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We can’t change history, but we can create the future.

Erwin McManus

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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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You're not supposed to die with your potential. A life well lived squeezes all the potential placed within and does something with it.
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The real measure of our power is the freedom and opportunity we create for others.
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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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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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The Church is not segregated by region or cities. That's an antiquated view of the world. We are united with churches all over the world working toward common goals based on shared values. Mosaic is one of the most racially diverse churches on the planet. Our community and extended Church family is global and completely integrated.
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All the evidence you need to prove God is waiting within you to be discovered.
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It is not balance you need but adaptability.
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When we lack integrity, we use power to control. When we lead with integrity, we use power to bless.
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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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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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When we dwell on the past, we tend to want to live there. When we dream of the future, we want to go there. Our dreams are where God paints a picture of a life waiting to be created.
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We have to ask ourselves, 'Am I really trying to discern God's will, or determine whether I want to do it?'
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The church must acclimate to a changing world, or she will destine herself to irrelevance or even extinction. ...One of those dramatic changes in our environment is the shift from words to images. To do church in a way that is entirely text driven is the kiss of death.
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The future awaits those with the courage to create it.
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The person who loves the process has a much greater chance of success than the person who loves the outcome.
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Courage frees us from the fears that would rob us of life itself.
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Behind real freedom, there lies discipline.
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The first and most important step in the process of becoming genuinely is to be once again authenticated by the original designer.
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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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