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When the house is on fire, don't tell me what your spiritual gift is. Just grab a hose and put out the fire.

Andy Stanley

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Andy Stanley
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 16
Pastor
Atlanta
Georgia
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Leadership
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Church
Christian
Spiritual
House
Hose
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One of the most compelling arguments for the Christian faith is the simple fact that it survived.
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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 issue is: how do you engage the audience? And one of the things I talk to our communicators about is: The outline is great the stories are great. But how do you engage them? How do you make it feel like we are on a journey, not you are just up there giving me information.
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Why? Why did God provide me with more than I need?
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If you capture someone's heart, you will eventually get his hands and feet as well.
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There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.
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As you give to fund God's needs, are you forced to trust Him to provide for yours? That's what a growing faith is about. And over the long haul, it's not enough just to commit to a percentage. Growth means reviewing your giving goals and occasionally increasing the percentage you give.
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A principle is a principle, and God created all the principles.
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Divine direction begins with unconditional submission.
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Vision is a mental picture of what could be, fueled by a passion that it should be.
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The root of anger is the perception that something has been taken. Something is owed you, and now a debt to debtor relationship has been established.
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Which of these statements creates more anxiety in you: 'There is no God' or 'There is no money'?
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You won't take risk without courage.
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I believe one of the best preparations for marriage is participating in a small group. If a person has learned to be intimate and honest with a few friends before they get married, they will have less reason to fear intimacy after they are married.
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Jesus never allowed His theology to get in the way of His ministry.
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