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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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Erwin McManus
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 28
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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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It is not balance you need but adaptability.
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When you're passionate about God, you can trust your passions.
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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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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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I guess when I really think about it, God's voice sounds a lot like my voice.
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It’s a wonderful thing when you look inside your own heart and like what you see.
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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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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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