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The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.

Henry Blackaby

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Henry Blackaby
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 15
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If Christians around the world were to suddenly renounce their personal agendas, their life goals and their aspirations, and begin responding in radical obedience to everything God showed them. the world would be turned upside down. How do we know? Because that's what first century Christians did, and the world is still talking about it.
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If you feel weak, limited, ordinary, you are the best material through which God can work.
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Our difficulty is not that we don't know God's will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want to do it.
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If the Christian does not know when God is speaking, he is in trouble at the heart of his Christian life!
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The truth is that God can do anything He pleases through an ordinary person who is fully dedicated to Him.
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When leaders claim that God bypasses their followers and speaks directly to them, they greatly diminish all God does through the lives of believers.Leaders who begrudge people the opportunity to seek God themselves and who do not actively teach their people how to hear God's voice have disqualified themselves as spiritual leaders.
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Prayer is designed to adjust you to God's will, not to adjust God to your will.
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Watch to see where God is working and join Him in His work.
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Ultimately, leadership is more about 'being' than 'doing.'
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You cannot go with God and stay where you are.
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The Christian needs to walk in peace, so no matter what happens they will be able to bear witness to a watching world.
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We should thank God for being with us, not ask Him to be with us (this is always given!).
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God speaks through a variety of means. In the present God primarily speaks by the Holy Spirit, through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church.
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Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It must be that way, for God's glory and kingdom. If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.
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We've got to have a deep, intimate relationship with the Father if we're going to lead like Jesus.
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Revival is a divinely initiated work in which God’s people pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, Spirit-filled, obedient, love-relationship with God.
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Regardless of what we say, it's what we do that reveals what we as a church or individual actually believe about God and His will for us.
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To be loved by God is the highest relationship, the highest achievement, and the highest position in life.
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Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.
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