Church Quote by Andy Stanley

“Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.”

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Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.

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We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.

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Preachers prepare with this fear: 'Am I going to be able to fill the time?' The audience never worries about that.

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If it suddenly became impossible for us to cover up all the junk we normally hide from the rest of humanity, I have a…

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The greatest thing you do as a leader may not be what you do as a leader but who watches you do what you…

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“right standing with God comes through faith in the promises of God.”

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People pray in one direction but they walk in a different direction, and direction always determines where we end up.

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The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what…

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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,…

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We rob ourselves when we make decisions in the moment with no thought of how those decisions will impact our futures.

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“In the critical arenas of life, you cannot make up for lost time. As”

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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…

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