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> [If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/if-we-demand-things-in-worship-that-can-t-be-in-every-culture-then-we/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

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## More by Ed Stetzer

> [Teaching people to become like Jesus, outside of the power of Jesus, dishonors Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/teaching-people-to-become-like-jesus-outside-of-the-power-of-jesus/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [If we demand things in worship that can't be in every culture, then we're demanding cultural preferences, not biblical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/if-we-demand-things-in-worship-that-can-t-be-in-every-culture-then-we/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [To engage people in culture we must remember that holiness is separation from sin, not separation from sinners.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/to-engage-people-in-culture-we-must-remember-that-holiness-is/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [A church without the broken is a broken church.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/a-church-without-the-broken-is-a-broken-church/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [“When Jesus said, “As the Father has sent Me, I also send you” (John 20:21), the mandate was not for a select group of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/when-jesus-said-as-the-father-has-sent-me-i-also-send-you-john-20-21/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [“Contrary to Western evangelicalism’s obsession with the individual, discipleship is and always was a group project. No one in the New Testament followed independent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/contrary-to-western-evangelicalism-s-obsession-with-the-individual/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [Barna is correct when he writes, "After fifteen years of diligent digging into the world around me, I have reached several conclusions about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/barna-is-correct-when-he-writes-after-fifteen-years-of-diligent/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [Don't let your church be a cul-de-sac on the Great Commission highway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/don-t-let-your-church-be-a-cul-de-sac-on-the-great-commission-highway/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [You cannot hate a people and reach a people at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/you-cannot-hate-a-people-and-reach-a-people-at-the-same-time/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [If your church loves the way you do church more than your children, it loves the wrong thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/if-your-church-loves-the-way-you-do-church-more-than-your-children-it/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [The Christian life is not about finding safety and comfort; it’s about finding yourself in a dangerous place of vulnerable compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/the-christian-life-is-not-about-finding-safety-and-comfort-it-s-about/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [“The church is the chief place for spiritual edification and growth (Acts 20:32; Eph. 4:11-16; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; 1 Pet. 2:1-2; 2 Pet. 3:18).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/the-church-is-the-chief-place-for-spiritual-edification-and-growth/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [Put your 'yes' on the table and let God put it on the map.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/put-your-yes-on-the-table-and-let-god-put-it-on-the-map/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [“become part of culture, proclaim the Good News, be the presence of Christ, and contextualize biblical life and church for that culture—they are missional…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/become-part-of-culture-proclaim-the-good-news-be-the-presence-of/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

> [“it’s not enough for Christians merely to recognize that the world isn’t what it ought to be and that people are suffering in ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-stetzer/it-s-not-enough-for-christians-merely-to-recognize-that-the-world-isn/)

[Ed Stetzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-stetzer/)

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