--- title: "Best Stephen Kendrick Quotes" description: "Stephen Kendrick is an American screenwriter and film producer, co-writer of the book The Love Dare with brother Alex Kendrick, and former senior associ..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b125/author-stephen-kendrick-12724.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b125/author-stephen-kendrick-12724.jpg) # Stephen Kendrick (1974) Screenwriter United States **53** quotes in **386** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Stephen Kendrick is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for *Courageous*. ## Quick Facts About Stephen Kendrick Born June 10, 1974 Nationality United States Profession Screenwriter Notable works Courageous ## About Stephen Kendrick Stephen Kendrick is an American screenwriter and film producer, co-writer of the book The Love Dare with brother Alex Kendrick, and former senior associate pastor at Sherwood Baptist Church in Albany, Georgia. Stephen, Shannon, and Alex Kendrick comprise Kendrick Brothers Productions. ## Quotes by Stephen Kendrick · Page 2 > [The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. The truth is this: love is not determined by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/the-only-way-love-can-last-a-lifetime-is-if-it-s-unconditional-the/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Agape](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agape/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/stephen-kendrick-12724_agape_the-only-way-love-can-last-a-lifetime-is_1607814.png) > [I feel like God has intrusted a lot into me and I don't want to sit on it and be selfish. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/i-feel-like-god-has-intrusted-a-lot-into-me-and-i-don-t-want-to-sit/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Being selfish](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-selfish/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c8/stephen-kendrick-12724_being-selfish_i-feel-like-god-has-intrusted-a-lot-into_2345151.png) > [“When you begin to surrender control and let God fill you with His love, with renewed purpose, and with a conscience at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/when-you-begin-to-surrender-control-and-let-god-fill-you-with-his/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Family](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/family/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/stephen-kendrick-12724_family_when-you-begin-to-surrender-control-and_1935495.png) > [“Truth guides what you say while love guides how, why, and when you say it. When love is the fertile soil, truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/truth-guides-what-you-say-while-love-guides-how-why-and-when-you-say/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/stephen-kendrick-12724_love_truth-guides-what-you-say-while-love-gui_1950552.png) > [ We \[me and Alex Kendrick\] had our pastor's blessing back in 2013 to launch out, and so we shot \[ War Room\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/we-me-and-alex-kendrick-had-our-pastor-s-blessing-back-in-2013-to/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Alex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alex/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4d/stephen-kendrick-12724_alex_we-me-and-alex-kendrick-had-our-pastor-s_3153424.png) > [“When I encountered these haunting words from Franz Kafka, I realized exactly why this light sermon about the search for God had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/when-i-encountered-these-haunting-words-from-franz-kafka-i-realized/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Day life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/day-life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad3/stephen-kendrick-12724_day-life_when-i-encountered-these-haunting-words_2746223.jpg) > [By the time we got to Courageous, we were bringing in more outsiders, so any time we would bring in outsiders, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/by-the-time-we-got-to-courageous-we-were-bringing-in-more-outsiders/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb5/stephen-kendrick-12724_benefits_by-the-time-we-got-to-courageous-we-were_2092216.png) > [But after about a year praying, there was just this clear direction. The leadership team believed that God was leading us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/but-after-about-a-year-praying-there-was-just-this-clear-direction/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Clear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/247/stephen-kendrick-12724_clear_but-after-about-a-year-praying-there-was_883629.png) > [Movies are definitely more fun because there are so many different seasons in a movie. It is exciting to be drafting together.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/movies-are-definitely-more-fun-because-there-are-so-many-different/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/858/stephen-kendrick-12724_book_movies-are-definitely-more-fun-because-t_2824180.jpg) > [“Praying with an unrepentant heart. The psalmist realized, “If I had cherished sin in my heart, the LORD would not have listened;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/praying-with-an-unrepentant-heart-the-psalmist-realized-if-i-had/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba3/stephen-kendrick-12724_prayer_praying-with-an-unrepentant-heart-the-ps_1072590.jpg) > [In churches, we see that getting people to show up for a prayer meeting is a lot more difficult than a concert…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/in-churches-we-see-that-getting-people-to-show-up-for-a-prayer/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Alone with god](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alone-with-god/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/stephen-kendrick-12724_alone-with-god_in-churches-we-see-that-getting-people-t_1240456.jpg) > [ We grew up in a praying home \[with Alex Kendrick\], we saw incredible answers to prayer in our parents' lives, they grew… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/we-grew-up-in-a-praying-home-with-alex-kendrick-we-saw-incredible/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Alex](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alex/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/stephen-kendrick-12724_alex_we-grew-up-in-a-praying-home-with-alex-k_2380519.png) > [“Instead of following your heart, you are choosing to lead to lead it. The world says to follow your heart, but if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kendrick/instead-of-following-your-heart-you-are-choosing-to-lead-to-lead-it/) [Stephen Kendrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/) [Bible](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bible/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b3/stephen-kendrick-12724_bible_instead-of-following-your-heart-you-are_218635.png) ## Stephen Kendrick by topic [Prayer (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/stephen-kendrick/) [Love (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/stephen-kendrick/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kendrick/#itemlist", "name": "Stephen Kendrick Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The only way love can last a lifetime is if it's unconditional. 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