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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
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Every time I stand to communicate, I want to take one simple truth and lodge it in the heart of the listener. I want them to know that one thing and know what to do with it.
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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 we deserve- that's mercy. In addition, God decided to give us exactly what we didn't deserve- we call that grace.
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Success is an intoxicant, and intoxicated people seldom have a firm grasp on reality.
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What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.
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It's OK to offend people with the Gospel, but, good grief- let's don't offend them with something else.
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No matter how much money we have or make, we will probably never consider ourselves rich. The biggest challenge facing rich people is that they've lost they're ability to recognize that they're rich.
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The followers of Jesus did not die for what they believed - they died for what they claim to have seen.
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If you want to know what Jesus meant by what Jesus said, pay attention to that Jesus did.
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Somehow, what's in our hearts, good or bad is eventually translated into words and deeds.
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You can't influence people you refuse to associate with.
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Do you think God can be trusted? Or do yo think you need to take things into your own hands?
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There will be very few occasions when you are absolutely certain about anything. You will consistently be called upon to make decisions with limited information. That being the case, your goal should not be to eliminate uncertainty. Instead, you must develop the art of being clear in the face of uncertainty.
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Acknowledging weakness doesn't make a leader less effective. On the contrary, in most cases it is simply a way of expressing that he understands what everyone else has known for some time. When you acknowledge your weaknesses to the rest of your team, it is never new information.
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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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Every local church has a leader but it seems so few local churches are being led.
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When happiness points in one direction while wisdom, truth, integrity, and common sense point in another, that's when really smart people start doing really stupid things.
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We are not all leaders. We are called leaders.
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Strange as it may sound, it is more difficult to maintain a faith walk when we begin to see our dreams come true. When hopes become realities it is easy to shift our faith onto the thing we have dreamed of and off of the One who was the source of our provision.
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Why create churches for 50-year-olds and let culture have the students?
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The great challenge is how to marry creativity with discipline so that discipline amplifies creativity without destroying it.
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