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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Would you be willing to give your life to save the world if no one ever knew your name? If anonymity was the price you would have to pay for significance, would it be too great a price? To live a life of courage is not a guarantee of prestige or adulation. It only matters if you live and die fulfilling the mission you were born for.
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The world doesn't need more great leaders, it needs more great people who lead.
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The church does not exist for us. We are the church, and we exist for the world.
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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
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Humility is not about having a low self-image or poor self-esteem. Humility is about self-awareness.
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When you live your life knowing the mission and calling and voice of God in your soul and you know where that compass is driving you forward, you will become a rare commodity in a world searching for direction.
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To live outside of God's will puts us in danger to live in his will makes us dangerous.
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I guess when I really think about it, God's voice sounds a lot like my voice.
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So many of us have abdicated our passions for obligations, as if passion is a luxury for the young, and we must all grow up one day. We, even if reluctantly, fall into place to live a life of conformity that we describe as ‘maturity.’ We’ve made acting like an adult synonymous with living apathetic lives.
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The history of God's people is not a record of God searching for courageous men and women who could handle the task, but God transforming the hearts of cowards and calling them to live courageous lives.
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When you're passionate about God, you can trust your passions.
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It is amazing where God will take you when you are willing to follow. Life is full of surprises when we choose mystery over security.
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Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.
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Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.
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All the evidence you need to prove God is waiting within you to be discovered.
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The fuel of ambition is not the problem it is the focus of ambition that frees or betrays us.
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The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.
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If our children are going to walk away from Christ, we need to raise them in such a way that they understand that to walk away from Jesus is to walk away from a life of faith, risk and adventure and to choose a life that boring, mundane and ordinary
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When you begin to create the life of your dreams - or maybe better stated, when you begin to live the life that God dreams for you - you take responsibility to prepare for the future.
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