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The only thing more important than ministry is being ministered to.

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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God did not send a concept, an idea, or a virtue. He sent his Son. Follow the God of love, not love as your god.
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Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.
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The people on this planet who end up doing nothing are those who never realized they couldn't do everything.
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God's timing is rarely our timing.
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If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then growing in our knowledge of God is always practical.
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You'll never be a mature Christian until you understand that God remembers his promises and forgets your sins.
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You will not find what you want in the world, only in the Father.
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The secret of the gospel is that we actually do more when we hear less about all we need to do for God and hear more about all that God has already done for us.
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Flattery is saying something nice in order to help yourself. Encouragement is saying something true in order help someone else.
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