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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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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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Jesus did not have a value for prayer for prayer's sake. He had a value for the intimate communion between God and man.
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I am convinced the Church is the greatest hope for humanity and for creating a new world where everyone is valued and embraced regardless of differences.
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You cannot wash the feet of a dirty world if you refuse to touch it
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When you're passionate about God, you can trust your passions.
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Faith is the determination to create with our lives what only our hearts can conceive.
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People who are fully alive look out of their minds to those who simply exist.
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Jesus is being lost in a religion bearing his name.
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A world without God cannot wait for us to choose the safe path. If we wait for someone else to take the risk, we risk that no one will ever act and that nothing will ever be accomplished.
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