is no assurance of future boldness. Boldness demands continual reliance on God's spirit. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
All Scripture is equally inspired, but not all Scripture is equally applicable or relevant to every stage of life. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The church should be the safest place on the planet to talk about anything, including same-sex attraction. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The church wasn't an organization in the first century. They weren't writing checks or buying property. The church has matured and developed… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Christians are viewed as being "judgmental, homophobic, moralists" who think they are the only ones going to heaven and who "secretly relish… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“Whenever pastors assume people in their congregation know certain things, they miss opportunities to teach. If a pastor makes assumptions year after… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“right standing with God comes through faith in the promises of God.” — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
Any fear associated with giving to God's kingdom is irrational. It's on par with a farmer who, out of fear of losing his seed,… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures. — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
“In the critical arenas of life, you cannot make up for lost time. As” — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
I've talked to many individuals who want to discuss their problems. But they don't really have problems. They have chosen to live in the… — Andy Stanley Copy Share Image
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